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The Hofstra wrestling team dropped its seventh straight dual meet with a 35-6 loss to the U.S. Naval Academy at the David S. Mack Physical Education Center on Sunday, Jan. 16. Zachary Knighton-Ward and Ricky Stamm picked up the only wins for the Pride.
What kickstarted a busy weekend for the Pride ended in an upsetting 27-13 loss to the University at Buffalo Bulls at the David S. Mack Physical Education Center.
The Hofstra wrestling team hosted its first matchup of the year with a 21-15 loss to visiting Bucknell University Saturday afternoon, Jan. 8, inside the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex.
On Monday, Dec. 20, the Hofstra wrestling team headed to Niceville, FL, to compete in consecutive dual meets in the Journeymen Collegiate Classic, falling short to No. 8 Virginia Tech 35-3 and No. 6 Arizona State University 42-4. The duals took place at Raider Arena, located on the Northwest Florida State College campus.
A four-time New York State High School finalist-turned-champion, Hofstra wrestling redshirt-freshman Ross McFarland received many offers from various colleges but found his way to Hofstra University from Phoenix, New York.
Following a weekend in which Hofstra was soundly defeated by both Rutgers and Wisconsin at the Garden State Grapple, the Pride successfully took down both Duke University and American University in a tri meet on Sunday, Dec. 5. Hofstra took both matches and evened their record at 2-2 in the process.
On Saturday, Nov. 27, the Hofstra wrestling team traveled to Newark, N.J., to participate in the inaugural “Garden State Grapple” wrestling event at the Prudential Center, along with No. 14 University of North Carolina, No. 15 Rutgers University and No. 19 University of Wisconsin. Each team participated in two matches on side-by-side mats. Hofstra took on Rutgers in their first match and Wisconsin in their second. Despite being defeated in both matches against far superior competition, the Pride did manage to find some positives against very strong opponents.
The Hofstra wrestling team sent seven wrestlers to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Wrestling Championships that began on Thursday, March 18. Three members of the Pride survived day one while none made it to day three.
The Hofstra wrestling team finished 10th at the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) Championships at Lehigh University on Friday, March 6 and Saurday, March 7, with one wrestler qualifying for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) tournament. Ricky Stamm, who finished fifth at 165 pounds, would have made his first appearance at the national tournament this year.
The Hofstra wrestling team completed its historic 2019-20 season on Feb. 22 with a 38-3 victory over Sacred Heart University at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex. The Pride finishes the season 11-5, its most wins since the 2011-12 season, including 7-0 in conference, their most conference wins since joining the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) and their first undefeated conference record since going 7-0 in Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) play back in the 2006-07 season.
The Hofstra wrestling team swept back-to-back dual meets Feb. 16, defeating Harvard University 20-17 and Brown University 29-6 at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex. The Pride moved to 6-0 in Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) play, setting a new program record for conference wins in a season since joining in 2013. Head coach Dennis Papadatos tied his career-high for dual meet wins in a season, grabbing win number 10 against Brown.
FAIRFAX, VA -- The Hofstra wrestling team picked up their fifth straight dual-match victory in a stomping of the George Mason University Patriots, taking nine weight classes in a 40-5 win on Sunday, Feb. 9, at the Recreation Athletic Complex.
Hempstead, NY — The Hofstra wrestling team went 2-0 in two matches on Saturday, Feb. 1 during the Hofstra Tri at the David S. Mack Physical Education Building. Sage Heller finished with two falls and was one of five Pride wrestlers to win both of his matches on the day. Hofstra trounced the Franklin & Marshall College Diplomats 45-3 in their first dual meet before coming back to take down the Columbia University Lions 24-14.
HEMPSTEAD, NY -- Two electrifying pins from Zachary Knighton-Ward and Garrett Lambert led the Hofstra Pride wrestling team to a home-opening, 24-12 victory over the Air Force Falcons on Thursday Nov. 21, 2019 at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex.
Camaraderie. Teamwork. Tight-knit. These are the words that Hofstra wrestling head coach Dennis Papadatos used to describe the 2019-2020 group that he believes has already jelled together as one unit.
The Hofstra wrestling team fell to George Mason University on Friday, Feb. 22, at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex. The Pride lost by the score of 28-9 and was down early after having to forfeit the match at 125 pounds due to star wrestler Dylan Ryder being injured.
The Hofstra Pride wrestling team earned their second straight match victory on Saturday night, sinking the host Sacred Heart Pioneers, 26-11.
Hofstra freshman Dylan Ryder continued to impress in the wrestling team’s 21-14 loss to Bloomsburg University on Friday, Jan. 4, in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania.
On a cold Sunday afternoon where the Hofstra wrestling alumni were honored, the Hofstra wrestling team split a doubleheader against Northern Colorado University and Virginia Military Institute at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex. They beat VMI 28-15 but fell to Northern Colorado 21-13. Before the match against Northern Colorado, the banner honoring alumni Nick Gallo, Hofstra’s only nation champion, was unveiled.
Ten Hofstra University wrestlers competed in the Cliff-Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational starting on Friday, Nov. 30. The tournament featured top teams from around the country including No. 2 Ohio State University. Hofstra’s Dylan Ryder (125) was the only wrestler from Hofstra to advance to the second day of the tournament.
