Jon Masa

Junior

149

Long Beach, NY/Long Beach

Third year on the Hofstra Wrestling roster...All-American candidate...Is ranked fifth at 149 pounds in the InterMat and W.I.N. Magazine preseason polls and sixth by the Amateur Wrestling News...Is the top-ranked wrestler at 149 in the Colonial Athletic Association preseason poll...2003-2004: Missed the entire NCAA season while preparing for the Olympic Games in Athens with the national team of Puerto Rico...Placed 13th at the World Championships...2002-2003: All-American selection...NCAA Wrestling Championships qualifier...Colonial Athletic Association champion at 149 pounds...Placed seventh at the NCAA's...Led Hofstra with a 38-7 record, 11 falls and eight technical falls...Was 15-3 in dual meets and 6-0 in CAA dual meets...Placed first at the Bearcat Open, third at the Midlands Championship and fifth at the Nittany Lion Open...2001-2002: NCAA qualifier...Freshman All-American...Amateur Wrestling News All-Rookie selection...Colonial Athletic Association champion at 141 pounds...Posted a record of 27-8...Recorded seven pins and five technical falls...Placed first at the Bearcat Open...Placed third at the New York State Championships...Had a 13-match winning streak...2000-2001: Red-shirted...Posted a 5-2 record as an unattached competitor...Wrestled seven matches at the East Stroudsburg Open...Had two pins...High School: Wrestled for six years at Long Beach High School...Began his varsity career as a seventh-grader...High School National Champion...Named to high school All-American team as a senior...Five-time All-Nassau County selection...Personal: Born October 2, 1982...Has one brother...Also recruited by Nebraska...Plans to enter the sports management field...Interdisciplinary studies major.

"The proximity to my home made the decision to come to Hofstra easy. It was important for me to wrestle in front of the Long Island community."