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THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND

2013-14 Wrestling Roster

Joe Booth

Joe Booth

  • Position:
    Player
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    165
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Bayville, NY
  • High School:
    Long Island Lutheran

Summary

Biography

First year on the Hofstra Wrestling roster after graduating from Drexel University with a degree in business administration...Three-time NCAA qualifier...Is expected to be the 165-pound starter.

At Drexel:
2012-13: Red-shirted and did not wrestle.

2011-12: NCAA qualifier...Posted an 0-2 record in the NCAA Championships in St. Louis...Led the Dragons with a 24-6 record including an 11-0 mark in dual matches and a 6-0 slate in the CAA...Tallied six major decisions...Posted a 3-1 record and placed third at 165-pounds in the CAA Championships...Also placed first at the Body Bar Classic, second at the Mat Town Invitational and sixth in the Cliff Keen-Las Vegas Invitational.

2010-11: NCAA qualifier...Recorded a 2-2 record with two major decision victories in the NCAA Championships in Philadelphia...Led the Dragons with a 25-11 record including a 6-0 mark in the CAA...Placed fourth at 165-pounds with a 2-2 record in the CAA Championships...Was ranked first in the league entering the CAA Tournament...Placed fourth at the Cliff Keen-Las Vegas Invitational.

2009-10: NCAA qualifier...Tallied a 1-2 record at 157-pounds in the NCAA Championships in Omaha...Placed second at 157-pounds in the CAA Championships...CAA Rookie of the Year...Recorded a 22-9 slate with six major decisions and two tech falls...Earned CAA Rookie of the Week honors four times...Placed second at the Cornell Body Bar Invitational.

2008-09: Red-shirted.

High School: Wrestled for four years at Long Island Lutheran High School in Brookville, New York...Four-time New York State High School champion...Recorded a 47-0 record on the way to his final state title as a senior...National Prep champion in 2008...Named to Prep All-America teams in his final three seasons.

Personal: Graduated from Drexel University in Philadelphia with a bachelor's degree in business administration...Aspires to a career in business...Pursuing an MBA at Hofstra.

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