Wrestling Resumes EIWA Action at Navy

Bucknell (2-2, 1-0 EIWA) vs. Navy (3-3, 0-0 EIWA)
When: Friday, January 10 – 7:30 p.m.
Where: Alumni Hall – Annapolis, Md.
Internet Video: Patriot League Network
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Bucknell at a Glance
• Bucknell is 2-2 (1-0 EIWA) in 2019-20 dual action. In their most recent dual on Dec. 20, the Bison cruised past LIU, 39-7, to pick up their first EIWA victory of the campaign.
• Bucknell most recently competed at the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships on Dec. 29-30, finishing 19th in a 37-team field. Zach Hartman placed at the prestigious tournament for the second-straight season, taking sixth in the 165-pound weight class with a 3-3 record.
• A year ago, Bucknell went 7-11 (4-7 EIWA) during dual competition. The Bison also placed 13th at the EIWA Championships in March and tied for 14th in a 67-team field at the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships in late December.
• Bucknell return three NCAA qualifiers: Hartman, Garrett Hoffman and Drew Phipps. The Bison also bring back three EIWA placewinners in Hartman, Phipps and David Campbell.
• Hartman and Phipps are serving as captains in 2019-20. Phipps is in his second season as a captain.
• At the 2019 EIWA Championships, Hartman became the first Bucknell freshman to finish as a runner-up and Phipps earned his second-straight podium finish.
• Hartman rose as high as eighth in the national polls at 157 pounds a year ago. He notably placed third at the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships with a 6-1 record.
• The Bison graduated eight seniors in 2019, including three-time EIWA Championships starter D.J. Hollingshead.
• Bucknell's group of eight newcomers includes two state champions, six state placewinners and six team captains.
• Head coach Dan Wirnsberger is entering his 15th season at the helm of the Bison wrestling program. He has scored 122 career victories, good for second in school history; he was also tabbed as the 2015 EIWA Coach of the Year after Bucknell placed third at the EIWA Championships and qualified four wrestlers for the NCAA Championships.
• Wirnsberger and Bob Ferraro, who led the Bison to a 169-175-6 record from 1974 to 1997, are the program's only head coaches to reach the 100-win plateau.

Projected Bucknell Lineup
125: Brandon Seidman (8-8)
133: Darren Miller (10-9)
141: David Campbell (5-8)
149: Matthew Kolonia (8-4)
157: Jaden Fisher (14-14)
165: #16/17/20 Zach Hartman (15-6)
174: Mitch Hartman (9-7)
184: Kyle Inlander (5-8)
197: #-/27/- Drew Phipps (16-4) OR Mason McCready (3-12)
285: #-/29/22 Garrett Hoffman (1-0) OR Nate Feyrer (1-6)

Inside the Bison Projected Lineup
• The Bison have three NCAA qualifiers in their projected starting lineup: Zach Hartman, Garrett Hoffman and Drew Phipps. In addition, Hartman, Phipps and David Campbell are EIWA placewinners.
• Phipps has started Bucknell's past 37 duals dating back to the 2017-18 campaign. He started every dual a season ago and all but the Lehigh dual in 2017-18.
• Phipps is currently riding a 16-bout winning streak in dual competition; he was last defeated in dual action on Jan. 5, 2018 at Navy.
• Hartman, who started every 2018-19 dual at 157 pounds, has moved up a weight class this season.
• Mitch Hartman, the older brother of Zach, started for the first time since his sophomore year against Bloomsburg. The elder Hartman started the CSU Bakersfield and Edinboro duals during the 2017-18 campaign.
• Hoffman put an exclamation mark on Bucknell's victory over Bloomsburg, scoring a 9-2 decision in his return from an injury suffered in January of his sophomore year. It was his first appearance mat since the 2018 Virginia Duals.
• Four Bison earned their first dual start this season: Brandon Seidman (125), Darren Miller (133), Jacob Hubbard (149) and Jaden Fisher (157). Hubbard is a junior, Seidman a sophomore and Miller and Fisher freshmen.
• Hubbard started for the first time in his collegiate career at LIU. Campbell's start against the Sharks was his first of the 2019-20 campaign and first at the 141 pounds.
• A start for Mason McCready (197) would be the first of his collegiate career.
• In 2018-19, Bucknell used 19 starters in dual competition. Three Bison started every dual: Hartman, D.J. Hollingshead (165) and Phipps (197). Hollingshead was lost to graduation.
• Matthew Kolonia started all but the American dual in 2018-19. After starting the first four duals at 141 pounds, he moved up to 149 pounds, his current weight class.
• At least three different starters took the mat at three weight classes: 133 (3), 141 (4) and 285 (4).

Bison Ranked
Zach Hartman (165): 16th Intermat, 17th The Open Mat, 20th FloWrestling
Drew Phipps (197): 27th The Open Mat
Garrett Hoffman (285): 22nd FloWrestling, 29th The Open Mat

Category Leaders
• Wins: Drew Phipps (16)
• Dual Wins: Zach Hartman and Drew Phipps (4)
• EIWA Dual Wins: Eight Tied (1)
• Pins: Zach Hartman (5)
• Technical Falls: Three Tied (2)
• Major Decisions: Zach Hartman (4)

Returning NCAA Qualifiers
Zach Hartman: 2019 at 157
Garrett Hoffman: 2017 at 184
Drew Phipps: 2019 at 197

Returning EIWA Placewinners
David Campbell: 2018 (8th at 133)
Zach Hartman: 2019 (2nd at 157)
Drew Phipps: 2019 (6th at 197), 2018 (8th at 184)

Navy at a Glance/Series History
• Navy is currently 3-3 (0-0 EIWA). The Midshipmen most recently competed as a team at the Southern Scuffle, where they placed 11th. Tanner Skidgel (165) led the way individually with a second-place showing.
• Three Midshipmen are ranked in this week's Intermat's poll: Skidgel (8th at 165), Spencer Carey (19th at 174) and Logan Treaster (20th at 125).
• In 2018-19, Navy went 6-4 (3-3 EIWA). The Midshipmen placed fifth at the EIWA Championships, qualifying five for the NCAA Championships. Of that group, Skidgel (165), also the reigning EIWA champion, Carey (174) and Joshua Roetman (197) return in 2019-20.
• Navy lost three-time NCAA qualifier Nicholas Gil (125) to graduation. Gil, who won at least 20 bouts each of his four seasons, wrapped up his career 12th in Midshipmen history with 107 career wins.
• Navy leads the all-time series with Bucknell, 22-1. Last year, the Midshipmen rolled to a 26-9 victory over the Bison in Lewisburg.
• Bucknell only defeated Navy in 1986, scoring a 19-12 win.
• This is the third-straight season the Bison will face the Midshipmen to ring in the New Year.

A Look Ahead
• The Bison return to Davis Gym to host Harvard (Jan. 18, 2 p.m.) and Brown (Jan. 19, 12 p.m.).

Note for projected lineup: 2019-20 record in parentheses; rankings are Intermat/The Open Mat/FloWrestling; lineup is subject to change

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Players Mentioned

David Campbell

David Campbell

Nate Feyrer

Jaden Fisher

Mitch Hartman

Zach Hartman

Garrett Hoffman

Garrett Hoffman

D.J. Hollingshead

Jacob Hubbard

Kyle Inlander

Matthew Kolonia

Mason McCready

Darren Miller

Drew Phipps

Brandon Seidman