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THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
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Charles Small

Charles Small

Charles Small, a 2022 graduate of Hofstra University, returned to the Pride in 2023-24 as a volunteer assistant coach trainee. He was named to the position on October 26, 2023.

A native of Bradenton, Florida, Small returns to Hofstra after spending the 2022-23 season as a graduate assistant at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. In his one season with the Boilermakers, Small assisted in the athletic and academic development of Purdue’s 30 team members that included one NCAA finalist, two NCAA All-Americans, four NCAA qualifiers, five Big 10 placewinners, and 10 Academic All-Big 10 selections. He was also directly involved with Purdue wrestling’s fundraising efforts, on-campus recruiting, and strength and conditioning program. 

Small competed for three years (2019-22) at Hofstra, wrestling at 184 pounds for the Pride. He was a 2021 NCAA Championships qualifier and compiled a 38-27 career record, including a 19-8 mark in his final season. He also served as a strength and conditioning intern at Hofstra during his final semester.  

He was a 2021 National Wrestling Coaches Association Scholar All-America honoree, in addition to earning a pair of Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Academic Achievement Awards. During his Hofstra tenure, Small participated in the 2021 NCAA Career in Sports Forum, served on the Hofstra Diversity and Inclusion Committee, the No Locker for Racism committee, and was wrestling’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee representative. Small, a dean’s list student, earned his bachelor’s degree at Hofstra in criminology in 2021, and added a master’s degree in sports science in 2022.

Prior to his time in Long Island, Small attended Northwest Kansas Technical College, where he won the 2019 National Junior College Athletic Association 184-pound championship and led the Mavericks to a fourth-place national team finish. He also won a 2017 Florida High School State title at Manatee High School and was a two-time state placewinner. 

Small currently resides in Farmingdale, New York.Â