Thursday, March 16
Tulsa, Okla.
Bucknell University
at
NCAA Championships
Photo by: Jack Imburgia
Three Bucknell Wrestlers Take National Stage at NCAA Championships
3/15/2023 12:43:00 PM | Wrestling
2023 NCAA Championships
When:Â Thursday, March 16 to Saturday, March 18
Where: The BOK Center – Tulsa, Okla.
Event Website:Â NCAA.com
Live Results:Â TrackWrestling
Television/Online Video:Â ESPN Family of Networks (Full schedule below)
Follow on Twitter:Â @Bucknell_WRST
Media Notes:Â BucknellBison.com
About the NCAA Championships
• NCAA wrestling's premier event will be held Thursday, March 16 to Saturday, March 18 at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla.
• Kurt Phipps (133), Dylan Chappell (149) and Dorian Crosby (285) are set to represent Bucknell at the 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championships this week. All three wrestlers will be competing at the NCAA Championships for the first time in their careers.
• All three Bucknell wrestlers competing at this year's championships are Pennsylvania natives, and none are seniors.
• Phipps, a junior, is seeded 25th in the 133-pound bracket. He was one of 47 wrestlers to receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships. Chappell, a sophomore, is seeded 29th at 149 pounds and was an automatic qualifier after finishing second at the EIWA Championships. Crosby, a junior and also an automatic qualifier, is seeded 28th in the 285-pound bracket.
ESPN to Air the NCAA Championships
• For the eighth-straight year, ESPN will air the entire NCAA Championships on its family of networks.
• The night sessions, which includes Thursday's second round, Friday's semifinals and Saturday's finals, will air on ESPN.
• ESPNU will carry the earlier sessions on all three days. During every session but the finals, ESPN+ will stream every single mat and match, allowing fans to follow any wrestler and/or school.
2023 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Schedule        Â
Date       Time (ET)    Session                               Network     ESPN3 Mat Feed
March 16  12 p.m.    First Round (Session 1)        ESPNU     Eight Mats
March 16  7 p.m.      Second Round (Session 2)    ESPN        Eight Mats
March 17  12 p.m.    Quarterfinals (Session 3)     ESPNU      Eight Mat
March 17  8 p.m.       Semifinals (Session 4)          ESPN       Eight Mats
March 18  11 a.m.     Medal Round (Session 5)    ESPN        Four Mats
March 18  7 p.m.       Finals (Session 6)               ESPN        --------------
Bucknell's NCAA Championships History
• Since the Bucknell wrestling program was reinstated ahead of the 2006-07 season, thanks in large part to a generous donation from Bill Graham '62, 23 different wrestlers have combined to earn 48 NCAA berths and five All-America certificates.
• This year, Bucknell's three NCAA qualifiers are the most the program has had since 2017.
• Since the program was revived, five Bison have qualified for four NCAA Championships: David Marble (133, 2007-10), Andy Rendos (165, 2007-10), Joe Stolfi (285, 2013-16), current volunteer assistant coach Tyler Smith (141, 2015-18) and Zach Hartman (157/165, 2019-22).
• At last year's NCAA Championships, Hartman went 2-2 and ended his stay in the first consolation round of 8. 12th-seeded Hartman earned wins in the first round and in the second consolation round of 16.
Bucknell's Wrestlers Against First-Round Opponent
• Kurt Phipps will face Minnesota's eighth-seeded Aaron Nagao in the first round. Nagao defeated Phipps earlier this year by a 10-3 decision at the Southern Scuffle on Jan. 2. He's currently ranked No. 5 in the country by Intermat.
• Nagao, a redshirt freshman, finished second at the Big Ten Championships and is 18-4 on the season. This will be his first appearance at the NCAA Championships. Note: Phipps' original first-round opponent changed after a higher seed was removed from the tournament.
• The winner between Phipps and Nagao will face the winner of ninth-seeded Micky Phillippi of Pitt and Wyatt Henson of Oklahoma.
• Dylan Chappell will challenge fourth-seeded Caleb Henson of Virginia Tech in the first round. It will be the first meeting between the two wrestlers.
• Henson, a freshman, is ranked No. 8 in the country by Intermat and captured an ACC title. He's 21-3 on the season. Note: Chappell's original first-round opponent changed after a higher seed was removed from the tournament.
• The winner between Chappell and Henson will face the winner of 13th-seeded Kellyn March of North Dakota State and 20th-seeded Graham Rooks of Indiana.
• Dorian Crosby will take on Arizona State's fifth-seeded Cohlton Schultz in the first round. It will be the first-ever meeting between the two.
• Schultz is ranked No. 4 in the country by Intermat and enters the tournament with a 20-2 record. The redshirt sophomore is a two-time heavyweight title winner in the Pac-12 and finished runner-up at last year's NCAA Championships.
• The winner between Crosby and Schultz will challenge either 12th-seeded Colton McKiernan of SIUE or 21st-seeded Nathan Taylor of Lehigh.
Bucknell's Wrestlers Against the Field
• In 2022-23, Kurt Phipps faced 12 of the 33 wrestlers in the NCAA Championships' 133-pound bracket, going 8-8 against those opponents. He was 8-3 against seeds 20-33.
• Throughout his career, Phipps is 11-11 against wrestlers in this year's 133-pound bracket.
• Dylan Chappell went 1-1 against wrestlers in the 149-pound bracket, both of which were his two most recent opponents during the 2023 EIWA Championships. The sophomore only began wrestling at the weight class in late January. Chappell won 8-4 over Penn's 11th-seeded Doug Zapf and lost by major decision to top-seeded Yianni Diakomihalis of Cornell in the EIWA title bout.
• Dorian Crosby faced seven wrestlers from the 285-pound bracket during the 2022-23 season and went 2-6 in those matchups. He's 3-7 all-time against this year's 285-pound qualifiers.
• This year, Crosby defeated 15th-seeded Grady Griess from Navy and 29th-seeded Jaron Smith from Maryland.
NCAA Qualifiers from the EIWA Championships
• The EIWA had 45 automatic qualifiers for the 2023 NCAA Championships, up from 42 last year and ranking behind the Big Ten (88) and the Big 12 (65).
• Additionally, the EIWA had 10 of the 47 at-large selections, including Bucknell's Kurt Phipps.
• Kurt Phipps (133): 29th
• Darren Miller (141): 30th
• Dylan Chappell (149): 31st
• Dorian Crosby (285): 28th
Bison in the NCAA Ratings Percentage Index
• Kurt Phipps (133): 19thÂ
• Darren Miller (141): 27th
• Dorian Crosby (285): 30th
Bison in the Latest National Rankings
• Kurt Phipps (133): 33rd by Intermat, HM by FloWrestling,Â
• Darren Miller (141): 26th by Intermat, HM by FloWrestling
• Dylan Chappell (149): 30th by Intermat, HM by FloWrestling
• Dorian Crosby (285): 29th by Intermat, HM by FloWrestling
Bison Category Leaders
• Wins: Kurt Phipps (31)
• Dual Wins: Kurt Phipps (12)
• EIWA Dual Wins: Kurt Phipps (9)
• Pins: Mikey Bartush (7)
• Technical Falls: Nine tied (1)
• Major Decisions: Dylan Chappell and Dorian Crosby (5)
Bucknell at the 2023Â EIWA Championships
• In 2023, Bucknell placed five on the podium at the EIWA Championships.
• Dylan Chappell (149) placed second, Nick Delp (157) placed fifth, Dorian Crosby (285) placed sixth, Darren Miller (141) placed sixth, and Kurt Phipps (133) placed seventh. It was the 10th time since 2000 that Bucknell has had five or more placewinners.
• Chappell became the first Bison to register a runner-up finish at 149 pounds since current assistant coach Kevin LeValley won the weight class in 2011.
• Two Bison, Miller and Chappell reached the semifinal round this year, while Delp collected the most wins by going 4-2.
• As a team, the Bison finished 9th with 54 points at the 2023 EIWA Championships.
Bucknell at a Glance
• Bucknell went 6-9 (4-6 EIWA) in dual action during the 2022-23 season against a challenging schedule that featured three teams ranked in the preseason top 25.
• Senior Darren Miller, senior Mason McCready, senior Sam Barnes, junior Kurt Phipps and sophomore Dylan Chappell are serving as team captains this season.
• The Bison went 13-2 in duals at the 141-pound weight class and 12-3 at 133 pounds. They also added an 11-4 mark at 285 pounds.
• The Bison went 12-6 (7-3 EIWA) during the 2021-22 season. Bucknell placed four at the 2022 EIWA Championships, two of which (Miller and Nick Delp) returned for the 2022-23 season.
• Bucknell welcomed nine newcomers to the team this season after losing six to graduation in the spring. Notably, the Bison lost All-American and four-time NCAA qualifier Zach Hartman (165).
• Head coach Dan Wirnsberger is in his 18th season at the helm of the Bucknell wrestling program. He's scored 148 career victories, good for second in school history; he was also tabbed as the 2015 EIWA Coach of the Year after the Bison placed third at the EIWA Championships and qualified four wrestlers for the NCAA Championships.
• Under Wirnsberger's direction, Bison wrestlers have qualified for the NCAA Championships 48 times.
• 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.
When:Â Thursday, March 16 to Saturday, March 18
Where: The BOK Center – Tulsa, Okla.
Event Website:Â NCAA.com
Live Results:Â TrackWrestling
Television/Online Video:Â ESPN Family of Networks (Full schedule below)
Follow on Twitter:Â @Bucknell_WRST
Media Notes:Â BucknellBison.com
About the NCAA Championships
• NCAA wrestling's premier event will be held Thursday, March 16 to Saturday, March 18 at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla.
• Kurt Phipps (133), Dylan Chappell (149) and Dorian Crosby (285) are set to represent Bucknell at the 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championships this week. All three wrestlers will be competing at the NCAA Championships for the first time in their careers.
• All three Bucknell wrestlers competing at this year's championships are Pennsylvania natives, and none are seniors.
• Phipps, a junior, is seeded 25th in the 133-pound bracket. He was one of 47 wrestlers to receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships. Chappell, a sophomore, is seeded 29th at 149 pounds and was an automatic qualifier after finishing second at the EIWA Championships. Crosby, a junior and also an automatic qualifier, is seeded 28th in the 285-pound bracket.
ESPN to Air the NCAA Championships
• For the eighth-straight year, ESPN will air the entire NCAA Championships on its family of networks.
• The night sessions, which includes Thursday's second round, Friday's semifinals and Saturday's finals, will air on ESPN.
• ESPNU will carry the earlier sessions on all three days. During every session but the finals, ESPN+ will stream every single mat and match, allowing fans to follow any wrestler and/or school.
2023 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Schedule        Â
Date       Time (ET)    Session                               Network     ESPN3 Mat Feed
March 16  12 p.m.    First Round (Session 1)        ESPNU     Eight Mats
March 16  7 p.m.      Second Round (Session 2)    ESPN        Eight Mats
March 17  12 p.m.    Quarterfinals (Session 3)     ESPNU      Eight Mat
March 17  8 p.m.       Semifinals (Session 4)          ESPN       Eight Mats
March 18  11 a.m.     Medal Round (Session 5)    ESPN        Four Mats
March 18  7 p.m.       Finals (Session 6)               ESPN        --------------
Bucknell's NCAA Championships History
• Since the Bucknell wrestling program was reinstated ahead of the 2006-07 season, thanks in large part to a generous donation from Bill Graham '62, 23 different wrestlers have combined to earn 48 NCAA berths and five All-America certificates.
• This year, Bucknell's three NCAA qualifiers are the most the program has had since 2017.
• Since the program was revived, five Bison have qualified for four NCAA Championships: David Marble (133, 2007-10), Andy Rendos (165, 2007-10), Joe Stolfi (285, 2013-16), current volunteer assistant coach Tyler Smith (141, 2015-18) and Zach Hartman (157/165, 2019-22).
• At last year's NCAA Championships, Hartman went 2-2 and ended his stay in the first consolation round of 8. 12th-seeded Hartman earned wins in the first round and in the second consolation round of 16.
Bucknell's Wrestlers Against First-Round Opponent
• Kurt Phipps will face Minnesota's eighth-seeded Aaron Nagao in the first round. Nagao defeated Phipps earlier this year by a 10-3 decision at the Southern Scuffle on Jan. 2. He's currently ranked No. 5 in the country by Intermat.
• Nagao, a redshirt freshman, finished second at the Big Ten Championships and is 18-4 on the season. This will be his first appearance at the NCAA Championships. Note: Phipps' original first-round opponent changed after a higher seed was removed from the tournament.
• The winner between Phipps and Nagao will face the winner of ninth-seeded Micky Phillippi of Pitt and Wyatt Henson of Oklahoma.
• Dylan Chappell will challenge fourth-seeded Caleb Henson of Virginia Tech in the first round. It will be the first meeting between the two wrestlers.
• Henson, a freshman, is ranked No. 8 in the country by Intermat and captured an ACC title. He's 21-3 on the season. Note: Chappell's original first-round opponent changed after a higher seed was removed from the tournament.
• The winner between Chappell and Henson will face the winner of 13th-seeded Kellyn March of North Dakota State and 20th-seeded Graham Rooks of Indiana.
• Dorian Crosby will take on Arizona State's fifth-seeded Cohlton Schultz in the first round. It will be the first-ever meeting between the two.
• Schultz is ranked No. 4 in the country by Intermat and enters the tournament with a 20-2 record. The redshirt sophomore is a two-time heavyweight title winner in the Pac-12 and finished runner-up at last year's NCAA Championships.
• The winner between Crosby and Schultz will challenge either 12th-seeded Colton McKiernan of SIUE or 21st-seeded Nathan Taylor of Lehigh.
Bucknell's Wrestlers Against the Field
• In 2022-23, Kurt Phipps faced 12 of the 33 wrestlers in the NCAA Championships' 133-pound bracket, going 8-8 against those opponents. He was 8-3 against seeds 20-33.
• Throughout his career, Phipps is 11-11 against wrestlers in this year's 133-pound bracket.
• Dylan Chappell went 1-1 against wrestlers in the 149-pound bracket, both of which were his two most recent opponents during the 2023 EIWA Championships. The sophomore only began wrestling at the weight class in late January. Chappell won 8-4 over Penn's 11th-seeded Doug Zapf and lost by major decision to top-seeded Yianni Diakomihalis of Cornell in the EIWA title bout.
• Dorian Crosby faced seven wrestlers from the 285-pound bracket during the 2022-23 season and went 2-6 in those matchups. He's 3-7 all-time against this year's 285-pound qualifiers.
• This year, Crosby defeated 15th-seeded Grady Griess from Navy and 29th-seeded Jaron Smith from Maryland.
NCAA Qualifiers from the EIWA Championships
• The EIWA had 45 automatic qualifiers for the 2023 NCAA Championships, up from 42 last year and ranking behind the Big Ten (88) and the Big 12 (65).
• Additionally, the EIWA had 10 of the 47 at-large selections, including Bucknell's Kurt Phipps.
EIWA Allotments
125: 6Â Â Â 165: 5
133: 5Â Â Â 174: 4
141: 5Â Â Â 184: 4
149: 2Â Â Â 197: 5
157: 3Â Â Â 285: 6
   Total: 45
• Kurt Phipps (133): 29th
• Darren Miller (141): 30th
• Dylan Chappell (149): 31st
• Dorian Crosby (285): 28th
Bison in the NCAA Ratings Percentage Index
• Kurt Phipps (133): 19thÂ
• Darren Miller (141): 27th
• Dorian Crosby (285): 30th
Bison in the Latest National Rankings
• Kurt Phipps (133): 33rd by Intermat, HM by FloWrestling,Â
• Darren Miller (141): 26th by Intermat, HM by FloWrestling
• Dylan Chappell (149): 30th by Intermat, HM by FloWrestling
• Dorian Crosby (285): 29th by Intermat, HM by FloWrestling
Bison Category Leaders
• Wins: Kurt Phipps (31)
• Dual Wins: Kurt Phipps (12)
• EIWA Dual Wins: Kurt Phipps (9)
• Pins: Mikey Bartush (7)
• Technical Falls: Nine tied (1)
• Major Decisions: Dylan Chappell and Dorian Crosby (5)
Bucknell at the 2023Â EIWA Championships
• In 2023, Bucknell placed five on the podium at the EIWA Championships.
• Dylan Chappell (149) placed second, Nick Delp (157) placed fifth, Dorian Crosby (285) placed sixth, Darren Miller (141) placed sixth, and Kurt Phipps (133) placed seventh. It was the 10th time since 2000 that Bucknell has had five or more placewinners.
• Chappell became the first Bison to register a runner-up finish at 149 pounds since current assistant coach Kevin LeValley won the weight class in 2011.
• Two Bison, Miller and Chappell reached the semifinal round this year, while Delp collected the most wins by going 4-2.
• As a team, the Bison finished 9th with 54 points at the 2023 EIWA Championships.
Bucknell at a Glance
• Bucknell went 6-9 (4-6 EIWA) in dual action during the 2022-23 season against a challenging schedule that featured three teams ranked in the preseason top 25.
• Senior Darren Miller, senior Mason McCready, senior Sam Barnes, junior Kurt Phipps and sophomore Dylan Chappell are serving as team captains this season.
• The Bison went 13-2 in duals at the 141-pound weight class and 12-3 at 133 pounds. They also added an 11-4 mark at 285 pounds.
• The Bison went 12-6 (7-3 EIWA) during the 2021-22 season. Bucknell placed four at the 2022 EIWA Championships, two of which (Miller and Nick Delp) returned for the 2022-23 season.
• Bucknell welcomed nine newcomers to the team this season after losing six to graduation in the spring. Notably, the Bison lost All-American and four-time NCAA qualifier Zach Hartman (165).
• Head coach Dan Wirnsberger is in his 18th season at the helm of the Bucknell wrestling program. He's scored 148 career victories, good for second in school history; he was also tabbed as the 2015 EIWA Coach of the Year after the Bison placed third at the EIWA Championships and qualified four wrestlers for the NCAA Championships.
• Under Wirnsberger's direction, Bison wrestlers have qualified for the NCAA Championships 48 times.
• 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.
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