Bucknell Wrestling Places Fourth at Navy Classic

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Bolstered by placing seven on the podium, the Bucknell wrestling team finished fourth at the Navy Classic on Saturday at the Wesley Brown Field House.

Zach Hartman led the way, winning the 165-pound title behind a 5-0 record. He registered bonus points for the Bison in all five of his victories, logging three pins, one technical fall and one major decision.

Darren Miller (141) and Jaden Fisher (174) were Bucknell's runners-up. Kolby DePron (149) placed third at his third-straight tournament while Kurt Phipps (133) and Logan Deacetis (184) each took fourth.

Brandon Seidman (125) rounded out the Bison's placewinners, claiming sixth.

With 115.5 points, Bucknell finished behind only Michigan State (129), Ohio (125.5) and host Navy (122) in the strong 12-team field. The Bison topped No. 18 Rutgers, EIWA program American and fellow Pennsylvania schools Bloomsburg, Edinboro and Lock Haven.

Hartman moved to 8-0 on the young season, with an impressive half of his wins coming by fall. Dating back to the abbreviated 2020-21 campaign, the two-time All-American has gone 20-3, with all three of his losses coming at the NCAA Championships.

Miller went 3-0 on the day with a pair of major decisions by shutout; he ultimately did not compete in the finals against Navy's Tyler Hunt to finish second. Fisher posted a 3-1 record with two pins; in the finals, he ceded a 12-6 decision to Ohio's Sal Perrine.

DePron continued his strong start to his collegiate career, posting a 3-1 record en route to his third-place showing. He improved to 12-3 on the season; his 12 victories leads Bucknell, and he previously took third at Nov. 7's Clarion Open and Nov. 14's Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open.

In their fourth-place efforts, Phipps recorded a pin while Deacetis logged two and also doubled up the No. 4 seed in the round of 16. Seidman registered one of the Bison's two technical falls on the day.

Overall, Bucknell logged 11 pins and six major decisions.

The Bison next host Michigan State for their home opener on Friday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m.

125: Calvin Dalton (2-2)
Round of 16: W, dec. over Grant Treaster (Navy), 7-3
Quarterfinals: L, fall to Luke Werner (Lock Haven), 0:27
Consolation Round of 8 #2: W, dec. over Logan Jaquay (Edinboro), 8-5
Consolation Round of 4: L, dec. to Julian Saldana (Michigan State), 1-3 (SV-1)

125: Aiden Lewis (0-2)
Round of 16: L, fall to Julian Saldana (Michigan State), 5:49
Consolation Round of 8 #1: L, fall to Max Leete (American), 4:11

125: Brandon Seidman (3-3, 6th Place)
Round of 16: W, tech fall over Malik Hardy (The Citadel), 16-0 (3:00)
Quarterfinals: L, dec. to #31 Jake Ferri (Kent State), 2-4
Consolation Round of 8 #2: W, dec. over Max Leete (American), 4-2
Consolation Round of 4: W, dec. over Dayton DelViscio (Navy), 10-5
Consolation Semifinals: L, dec. to Oscar Sanchez (Ohio), 3-5
Fifth Place: L, dec. to Andy Fallon (American), 3-4

133: Kurt Phipps (3-2, 4th Place)
Round of 16: W, dec. over Michael Cassidy (Bloomsburg), 3-0
Quarterfinals: W, fall over Clayton Bashor (Edinboro), 2:17
Semifinals: L, dec. to Josh Koderhandt (Navy), 4-6 (SV-1)
Consolation Semifinals: W, dec. over Giovanni DiSabato (Ohio) 1-0
Third Place: L, dec. to Brendon Fenton (Kent State), 3-4

141: Chris Lanciano (2-2)
Round of 32: L, maj. dec. to Gabe Willochell (Edinboro), 1-13
Consolation Round of 16: W, maj. dec. over Jackie Gold (Edinboro), 8-0
Consolation Round of 8 #1: W, dec. over Freddy Junko (Virginia Military Institute), 4-3
Consolation Round of 8 #2: L, dec. to Jordan Hamdan (Michigan State), 4-6

141: #25 Darren Miller (3-0, 2nd Place)
Round of 16: W, maj. dec. over River Curtis (Navy), 8-0
Quarterfinals: W, maj. dec. over Michael Cetta (Rutgers), 10-0
Semifinals: W, dec. over Louis Newell (Kent State), 5-3
Finals: L, med. forfeit to Tyler Hunt (Navy)*

149: Kolby DePron (3-1, 3rd Place)
Round of 16: W, fall over Jacob Pail (Edinboro), 3:22
Quarterfinals: W, dec. over Eddie Homrock (Michigan State), 5-3
Semifinals: L, fall to Peyton Omania (Michigan State), 2:22
Consolation Semifinals: W, dec. over Patrick Ryan (American), 7-6
Third Place: W, no contest over #30 Alec Hagan (Ohio)*

157: Nick Delp (1-2)
Round of 16: L, dec. to A.J. Tamburrino (Navy), 1-3 (SV-1)
Consolation Round of 8 #1: W, fall over Alex Carida (Bloomsburg), 1:35
Consolation Round of 8: #2 L, dec. to Enrique Munguia (Kent State), 4-11

165: #9 Zach Hartman (5-0, 1st Place)
Round of 32: W, fall over Ashton Eyler (Lock Haven), 4:23
Round of 16: W, fall over Mason Karpinski (Kent State), 1:34
Quarterfinals: W, maj. dec. over Tim Fitzpatrick (American), 16-5
Semifinals: W, fall over Colt Yinger (Ohio), 2:17
Finals: W, tech. fall over Selwyn Porter (The Citadel), 16-1 (6:29)

174: Matt Kidwell (1-2)
Round of 16: L, maj. dec. to Michael Ferree (Kent State), 3-11
Consolation Round of 16 #2: W, dec. over Mike Caniglia (Kent State), 4-1
Consolation Round of 16 #1: L, maj. dec. to Nathan Jimenez (Michigan State), 4-12

174: Jaden Fisher (3-1, 2nd Place)
Round of 16: W, dec. over James Limongi (Kent State), 8-7
Quarterfinals: W, fall over Cole Burke (The Citadel), 4:20
Semifinals: W, fall over Colin Shannon (American), 4:08
Finals: L, dec. to Sal Perrine (Ohio), 6-12

174: Nolan Springer (2-2)
Round of 32: W, maj. dec. over Joey Arnold (Edinboro), 8-0
Round of 16: L, maj. dec. to Sal Perrine (Ohio), 7-20
Consolation Round of 8 #1: W, fall over Tanner Culver (Bloomsburg), 4:25
Consolation Round of 8 #2: L, maj. dec. to Cael Crebs (Navy), 4-15

184: Logan Deacetis (4-2, 4th Place)
Round of 16: W, dec. over Zayne Lehman (Ohio), 10-5
Quarterfinals: L, dec. to Ethan Ducca (Edinboro), 4-7
Consolation Round of 8 #2: W, fall over Will Rogers (The Citadel), 2:01
Consolation Round of 4: W, maj. dec. over Max Gourley (Virginia Military Institute), 10-1
Consolation Semifinals: W, fall over Zach Brown (Virginia Military Institute), 2:09
Third Place: L, dec. to Ethan Ducca (Edinboro), 3-8

197: Mason McCready (2-2)
Round of 16: L, dec. over #22 Jacob Koser (Navy), 0-2
Consolation Round of 8 #1: W, dec. over Will Jarrell (American), 7-2
Consolation Round of 8 #2: W, med. forfeit over Tanner Clark (Kent State), 6:49*
Consolation Round of 4: L, maj. dec. to Jordan Greer (Ohio), 0-10

285: Luke Niemeyer (1-2)
Round of 16: L, fall to Jordan Earnest (Ohio), 2:01
Consolation Round of 8 #1: W, dec. over Isaac Dolph (Virginia Military Institute), 5-3
Consolation Round of 8 #2: L, maj. dec. to Shane Noonan (Bloomsburg), 3-13

285: Max Harar (0-2)
Round of 16: L, dec. to Shane Noonan (Bloomsburg), 3-4
Consolation Round of 8 #1: L, fall to Isaac Righter (American), 2:25

Note: Rankings Intermat
* Medical Forfeits count towards the winning wrestler's record. They do not count against the losing wrestler's record. No contests count toward neither wrestler's record.

Bucknell Wrestling Places Fourth at Navy Classic

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Players Mentioned

Calvin Dalton

Logan Deacetis

Nick Delp

Kolby DePron

Jaden Fisher

Max Harar

Zach Hartman

Matt Kidwell

Chris Lanciano

Aiden Lewis

Mason McCready

Darren Miller

Luke Niemeyer

Kurt Phipps

Brandon Seidman

Nolan Springer