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2004-05 HOFSTRA WRESTLING NOTEBOOK
PRIDE RANKED 13TH IN NWCA/INTERMAT PRESEASON POLL: The
Hofstra Pride Wrestling team is ranked 13th in the 2004-05 National
Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA)/Intermat NCAA Division I
Preseason Poll. In addition, five Pride wrestlers are ranked in the Top 20
in their respective weight classes. Leading the pack is two-time All-
American senior Chris Skretkowicz, who is ranked fifth at 197 pounds.
Junior Jon Masa, a 2003 All-American who returns after an Olympic redshirt
in 2004, is ranked fifth at 149 pounds. Two Pride wrestlers are
ranked 13th in the preseason poll. Senior Ricky LaForge, a 2003 CAA
champion and NCAA qualifier at 133 pounds, is ranked 13th at 141
pounds and sophomore Mike Patrovich, who was an NCAA qualifier as a
CAA finalist in 2003, is ranked 13th at 165 pounds. Senior Paul Siemon,
who was a CAA finalist and a NCAA qualifier in 2002 and 2004 at 157
pounds, is ranked 14th at 157 although he is expected to wrestle at 174
pounds this season.
NWCA/INTERMAT PRESEASON POLL
As of 10/19/04
1-Oklahoma State
2-Lehigh
3-Nebraska
4-Illinois
5-Iowa State
6-Michigan
7-Minnesota
8-Oklahoma
9-Iowa
10-West Virginia
11-Missouri
12-Cornell
13T-HOFSTRA
13T-Central Michigan
15-Northern Iowa
16-Cal Poly
17-Penn State
18-Wisconsin
19-Edinboro
20-Pennsylvania
21-Purdue
22-Arizona State
23-Rider
24-Cal State-Bakersfield
25-Stanford
Paul Siemon
PRIDE WILL ROLL THE DICE AT THE LAS VEGAS INVITATIONAL: The
Pride will participate in two national regular season tournaments this
season beginning with the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Invitational on
December 3 and 4 at the Cashman Convention Center. More than 40
colleges and universities will compete in the two-day early season
tournament that features many of the top programs in the country.
Slated to compete in the Las Vegas Invitational are Adams State, Arizona
State, Augustana, Boise State, Brown, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Cal
State-Bakersfield, Cal State-Fullerton, California-Davis, Citadel, Clarion,
Columbia, Cornell, Dana, Dickinson State, Eastern Michigan, Edinboro,
Fresno State, George Mason, Harvard, Hofstra, Iowa Central, Kent State,
Michigan, Missouri Valley, Missouri, Montana Northern, Nebraska, North
Carolina State, North Idaho, Northern Colorado, Northwest Ohio State,
Oregon State, Purdue, San Francisco State, UNC Greensboro, Buffalo,
Pennsylvania, Air Force, Utah Valley State, Virginia, VMI, West Virginia,
Western State, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
HOFSTRA RANKED 12TH BY W.I.N. MAGAZINE: Coming off of their
20th place finish at the 2004 NCAA Championships in St. Louis last
March, W.I.N. Magazine has ranked the Pride 12th in its 2004 NCAA
Division I Preseason Poll. W.I.N. Magazine ranked senior Ricky LaForge
19th at 141 pounds, junior Jon Masa fifth at 149 pounds, senior Paul
Siemon 11th at 157 pounds, sophomore Mike Patrovich 16th at 165
pounds and senior Chris Skretkowicz sixth at 197 pounds.
W.I.N. MAGAZINE PRESEASON POLL
As of 10/19/04
1-Oklahoma State
2-Lehigh
3-Illinois
4-Nebraska
5-Iowa State
6-Minnesota
7-Michigan
8-Oklahoma
9-Iowa
10-Missouri
11-Cornell
12-HOFSTRA
13-Cal Poly
14-Northern Iowa
15-West Virginia
16-Central Michigan
17-Wisconsin
18-Penn State
19-Purdue
20-Edinboro
21-Cal State-Bakersfield
22-Arizona State
23-Rider
24-Penn
25-Stanford
Ricky LaForge
HOFSTRA TO COMPETE IN THE NWCA/CLIFF KEEN NATIONAL DUALS:
The Pride will compete once again in the NWCA/Cliff Keen National
Duals at the Cleveland State University (OH) Convocation Center from
January 21-23. The multi-division, multi-affiliation tournament features
the following NCAA Division I programs: Oklahoma State, Minnesota,
Oklahoma, Cornell, Penn State, Michigan. Central Michigan, The Citadel,
Northern Iowa, Cal Poly, Lehigh, Illinois, Arizona State, Hofstra,
Cleveland State and West Virginia. The Pride placed seventh in the 2004
NWCA National Duals.
PRIDE RANKED 16TH BY AMATEUR WRESTLING NEWS: Hofstra is
ranked 16th in the Amateur Wrestling News NCAA Division I Preseason
Poll. AWN also ranked five Pride wrestlers in its Top 20 in their
respective weight classes. Sophomore John Manarte is ranked 16th at
141 pounds, junior Jon Masa is ranked sixth at 149 pounds, senior Paul
Siemon is ranked 12th at 157 pounds, sophomore Mike Patrovich is
ranked at 15th at 165 pounds and senior Chris Skretkowicz is sixth at
197 pounds.
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