The College of New Jersey ’07
Year of Service: Fifth
Hometown: Ocean City, NJ
Education: BS, Health & Exercise Science
• 2015 South Jersey Wrestling Hall of Fame
• 2014 Named Assistant Director of Athletics
• 2013 TCNJ "Roy Van Ness" Coach of the Year
• 2012 NWCA “Rookie Coach of the Year”
Coached:
• One NCAA Champion and the Most Dominate Wrestler in DIII (2011-2012)
• Ten Division III All-Americans
• Thirteen National Qualifiers
• Seven NWCA Academic All-Americans
• Two Top-10 Team Finishes at NCAA Division III Championships
• Two Top-20 Team Finishes at NCAA Division III Championships
Galante enters his fifth season at the helm of TCNJ's program. In the 2014-15 season, he guided the Lions to 17th place at NCAA Division III Championships. TCNJ also produced two All-Americans at the NCAA Championships. The Lions regular season was highlighted by 12 victories and a season-long team ranking. While at TCNJ, Galante has coached five national finalists in four years.
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 a three-year letter winner and claimed All-American honors in 2005 and 2007. He finished fourth at the 2005 NCAA Championships and was 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. 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.
In high school, Galante was a 2002 NJ State Finalist at 145 pounds, two time Region 8 Finalist, three time District 32 Champion, and a member of Team New Jersey competing in Freestyle.
You can follow coach Galante and Lions' wrestling program on twitter @ TCNJ_Wrestling
