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2018-19 Wrestling Roster

Omar Haddad

Omar Haddad

  • Position:
    285
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    285
  • Class:
    Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown:
    Orefield, PA
  • High School:
    Parkland

Summary

Biography

Four-year member on the Hofstra Wrestling roster...Graduated with a bachelor's degree in marketing in May 2019.

2018-19: Recorded a 13-16 record at 285 pounds in his final season at Hofstra...Tallied a 10-10 slate in dual matches...Was 6-3 in EIWA dual matches...Posted nine wins by decision...Tallied a season-best three-match winning streak in January,,,Posted 1-2 records in both the Cliff Keen-Las Vegas Invitational and the EIWA Championships.

2017-18: Red-shirted as a junior...Recorded a 7-5 overall record while wrestling unattached...Posted five wins by decision and one major decision...Recorded a 4-1 record to finish third at the Franklin & Marshall Open...Posted a 2-2 mark at the Princeton Open...Had a season-best three-match winning streak in January.

2016-17: Starter at 285 pounds...Posted a 9-19 overall record including a 5-10 mark in dual matches and a 2-5 slate in the EIWA...Recorded three pins and five decisions for victories...Placed fourth in the Journeymen-Hofstra Tussle with a 1-2 mark...Posted a 3-2 mark in the Kaloust Bearcat Open...Was 1-2 at the Lock Haven Classic..Had a season-best three-match winning streak...Recorded a 1-2 mark in the EIWA Championships

2015-16: Starter at 197 pounds...Recorded an 8-23 overall record including a 3-13 mark in duals and a 2-6 slate in EIWA matches..Went 0-2 in the EIWA Championship...Posted six wins by decision and one win by fall...Tallied 12 team points in dual matches...Notched a season-best three-match winning streak at the Binghamton Open.

High School: Wrestled for four years and played football for three years at Parkland High School in Allentown, Pennsylvania…Three-time Pennsylvania State Championship qualifier including a third-place finish as a senior and a seventh-place finish as a junior…District and regional champion as a senior…Placed second in the district and third in the region as a junior…Was the district and regional runner-up as a sophomore…Member of four district finalist teams in wrestling with Parkland ranked in the top six in the state all four years…Played on three district and regional football championship squads at Parkland…Three-time Parkland Honor Roll member.

Personal
: Born July 13, 1996…Has three brothers and one sister…His brother Ziad was a two-time national champion at Kutztown, brother Tarik played two years of football at East Stroudsburg and brother Nezar is a wrestler at Drexel…Enjoys sports in his free time…Marketing major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    197/285
    6'2" 197 lbs
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    197/285
    6'2" 197 lbs
  • 2017-18Junior

    285
    6'2" 285 lbs
  • 2018-19Redshirt Junior

    285
    6'2" 285 lbs