For Immediate Release                                                              

December 18, 2007

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HOFSTRA SIGNS TOP PENNSYLVANIA HEAVYWEIGHT TO NATIONAL LETTER OF INTENT

HEMPSTEAD, NY - Hofstra University Head Wrestling Coach Tom Shifflet today announced that Paul Snyder, a two-time Pennsylvania State Championships placer, has signed a National Letter of Intent to attend and wrestle at the University beginning in September 2008.

Snyder, a native of Greensburg, Pennsylvania and a senior at Mt. Pleasant Area High School outside of Pittsburgh, is currently the top-rated heavyweight high school wrestler in Pennsylvania, and is ranked the 10th-best scholastic heavyweight in the country as ranked by Wrestling International Newsmagazine (W.I.N.).

“We are excited about signing a student-athlete of Paul’s caliber,” Shifflet said. “He is talented, tough and aggressive, and still has great potential as a championship-caliber college wrestler.”

Snyder posted a 43-6 record and placed third at the Pennsylvania High School State Championships in 2007 as a junior. The 6’0”, 265-pound senior also placed seventh in the state championships as a sophomore in 2006 recording a 44-7 record. The Vikings of Mt. Pleasant placed third in the Pennsylvania Championships in 2006 and were fourth in 2005.

The Hofstra Pride, ranked 14th in the country with a 3-3 dual match record, return to action on December 29-30 when they compete in the 28-team Southern Scuffle in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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