A total of 16 Hofstra wrestlers competed in the Binghamton Open which gave Pride first year head coach Rob Anspach a good look at his wrestlers against outside competition before their home opener against Wisconsin on Sunday, November 20 at the Mack Sports Complex.
Gillespie (Long Beach, NY), who placed eighth at the 2011 NCAA Championships last March, kicked off the 2011-12 season in style, posting a 5-0 record in the tournament including a 3-2 win over Binghamton's Matt Kaylor in the title match.
In addition to Gillespie, the Pride had two second-place finishers, one third-place finish and two sixth-place winners. Senior Ben Clymer (Germansville, PA), defending CAA champion and NCAA qualifier, posted a 3-1 mark in the Open and placed second at 184 pounds, losing to Cornell's Stephen Bosak, 3-0, in the title match. Junior Steve Bonanno (Wantagh, NY) was 3-1 and placed second at 125 pounds, losing to Cornell's Frank Perrelli, 6-5, in the championship match.
Junior Paul Snyder (Greensburg, PA) placed third with a 5-1 mark in the 285-pound weight class. Snyder earned his place the hard way, losing his opening round match to Cornell's Maciej Jochym, 11-4, before reeling off five straight wins including a 3-2 win over Jochym in the third place match.
A pair of sophomores, Jamie Franco (Monroe, NY) and Matt Loew (Wantagh, NY), each placed sixth in their respective weight classes. Franco posted a 4-3 mark at 133 pounds including a 15-1 loss to Princeton's Chris Perez in the fifth-place contest. Loew was 1-3 at 197 pounds including a loss by fall to Rider's Donald McNeil in the fifth-place match.
In addition to Franco at 133 pounds, freshman Joey Gosinski (Bartlett, IL) posted a 1-2 mark in his collegiate debut. At 141, redshirt sophomore Luke Vaith (Hastings, MN) was cruising along with two straight wins before suffering a leg injury and taking an injury default loss in his quarterfinal match against Princeton's Adam Krop and defaulting out of the tournament. Junior Daniel Manley (Dobbs Ferry, NY) also competed at 141 pounds and went 1-2.
Three wrestlers competed for the Pride at 157 pounds with juniors Justin Accordino (Wilkes-Barre, PA) and Tyler Banks (Griswold, CT) each posting a 2-2 mark while freshman George Palyok (Chesterfield, NJ) was 1-2. Sophomore Brandon Bright (Livingston, NJ) also competed at 165 pounds and went 1-2 in his Hofstra debut. Freshman Jermaine John (Brooklyn, NY) was the fourth Pride wrestler to make his college debut Sunday and posted a 2-2 slate at 174 pounds. Junior Pat Murphy (Nazareth, PA) also wrestled at 174 pounds and went 0-2. Redshirt sophomore Tim Murphy (Nazareth, PA), Tim's brother, also wrestled, posting a 1-2 record at 197 pounds.
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