Sports

Long Beach Wrestler Stands Out at Hofstra

P.J. Gillespie eyes a collegiate national championship.

Long Beach wrestler P.J. Gillespie, a 165-pound junior at Hofstra, reached a goal he has long set his sights on: All American recognition.

The new edition of the Long Island Pulse features a story on Gillespie and his achievement at the 2011 NCAA Wrestling Championships in Philadelphia. The article also touches on Gillespie's future goals, his decorated wrestling career at Long Beach High School, and training under his father, Paul Gillespie, a celebrated high school wrestling coach and chief of Long Beach lifeguards.


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