Bucknell's Hartman, Phipps Place at MatMen Open

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. – Bucknell's Zach Hartman (165) and Kurt Phipps (133) earned a spot on the podium at the MatMen Open, which concluded on Thursday at the NOW Arena.

Hartman, ranked 15th by Intermat, placed fifth while Phipps claimed eighth. In addition, Hartman, Phipps and Nick Delp (157) each scored at least one win over a nationally ranked opponent during the two-day tournament.

Phipps's 9-4 decision over No. 13 Michael Colaiocco (Penn) was his first career victory over a top-20 grappler while Delp's 9-4 decision over No. 29 Robert Kanniard (Rutgers) was his first career win over a nationally ranked foe. Colaiocco, a 2020 All-American at 125 pounds, was ranked as high as No. 1 in the country at 126 pounds by FloWrestling and The Open Mat during his high-school days.

Hartman twice defeated No. 29 Lucas Revano (Penn), with their meetings coming in the quarterfinals and fifth-place bout. The senior, a two-time All-American, now owns 13 career victories over nationally ranked wrestlers.

Six of the nine Bison who made the trip to Illinois advanced to the MatMen Open's second day. All four of the Bison who fell in the second consolation round of eight were edged by two points or fewer, with Brandon Seidman (125) ceding a 2-0 decision to No. 26 Gage Curry (Pitt), Kolby DePron (149) a 7-6 decision to Al DeSantis (Rutgers), Logan Deacetis (184) an 8-7 decision to No. 19 Zac Braunagel (Illinois) and Mason McCready (197) a 3-1 decision to Cody Baldridge (North Central College).

Six different Bison—Phipps, DePron, Hartman, Deacetis, McCready and Noah Levett (141)—garnered bonus points. Levett, DePron and McCready pinned an opponent while Phipps and Deacetis registered technical falls. Hartman added a major decision while Dylan Chappell (133), who competed unattached, logged a technical fall

Bucknell finished 13th in a 21-team field with 35 points. No. 21 Pitt, Penn and No. 15 Wisconsin were the top-three teams.

The Bison next resume dual action by facing off against Hofstra (12 p.m.) and LIU (3:30 p.m.) on Jan. 8 in Brookville, N.Y. These will be their first EIWA duals of the 2021-22 campaign.

125: Brandon Seidman (2-2)
Round of 32: L, dec. to Drew West (Northern Illinois) 1-4
Consolation Round of 16: W, dec. over Gio Diaz (Franklin & Marshall) 2-1
Consolation Round of 8 #1: W, dec. over Kyle Gollhofer (Northern Iowa) 4-3
Consolation Round of 8 #2: L, dec. to #26 Gage Curry (Pitt) 0-2

133: Kurt Phipps (3-3, 8th Place)
Round of 32: W, tech fall over Nathaniel Genobana (Northern Illinois) 16-0 (3:41)
Round of 16: L, dec. to Cole Rhone (Bloomsburg) 3-5
Consolation Round of 16: W, dec. over Sean Pierson (Princeton) 5-3
Consolation Round of 8 #1: W, dec. over Dylan Chappell (Bucknell) 5-2*
Consolation Round of 8 #2: W, dec. over #13 Michael Colaiocco (Penn) 9-4
Consolation Quarterfinals: L, dec. to Julian Farber (Northern Iowa) 1-5
Seventh Place: L, dec. to Jack Wagner (Northern Iowa) 4-8

133-Unattached: Dylan Chappell (2-1)
Round of 32: W, dec. over Dillon Murphy (Harvard) 10-3
Round of 16: L, tech fall to #7 Lucas Byrd (Illinois) 2-19 (6:26)
Consolation Round of 16: W, forfeit over Pat Phillips (Franklin & Marshall)
Consolation Round of 8 #1: L, dec. to Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) 2-5*

141: Noah Levett (1-2)
Round of 32: W, dec. over Garrett Moll (Northern Iowa) 7-2
Round of 16: L, dec. to #24 Cole Matthews (Pitt) 0-7
Consolation Round of 16: W, fall over Datrelle Kozeluh (Unrostered) 1:43^
Consolation Round of 8 #1: L, dec. to Wil Gil (Franklin & Marshall) 10-13

149: Kolby DePron (1-2)
Round of 16: W, fall over Adam Allard (Northern Iowa) 4:16
Quarterfinals: L, dec. to Tony White (Rutgers) 1-5
Consolation Round of 8 #2: L, dec. to Al DeSantis (Rutgers) 6-7

157: Nick Delp (1-2)
Round of 32: L, dec. to Tyler Badgett (Pitt) 0-2
Consolation Round of 16: W, dec. over #29 Robert Kanniard (Rutgers) 9-4
Consolation Round of 8 #1: L, dec. to Anthony Gibson (Northern Illinois) 2-7

165: #15 Zach Hartman (3-2, 5th Place)
Round of 16: W, maj. dec. over Andrew Clark (Rutgers) 10-0
Quarterfinals: W, dec. over #29 Lucas Revano (Penn) 4-3
Semifinals: L, fall to #17 Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) 5:51
Consolation Semifinals: L, dec. to #18 Izzak Olejnik (Northern Illinois) 3-7
Fifth Place: W, dec. over #29 Lucas Revano (Penn) 7-0

184: Logan Deacetis (1-2)
Round of 16: L, dec. to #31 Gregg Harvey (Pitt) 0-7
Consolation Round of 8 #1: W, tech fall over Devonjae Hudson (Northern Illinois) 15-0 (4:41)
Consolation Round of 8 #2: L, dec. to #19 Zac Braunagel (Illinois) 7-8

197: Mason McCready (3-2)
Round of 32: W, dec. over Matthew Zuber (Northern Illinois) 5-0
Round of 16: L, maj. dec. to #26 Braxton Amos (Wisconsin) 3-11
Consolation Round of 16: W, fall over Brandon Hoselton (Campbell) 5:44
Consolation Round of 8 #1: W, dec. over Aidan Conner (Princeton) 3-1
Consolation Round of 8 #2: L, dec. to Cody Baldridge (North Central College) 1-3

Note: Rankings Intermat

* Bouts between teammates count toward neither wrestler's record
^ Bouts against unrostered opponents do not count towards a collegiate wrestler's record

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Players Mentioned

Dylan Chappell

Logan Deacetis

Nick Delp

Kolby DePron

Zach Hartman

Noah Levett

Mason McCready

Kurt Phipps

Brandon Seidman