Shifflet led the Pride to a 14-4-1 regular season dual match record including a 5-1 mark against CAA opposition, the program's ninth CAA title in the past 10 years, and a 26th-place finish at the 2011 NCAA Division I Championships in Philadelphia. In the process, Shifflet and his staff produced four conference champions, seven NCAA qualifiers and two All-Americans in 2011. It is his third CAA Coach of the Year award after earning the honor in 2007 and 2009.
In addition to the Coach of the Year award announcement, James Nicholson of Old Dominion University was named the CAA Wrestler of the Year and John Paris of Binghamton University was named the CAA Rookie of the Year, in the vote by the CAA coaches. Nicholson, the CAA Champion, earned All-America honors at the NCAA Division I Championships, placing eighth in the 125 pound weight class. Paris finished runner-up in the CAA Championships at 197 pounds and heads up the CAA All-Rookie Team.
Hofstra red-shirt freshman Zach Clemente (Troy, NY), who recorded a 16-14 record including a 3-1 mark in the CAA, was named to the 2011 CAA All-Rookie Team. That team includes 125 Bubba McGinley of Boston University, 133 Eric Dunnett of Old Dominion, 141 Scott Festejo of ODU, 149 Zach Clemente of Hofstra, 157 Ramon Santiago of Rider University, 165 Frank Miele of Rider, 174 Tristan Warner of ODU, 197 Cody Reed of Binghamton and 285 Kevin Innes of Boston University.
Coach of the Year: Tom Shifflet - Hofstra
Wrestler of the Year: James Nicholson - Old Dominion
Freshman of the Year: John Paris - Binghamton
2010-11 CAA All Freshman Team:
125: Bubba McGinley, BU
133: Eric Dunnett, ODU
141: Scott Festejo, ODU
149: Zach Clemente, Hofstra
157: Ramon Santiago, Rider
165: Frank Miele, Rider
174: Tristan Warner, ODU
184: John Paris, Binghamton
197: Cody Reed, Binghamton
285: Kevin Innes, BU
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