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Marc Hoffer Year: Senior Weight Class: 149 Hometown/High School: Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Central

Had a phenomenal season in 2000-01, earning the highest-ever national ranking by an AU wrestler in school history ... Amateur Wrestling News (AWN) ranked Hoffer #7 in their national poll on 12/12/00 and then placed him at #5 on 2/14/01 for all national wrestlers in the 149 lbs. category.

2000-2001: Competed at the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) All-Star Classic on 1/29/01, the first-ever NWCA appearance by an AU wrestler ... Hoffer upset Eric Schmeising of Hofstra at the prestigious event ... posted a 30-3 overall season record including a perfect 13-0 showing in dual competition ... had pins in four straight matches for the Eagles from 1/27/01 until 2/6/01 ... won the 149 weight class at the 2001 CAA Championships ... named the Tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler ... advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in his collegiate career ... while battling the flu, Hoffer fell in the opening rounds of the NCAAs.

1999-2000: Gained valuable strength and maturity while redshirting the 1999-2000 season ... after only two seasons, Hoffer had already accumulated 60 career wins, 15th best all-time at AU.

1998-1999: Went 35-10 and advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals, the farthest an AU wrestler has advanced in school history ... placed third in the 1999 Fila Junior World Team Trials in April in Colorado Springs ... earned some international experience as a member of the 1999 USA Wrestling team that competed against France and Poland overseas in June ... earned CAA Wrestler of the Year honors following the season, becoming the first AU wrestler to earn this honor ... earned the CAA Tournament Most Outstanding Wrestler award ... scored one of the top upsets of the NCAA Tournament when he topped All-American and third-seed Oscar Wood of Oregon State, 6-4, in the second round ... just one win away from earning All-America status ... ranked #18 in the nation at the season’s end by InterMat ... placed in four tournaments including the WVU Open (4th), Las Vegas Invitational (5th), and the AU Congressional Cup (2nd).

1997-1998: Went 25-14 at 142 pounds ... had one of AU’s best rookie campaigns garnering a third place finish in the CAA Championship and was third on the team in wins ... also placed in four tournaments highlighted by a second place finish at the Sunshine Open, fourth at the Congressional Cup, sixth at the West Virginia Open and second at the Keystone Classic.

High School: Three-time sectional champion ... won the South Central Region in the 135 pound weight class ... won two matches in the AAA State Tournament ... finished 6th as a junior ... finished year with a 36-3 record ... placed second in the Cadet World Team Trials.

Personal: born January 8, 1979 ... parents are Mark and Jonna Hoffer ... majoring in Communications, Law, Economics and Government (CLEG)..

*All-time career wins record for American wrestling