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JOHN MANARTE<br />
Sophomore<br />
141<br />
Farmingville, NY/Sachem<br />
Third year on the Hofstra Pride<br />
<strong>Wrestling</strong> roster...Is expected to<br />
challenge Ricky LaForge for the<br />
starting job at 141 pounds...Is ranked<br />
14th by the <strong>Wrestling</strong> Mall and 16th by<br />
Amateur <strong>Wrestling</strong> News in their 20<strong>04</strong>-<br />
<strong>05</strong> preseason polls at 141 pounds...<br />
Shares the top spot at 141 pounds<br />
with teammate Jon Masa in the<br />
Colonial Athletic Association preseason<br />
poll...2003-20<strong>04</strong>: NCAA Championships qualifier...Recorded an 0-2<br />
mark at the NCAA Championships…Tallied a 3-1 record and placed<br />
second in the Colonial Athletic Association Championships at 141<br />
pounds...Dropped a 5-3 decision to Josh Ruff from Binghamton in the<br />
title match...Posted a 24-20 overall record as a red-shirt freshman...Was<br />
9-10 in dual matches and chalked up a 5-3 mark in CAA dual matches<br />
...Placed fifth at the Keystone Classic with a 6-2 record...Was 2-2 at the<br />
Midlands Championships...2002-2003: Red-shirted…Named to the<br />
Preseason Colonial Athletic Association All-Freshman team…Posted a<br />
10-6 record in open competitions…Wrestled at the Bearcat Open (5-2),<br />
the East Stroudsburg Open (2-2) and the Nittany Lion Open (3-2)…Won<br />
one match by technical fall…High School: Wrestled and played soccer<br />
at Sachem High School in Ronkonkoma, New York...Led wrestling team<br />
to a league title in 2002...Named All-American as a senior...Placed<br />
NCAA QUALIFIERS<br />
seventh at Nationals and third in New York State...Suffolk County<br />
champion...Won a gold medal at the 2000 Empire State Games...<br />
Personal: Born June 24, 1984…Has one sister...Hobbies include going<br />
to the beach and fishing...Also recruited by Missouri, Rider and<br />
Binghamton… Began wrestling at age 12…Undecided major.<br />
“I chose Hofstra because it offered the<br />
perfect combination of academics and<br />
athletics that would challenge me in the<br />
classroom and on the mat.”<br />
Year Overall CAA Duals Falls T-Falls<br />
2002-03 (RS) 10-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0<br />
2003-<strong>04</strong> 24-20 5-3 9-10 3-1 1-0<br />
Career 34-26 5-3 9-10 3-1 2-0<br />
HOFSTRA PRIDE WRESTLING<br />
WRESTLING<br />
John Manarte<br />
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