| HOFSTRA WINS THE COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT |
| FINAL RESULTS 125-James Nicholon (Old Dominion) d. Dave Tomasette (Hofstra) 2-1 133-Lou Ruggirello (Hof) d. Kyle Hutter (ODom) 3-1 OT 141-Ryan Williams (ODom) d. Charles Griffin (Hof) 3-2 149-Don Fisch (Rider) d. Mike Roberts (Boston) 6-3 157-Jon Bonilla-Bowman (Hof) d. Ryan Hluschak (Drexel) 8-7 167-Chris Brown (ODom) d. Ryan Patrovich (Hof) 12-7 174-Alton Lucas (Hof) d. Randy Oates (GMason) 8-4 184-Doug Umbehauer (Rider) d. Jesse Strawn (ODom) 9-3 197-TJ Morrison (Rider) d. Joe Rovelli (Hof) 4-2 285-Ed Bordas (Rider) d. Harry Zander (GMason) 3-1 OT TEAM SCORES: 1. Hofstra (104.5) 2. Old Dominion (87) 3. Rider (73) 4. George Mason (51) 5. Drexel (38.5) 6. Binghamton (36) 7. Boston University (29.5) 8. Sacred Heart (10.5) 9. Campbell (4) |
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| Hofstra's Lou Ruggirello headlocks Rider's Tommy Lorenzo in the semifinals. Ruggirello won by fall and went on to win the 133 CAA title. |
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| Alton Lucas from Hofstra works his duck under to double enroute to a 16-4 semifinal win and went on to win the 174 CAA crown. |
| 2008 COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS Hofstra won its seventh consecutive CAA Conference championship at the David S. Mack Sports Complex. The Pride tallied 104.5 points to outdistanced runner-up Old Dominion (87) and Rider with 73 points. Hofstra crowned three champions, Lou Ruggirello (34-5) at 133, Jonny Bonilla-Bowman(18-11) at 157, and Alton Lucas (25-4) at 174 pounds. All-American Charles Griffin (32-4) dropped a close 3-2 decision to Ryan Williams (38-11) of Old Dominion in the 141-championship bout. Williams was voted the Outstanding Wrestler Award. Defending champion Doug Umbehauer (25-8) won his second CAA title at 184 pounds. |