Hofstra University Athletics

Gian Villante

Sophomore

Heavyweight

Wantagh, NY/MacArthur

First season on the Hofstra Wrestling team...Starting linebacker on the Pride Football team...Led team in tackles in 2004...Buck Buchanan Award finalist...High School: Was a four year member of the football and wrestling teams at MacArthur High School in Levittown, New York...Honorable mention All-American as a senior...2003 New York State champion...Placed third as a junior...Placed fifth at the 2003 NHSCA Senior Championships...Posted a 43-3 record as senior...Helped MacArthur to three Nassau County championships...Was a key member of MacArthur's first ever Nassau County football championship team...All-state selection as a senior after posting 106 tackles, six sacks and three forced fumbles...Selected the 2002 Thorpe Award winner as the top football player in Nassau County...Also received the Bill Piner Award as the top linebacker in Nassau County...Named to the High School Heisman All-Star team...Voted to All-Long Island, all-county and all-league teams...Named to the Governor's Bowl team...Was named to all-league and all-county teams as a junior...Recorded 279 career tackles...Personal: Born August 18, 1985...Has one brother and two sisters...Enjoys reading and working out in his spare time...Was recruited by Buffalo, Maine, Northeastern, Connecticut and Virginia...Volunteers as a youth wrestling and football coach...Physical education major.