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ROB ANSPACH<br />
ASSISTANT COACH<br />
Rob Anspach, a two-time<br />
NCAA <strong>Wrestling</strong><br />
Championships participant,<br />
begins his fourth season as<br />
an assistant coach at his alma<br />
mater in 20<strong>04</strong>-<strong>05</strong>.<br />
Anspach complied a record of<br />
69-51 and made two trips to<br />
the NCAA Tournament during<br />
his five-year career at Hofstra.<br />
In 2000-2001 Anspach posted<br />
an 11-11 record and finished<br />
second at the ECWA<br />
Championship, earning a wild card selection to the 2001 NCAA<br />
Championships. That season he also won his weight class at the Bearcat<br />
Open, compiling a perfect 4-0 record.<br />
In the 1999-2000 season, Anspach had a 20-15 record on his way to an<br />
ECWA individual championship and an NCAA berth. Anspach also placed<br />
first at the Congressional Cup and was the runner-up at the New York<br />
State Championships in 1999-2000.<br />
Anspach, a resident of Hicksville, New York, is a 2001 graduate of<br />
Hofstra University with a degree in American studies.<br />
DONNY PRITZLAFF<br />
ASSISTANT COACH<br />
Donny Pritzlaff, a two-time<br />
NCAA Champion, is in his<br />
second season as an assistant<br />
coach at Hofstra University. A<br />
four-time All-American,<br />
Pritzlaff moved to the<br />
sidelines to assist Ryan in all<br />
aspects of the Hofstra<br />
<strong>Wrestling</strong> program last year,<br />
while also training for a berth<br />
on the United States Olympic<br />
Team.<br />
Pritzlaff was an NCAA<br />
Champion at 165 pounds in 2000 and 2001, and was a three-time Big<br />
Ten Champion during his four-year career at the University of Wisconsin.<br />
“Donny brings great wrestling experience and class to the program,”<br />
said Ryan. “Being from the New Jersey area, he gives us recruiting<br />
credibility in the northeast, which we feel is the premiere wrestling<br />
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region in the country. We couldn’t be more happy to have Donny on our<br />
staff.”<br />
Pritzlaff was a junior world champion in 1998 and was a member of the<br />
United States National Team in 2002-2003. Following his graduation in<br />
May 2002, Pritzlaff served as a volunteer assistant for the Badgers<br />
during the 2002-2003 season.<br />
Pritzlaff, who has a degree in sociology, resides in Oyster Bay, New<br />
York. He is engaged to marry Robin Schrafnagel of Abbotsford,<br />
Wisconsin, on December 31, 20<strong>04</strong>.<br />
BOB BUSBY<br />
ADMINISTRATIVE<br />
ASSISTANT/<br />
ACADEMIC<br />
COORDINATOR<br />
Bob Busby is in his fourth<br />
year of assisting the Pride<br />
coaching staff as an<br />
administrative assistant and<br />
academic coordinator in<br />
20<strong>04</strong>-<strong>05</strong>. Busby joined the<br />
Pride after spending 36 years as the head coach of the Port Washington<br />
High School wrestling team.<br />
Busby, who holds bachelor and master’s degrees from Hofstra, wrestled<br />
for the University in the early 1960’s. After graduation, Busby began his<br />
career as a teacher, guidance counselor and coach at Port Washington.<br />
During his 36-year career Busby compiled a 325-143 record and was<br />
one of the most successful wrestling coaches in New York State history.<br />
Busby, who runs a charter fishing business in Southold, New York,<br />
holds the rank of Captain in the United States Merchant Marine<br />
Academy. Busby is also a 30-year member of the Roslyn Rescue Fire<br />
Company and served as its president for many years. He was recently<br />
inducted into the Port Washington Youth Activities Hall of Fame for his<br />
work with the Port Washington Youth <strong>Wrestling</strong> Program.<br />
An active alumnus, Busby has served on the Carlin-Rudolph Endowed<br />
Scholarship Committee since its inception. Busby and his wife, Anita,<br />
reside in Roslyn Heights, New York. The couple has three grown<br />
children and two grandchildren.<br />
“Bob Busby has been a great addition to the<br />
program. He stays on top of all of us, helping us<br />
through the challenging academic times of our<br />
college careers.”<br />
Junior NCAA qualifier Jon Masa<br />
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