Drew Phipps - Wrestling Coach - Bucknell University Athletics

Drew Phipps

Title:
Volunteer Assistant Coach
Email:
atp006@bucknell.edu

Drew Phipps, a 2020 Bucknell graduate and two-time NCAA qualifier, was added to the Bison wrestling staff as a volunteer assistant coach in October 2020.

A two-time team captain and three-time EIWA placewinner, Phipps compiled a 99-46 career record. As a senior, he went a career-best 31-7, including a 15-3 mark in EIWA action. He finished as the EIWA runner-up at 197 pounds, knocking off the top and fourth seeds along the way.

Phipps earned the 19th seed at the 2020 NCAA Championships, which were not held due to the COVID-19 public health threat. At the 2019 NCAA Championships, he went 1-2 as the 28th seed, knocking off 12th-seeded Rocco Caywood (Army West Point) by a 7-0 decision in the consolation bracket.

Phipps took sixth in the 197-pound weight class at the 2019 EIWA Championships and eighth in the 184-pound weight class at the 2018 EIWA Championships. He posted five career victories over nationally ranked opponents.

Phipps also excelled in the classroom during his time at Bucknell, becoming only the second Bison to make three-straight NWCA All-Academic Teams. He also earned three EIWA Academic Achievement Awards. The Irwin, Pennsylvania native graduated with his bachelor's degree in environmental geosciences.