BALTIMORE, Md. (Dec. 19, 2023) — Morgan State (1-7) will face a pair of opponents Wednesday in dual competition at Hill Field House in Baltimore, Md. The Bears will take on Hofstra (2 p.m.), and Bloomsburg (5 p.m.). Hofstra (0-2) and Bloomsburg (3-6) will face off against each other at 3:30 p.m.
The event will be streamed on Morgan State Athletics website - www.morganstatebears.com. Click HERE to watch.
SCOUTING HOFSTRA
• Hofstra (0-2) was last in action on December 10 at No. 1 Penn State. The Pride dropped a 43-10 decision to the Nittany Lions with Noah Tapia and Keaton Kluever earning victories for the Pride.
• Kluever continues to be ranked 21st at 285 pounds by InterMat and is also ranked by FloWrestling (25) and WrestleStat (17).
• Tapia makes his first appearance in the 149-pound rankings at No. 32 by WrestleStat.
SCOUTING BLOOMSBURG
• Bloomsburg is 3-6 on the season following a pair of losses this past Sunday.
• The Huskies dropped a 43-3 decision to Bucknell on the road and then lost 34-3 to Buffalo in a neutral site match.
NOTABLES
• Leading the return of NCAA Division I, Varsity-level men's wrestling to Maryland's largest Historically Black College or University (HBCU), Morgan State University announced the hiring of Kenny Monday as the Athletics Department's new men's wrestling coach, effective Aug. 24, 2022. Monday, the first Black wrestler in history to win an Olympic gold medal, is a National Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee, three-time Olympian and former NCAA All-American standout, who brings a championship-level coaching pedigree and an expansive yet impressive resume to a Bears' wrestling program looking to restart after a 25-year hiatus. Monday comes to Morgan after serving as the director of wrestling and head wrestling coach at Spire Academy, since 2021.
• Morgan was wrestling in its first competition in 25 years after the program was reinstated this season to make it the only HBCU with a Division I wrestling program.
• In October 2021, the University announced its plans to revive the men's wrestling program at Morgan with the support a $2.7-million gift from HBCU Wrestling (HBCUW), a new initiative reestablishing wrestling programs on HBCU campuses. The gift, which is among the largest received from a private donor to the University, provides funding for the program and supports up to nine full scholarships annually.
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ABOUT MORGAN
Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified doctoral research institution offering more than 100 academic programs leading to degrees from the baccalaureate to the doctorate. As Maryland's Preeminent Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multiethnic and multiracial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible. For more information about Morgan State University, visit www.morgan.edu.
