Bucknell University Athletics
Five Bucknell Wrestlers Earn EIWA Academic Achievement Awards
4/5/2022 9:40:00 AM | Wrestling
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Five Bucknell wrestlers captured EIWA Academic Achievement Awards for their performance on the mat and in the classroom during the 2021-22 season.
Headlining the honorees was four-time NCAA qualifier and four-time EIWA placewinner Zach Hartman. The senior captain, a two-time All-American, became the first Bison to earn this award all four of his campaigns in Lewisburg.
Hartman was joined on the 2022 EIWA All-Academic squad by fellow senior captain Brandon Seidman, junior Sam Barnes and sophomores Nick Delp and Kurt Phipps. Seidman and Phipps each received his second EIWA Academic Achievement Award while Barnes and Delp both made this prestigious team for the first time.
Of Bucknell's five EIWA All-Academic team members, three placed at this year's EIWA Championships. Hartman secured his fourth-straight podium finish by placing third at 165 pounds while Seidman (125) and Delp (157) each took seventh in his respective weight class. Seidman became a two-time EIWA placewinner while Delp made the podium in his first appearance at the EIWA's premier event.
To be eligible for this award, wrestlers must have achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.20 and participated in the EIWA Championships or posted a cumulative GPA of 3.00 and qualified for the NCAA Championships.
The following are the Bucknell wrestling team's 2022 EIWA All-Academic team members:
Sam Barnes, Jr., Mechanical Engineering
Nick Delp, So., Undeclared
Zach Hartman, Sr., Biology
Kurt Phipps, So., Civil Engineering/Management for Engineers
Brandon Seidman, Sr., Sociology
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