"I am extremely excited to bring Joe on my staff here at Hofstra," Papadatos said. "He brings in so many things to complete our staff including being a light weight coach. His passion, energy, and willingness to work are what stood out the most to me. He wrestled for a very good friend and former co-worker in Pat Popolizio. I have crossed paths with him many times over the last few years and I feel confident that he is the perfect fit for Hofstra Wrestling. When you couple that with the fact that he was an All-American at Nassau Community College, I know he feels at home in Long Island. I look forward to getting started to work with him on our staff."
A 2015 graduate of North Carolina State University with a degree in religious studies, DeAngelo earned NCAA Wrestling Championship bids in 2013 and 2015 for the Wolfpack. He placed fifth in the 2013 Atlantic Coast Conference Championships to earn an automatic berth and then placed fourth in the 2015 ACC Championship to receive an at-large bid.
DeAngelo, who was selected the Wolfpack's team captain in 2014-15, was named the North Carolina State Most Valuable Wrestler after joining the team at mid-season in 2013, the Wolfpack's Redshirt of the Year in 2014 after recording a 27-4 and placing no lower than third in all seven open tournaments, and was selected ACC Wrestler of the Week in February, 2015 after posting two victories over nationally-ranked opponents. He also earned University National Freestyle All-American honors by placing fourth and was a finalist at the National Collegiate Open in 2014.
DeAngelo, who earned an associate's degree at Nassau Community College in Garden City, NY, earned All-American honors by placing seventh at the National Junior College Athletic Association Wrestling Championships in 2012. He also earned NJCAA Academic All-American honors that year as well.
Active on the club and camp circuits, DeAngelo has coached in the Pop and Flo Nationals and the Wake Forest Wrestling Club since 2014 and the Vougar Hall of Fame Wrestling Club and the Nassau Kettlebell Program in 2011-12. He also has extensive camp experience having worked at the Journeyman Wrestling Camp, Bob Guzzo's World Class Wrestling Camp, the Havelock Wrestling Camp, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Wrestling Camp and the North Carolina State Wrestling Camp.
DeAngelo has also been doing personalized coaching since 2010 which has resulted in three All-American performers and three state championship finishes along with numerous state place-winners.
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