Saturday, January 29
Lewisburg, Pa.
2 p.m.
Bucknell University
vs
Army West Point
Photo by: Marc Hagemeier
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Army West Point (0-6, 0-1 EIWA) vs. Bucknell (10-2, 6-0 EIWA)
When: Saturday, Jan. 29 – 2 p.m.
Where: Davis Gym – Lewisburg, Pa.
Internet Video: YouTube
Follow on Twitter: @Bucknell_WRST
Bucknell Spectator Policy: BucknellBison.com
Rider (1-4, 1-3 MAC) vs. Bucknell (10-2, 6-0 EIWA)
When: Sunday, Jan. 30 – 2 p.m.
Where: Davis Gym – Lewisburg, Pa.
Internet Video: YouTube
Follow on Twitter: @Bucknell_WRST
Bucknell Spectator Policy: BucknellBison.com
BUCKNELL SPECTATOR POLICY:  Bison Athletics and the Bucknell wrestling team are pleased to welcome fans back to Davis Gym this season. Please note that Bucknell's spectator policy recently changed, and proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test is now required for entry. CLICK HERE for more details on the updated policy.
Projected Bucknell Lineup
125: Brandon Seidman (13-9) OR Aiden Lewis (12-9)
133: Kurt Phipps (16-6)
141: #20 Darren Miller (8-0)
149: Kolby DePron (19-8)
157: Nick Delp (9-9)
165: #17 Zach Hartman (17-3)
174: Sam Barnes (7-12) OR Nolan Springer (7-12)
184: Logan Deacetis (15-10)
197: Mason McCready (12-9)
285: Luke Niemeyer (8-6)
Rankings Intermat (Note: In 2021-22, Intermat extended its rankings to 33 from 20)
Bucknell at a Glance
• Bucknell was ranked 19th in the first NWCA Division I Mid-Major Wrestling Coaches Poll of the 2021-22 campaign.
• The Bison are currently 10-2 (6-0 EIWA) following their 43-9 rout of Sacred Heart on Jan. 22 and their 23-13 victory at Drexel on Jan. 23.
• By starting 10-2, the 2021-22 Bucknell team matched the 1992-93 squad for the best start in program history. With a win over Army West Point, the Bison will go 11-2 in their first 13 duals for the first time; the 1992-93 team dropped its 13th match and ultimately finished the year 11-3 (4-1 ECWA).
• Last season, Bucknell placed a wrestler on the EIWA podium at all 10 weight classes and qualified two for the NCAA Championships.
• The Bison returned two-time All-American Zach Hartman, who is also the defending EIWA champion at 165 pounds.
• Hartman's sixth-place showing at the 2021 NCAA Championships was the third-highest finish by a Bison. He also became Bucknell's second NCAA semifinalist.
• Hartman is the Bison's fourth EIWA champion. He also twice finished as the EIWA runner-up; in 2019, he became the first Bucknell freshman to take second at the EIWA's premier event.
• In 2020-21, Hartman became the first Bison to be voted as the EIWA Wrestler of the Year by the conference's head coaches and the second to earn the EIWA Coaches' Trophy as the EIWA Championships' Outstanding Wrestler.
• Bucknell also returned Darren Miller, a 2021 NCAA qualifier at 133 pounds. Miller went 4-1 at the 2021 EIWA Championships, battling back through the consolation bracket with four-straight victories to secure the EIWA's final automatic bid.
• The Bison went 0-3 (0-1 EIWA) in duals and finished sixth at the EIWA Championships during their abbreviated 2020-21 campaign.
• Bucknell posted a 10-6 (9-3 EIWA) record in 2019-20 dual action. The Bison reached the double digits in dual victories for the first time since 2016-17; their total of EIWA victories also matched their 2016-17 figure.
• Bucknell's eight returning EIWA placewinners are Hartman (2021, 2020 & 2019), Jaden Fisher (2021 & 2020), Vincent Andreano (2021), Dorian Crosby (2021), Mason McCready (2021), Miller (2021), Kurt Phipps (2021) and Brandon Seidman (2021).
• Hartman, Miller and Seidman are serving as captains in 2021-22. Hartman is in his third season as a captain.
• The Bison's group of 11 newcomers includes four state champions, eight state placewinners and nine team captains. The freshmen hail from five different states: Pennsylvania (6), Massachusetts (2), Illinois, Oklahoma and Wisconsin.
• Head coach Dan Wirnsberger is in his 17th season at the helm of the Bucknell wrestling program. He has scored 140 career victories, good for second in school history; he was also tabbed as the 2015 EIWA6 Coach of the Year after the Bison placed third at the EIWA Championships and qualified four wrestlers for the NCAA Championships.
• Wirnsberger and Bob Ferraro, who led Bucknell to a 169-175-6 record from 1974 to 1997, are the program's only head coaches to reach the 100-win plateau.
• Four wrestlers have started all 12 of the Bison's 2021-22 duals to date: Seidman (125), Phipps (133), Nick Delp (157) and McCready (197). That group includes one senior (Seidman), one junior (McCready) and two sophomores (Phipps & Delp).
Bison in the NCAA Coaches' Panel Rankings
Zach Hartman (165): 14th (1st of 4)
Bison Ranked
Zach Hartman (165): 15th FloWrestling, 17th Intermat and The Open Mat
Darren Miller (141): 20th Intermat
Category Leaders
• Wins: Kolby DePron (19)
• Dual Wins: Kurt Phipps (11)
• EIWA Dual Wins: Kurt Phipps (6)
• Pins: Kolby DePron and Zach Hartman (6)
• Technical Falls: Zach Hartman (3)
• Major Decisions: Kurt Phipps (6)
A Look Back at Bucknell's Duals with Sacred Heart and Drexel
• The 2021-22 Bison matched the 1992-93 team for the best start in program history by defeating Sacred Heart (43-9) and Drexel (23-13) last week. Now 10-2 (6-0 EIWA) on the season, they also stretched their dual winning streak to seven.
• Six wrestlers went 2-0 that weekend: Brandon Seidman (125), Kurt Phipps (133), No. 21 Darren Miller (141), No. 18 Zach Hartman (165), Mason McCready (197) and Luke Niemeyer (285). Of that group, Phipps, Miller and McCready secured bonus points for Bucknell in both of their victories.
• Against the Pioneers, the Bison netted bonus points in all eight of their wins. Notably, they pinned four opponents, with three of their victories by fall coming in a row between 184 and 285 pounds.
• McCready (197), Niemeyer (285), Kolby DePron (149) and Logan Deacetis (184) accounted for Bucknell's pins. In his return to the mat, Miller added a technical fall.
• Against the Dragons, the Bison won six of the final seven bouts to secure their 10th victory of the season. Phipps, Miller and McCready each earned a major decision while Hartman and Nick Delp (157) each topped one of Drexel's returning NCAA qualifiers.
• In the opening bout, Hartman defeated No. 28 Evan Barczak by a 7-1 decision to secure his 14th career victory over a nationally ranked opponent. He has now defeated three nationally ranked foes this season; notably, he edged Barczak, 5-2, in the 2021 EIWA semifinals en route to his title.
• In the final bout, Delp put an exclamation mark on Bucknell's triumph with his overtime decision over Parker Kropman, a 2021 and 2019 NCAA qualifier. Delp defeated Kropman, 13-11, in the first sudden victory period.
• Hartman moved to 17-3 on the season while Phipps scored his 16th victory. Phipps's dual record now stands at an impressive 11-1 (6-0 EIWA).
Army West Point at a Glance
• Army West Point is currently 0-6 (0-1 EIWA) following its 28-10 loss at then No. 11 Cornell on Jan. 15. The Black Knights faced American and Franklin & Marshall in a pair of extra countable matches on Jan. 23; no team scores were kept.
• At the 2021 EIWA Championships, Army West Point finished third with 119.5 points. P.J. Ogunsanya (149) and Ben Pasiuk (174) led the way by winning EIWA titles.
• Ogunsanya, Pasiuk, Markus Hartman (157) and J.T. Brown (197) went on to represent the Black Knights at the 2021 NCAA Championships.
• Ogunsanya (20th at 149), Brown (26th at 197), Dalton Harkins (28th at 165) and Hartman (29th at 157) were ranked in this week's Intermat poll. Harkins would be Zach Hartman's sixth ranked opponent of the season; the Bucknell senior is currently ranked 17th by Intermat.
• Army West Point leads the all-time series with Bucknell, 15-4. During the abbreviated 2020-21 campaign, the Black Knights toppled the Bison, 26-8, in West Point, N.Y.
Rider at a Glance
• Rider is currently 1-4 (1-3 MAC) following its 22-16 loss at Cleveland State on Jan. 21 and its 24-18 setback at Edinboro on Jan. 22.
• The Broncs will host Bloomsburg on Saturday, Jan. 29 before facing off against the Bison in Davis Gym on Sunday, Jan. 30.
• At the 2021 MAC Championships, Rider placed third with 120.5 points. Jesse Dellavecchia earned his second-straight title at 157 pounds while Richie Koehler (133), McKenzie Bell (141) and Ethan Laird (285) all finished as runners-up.
• Dellavecchia, who was one of six Broncs to compete at the 2021 NCAA Championships, became the first Rider wrestler to advance to an NCAA final bout, where he fell to Iowa State's David Carr, 4-0. En route to his career-concluding runner-up showing, he pinned top-seeded Ryan Deakin of Northwestern.
• Quinn Kinner (25th at 141) and George Walton (31st at 184) were ranked in this week's Intermat poll.
• The Broncs lead the all-time series with the Bison, 20-10-1. The teams met every year between 1971 and 1999; they have faced off only twice since: at the 2015 and 2016 Virginia Duals.
• In 2015, then No. 25 Bucknell knocked off then No. 17 Rider, 25-12. The next year, the Bison prevailed over the Broncs, 28-13.
A Look Ahead
• Bucknell faces off against Navy on the road (Feb. 4 at 7:30 p.m.) before returning to Davis Gym to host American (Feb. 6 at 2 p.m.) for Senior Day.
• Before their dual against the Eagles, the Bison will recognize their six seniors: Zach Hartman, Frank Houser, Noah Levett, Brett Rezendes, Brandon Seidman and Ty Williams.
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Returning NCAA All-Americans
Zach Hartman: 2021 at 165 (6th), 2020 at 165 (HM)
Returning NCAA Qualifiers
Zach Hartman: 2021 & 2020 at 165, 2019 at 157
Darren Miller: 2021 at 133
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Returning EIWA Placewinners
Vincent Andreano: 2021 (6th at 174)
Dorian Crosby: 2021 (7th at 285)
Jaden Fisher: 2021 (6th at 157), 2020 (8th at 157)
Zach Hartman: 2021 (1st at 165), 2020 (2nd at 165), 2019 (2nd at 157)
Mason McCready: 2021 (7th at 197)
Darren Miller: 2021 (3rd at 133)
Kurt Phipps: 2021 (7th at 141)
Brandon Seidman: 2021 (6th at 125)
When: Saturday, Jan. 29 – 2 p.m.
Where: Davis Gym – Lewisburg, Pa.
Internet Video: YouTube
Follow on Twitter: @Bucknell_WRST
Bucknell Spectator Policy: BucknellBison.com
Rider (1-4, 1-3 MAC) vs. Bucknell (10-2, 6-0 EIWA)
When: Sunday, Jan. 30 – 2 p.m.
Where: Davis Gym – Lewisburg, Pa.
Internet Video: YouTube
Follow on Twitter: @Bucknell_WRST
Bucknell Spectator Policy: BucknellBison.com
BUCKNELL SPECTATOR POLICY:  Bison Athletics and the Bucknell wrestling team are pleased to welcome fans back to Davis Gym this season. Please note that Bucknell's spectator policy recently changed, and proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test is now required for entry. CLICK HERE for more details on the updated policy.
Projected Bucknell Lineup
125: Brandon Seidman (13-9) OR Aiden Lewis (12-9)
133: Kurt Phipps (16-6)
141: #20 Darren Miller (8-0)
149: Kolby DePron (19-8)
157: Nick Delp (9-9)
165: #17 Zach Hartman (17-3)
174: Sam Barnes (7-12) OR Nolan Springer (7-12)
184: Logan Deacetis (15-10)
197: Mason McCready (12-9)
285: Luke Niemeyer (8-6)
Rankings Intermat (Note: In 2021-22, Intermat extended its rankings to 33 from 20)
Bucknell at a Glance
• Bucknell was ranked 19th in the first NWCA Division I Mid-Major Wrestling Coaches Poll of the 2021-22 campaign.
• The Bison are currently 10-2 (6-0 EIWA) following their 43-9 rout of Sacred Heart on Jan. 22 and their 23-13 victory at Drexel on Jan. 23.
• By starting 10-2, the 2021-22 Bucknell team matched the 1992-93 squad for the best start in program history. With a win over Army West Point, the Bison will go 11-2 in their first 13 duals for the first time; the 1992-93 team dropped its 13th match and ultimately finished the year 11-3 (4-1 ECWA).
• Last season, Bucknell placed a wrestler on the EIWA podium at all 10 weight classes and qualified two for the NCAA Championships.
• The Bison returned two-time All-American Zach Hartman, who is also the defending EIWA champion at 165 pounds.
• Hartman's sixth-place showing at the 2021 NCAA Championships was the third-highest finish by a Bison. He also became Bucknell's second NCAA semifinalist.
• Hartman is the Bison's fourth EIWA champion. He also twice finished as the EIWA runner-up; in 2019, he became the first Bucknell freshman to take second at the EIWA's premier event.
• In 2020-21, Hartman became the first Bison to be voted as the EIWA Wrestler of the Year by the conference's head coaches and the second to earn the EIWA Coaches' Trophy as the EIWA Championships' Outstanding Wrestler.
• Bucknell also returned Darren Miller, a 2021 NCAA qualifier at 133 pounds. Miller went 4-1 at the 2021 EIWA Championships, battling back through the consolation bracket with four-straight victories to secure the EIWA's final automatic bid.
• The Bison went 0-3 (0-1 EIWA) in duals and finished sixth at the EIWA Championships during their abbreviated 2020-21 campaign.
• Bucknell posted a 10-6 (9-3 EIWA) record in 2019-20 dual action. The Bison reached the double digits in dual victories for the first time since 2016-17; their total of EIWA victories also matched their 2016-17 figure.
• Bucknell's eight returning EIWA placewinners are Hartman (2021, 2020 & 2019), Jaden Fisher (2021 & 2020), Vincent Andreano (2021), Dorian Crosby (2021), Mason McCready (2021), Miller (2021), Kurt Phipps (2021) and Brandon Seidman (2021).
• Hartman, Miller and Seidman are serving as captains in 2021-22. Hartman is in his third season as a captain.
• The Bison's group of 11 newcomers includes four state champions, eight state placewinners and nine team captains. The freshmen hail from five different states: Pennsylvania (6), Massachusetts (2), Illinois, Oklahoma and Wisconsin.
• Head coach Dan Wirnsberger is in his 17th season at the helm of the Bucknell wrestling program. He has scored 140 career victories, good for second in school history; he was also tabbed as the 2015 EIWA6 Coach of the Year after the Bison placed third at the EIWA Championships and qualified four wrestlers for the NCAA Championships.
• Wirnsberger and Bob Ferraro, who led Bucknell to a 169-175-6 record from 1974 to 1997, are the program's only head coaches to reach the 100-win plateau.
• Four wrestlers have started all 12 of the Bison's 2021-22 duals to date: Seidman (125), Phipps (133), Nick Delp (157) and McCready (197). That group includes one senior (Seidman), one junior (McCready) and two sophomores (Phipps & Delp).
Bison in the NCAA Coaches' Panel Rankings
Zach Hartman (165): 14th (1st of 4)
Bison Ranked
Zach Hartman (165): 15th FloWrestling, 17th Intermat and The Open Mat
Darren Miller (141): 20th Intermat
Category Leaders
• Wins: Kolby DePron (19)
• Dual Wins: Kurt Phipps (11)
• EIWA Dual Wins: Kurt Phipps (6)
• Pins: Kolby DePron and Zach Hartman (6)
• Technical Falls: Zach Hartman (3)
• Major Decisions: Kurt Phipps (6)
A Look Back at Bucknell's Duals with Sacred Heart and Drexel
• The 2021-22 Bison matched the 1992-93 team for the best start in program history by defeating Sacred Heart (43-9) and Drexel (23-13) last week. Now 10-2 (6-0 EIWA) on the season, they also stretched their dual winning streak to seven.
• Six wrestlers went 2-0 that weekend: Brandon Seidman (125), Kurt Phipps (133), No. 21 Darren Miller (141), No. 18 Zach Hartman (165), Mason McCready (197) and Luke Niemeyer (285). Of that group, Phipps, Miller and McCready secured bonus points for Bucknell in both of their victories.
• Against the Pioneers, the Bison netted bonus points in all eight of their wins. Notably, they pinned four opponents, with three of their victories by fall coming in a row between 184 and 285 pounds.
• McCready (197), Niemeyer (285), Kolby DePron (149) and Logan Deacetis (184) accounted for Bucknell's pins. In his return to the mat, Miller added a technical fall.
• Against the Dragons, the Bison won six of the final seven bouts to secure their 10th victory of the season. Phipps, Miller and McCready each earned a major decision while Hartman and Nick Delp (157) each topped one of Drexel's returning NCAA qualifiers.
• In the opening bout, Hartman defeated No. 28 Evan Barczak by a 7-1 decision to secure his 14th career victory over a nationally ranked opponent. He has now defeated three nationally ranked foes this season; notably, he edged Barczak, 5-2, in the 2021 EIWA semifinals en route to his title.
• In the final bout, Delp put an exclamation mark on Bucknell's triumph with his overtime decision over Parker Kropman, a 2021 and 2019 NCAA qualifier. Delp defeated Kropman, 13-11, in the first sudden victory period.
• Hartman moved to 17-3 on the season while Phipps scored his 16th victory. Phipps's dual record now stands at an impressive 11-1 (6-0 EIWA).
Army West Point at a Glance
• Army West Point is currently 0-6 (0-1 EIWA) following its 28-10 loss at then No. 11 Cornell on Jan. 15. The Black Knights faced American and Franklin & Marshall in a pair of extra countable matches on Jan. 23; no team scores were kept.
• At the 2021 EIWA Championships, Army West Point finished third with 119.5 points. P.J. Ogunsanya (149) and Ben Pasiuk (174) led the way by winning EIWA titles.
• Ogunsanya, Pasiuk, Markus Hartman (157) and J.T. Brown (197) went on to represent the Black Knights at the 2021 NCAA Championships.
• Ogunsanya (20th at 149), Brown (26th at 197), Dalton Harkins (28th at 165) and Hartman (29th at 157) were ranked in this week's Intermat poll. Harkins would be Zach Hartman's sixth ranked opponent of the season; the Bucknell senior is currently ranked 17th by Intermat.
• Army West Point leads the all-time series with Bucknell, 15-4. During the abbreviated 2020-21 campaign, the Black Knights toppled the Bison, 26-8, in West Point, N.Y.
Rider at a Glance
• Rider is currently 1-4 (1-3 MAC) following its 22-16 loss at Cleveland State on Jan. 21 and its 24-18 setback at Edinboro on Jan. 22.
• The Broncs will host Bloomsburg on Saturday, Jan. 29 before facing off against the Bison in Davis Gym on Sunday, Jan. 30.
• At the 2021 MAC Championships, Rider placed third with 120.5 points. Jesse Dellavecchia earned his second-straight title at 157 pounds while Richie Koehler (133), McKenzie Bell (141) and Ethan Laird (285) all finished as runners-up.
• Dellavecchia, who was one of six Broncs to compete at the 2021 NCAA Championships, became the first Rider wrestler to advance to an NCAA final bout, where he fell to Iowa State's David Carr, 4-0. En route to his career-concluding runner-up showing, he pinned top-seeded Ryan Deakin of Northwestern.
• Quinn Kinner (25th at 141) and George Walton (31st at 184) were ranked in this week's Intermat poll.
• The Broncs lead the all-time series with the Bison, 20-10-1. The teams met every year between 1971 and 1999; they have faced off only twice since: at the 2015 and 2016 Virginia Duals.
• In 2015, then No. 25 Bucknell knocked off then No. 17 Rider, 25-12. The next year, the Bison prevailed over the Broncs, 28-13.
A Look Ahead
• Bucknell faces off against Navy on the road (Feb. 4 at 7:30 p.m.) before returning to Davis Gym to host American (Feb. 6 at 2 p.m.) for Senior Day.
• Before their dual against the Eagles, the Bison will recognize their six seniors: Zach Hartman, Frank Houser, Noah Levett, Brett Rezendes, Brandon Seidman and Ty Williams.
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Returning NCAA All-Americans
Zach Hartman: 2021 at 165 (6th), 2020 at 165 (HM)
Returning NCAA Qualifiers
Zach Hartman: 2021 & 2020 at 165, 2019 at 157
Darren Miller: 2021 at 133
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Returning EIWA Placewinners
Vincent Andreano: 2021 (6th at 174)
Dorian Crosby: 2021 (7th at 285)
Jaden Fisher: 2021 (6th at 157), 2020 (8th at 157)
Zach Hartman: 2021 (1st at 165), 2020 (2nd at 165), 2019 (2nd at 157)
Mason McCready: 2021 (7th at 197)
Darren Miller: 2021 (3rd at 133)
Kurt Phipps: 2021 (7th at 141)
Brandon Seidman: 2021 (6th at 125)
Players Mentioned
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184
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157
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157/165
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165
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149
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125
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184/197
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141
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197
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125
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