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20<strong>04</strong>-<strong>05</strong> HOFSTRA WRESTLING NOTEBOOK<br />
PRIDE RANKED 13TH IN NWCA/INTERMAT PRESEASON POLL: The<br />
Hofstra Pride <strong>Wrestling</strong> team is ranked 13th in the 20<strong>04</strong>-<strong>05</strong> National<br />
<strong>Wrestling</strong> Coaches Association (NWCA)/Intermat NCAA Division I<br />
Preseason Poll. In addition, five Pride wrestlers are ranked in the Top 20<br />
in their respective weight classes. Leading the pack is two-time All-<br />
American senior Chris Skretkowicz, who is ranked fifth at 197 pounds.<br />
Junior Jon Masa, a 2003 All-American who returns after an Olympic redshirt<br />
in 20<strong>04</strong>, is ranked fifth at 149 pounds. Two Pride wrestlers are<br />
ranked 13th in the preseason poll. Senior Ricky LaForge, a 2003 CAA<br />
champion and NCAA qualifier at 133 pounds, is ranked 13th at 141<br />
pounds and sophomore Mike Patrovich, who was an NCAA qualifier as a<br />
CAA finalist in 2003, is ranked 13th at 165 pounds. Senior Paul Siemon,<br />
who was a CAA finalist and a NCAA qualifier in 2002 and 20<strong>04</strong> at 157<br />
pounds, is ranked 14th at 157 although he is expected to wrestle at 174<br />
pounds this season.<br />
NWCA/INTERMAT PRESEASON POLL<br />
As of 10/19/<strong>04</strong><br />
1-Oklahoma State<br />
2-Lehigh<br />
3-Nebraska<br />
4-Illinois<br />
5-Iowa State<br />
6-Michigan<br />
7-Minnesota<br />
8-Oklahoma<br />
9-Iowa<br />
10-West Virginia<br />
11-Missouri<br />
12-Cornell<br />
13T-HOFSTRA<br />
13T-Central Michigan<br />
15-Northern Iowa<br />
16-Cal Poly<br />
17-Penn State<br />
18-Wisconsin<br />
19-Edinboro<br />
20-Pennsylvania<br />
21-Purdue<br />
22-Arizona State<br />
23-Rider<br />
24-Cal State-Bakersfield<br />
25-Stanford<br />
Paul Siemon<br />
PRIDE WILL ROLL THE DICE AT THE LAS VEGAS INVITATIONAL: The<br />
Pride will participate in two national regular season tournaments this<br />
season beginning with the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Invitational on<br />
December 3 and 4 at the Cashman Convention Center. More than 40<br />
colleges and universities will compete in the two-day early season<br />
tournament that features many of the top programs in the country.<br />
Slated to compete in the Las Vegas Invitational are Adams State, Arizona<br />
State, Augustana, Boise State, Brown, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Cal<br />
State-Bakersfield, Cal State-Fullerton, California-Davis, Citadel, Clarion,<br />
Columbia, Cornell, Dana, Dickinson State, Eastern Michigan, Edinboro,<br />
Fresno State, George Mason, Harvard, Hofstra, Iowa Central, Kent State,<br />
Michigan, Missouri Valley, Missouri, Montana Northern, Nebraska, North<br />
Carolina State, North Idaho, Northern Colorado, Northwest Ohio State,<br />
Oregon State, Purdue, San Francisco State, UNC Greensboro, Buffalo,<br />
Pennsylvania, Air Force, Utah Valley State, Virginia, VMI, West Virginia,<br />
Western State, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.<br />
HOFSTRA RANKED 12TH BY W.I.N. MAGAZINE: Coming off of their<br />
20th place finish at the 20<strong>04</strong> NCAA Championships in St. Louis last<br />
March, W.I.N. Magazine has ranked the Pride 12th in its 20<strong>04</strong> NCAA<br />
Division I Preseason Poll. W.I.N. Magazine ranked senior Ricky LaForge<br />
19th at 141 pounds, junior Jon Masa fifth at 149 pounds, senior Paul<br />
Siemon 11th at 157 pounds, sophomore Mike Patrovich 16th at 165<br />
pounds and senior Chris Skretkowicz sixth at 197 pounds.<br />
W.I.N. MAGAZINE PRESEASON POLL<br />
As of 10/19/<strong>04</strong><br />
1-Oklahoma State<br />
2-Lehigh<br />
3-Illinois<br />
4-Nebraska<br />
5-Iowa State<br />
6-Minnesota<br />
7-Michigan<br />
8-Oklahoma<br />
9-Iowa<br />
10-Missouri<br />
11-Cornell<br />
12-HOFSTRA<br />
13-Cal Poly<br />
14-Northern Iowa<br />
15-West Virginia<br />
16-Central Michigan<br />
17-Wisconsin<br />
18-Penn State<br />
19-Purdue<br />
20-Edinboro<br />
21-Cal State-Bakersfield<br />
22-Arizona State<br />
23-Rider<br />
24-Penn<br />
25-Stanford<br />
Ricky LaForge<br />
HOFSTRA TO COMPETE IN THE NWCA/CLIFF KEEN NATIONAL DUALS:<br />
The Pride will compete once again in the NWCA/Cliff Keen National<br />
Duals at the Cleveland State University (OH) Convocation Center from<br />
January 21-23. The multi-division, multi-affiliation tournament features<br />
the following NCAA Division I programs: Oklahoma State, Minnesota,<br />
Oklahoma, Cornell, Penn State, Michigan. Central Michigan, The Citadel,<br />
Northern Iowa, Cal Poly, Lehigh, Illinois, Arizona State, Hofstra,<br />
Cleveland State and West Virginia. The Pride placed seventh in the 20<strong>04</strong><br />
NWCA National Duals.<br />
PRIDE RANKED 16TH BY AMATEUR WRESTLING NEWS: Hofstra is<br />
ranked 16th in the Amateur <strong>Wrestling</strong> News NCAA Division I Preseason<br />
Poll. AWN also ranked five Pride wrestlers in its Top 20 in their<br />
respective weight classes. Sophomore John Manarte is ranked 16th at<br />
141 pounds, junior Jon Masa is ranked sixth at 149 pounds, senior Paul<br />
Siemon is ranked 12th at 157 pounds, sophomore Mike Patrovich is<br />
ranked at 15th at 165 pounds and senior Chris Skretkowicz is sixth at<br />
197 pounds.<br />
OFSTRA PRIDE WRESTLING