Joe Patrovich as head coach
on December 12, 2013 9:14 am in Division II, The Lead / no comments
LIU-POST-logoBy Gregg Sarra
Newsday
Joe Patrovich said he’s the busiest retired guy in the world, and he’s only going to get busier. LIU Post announced Tuesday the addition of seven NCAA Division II sports, starting in the 2014-15 academic year, and Patrovich accepted the school’s offer to run its reinstated wrestling program.
“I’m working 16 hours a day with the high school football and wrestling,” he said with a laugh. He recently finished varsity football at Hauppauge and started coaching varsity wrestling at Islip. “But it’s an opportunity that I just couldn’t pass up. I want to build that program.”
The wrestling program was discontinued after the 1987-88 season. Bob McIntyre, the athletic director in the Bellport district, was part of LIU Post’s last wrestling team. McIntyre graduated in 1989.
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