Five Bison Wrestlers Head to NCAA Championships

2025 NCAA Championships
When: March 20-22
Where: Wells Fargo Center - Philadelphia, Pa.
NCAA Website: ncaa.com
Live Results: TrackWrestling
Online Video: ESPN/ESPN+
Follow on Twitter: @Bucknell_WRST

Tournament Schedule

Prelims | Thursday, March 20 at noon
Prelims and wrestle-backs | Thursday, March 20 at 7 p.m.
Quarterfinals and wrestle-backs | Friday, March 21 at noon
Semifinals and wrestle-backs | Friday, March 21 at 8 p.m.
Consolation finals | Saturday, March 22 at 11 a.m.
Championship finals | Saturday, March 22 at 7 p.m.

Projected Bucknell Lineup

133: Kurt Phipps (25th seed)
141: Dylan Chappell (21st seed)
165: Noah Mulvaney (17th seed)
174: Myles Takats (12th seed)
197: Dillon Bechtold (18th seed)

About the NCAA Championships

• Philadelphia is the scene of the 2025 NCAA Championships. The tournament began back in 1928. Penn State has claimed the national title for the past three years.
• The NCAA Wrestling Championships pit 33 wrestlers in 10 weight classes each against each other in a battle for a national championship title. The tournament adopts a double-elimination format, with the Top 8 wrestlers in each class winning All-American honors. The tournament consists of five rounds (save for consolation, or wrestle-back rounds), with each match being seven minutes long. Each program present at the tournament will also be awarded points for each individual wrestler's wins in order to decide the team champion.
• 66 total teams are competing at this year's national championships. The Bison are projected to finish 39th.
• 330 wrestlers are ready to wrestle in Philadelphia.

Bucknell's NCAA Championships History

• The Bison have produced NCAA qualifiers since 1976.
• This is the second straight year Bucknell has sent five wrestlers to the NCAA Championships.
• Bucknell has produced ten All-American wrestlers with Tom Marchetti's (167) fourth-place finish in 1989 serving as the highest placement.
• The 2009-10 squad finished 27th at the 2010 NCAA Championships recording the program's highest team finish.

The 2024-25 Bison at a Glance

Bison in the NCAA Coaches' Rankings

• Kurt Phipps (133): 25th

• Dylan Chappell (141): 20th

• Myles Takats (174): 22nd

• Dillon Bechtold (197): 19th

• Noah Mulvaney (165): 25th

Bison Category Leaders

• Wins: Myles Takats (23)

• Dual Wins: Myles Takats (14)

• EIWA Dual Wins: Kurt Phipps (6)

• Pins: Tyler Bienus (4)

• Technical Falls: Dillon Bechtold & Myles Takats (6)

• Major Decisions: Tyler Bienus & Myles Takats (5)

Bucknell at the 2024 EIWA Championships

• Bucknell took seventh place out of the 17-team field, totaling 72 points.
• Eight different Bison ascended to the podium with every wrestler finishing fifth or better.
• Kurt Phipps (133) won Bucknell's fifth individual EIWA title.
• Dillon Bechtold (197), Dylan Chappell (141), and Noah Mulvaney (165) were runners-up. Chappell earned his third straight EIWA silver medal.
• Four Bison gained NCAA bids under the EIWA's allocation while Myles Takats received an at-large nod.

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The Bison will rest and train for the upcoming 2025-26 campaign.

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Players Mentioned

Dillon Bechtold

Tyler Bienus

Dylan Chappell

Noah Mulvaney

Kurt Phipps

Myles Takats