Wrestling Finishes Sixth at the Navy Classic

ANNAPOLIS, Md.- Bucknell finished a strong sixth out of ten teams against a field filled with national powers at the Navy Classic on Sunday. The Bison collected 54 points and placed four wrestlers on the podium. Dylan Chappell (141) headlined the Bison effort with his runner-up finish.

Results

Logan Shephard (285) made a solid claim for the heavyweight position by placing third. Myles Takats (174) finished fourth and Noah Mulvaney (165) claimed fifth.

Chappell collected three straight wins before his finals loss. He defeated Blake Cushing (Nebraska) 14-11 in the Round of 16, edged Jack Kazalas (Binghamton) 2-1 in the quarterfinals, and knocked out Briar Priest (Pittsburgh) 5-2 in the semifinals. He fought another Cornhusker Brock Hardy to the bitter end but fell 4-3.

Shephard started his third-place run with a 9-2 win over Cayden Bevis (Binghamton) in the Round of 16. He defeated Copper Rudolph (Virginia) 4-1 in the quarterfinals before losing 11-0 to Dayton Pitzer (Pittsburgh) in the semifinals. He rebounded in the third place match to defeat Emmanuel Ulrich (American) 4-1.

Takats received a bye for the first round and did not compete until the quarterfinals. He squeezed by Binghamton's Carter Baer with a 5-4 decision in the quarterfinals. After winning a one-point decision, Takats suffered two straight one-point losses in the semifinals and third place match. Christopher Minto (Nebraska) defeated him 10-9 and Jasiah Queen (Drexel) won 4-3.

Mulvaney suffered a 6-5 loss in the Round of 16 to Marco Albanese (Binghamton). He rebounded with a fall over Evan Maag (George Mason) in the Consolation Round of Eight and followed it up with a high-scoring 17-11 victory in the Consolation Round of Four against Dominic Findora (Drexel). Mulvaney defeated Davis Park (Navy) 9-4 on his home mat to claim fifth.

Nebraska won its third straight Navy Classic with 144 points. Pittsburgh followed with 126 points.

Bucknell hits the road again on Friday to face No. 10 Virginia Tech.

125: Kade Davidheiser (0-2)
Round of 32: L, dec. to Carson Wagner (Binghamton), 4-1 SV
Consolation Round of 16: L, dec. to Desmond Pleasant (Drexel), 11-6

125: Chris Nucifora (1-2)
Round of 16: W, major dec. over JB Dragovich (George Mason), 12-1
Quarterfinals: L, tech fall to Keyveon Roller (Virginia), 15-0, 4:33
Consolation of Round 8 #2: L, dec. to Desmond Pleasant (Drexel), 10-5

125: Meyer Rosen (0-2)
Round of 16: L, tech fall to Gunner Chambers (George Mason), 17-2, 4:35
Consolation Round of 8 #1: L, tech fall to Desmond Pleasant (Drexel), 19-4, 2:18

133: Ty Kapusta (0-2)
Round of 16: L, dec. to Dillon Arrick (Binghamton), 8-5
Consolation Round of 8 #1: L, major dec. to Brendan Ferretti (Navy), 8-0

141: Braden Bower (0-2)
Round of 16: L, dec. to Jack Maida (American), 4-3
Consolation Round of 8 #1: L, fall to Anthony Santaniello (Pitt), 7-0, 2:11

141: Dylan Chappell (3-1)
Round of 16: W, dec. over Blake Cushing (Nebraska), 14-11 SV
Quarterfinals: W, dec. over Jack Kazalas (Binghamton), 2-1
Semifinals: W, dec. over Briar Priest (Pittsburgh), 5-2 SV
Finals: L, dec. to Brock Hardy (Nebraska), 4-3

141: Ethan Lebin (1-2)
Round of 16: W, fall over Marwan Nazeer (Morgan State), 3-0, 2:42
Quarterfinals: L, dec. to Caedyn Ricciardi (Navy), 8-2
Consolation Round of 8 #2: L, major dec. to Gable Porter (Virginia), 10-2

149: Riley Bower (1-2)
Round of 16: W, tech fall over Patrick Kelly (Drexel), 16-0, 4:34
Quarterfinals: L, tech fall to Kade Brown (Pittsburgh), 21-5, 6:09
Consolation Round of 8 #2: L, dec. to Frank Antonelli (Navy), 9-6 SV

157: Cade Wirnsberger (2-2)
Round of 16: W, DEF over Finn Solomon (Pittsburgh), 5-1, 4:56
Quarterfinals: L, dec. to DJ McGee (George Mason), 8-6
Consolation Round of 8 #2: W, dec. over Jordan Brown (Binghamton), 6-1
Consolation Round of 4: L, dec. to Jonathon Ley (Navy), 4-1

165: Shane McFillin (0-2)
Round of 16: L, dec. to Dominic Findora (Drexel), 2-1
Consolation Round of 8 #1: L, dec. to Dylan Elmore (Navy), 4-1 SV

165: Noah Mulvaney (3-1)
Round of 16: L, dec. to Marco Albanese (Binghamton), 6-5
Consolation Round of 8 #2: W, fall over Evan Maag (George Mason), 7-4, 2:10
Consolation Round of 4: W, dec. over Dominic Findora (Drexel), 17-11
Fifth Place Match: W, dec. over Davis Park (Navy), 9-4

174: Myles Takats (1-2)
Quarterfinals: W, dec. over Carter Baer (Binghamton), 5-4
Semifinals: L, dec. to Christopher Minto (Nebraska), 10-9 TB2
Third Place Match: L, dec. to Jasiah Queen (Drexel), 4-3

184: Mikey Bartush (0-2)
Round of 16: L, major dec. to Caleb Campos (American), 15-6
Consolation Round of 8 #2: L, major dec. to Tyler Bienus (Bucknell), 14-5

184: Tyler Bienus (2-2)
Round of 16: W, dec. over Gage Yackee (Navy), 4-1 SV
Quarterfinals: L, major dec. to William Ebert (Binghamton), 8-0
Consolation Round of 8 #2: W, major dec. over Mikey Bartush (Bucknell), 14-5
Consolation Round of 4: L, dec. to Lucas Daly (Pittsburgh), 4-1 SV

285: Riley Godek (0-2)
Quarterfinals: L, dec. to Emmanuel Ulrich (American), 4-2
Consolation Round of 8 #2: L, dec. to Cayden Bevis (Binghamton), 4-1

285: Will Greenberg (0-2)
Quarterfinals: L, dec. to Trent Sibble (Binghamton), 2-0
Consolation Round of 8 #2: L, major dec. to Lucas Lawler (Bucknell), 9-0

285: Lucas Lawler (2-2)
Round of 16: W, dec. over Dominic Petracci (Drexel), 8-2
Quarterfinals: L, dec. to Dayton Pitzer (Pittsburgh), 5-3
Consolation Round of 8 #2: W, major dec. over Will Greenberg (Bucknell), 9-0
Consolation Round of 4: L, dec. to Harley Andrews (Nebraska), 5-0

285: Logan Shephard (3-1)
Round of 16: W, dec. over Cayden Bevis (Binghamton), 9-2
Quarterfinals: W, dec. over Cooper Rudolph (Virginia), 4-1
Semifinals: L, major dec. to Dayton Pitzer (Pittsburgh), 11-0
Third Place Match: W, dec. over Emmanuel Ulrich (American), 4-1

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Players Mentioned

Mikey Bartush

Tyler Bienus

Braden Bower

Riley Bower

Dylan Chappell

Kade Davidheiser

Riley Godek

Will Greenberg

Ty Kapusta

Lucas Lawler

Ethan Lebin

Shane McFillin

Noah Mulvaney

Chris Nucifora

Meyer Rosen

Logan Shephard

Myles Takats

Cade Wirnsberger