By most accounts, the Hofstra wrestling team performed well at the Cliff Keen-Las Vegas Invitational.
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By most accounts, the Hofstra wrestling team performed well at the Cliff Keen-Las Vegas Invitational.
From the onset, it looked like a daunting task for the Hofstra Pride wrestling team: a new head coach in Rob Anspach, a team without its nationally-ranked 133-pound wrestler in LouRuggirello, and an early dual match versus Big Ten powerhouse Wisconsin.
Hofstra's newest head coach introduces himself to the Pride faithful.
Senior Lou Ruggirello (133 lbs.) and junior P.J. Gillespie (165 lbs.) earned All-American honors at the 2011 NCAA Wrestling Championships last weekend at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. Hofstra finished twenty-sixth as a team, with 22.0 points.
The Hofstra University wrestling team has seven of its ten wrestlers competing in the NCAA national tournament, or what head coach Tom Shifflet calls "the pinnacle of college wrestling."
The summer recess at Hofstra is given to students for a break from academics for a few months. The past summer months were far from a break for Hofstra wrestlers.
Four days after coaching his team to its fourth Colonial Athletic Association Championship in his five years with the program, head wrestling coach Tom Shifflet resigned.
The Hofstra Pride wrestling team travels to Rider University for the annual Colonial Athletic Association Wrestling Championships on March 4-5.
The Hofstra Pride wrestling team recorded its fifth straight victory to end the regular season by defeating Army, 26-10.
The Hofstra Pride wrestling team defeated the Rider Broncs in a CAA dual 25-12 for its third straight win. The Pride improved its record to 12-4-1 (5-1 CAA), while Rider dropped to 8-11 (2-3 CAA).
After two wins in Philadelphia, Hofstra was back home on the mats to host No. 1 Cornell in the Physical Education Building on Saturday.
Four days after Christmas the Hofstra wrestling team was back on the mats at The Southern Scuffle in Greensboro, NC. Hofstra was set to face No. 1 Cornell and No. 2 Penn State amongst others.