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2004-2005 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY
WRESTLING QUICK FACTS FACTS
Location: Hempstead, New York 11549
Founded: 1935
Enrollment: 13,400
Affiliation: NCAA Division I
Conference: Colonial Athletic Association
Nickname: Pride
Colors: Gold, White and Blue
Home Arena (Capacity): Hofstra Arena (5,124)
President: Stuart Rabinowitz
Director of Athletics: Jack Hayes
Executive Associate Director of Athletics:
Danny McCabe
Senior Associate Director of Athletics: Cindy Lewis
Associate Director of Athletics for Communications:
Jim Sheehan
Associate Director of Athletics for External Affairs:
Mark Cox
Associate Director of Athletics for Compliance:
Dan McCarthy
Assistant Director of Compliance: James Alexander
Director of Athletic Marketing and Promotions:
Jesse Bonfiglio
Director of Corporate Advertising and Sales:
Robert Cohen
Athletic Department Phone: (516) 463-3800/6750
Associate Director of Athletics for
Communications/Wrestling Contact: Jim Sheehan
Office Phone: (516) 463-6764 Fax: (516) 463-5033
Senior Assistant Director of Athletic
Communications: Jeremy Kniffin
Office Phone: (516) 463-6759
Assistant Director of Athletic Communications:
Stephen Gorchov
Office Phone: (516) 463-4933
Graduate Assistant: Sara Weber
Office Phone: (516) 463-2907
Head Athletic Trainer: Evan Malings
Athletic Trainer - Wrestling: Terry McLaughlin
Assistant Athletic Trainers: Christopher Grosskopf,
Terry McLaughlin, Stacey Taradash,
Nicholas Mancini and Adam Khan
Equipment Managers: Kevin Maxwell and
Kathy Theiling (women)
Assistant Equipment Managers: Dave Walsh,
Brit Stone and Pete Markey
Photographers: Brian Ballweg and Joe Ryan
Athletic Department Secretaries: Kay Kenney,
Harriet Teitle, Clarice Smith, Cathy Aull
and Carol Spargimino
WRESTLING INFORMATION
Head Wrestling Coach: Tom Ryan (Iowa, 1992)
Record at Hofstra: 85-69-1 (9 years)
Overall College Coaching Record: Same
Head Wrestling Coach’s Office Phone: (516) 463-6615
Assistant Coaches: Rob Anspach (Hofstra, 2001)
and Donny Pritzlaff (Wisconsin, 2001)
Assistant Wrestling Coaches Office Phone:
(516) 463-3758
Administrative Assistant/Academic Coordinator:
Bob Busby (Hofstra, 1965)
Strength and Conditioning Coaches: Ryan Martin,
Pete Cariello and Brad Christie
Hofstra Wrestling on the Web:
www.hofstra.edu/athletics/wrestling
2003-04 Record: 15-5
2003-04 Conference Record: 8-0 (CAA Champions)
2003-04 NCAA Finish: 20th
Wrestlers Returning/Lost: 14*/13
(*one from 2002-03)
2004 NCAA Qualifiers Returning/Lost: 4/4
2004 NCAA Qualifiers: 8 (with last year’s academic and weight class - 2004-05 returnees are in bold)
• Tom Noto, 125 (Sr., 2004 CAA Champion; 2003 red-shirt; 2002 CAA Champion & NCAA qualifier; 2001
ECWA Champion & NCAA qualifier)
• John Manarte, 141 (Fr., 2004 CAA finalist)
• James Strouse, 149 (Fr., 2004 CAA finalist)
• Paul Siemon, 157 (Jr., 2004 CAA Finalist; 2003 red-shirt; 2002 CAA finalist & NCAA qualifier,)
• Ralph Everett, 165 (Sr., 2004 Honorable Mention All-American and CAA Champion; 2003 CAA Champion
(174) & NCAA qualifier, honorable mention All-American; 2002 NCAA qualifier)
• Noel Thompson, 174 (Sr., 2004 CAA Champion; 2003 CAA Champion (165) & NCAA qualifier, honorable
mention All-American; 2002 red-shirt, 2001 ECWA finalist and NCAA qualifier; 2000 ECWA finalist and
NCAA qualifier)
• Brad Christie, 184 (Sr., 2004 CAA finalist, 2003 CAA Champion & NCAA qualifier)
• Chris Skretkowicz, 197 (Jr., 2004 NCAA Qualifier, All-American and CAA Champion; 2003 NCAA qualifier
& All-American; 2002 CAA finalist and NCAA qualifier)
Cover Background Photo: The Savvis Center, site of the NCAA Championships.
HOFSTRA PRIDE WRESTLING
WRESTLING
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
Quick Facts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
This is Hofstra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Head Coach Tom Ryan . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Assistant Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Support Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2004-05 Alphabetical Roster . . . . . . 8
2004-05 Roster by Weight Class . . . 9
2004-05 Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2004-05 Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Player Bios
All-Americans/NCAA Qualifiers. . . . 14
Returning Wrestlers . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Wrestling Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . 24
Hofstra University President. . . . . . 25
University Senior Administration . . 26
Athletic Administration. . . . . . . . . . 27
Athletic Department Staff . . . . . . . . 28
Athletic Department Directory . . . . 29
Academic Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Career Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Sports Medicine/Athletic Training. . 32
Hofstra Heritage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Long Island, New York . . . . . . . . . . 35
Wrestling Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
2004-05 Opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
2003-04 Wrestling Statistics
and Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
The Colonial Athletic Association . . 46
2003-04 Colonial Athletic
Association Review. . . . . . . . . . . 47
Hofstra Wrestling Record Book . . . 51
History of Hofstra Wrestling . . . . . 53
Wrestling Alumni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Hofstra Freestyle Club/
Ray Downey Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Media Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Campus Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Getting to Hofstra . . . . . . . . . . . . . IBC
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