Hofstra University Athletics

Scott Szelong                          #50              

Defensive End                      

6-1, 252, Junior

Mt. Pleasant, PA/Mt. Pleasant Area

Fourth year on the Pride team...Is expected see action on special teams and in a reserve role at defensive end in 2008...Has good size and quickness...2007: CAA Academic All-Conference team member...Named to the Hofstra Athletics Academic Honor Roll...Played in four games as a sophomore...Recorded one unassisted tackles and one assisted stop on the season...Posted the solo stop at Rhode Island and the assisted tackle against Maine...Was in on a sack against the Black Bears of Maine...Recovered a fumble against Rhode Island...2006: Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference member...Played in nine games as a red-shirt freshman...Recorded seven tackles on the year with one solo stop...Was in on three tackles at Rhode Island and in on two against Stony Brook and Towson...Notched his only solo stop at Stony Brook...Was in on a tackle for a loss against URI...2005: Red-shirted and did not play...High School: Played three years of football and baseball at Mt. Pleasant (PA) Area High School...Named to the Keystone Conference All-Star Team after recording 133 tackles and eight sacks as a senior...Was team captain and Most Valuable Player at Mt. Pleasant in 2004...Nominated to "Big 33" All-Star Game in July...Also named to all-conference team, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Class 3A first team, and the Tribune-Review 3A first team at linebacker as a junior after posting 140 tackles and two fumble recoveries...Selected team Defensive Player of the Year in 2003 and Rookie of the Year in 2002...Tallied 96 tackles and two interceptions as a sophomore...Personal: Born December 11, 1986 in Latrobe, Pennsylvania...Has two sisters...Also recruited by Navy, William & Mary, Lehigh and Ohio...Enjoys hunting, fishing and weight-lifting in his free time...Exercise specialist major.

Year       UT      AT      TT       Int.      Sacks

2006       1          6          7          0          0

2007       1          1          2          0          0.5

Career     2          7          9          0          0.5