Hometown: Ocean City, NJ
Education: BS, Health & Exercise Science - The College of New Jersey '07
• 2013 TCNJ "Roy Van Ness" Coach of the Year
• Eight Division III All-Americans
• 10 National Qualifiers
• Three Top-15 Team Finishes at NCAA Division III Championships
• Four NWCA Academic All-Americans
• 2012 NWCA “Rookie Coach of the Year”
Galante enters his third season at the helm of TCNJ's program. In the 2012-13 season, Galante directed the Lions to a seventh-place finish at NCAA Division III Championships, making the second straight year the team finished in the top 10. TCNJ also produced three All-Americans.
In dual meet action, TCNJ spent most of the season ranked in the NWCA Division III poll and collected 12 victories.
He took over the program in the fall of 2011 for longtime head coach David Icenhower, who retired.
The 2007 graduate of the College previously served as a health and physical education teacher at Alexandria Middle School for three years.
As a wrestler at TCNJ, Galante was three-year letter winner and claiming All-American honors in 2005 and 2007. He finished fourth at the 2005 NCAA Championships and was then a national runner-up his senior season in 2007. Galante won the 157-pound weight class at the Metropolitan Conference Championships in each of his three seasons and was a three-time national qualifier as well. He finished his standout career with a record of 84-15 and served as a team captain his final two seasons. His success wasn’t limited to the mat as he was named to the National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III Scholar Team in 2007.
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