RUGGIRELLO NAMED CAA WRESTLING SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
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by Hofstra University
Richmond, VA - Hofstra University junior Lou Ruggirello has been selected the 2009 CAA Wrestling Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the conference announced recently.
The Walden, New York native is a three-time Hofstra Athletics Academic Honor Roll selection and a Dean's List student. He majors in marketing and is a three-year CAA Commissioner's Academic Award recipient and was named to the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) All-Academic squad in 2008.
On the mat, Ruggirello is a three-time CAA champion at 133 pounds. A three-time national qualifier, he was seeded ninth at 133 pounds in the 2009 NCAA Championship and went 2-2, falling just one win short of All-America honors. He finished the year with a 30-5 overall record, including a 15-1 mark in dual matches, and was undefeated (6-0) in CAA duals.
Ruggirello won the Brockport/Oklahoma Gold Classic and was second at the Missouri Open and Southern Scuffle this season. For his career, he owns an impressive 99-21 record.
The CAA honors one Scholar-Athlete in each of its 22 championship sports. Nominees for the award must be a starter or important reserve on their team and must meet have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.20. The winners were selected by a vote of the sports information directors at each CAA institution.
In addition to Ruggirello, also earning Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors in winter sports were: UNC Wilmington junior Darion Jeralds in men's basketball; Drexel graduate student Andrea Peterson in women's basketball; George Mason junior Steven Benecki in men's swimming and diving; and Drexel senior Kate Hynes in women's swimming and diving.
The Walden, New York native is a three-time Hofstra Athletics Academic Honor Roll selection and a Dean's List student. He majors in marketing and is a three-year CAA Commissioner's Academic Award recipient and was named to the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) All-Academic squad in 2008.
On the mat, Ruggirello is a three-time CAA champion at 133 pounds. A three-time national qualifier, he was seeded ninth at 133 pounds in the 2009 NCAA Championship and went 2-2, falling just one win short of All-America honors. He finished the year with a 30-5 overall record, including a 15-1 mark in dual matches, and was undefeated (6-0) in CAA duals.
Ruggirello won the Brockport/Oklahoma Gold Classic and was second at the Missouri Open and Southern Scuffle this season. For his career, he owns an impressive 99-21 record.
The CAA honors one Scholar-Athlete in each of its 22 championship sports. Nominees for the award must be a starter or important reserve on their team and must meet have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.20. The winners were selected by a vote of the sports information directors at each CAA institution.
In addition to Ruggirello, also earning Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors in winter sports were: UNC Wilmington junior Darion Jeralds in men's basketball; Drexel graduate student Andrea Peterson in women's basketball; George Mason junior Steven Benecki in men's swimming and diving; and Drexel senior Kate Hynes in women's swimming and diving.
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