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2021-22 Wrestling Roster

Philip Hinds
Philip Hinds
Philip Hinds

Sage Heller

Sage Heller

  • Position:
    174
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    174
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Riverwoods, IL
  • High School:
    Deerfield

Summary

Biography

Member of the 2017 Team USA Maccabiah squad that captured the bronze medal during the summer of 2017.

2020-21: Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 Hofstra Athletic Director Scholar Academic Honor Roll…Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 Hofstra Dean’s List…Redshirted and did not compete.

2019-20: NCAA Championships first alternate...EIWA Academic Achievement Award recipient...Hofstra's MVP Award...Starter at 174 pounds…Recorded a 21-8 record with an 11-2 mark in dual meets and a 7-0 slate in EIWA duals…Posted six wins by fall, three technical falls, five major decisions, and seven victories by decision…Posted 51 dual points…Placed fifth at the EIWA Championships with a 4-2 record...Placed second at the Princeton Open...Led team in tech falls, was second in falls, and tied for second in major decisions...Posted a nine-match win streak...Ranked 30th in the final WrestleStat rankings...Ranked 31st in the final NCAA RPI and 33rd in the NCAA Coaches Panel rankings.  

2018-19: Starter at 174...Competed in the first month of the season before suffering an injury and being sidelined the rest of the year...Received a medical red-shirt...Recorded an 8-7 overall record and a 1-2 mark in dual matches...Tallied five wins by fall and one win by tech fall...Posted a 3-2 record with three wins by fall at the Cliff Keen-Las Vegas Invitational...Notched a 3-0 mark with two falls in the Journeymen/My House Collegiate Classic...Was 1-2 in the Princeton Open...Tallied a win by decision in his lone dual victory.

2017-18: Started at both 165 and 174 as a sophomore...Was third on the team with a 15-14 record including a 12-7 mark in duals and a 5-3 slate in EIWA matches...Posted an 8-8 mark at 165 and a 7-6 record at 174 after mid-January...Second on the team with nine wins by fall and 61 team points in duals...Had one major decision win and one tech fall victory...Placed fourth at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic at 165...Finished eighth in the EIWA Championships at 174 with a 2-3 record...Tallied a season-best five-match winning streak with four consecutive pins in January and February.

2016-17: Recorded a 23-17 record at 174 including a 7-10 mark in duals and a 3-6 slate in the EIWA as a freshman...Posted four wins by fall, four tech falls, three major decisions and eight decision victories...Recorded a 4-0 record to capture the Lock Haven Classic...Placed second with a 3-1 slate in the Journeymen-Hofstra Tussle (B) Open Division...Tallied a 7-2 mark with three tech falls and two pins to take third place at the Kaloust Bearcat Open in Binghamton...Was 0-2 in the EIWA Championships.

High School: Wrestled for four years at Deerfield (IL) High School…Three-time Illinois State qualifier including a second-place finish at 170 pounds in the 2016 state championships …Also qualified at 160 pounds as a junior and 138 pounds as a sophomore…Conference Wrestler of the Year as a senior…Two-time Deerfield Most Valuable Wrestler…Recorded school records for nearfalls (256 pts.) and tech falls (15) as a sophomore and pins (32), reversals (40) and team points (290) as a junior.

Personal: Has three siblings…Brothers, Holden and Reece, are also members of the Hofstra wrestling team...Enjoys video games and soccer in his free time…Lists Jordan Burroughs and Leo Messi as his favorite athletes…Information systems major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    174/184
    6'1" 174 lbs
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    174
    6'1" 174 lbs
  • 2018-19Junior

    174
    6'1" 174 lbs
  • 2019-20Redshirt Junior

    174
    6'1" 174 lbs
  • 2020-21Redshirt Senior

    174
    6'1" 174 lbs
  • 2021-22Redshirt Senior

    174
    6'1" 174 lbs