Jamie Franco is the head wrestling coach at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, a position he assumed on July 1, 2024. A Hofstra alumnus and former associate head coach, he returned to lead the program after spending the 2023-24 season at Columbia, where he was part of a staff that helped the Lions place fourth at the EIWA Championships, produce two conference champions, and send three wrestlers to the NCAA Championships.
Franco previously worked on Hofstra's staff from 2016 to 2023. He began as a volunteer assistant coach, moved up to assistant coach in 2018, and was promoted to associate head coach in 2021. Over that span, the Pride won 44 dual matches and produced 13 NCAA qualifiers.
