Friday, February 4
Annapolis, Md.
7:30 p.m.
Bucknell University
at
Navy
Photo by: Frank Dimon
Bucknell Wrestling Travels to Navy, Hosts American for Senior Day
2/1/2022 12:25:00 PM | Wrestling
Bucknell (11-3, 6-1 EIWA) vs. Navy (3-5, 1-4 EIWA)
When: Friday, Feb. 4 – 7:30 p.m.
Where: Alumni Hall – Annapolis, Md.
Internet Video: ESPN+
Follow on Twitter: @Bucknell_WRST
NAVY SPECTATOR POLICY:Â As per Department of defense regulations, those who have not been vaccinated must wear a mask at all times when on the USNA grounds. Those who have been vaccinated have the option to wear a mask while outdoors but must wear a mask while indoors.Â
American (1-9, 0-3 EIWA) vs. Bucknell (11-3, 6-1 EIWA)
When: Sunday, Feb. 6 – 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 (15-9)
133: Kurt Phipps (17-7)
141: #26 Darren Miller (8-2)
149: Kolby DePron (20-9)
157: Nick Delp (10-10)
165: #19 Zach Hartman (19-3)
174: Sam Barnes (7-12) OR Nolan Springer (7-14) OR Coy Bastian (2-11)
184: Logan Deacetis (15-12)
197: Mason McCready (13-10)
285: Luke Niemeyer (9-7)
Rankings Intermat (Note: In 2021-22, Intermat extended its rankings to 33 from 20)
Bison Recognize Class of 2022
• Before Sunday's dual with American, the Bison will recognize their six seniors: Zach Hartman, Frank Houser, Noah Levett, Brett Rezendes, Brandon Seidman and Ty Williams.
• Entering this weekend's action, the class of 2022 has combined for 146 victories, including 65 in dual competition.
• Hartman is a two-time All-American, EIWA champion and two-time EIWA runner up. He also currently ranks eighth in Bucknell history with 25 career pins and has gone a sterling 41-6 in duals.
• Levett and Seidman have also represented the Bison at the EIWA Championships, with Seidman joining Hartman on the 2021 podium.Â
• Hartman and Seidman are serving as team captains this year with junior Darren Miller.
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 11-3 (6-1 EIWA) following their 21-12 loss to Army West Point on Jan. 29 and their 17-15 comeback victory over Rider on Jan. 30.
• By starting 10-2, the 2021-22 Bucknell team matched the 1992-93 squad for the best start in program history.
• 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 141 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 14 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): 14th FloWrestling, 17th The Open Mat, 19th Intermat
Darren Miller (141): 26th Intermat
Category Leaders
• Wins: Kolby DePron (20)
• Dual Wins: Kurt Phipps (12)
• EIWA Dual Wins: Kurt Phipps (7)
• 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 Army West Point and Rider
• After falling to Army West Point, 21-12, on Jan. 29, Bucknell scored a 17-15 comeback victory over Rider the next day.
• Against the Broncs, with the Bison trailing by a 15-10 margin entering the final two bouts, Kolby DePron (149) and Nick Delp (157) scored back-to-back victories to propel their team to a comeback win.
• DePron started the late rally with a commanding 15-2 major decision over Bryan Miraglia, during which he clocked an incredible 4:23 of riding time.
• Delp's dual-clinching victory over Alec Bobchin came down to the wire. Trailing 4-2 with less than a minute to go, Delp pulled off an acrobatic escape and then scored a takedown; he ultimately rode out Bobchin for the remaining 30 seconds to erase his opponent's riding time point and emerge a 5-4 victor.
• The Black Knights snapped Bucknell's seven-dual winning streak by taking six of the 10 bouts contested. For the Bison, then No. 17 Zach Hartman dispatched then No. 28 Dalton Harkins by a 6-2 decision at 165 pounds to secure his 15th career victory over a nationally ranked opponent.
• Hartman, who added a 10-1 major decision over Rider's Michael Wilson, and Brandon Seidman (125) both went 2-0 on the weekend. Seidman edged Army West Point's Ryan Chauvin, 3-2, on a last-second takedown and was a decisive 8-2 victor over Rider's Tyler Klinsky.
• DePron scored his team-leading 20th win of the season while Hartman moved to 19-3 (11-1 dual). Kurt Phipps (133), who had his dual winning streak snapped at nine with his loss against Rider, is now 12-2 (7-0 EIWA) in dual competition; Phipps also stands third behind DePron and Hartman in overall victories (17).
Navy at a Glance
• Navy is currently 3-5 (1-4 EIWA) following its 0-3 weekend against Columbia (15-20), No. 11 Cornell (9-34) and Binghamton (16-19).
• At the 2021 EIWA Championships, the Midshipmen took second behind Lehigh with 129 points. Cody Trybus (141) led the way by winning his second-straight EIWA title.
• Nine Midshipmen qualified for the 2021 NCAA Championships, with five advancing to the second day.
• Josh Koderhandt (26th at 133), Andrew Cerniglia (26th at 157), Jake Koser (27th at 197) and Grady Griess (32nd at 285) were ranked in this week's Intermat poll.
• Navy leads the all-time series with Bucknell, 23-1. During the 2019-20 campaign, the Midshipmen edged the Bison, 19-18, in Annapolis, Md.
• Trailing 15-9 through the first six bouts, Navy won three of the next four to emerge victorious over Bucknell. A major decision by John Birchmeier in the heavyweight finale sealed the Midshipmen's comeback victory.
• Bucknell only defeated Navy in 1986, scoring a 19-12 win.
American at a Glance
• American is currently 1-9 (0-3 EIWA) following its 26-16 loss to Drexel on Jan. 30.
• At the 2021 EIWA Championships, their first event of the season, the Eagles placed ninth with 30.5 points.
• By finishing third at the EIWA Championships, Gage Curry (125) and Tim Fitzpatrick (174) each qualified for the 2021 NCAA Championships.
• Bucknell leads the all-time series with American, 22-6-1.
• The Bison and Eagles were scheduled to meet during the abbreviated 2020-21 campaign, but the dual was ultimately canceled.
• During the 2019-20 season, despite splitting five of the 10 bouts with American, Bucknell scored a 26-19 victory. The Bison were powered by three pins, including two by now juniors Darren Miller (133) and Jaden Fisher (157).
A Look Ahead
• Bucknell faces off against Lehigh, which is ranked 14th in this week's NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll, on Saturday, Feb. 12 at 2 p.m.
• The Mountain Hawks will be the Bison's first nationally ranked opponent of the 2021-22 campaign.
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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: Friday, Feb. 4 – 7:30 p.m.
Where: Alumni Hall – Annapolis, Md.
Internet Video: ESPN+
Follow on Twitter: @Bucknell_WRST
NAVY SPECTATOR POLICY:Â As per Department of defense regulations, those who have not been vaccinated must wear a mask at all times when on the USNA grounds. Those who have been vaccinated have the option to wear a mask while outdoors but must wear a mask while indoors.Â
American (1-9, 0-3 EIWA) vs. Bucknell (11-3, 6-1 EIWA)
When: Sunday, Feb. 6 – 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 (15-9)
133: Kurt Phipps (17-7)
141: #26 Darren Miller (8-2)
149: Kolby DePron (20-9)
157: Nick Delp (10-10)
165: #19 Zach Hartman (19-3)
174: Sam Barnes (7-12) OR Nolan Springer (7-14) OR Coy Bastian (2-11)
184: Logan Deacetis (15-12)
197: Mason McCready (13-10)
285: Luke Niemeyer (9-7)
Rankings Intermat (Note: In 2021-22, Intermat extended its rankings to 33 from 20)
Bison Recognize Class of 2022
• Before Sunday's dual with American, the Bison will recognize their six seniors: Zach Hartman, Frank Houser, Noah Levett, Brett Rezendes, Brandon Seidman and Ty Williams.
• Entering this weekend's action, the class of 2022 has combined for 146 victories, including 65 in dual competition.
• Hartman is a two-time All-American, EIWA champion and two-time EIWA runner up. He also currently ranks eighth in Bucknell history with 25 career pins and has gone a sterling 41-6 in duals.
• Levett and Seidman have also represented the Bison at the EIWA Championships, with Seidman joining Hartman on the 2021 podium.Â
• Hartman and Seidman are serving as team captains this year with junior Darren Miller.
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 11-3 (6-1 EIWA) following their 21-12 loss to Army West Point on Jan. 29 and their 17-15 comeback victory over Rider on Jan. 30.
• By starting 10-2, the 2021-22 Bucknell team matched the 1992-93 squad for the best start in program history.
• 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 141 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 14 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): 14th FloWrestling, 17th The Open Mat, 19th Intermat
Darren Miller (141): 26th Intermat
Category Leaders
• Wins: Kolby DePron (20)
• Dual Wins: Kurt Phipps (12)
• EIWA Dual Wins: Kurt Phipps (7)
• 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 Army West Point and Rider
• After falling to Army West Point, 21-12, on Jan. 29, Bucknell scored a 17-15 comeback victory over Rider the next day.
• Against the Broncs, with the Bison trailing by a 15-10 margin entering the final two bouts, Kolby DePron (149) and Nick Delp (157) scored back-to-back victories to propel their team to a comeback win.
• DePron started the late rally with a commanding 15-2 major decision over Bryan Miraglia, during which he clocked an incredible 4:23 of riding time.
• Delp's dual-clinching victory over Alec Bobchin came down to the wire. Trailing 4-2 with less than a minute to go, Delp pulled off an acrobatic escape and then scored a takedown; he ultimately rode out Bobchin for the remaining 30 seconds to erase his opponent's riding time point and emerge a 5-4 victor.
• The Black Knights snapped Bucknell's seven-dual winning streak by taking six of the 10 bouts contested. For the Bison, then No. 17 Zach Hartman dispatched then No. 28 Dalton Harkins by a 6-2 decision at 165 pounds to secure his 15th career victory over a nationally ranked opponent.
• Hartman, who added a 10-1 major decision over Rider's Michael Wilson, and Brandon Seidman (125) both went 2-0 on the weekend. Seidman edged Army West Point's Ryan Chauvin, 3-2, on a last-second takedown and was a decisive 8-2 victor over Rider's Tyler Klinsky.
• DePron scored his team-leading 20th win of the season while Hartman moved to 19-3 (11-1 dual). Kurt Phipps (133), who had his dual winning streak snapped at nine with his loss against Rider, is now 12-2 (7-0 EIWA) in dual competition; Phipps also stands third behind DePron and Hartman in overall victories (17).
Navy at a Glance
• Navy is currently 3-5 (1-4 EIWA) following its 0-3 weekend against Columbia (15-20), No. 11 Cornell (9-34) and Binghamton (16-19).
• At the 2021 EIWA Championships, the Midshipmen took second behind Lehigh with 129 points. Cody Trybus (141) led the way by winning his second-straight EIWA title.
• Nine Midshipmen qualified for the 2021 NCAA Championships, with five advancing to the second day.
• Josh Koderhandt (26th at 133), Andrew Cerniglia (26th at 157), Jake Koser (27th at 197) and Grady Griess (32nd at 285) were ranked in this week's Intermat poll.
• Navy leads the all-time series with Bucknell, 23-1. During the 2019-20 campaign, the Midshipmen edged the Bison, 19-18, in Annapolis, Md.
• Trailing 15-9 through the first six bouts, Navy won three of the next four to emerge victorious over Bucknell. A major decision by John Birchmeier in the heavyweight finale sealed the Midshipmen's comeback victory.
• Bucknell only defeated Navy in 1986, scoring a 19-12 win.
American at a Glance
• American is currently 1-9 (0-3 EIWA) following its 26-16 loss to Drexel on Jan. 30.
• At the 2021 EIWA Championships, their first event of the season, the Eagles placed ninth with 30.5 points.
• By finishing third at the EIWA Championships, Gage Curry (125) and Tim Fitzpatrick (174) each qualified for the 2021 NCAA Championships.
• Bucknell leads the all-time series with American, 22-6-1.
• The Bison and Eagles were scheduled to meet during the abbreviated 2020-21 campaign, but the dual was ultimately canceled.
• During the 2019-20 season, despite splitting five of the 10 bouts with American, Bucknell scored a 26-19 victory. The Bison were powered by three pins, including two by now juniors Darren Miller (133) and Jaden Fisher (157).
A Look Ahead
• Bucknell faces off against Lehigh, which is ranked 14th in this week's NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll, on Saturday, Feb. 12 at 2 p.m.
• The Mountain Hawks will be the Bison's first nationally ranked opponent of the 2021-22 campaign.
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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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149
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184/197
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141
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197
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