Every Monday, TCNJ Athletics will check in with an alum from one of its programs. Today, its 1977 graduate Scott Puzia, an alum of the wrestling team. Puzia was a business administration major from Mt. Arlington, N.J. Puzia earned All-America honors in both 1976 and 1977 at 118 pounds, finishing fourth at the NCAA Division III Championships as a junior and second as a senior. Puzia was inducted into the TCNJ Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006.

In a paragraph or two, talk about what you've done since you've left TCNJ:

After working as a sales rep, then eventual partner in a marketing services support company in New York, I started my own company in the same industry, which I had for 20 years.   After that, I was a partner in a start-up company specializing in population health management for the managed care industry, which I did for 5 years. I currently work with Renewal by Andersen.
 
What has been your favorite professional experience?

Building a company from nothing up to 35 employees, and providing good jobs for those families.
 
Do you stay in contact with any of your old teammates or coaches?

Yes, I still am friends with my old coach Mike Curry, my old work-out partner and teammate Rick Wilson, and speak often with the current coach Joe Galante.
 
What is one thing you miss most about playing sports at TCNJ?

Competing in the big tournaments against some of the top wrestlers in the country. That was fun.
 
What about what you miss most about being a student at TCNJ, either academically or socially?

Those were some of the best years of my life. I transferred in to TSC and it was the best decision I ever made. It was the perfect fit for me. I miss the matches, the pub, playing pool in the Student Center, all of it.
 
What is your favorite memory as a TCNJ athlete either in competition, in practice, traveling or socially?

As an athlete, winning the Sunshine Open in Florida was big, but mostly it was the trip to Florida with the team that was my favorite memory.  
 
Is there anything your coaches said during your playing career that still sticks with you now?

I was fortunate to have two great coaches, Mike Curry and Ice, both of whom have had an enormous impact on my life and from whom I learned invaluable life lessons, each in their own way.
 
What would you say to a student-athlete who is considering attending TCNJ?

TCNJ is a great place to compete. Sports are all about competing and if you go to a Division I school and sit the bench you don't get to compete. What fun is that?
 
Do you have any advice for current TCNJ student-athletes?

Enjoy every minute of it, even the practices, because you will never be in this kind of shape again for the rest of your life.