Wrestling Claims Fifth Place at the Navy Classic

ANNAPOLIS, Md.- The Bucknell Bison finished fifth out of 12 teams at the 46th Navy Classic with 88.5 points on Saturday. The Orange & Blue placed eight wrestlers on the podium, headlined by Kurt Phipps's (133) second-place finish. Phipps made an exciting run to the final round, but he lost in a 3-2 decision to Indiana's Angelo Rini.

Dylan Chappell finished as the second-highest Bison with a third-place finish in the 141-weight class. Cade Wirnsberger tied his performance in the 157-pound division. Myles Takats (174) grabbed fourth, Aiden Davis (149) finished fifth, and three Bucknell wrestlers, Dillon Bechtold (197), Vinnie D'Alessandro (133), and Nolan Springer (285) unlocked sixth place.

Phipps dominated his Round of 16 matchup winning by technical fall over Marcus Wright (The Citadel). To reach the finals, he won two decisions by 11-4 and 3-0 over Chase DeBlaere (Oregon State) and Logan Frazier (Indiana). He fought Angelo Rini to a tough finish but couldn't overcome Rini's three takedown points.

Chappell blitzed to a hot start with two straight technical falls but was stopped cold in the semifinals by Nebraska's Brock Hardy in a 2-0 decision. He recovered to win bronze with a 4-2 decision over Oregon State's Nash Singleton.

Wirnsberger followed Chappell's path by winning his first two bouts and then losing to a Cornhusker in the semifinals. He recorded two decisions to face Antrell Taylor who defeated the Bison via a technical fall. He rallied to sink Navy's Jonathon Ley 10-9. He built an early 6-1 lead and held strong to win the match.

Aiden Davis lost his first match 3-2 and fell to the consolation rounds. He was not dismayed and pulled off four straight wins to take home fifth place. His streak started with a major decision, followed by a decision, and recorded a technical fall. He won fifth on a fall over Kent State's Nathan Roth.

Bechtold received a bye to the 197-pound quarterfinals where he lost 9-3 to Navy's Payton Thomas. The Bison wrestler rallied and won three straight bouts ascending to the podium with sixth place. He earned a technical fall and a major decision before losing 7-3 in the 5th-place bout.

D'Alessandro introduced himself to collegiate wrestling by winning sixth place. His first match was a technical fall over Oregon State's Richard Bell. He lost to eventual champion Rini but recovered to beat another Beaver by decision. He dropped the 5th-place duel to a third OSU wrestler by a major decision.

Springer collected the final sixth-place finish for the Bison. He dropped the first match by technical fall and then rattled off three wins, two by technical fall, before dropping a 4-0 decision to William Jarrell of American in the 5th-place battle.

Nebraska repeated as team champion with 150 points. Oregon State finished second with 130.5, and host Navy grabbed third with 103.

Bucknell will rest and enjoy Thanksgiving before resuming action with its first home match on Dec. 7 against Wisconsin.

125: Grayson McLellan (0-2)
Round of 32: L, fall to Caleb Smith (Nebraska), 6-1
Consolation Round: L, dec. to Ethan Smith (Lehigh), 6-4

133: Kurt Phipps (3-1)
Round of 16: W, technical fall over Marcus Wright (The Citadel), 16-0
Quarterfinals: W, dec. over Chase DeBlaere (Oregon State), 11-4
Semifinals: W, dec. over Logan Frazier (Indiana), 3-0
Finals: L, dec. to Angelo Rini (Indiana), 3-2

133: Vinnie D'Alessandro (2-2)
Round of 16: W, technical fall over Richard Bell (Oregon State), 15-0
Quarterfinals: L, technical fall to Angelo Rini (Indiana), 17-2
Consolation Round #2: W, dec. over Damion Elliott (Oregon State), 9-5
5^th Place: L, major dec. against Chase DeBlaere (Oregon State), 16-6

141: Dylan Chappell (3-1)
Round of 16: W, technical fall over Michael Glynos (American), 15-0
Quarterfinals: W, technical fall over Clayton Gabrielson (Maryland), 15-0
Semifinals: L, dec. to Brock Hardy (Nebraska), 2-0
3^rd Place: W, dec. over Nash Singleton (Oregon State), 4-2

141: Ethan Lebin (1-2)
Round of 32: W, dec. over Brayton Killiri (The Citadel), 14-12
Round of 16: L, technical fall to Blake Cushing (Nebraska), 18-2
Consolation Round #2: L, dec. to Adam Heckman (Navy), 4-1

141: Trevor Nugent (0-2)
Round of 16: L, technical fall to Joey Buttler (Indiana), 17-1
Consolation Round: L, major dec. to DJ Gillett (Oregon State), 14-3

149: Braden Bower (0-2)
Round of 16: L, dec. to Logan Cravatas (Ohio), 11-4
Consolation Round: L, dec. to Kaeman Smith (Navy), 5-1

149: Aiden Davis (4-1)
Round of 16: L, dec. to Ayden Garver (Oregon State), 3-2
Consolation Round #1: W, major dec. over AJ Parish (Cleveland State), 15-3
Consolation Round #2: W, dec. over Logan Cravatas (Ohio), 11-4
Consolation Round of 4: W, technical fall over Aidan Torras (Indiana), 19-4
5^th Place: W, fall over Nathan Roth (Kent State), 2:15

149: Kaden Schaefer (0-2)
Round of 16: L, fall to Billy Meiszner (Kent State), 9-2
Consolation Round: L, technical fall to Kaeman Smith (Navy), 17-2

157: Cade Wirnsberger (3-1)
Round of 16: W, dec. over Devon Deem (Navy), 4-1
Quarterfinals: W, dec. over CJ Hamblin (Oregon State), 6-4
Semifinals: L, technical fall over Antrell Taylor (Nebraska), 20-5
3^rd Place: W, dec. over Jonathon Ley (Navy), 10-9

165: Sean Walker (0-2)
Round of 16: L, technical fall to Tyler Lillard (Indiana), 16-14
Consolation Round: L, technical fall to Bobby Gaylord (Ohio), 19-3

174: Myles Takats (2-2)
Round of 16: W, technical fall over Owen Hendricks (The Citadel), 18-3
Quarterfinals: W, major dec. over Avery Gambrall (Oregon State), 11-1
Semifinals: L, major dec. to Lenny Pinto (Nebraska), 15-4
3^rd Place: L, dec. to Garrett Thompson (Ohio), 4-1

184: Mikey Bartush (0-2)
Round of 32: L, fall to Silas Allred (Nebraska), 6-2
Consolation Round: L, fall to Micah DiCarlo (The Citadel), 3-0

184: Logan Deacetis (1-2)
Round of 16: W, dec. over Drew Linciome (Ohio), 6-0
Quarterfinals: L, dec. to Trent Thomas (Kent State), 12-8
Consolation Round: L, dec. to Roy Price (The Citadel), 9-3

184: Tyler Bienus (2-2)
Round of 16: W, fall over Anthony Bradley (Maryland), 3-0
Quarterfinals: L, major dec. to TJ McDonnell (Oregon State), 11-3
Consolation Round: W, dec. over Caden Rogers (Lehigh), 5-1
Consolation Round of 4: L, dec. to Jeremy Olszko (Ohio), 5-2

197: Dillon Bechtold (2-2)
Quarterfinals: L, dec. to Payton Thomas (Navy), 9-3
Consolation Round #2: W, technical fall over Corey Boerio (Kent State), 23-4
Consolation Round of 4: W, major dec. over Austin Starr (Ohio), 13-0
5^th Place: L, dec. over Gabe Sollars (Indiana), 7-3

285: Nolan Springer (3-2)
Round of 16: L, technical fall to Harley Andrews (Nebraska), 16-1
Consolation Round #1: W, fall over Kaiden Haines (Cleveland State), 4-0
Consolation Round #2: W, technical fall over Benjamin Farabaugh (Navy), 19-2
Consolation Round of 4: W, technical fall over Joey Schneck (Maryland), 19-3
5^th Place: L, dec. to William Jarrell (American), 4-0

285: Riley Godek (0-2)
Round of 16: L, fall to Brett Mower (Oregon State), 3-0
Consolation Round: L, dec. to Logan Shephard (Bucknell), 4-2

285: Logan Shephard (2-2)
Round of 32: L, dec. to Benjamin Farabaugh (Navy), 4-3
Consolation Round #2: W, major dec. over Mason Cover (Cleveland State), 12-2
Consolation Round #1: W, dec. over Riley Godek (Bucknell), 4-2
Consolation Round of 8: L, dec. to Joey Schneck (Maryland), 5-4

Wrestling Claims Fifth Place at the Navy Classic

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Players Mentioned

Mikey Bartush

Dillon Bechtold

Tyler Bienus

Braden Bower

Dylan Chappell

Vinnie D'Alessandro

Aiden Davis

Logan Deacetis

Riley Godek

Ethan Lebin

Grayson McLellan

Trevor Nugent

Kurt Phipps

Kaden Schaefer

Logan Shephard

Nolan Springer

Myles Takats

Sean Walker

Cade Wirnsberger