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Dan Garay<br />
AMATEUR WRESTLING NEWS<br />
As of 9/27/<strong>04</strong><br />
1-Oklahoma State<br />
2-Lehigh<br />
3-Nebraska<br />
4-Illinois<br />
5-Iowa State<br />
6-Oklahoma<br />
7-Michigan<br />
8-Iowa<br />
9-Minnesota<br />
10-West Virginia<br />
11-Cornell<br />
12-Northern Iowa<br />
13-Cal Poly<br />
14-Missouri<br />
15-Pennsylvania<br />
16-HOFSTRA<br />
17-Michigan State<br />
18-Oregon<br />
19-Purdue<br />
20-Central Michigan<br />
Jon Masa<br />
HOFSTRA CONTINUES CONFERENCE WINNING STREAK: The Pride will<br />
continue their 35-match conference dual match undefeated streak in<br />
20<strong>04</strong>-<strong>05</strong>. Hofstra, which won its last conference dual match in 1998-99,<br />
was 6-0-1 in 1999-2000, 6-0-0 in 2000-01, 6-0-0 in 2001-02, 7-0-0 in<br />
2002-03, and 8-0-0 in 2003-<strong>04</strong>. The last time Hofstra dropped a<br />
conference dual match was February 17, 1999, when the Broncs of<br />
Rider beat the Pride, 28-10, in an East Coast <strong>Wrestling</strong> Association<br />
(ECWA) match.<br />
THE WRESTLING MALL RANKS THE PRIDE 16TH IN PRESEASON<br />
POLL: The <strong>Wrestling</strong> Mall ranks the Hofstra Pride 16th in its 20<strong>04</strong>-<strong>05</strong><br />
preseason poll. The <strong>Wrestling</strong> Mall also ranked four Hofstra wrestlers in<br />
its top 20 rankings. Sophomore John Manarte is ranked 14th at 141<br />
pounds, junior Jon Masa is ranked fifth at 149 pounds, senior Paul<br />
Siemon is ranked 11th at 157 pounds and senior Chris Skretkowicz is<br />
ranked sixth at 197 pounds.<br />
THE WRESTLING MALL PRESEASON POLL<br />
As of 10/4/<strong>04</strong><br />
1-Oklahoma State<br />
2-Lehigh<br />
3-Nebraska<br />
4-Iowa State<br />
5-Iowa<br />
6-Illinois<br />
7-Oklahoma<br />
8-Michigan<br />
9-Minnesota<br />
10-West Virginia<br />
11-Cornell<br />
12-Missouri<br />
13-Central Michigan<br />
14-Pennsylvania<br />
15-Cal Poly<br />
16-HOFSTRA<br />
17-Northern Iowa<br />
18-Boise State<br />
19-Stanford<br />
20-Arizona State<br />
21-Northern Illinois<br />
22-Edinboro<br />
23-Cal State-Bakersfield<br />
24-Wisconsin<br />
25-Penn State<br />
HOFSTRA FAVORED AGAIN IN THE CAA: The Hofstra Pride are the<br />
preseason favorite to record their fifth consecutive conference<br />
championship in a vote of the Colonial Athletic Association coaches. The<br />
Pride, who have all 10 wrestlers ranked in the CAA top six, accumulated<br />
56 points in the preseason poll. Rider (38) and Drexel (34), each with 10<br />
ranked wrestlers, placed second and third, respectively in the poll.<br />
Boston and Sacred Heart round out the top half of the CAA preseason<br />
poll. Old Dominion, George Mason, Wagner, Campbell and James<br />
Madison complete the preseason poll.<br />
TWO PRIDE WRESTLERS NAMED TO CAA PRESEASON ALL-<br />
FRESHMAN TEAM: Freshmen Charles Griffin (133 pounds) and Joe<br />
Rovelli (184 pounds) have been named to the 20<strong>04</strong>-<strong>05</strong> CAA Preseason<br />
All-Freshman Team in a vote by conference coaches. Dusty McKinney<br />
from George Mason was picked at 125, Mike Roberts from Boston<br />
University was selected at 141, Hunter Davenport from Old Dominion<br />
was chosen at 149, Billy Haydt from Drexel was picked at 157, Chris<br />
Tripp from B.U. was selected at 165, Randy Oates from George Mason<br />
was chosen at 174, Jon Oplinger from Drexel was picked at 197 and<br />
Alex Eaton from ODU was selected at heavyweight.<br />
HOFSTRA PRIDE WRESTLING<br />
WRESTLING<br />
John Manarte<br />
Chris Skretkowicz<br />
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