Princeton, NJ - The Hofstra Wrestling team kicked off the 2018-19 season Sunday at the Princeton Open at Jadwin Gymnasium.

Fifteen Pride wrestlers, including eight who wrestled attached to Hofstra, competed in the tournament. Freshman Dylan Ryder, who was wrestling unattached, placed seventh at 125 pounds with a 3-2 record. Six more Pride grapplers posted .500 record as redshirt freshman Trent Olson at 133, redshirt sophomore Ricky Stamm at 165, freshman Trey Rogers at 184, redshirt senior Nezar Haddad at 197 and sophomore Zachary Knighton-Ward at 285 each recorded 2-2 records. Redshirt junior Omar Haddad was 1-1 at 285.

Three Hofstra wrestlers, redshirt sophomore Chris Mauriello at 157, junior Sage Heller at 174 and senior Michael Oxley at 184, each went 1-2 at Princeton. Freshman Matt Templeton (0-2) and junior Jacob Martin (0-1) at 125, redshirt sophomore Garrett Lambert (0-2) at 141, freshman Corey Langner (0-2) at 174 and classmate Reggie Poulin (0-2) at 285 each went winless.

There was no team scoring in the tournament.

Hofstra will return to action next Sunday, November 11 when the Pride travel to the Capital District for the Journeymen Northeast Collegiate Classic in Albany, New York. The tournament begins at 9 a.m.