Lock Haven, PA – The Hofstra Wrestling team finished in sixth place and four Pride grapplers placed in the top four in their respective weight classes at the 2015 Lock Haven Classic at the Thomas Fieldhouse Tuesday.

Junior Michael Hughes led the Pride with a second-place finish at 285 pounds. Hughes was 3-1 on the day with two wins by fall and a 2-1 win over Pittsburgh's Ryan Solomon in the semifinals. He lost to Bucknell's Joe Stolfi in the title match by fall at the 6:12 mark of the contest. Hughes is now 19-5 on the season.

Three Hofstra wrestlers, sophomores Bryan Damon at 125 and Kyle Krasavage at 149 and junior Frank Affronti at 174, placed fourth in the tournament. Damon was 3-2 on the day with a major decision. He lost to Pittsburgh's Jake Gromacki in the third-place match by fall at the 4:07 mark. Damon is 11-13 on the year.

Redshirt sophomore Kyle Krasavage made his 2015-16 debut on Tuesday after being injured during the preseason. He posted a 5-2 record with two major decisions and one fall on the day. After defeating freshman teammate Ryan Burkert, 5-2 in the consolation semifinals, Krasavage fell to Indiana's Luke Blanton in the third-place match, 9-4.

Affronti, like Damon, was also 3-2 on the day at 174 pounds. After winning his first two matches and suffering a loss in the championship semifinals, he recorded a 9-0 major decision in the consolation semifinals before falling to Binghamton's Jack McKeever, 4-2 in sudden victory in the third-place match. Affronti is now 19-8 on the season.

Two Pride wrestlers, freshman Ryan Burkert at 149 and sophomore Cory Damiana at 184, posted 2-2 marks on the day. Burkert won his first two matches to reach the semifinals before losing there and then falling to Krasavage in the consolation semifinals. Burkert is now 6-8 on the year. Damiana was 1-1 in the championship round and 1-1 in the consolations. He is now 8-12 on the season.

Redshirt freshman Connor Muli at 149, redshirt junior Cory Goshkagarian at 157, freshman Jake Kaminsky at 157 and sophomore Michael Oxley at 197 all posted 1-2 records on the day. Kaminsky and Oxley wrestled unattached. Senior Marcus Begay at 133, redshirt freshman Bobby Fehr at 165 and freshman Omar Haddad at 197 were 0-2 in the tournament. Begay was making his collegiate debut for the Pride.

Hofstra placed sixth in the nine-squad team standings with 43.5 points. Pittsburgh won the team title with 94.5 points. Indiana was second with 88 points and was followed by Lock Haven (78.5), Bucknell (58) and Kent State (54.5).

The Pride return to action on Sunday, January 3 when they host a tri-match at the David S. Mack Physical Education Center. VMI will face Bloomsburg at 1 p.m., Hofstra will square off against VMI at 3 p.m. before Hofstra takes on Bloomsburg at 5 p.m.