Griffin named CAA Wrestler of the Year

HEMPSTEAD, NY -- Hofstra senior Charles Griffin has been named the 2008 Colonial Athletic Association Wrestler of the Year, the CAA announced Tuesday. It is the second straight year that Griffin has won the award.

Charles Griffin

A native of Reading, Pennsylvania, Griffin placed third at 141 pounds and earned All-American honors for the second straight year at the 2008 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. The three-time CAA champion posted a 5-1 record at the NCAA Championships to close out his senior season with a 37-5 record. Griffin, who was the CAA's 2005 Rookie of the Year, ends his Hofstra career with a 126-25 record.

Two Pride freshmen, Ryan Patrovich and Justin Danz, were named to the 2008 CAA All-Rookie team. Patrovich (Bohemia, NY) was a CAA Championship finalist at 165 pounds and made his first NCAA Championship appearance in 2008. He finished the season with a 19-14 record. Danz, a native of Placerville, California, placed third at 184 pounds at the CAA Championships.

The CAA also announced the 2008 awards for the conference coach and rookie of the year. Steve Martin, who led Old Dominion University to a top-20 national ranking and a top-35 finish at Nationals, was named the CAA Wrestling Coach of the Year. Freshman James Nicholson of ODU was named the CAA Rookie of the Year, after placing eighth in the nation at 125 pounds to earn All-America honors. Nicholson won three bouts at Nationals, including victories over the seventh and ninth seeds.

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