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THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND

2012-13 Wrestling Roster

Matt Spataro

Matt Spataro

  • Position:
    Player
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Weight:
    149
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Garfield, NJ
  • High School:
    Bergen Catholic/Western New England Coll.

Summary

Biography

Third season on the Pride Wrestling roster...Is expected to challenge for the starting job at 149 pounds.

2011-12: Wrestled in six matches at 157 pounds in two open tournaments as a junior...Tallied a 3-3 record with two wins by fall and one major decision...Notched a 1-1 mark at the Mat Town Open in November and was 2-2 at the Nittany Lion Open in December...Had a two-match winning streak at the Nittany Lion Open.


2010-11: Wrestled in 23 matches at three (149, 157 and 174) weight classes...Posted a 7-16 overall record including a 7-13 mark at 149 pounds...Was 0-2 at 157 and 0-1 at 174...Recorded four wins by decision, two wins by fall and one major decision...Tallied a 2-10 record in dual matches and a 0-5 mark in CAA matches...Placed eighth at the New York State Championships...Also competed in the East Stroudsburg Open and the Nittany Lion Open.

At Western New England: Came to Hofstra from Western New England College in Springfield, Massachusetts...Posted a 2-2 record for the Golden Bears during the 2009-10 season...Placed fifth with a 2-1 mark at the Roger Williams College Invitational.

High School: Wrestled all four years at Bergen Catholic High School in Oradell, New Jersey...Finished his scholastic career with a 119-32 mark...Three-time regional finalist and three-time county champion...Placed sixth in the New Jersey State Championships in 2007 and 7th/8th in 2008...Was sixth in the Junior Nationals and placed sixth in the Super 32 Tournament...Two-time all-league, three-time all-county and two-time all-area selection...Named Most Outstanding Wrestler in both the county and district tournaments...Was the 12th student-athlete to record 100 career wins at Bergin Catholic...Named to the Cadet National Freestyle All-Dual Team in 2006.

Personal: Born November 17, 1990...Has one sister...Enjoys drawing in his free time...Served as a volunteer wrestling coach at Garfield High School and Garfield's recreation team...Fine arts major.

Year    Overall    CAA    Duals    Falls    T-Falls
2010-11    7-16    0-5    2-10    2-2    0-3
2011-12    3-3    0-0    0-0    2-1    0-0
Career    10-19    0-5    2-10    4-3    0-3

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Historical Player Information

  • 2010-11Sophomore

    Player
    5'7" 149 lbs
  • 2011-12Junior

    Player
    5'7" 149 lbs
  • 2012-13Senior

    Player
    5'7" 149 lbs