2020-21 Wrestling Roster
Roster
Matthew Kolonia
- Position:
- 149
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Milford, N.J.
- High School:
- Delaware Valley Regional
Career: One-time EIWA placewinner (5th in 2021).
2020-21 (Senior): Team captain with David Campbell and Zach Hartman ... went 4-4 with two pins and one technical fall while wrestling at 149 pounds ... placed fifth at the EIWA Championships with a 2-2 record ... victories came by a 20-5 technical fall over Seth Brown (Sacred Heart) and a 3-2 decision over Michael Zarif (Binghamton) in the fifth-place bout ... falls came over Cam Picklo (Oklahoma) and Raf Lievano (Sacred Heart) in back-to-back bouts ... tied Hartman and Vincent Andreano for the team lead in pins ... lost only dual appearance at Army West Point.
2019-20 (Junior): Posted an 18-9 overall record with four pins and five major decisions while wrestling at 149 pounds ... went 10-5 in dual competition, including 9-2 against EIWA opponents ... one of four Bison to reach the double digits in dual victories ... started all but one dual ... represented the Bison at the EIWA Championships, going 1-2 ... win came by a 10-3 decision over Reece Heller (Hofstra) ... placed second at the Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open (Nov. 10) and third at the Navy Classic (Nov. 23) ... two major decisions came at the Navy Classic ... went 11-1 between Nov. 23 to Jan. 30, stringing together an eight-bout winning streak during that span ... all four falls, and one major decision, came during winning streak ... appeared in two of three NCAA rating percentage indexes, being slotted as high as 27th (first rendition).
2018-19 (Sophomore): Went 15-15 while wrestling at 141 and 149 pounds ... competed at first EIWA Championships, going 1-2 in the 149-pound weight class ... first EIWA Championships victory came by an 8-1 decision over Frankie Garcia (Binghamton) ... started all but one dual, posting an 8-9 record ... went 5-5 in EIWA dual action ... led the Bison with three technical falls and finished fourth on the team with four pins ... started Bucknell's first four duals at 141 pounds and 13 of the next 14 at 149 pounds ... strung together two three-bout winning streaks ... during second three-bout winning streak, one twice by fall and once by technical fall ... three of four pins came in the first period, including one in 1:11 against Cleveland Sates's Kyle Hennig ... placed fourth in the 141-pound weight class with a 4-2 record at the Navy Classic (Nov. 17).
2017-18 (Freshman): Posted a 14-10 record with a team-best five pins while wrestling at 141 and 149 pounds ... also recorded two victories by technical fall and three by major decision ... took first in the 141-pound weight class at the Lock Haven Classic (Dec. 29) and fourth in the 141-pound weight class at the Mat-Town Open (Nov. 26) ... competed in three duals, going 0-3 ... strung together a six-bout winning streak from Dec. 29 to Jan. 6 ... during that winning streak pinned three-straight opponents en route to title at the Lock Haven Classic ... first career pin came in 36 seconds at the Princeton Open (Nov. 4).
Before Bucknell: Four-year letterwinner and two-year captain at Delaware Valley Regional High School … placed seventh in the state in New Jersey as a senior … four-time first team all-conference … two-time first team all-area … 2017 Hunterdon County Most Outstanding Wrestler … 130-27 career record … two-time district champion and four-time placewinner … three-time placewinner in the regional tournament … led team to 2017 state, district, and sectional titles … team was the state-runner up in 2016 … trained at Rhino Wrestling Club and Fortify Wrestling Club … also lettered four times in soccer and twice in golf.
Personal: Son of Robert and Mary Kolonia … has two older sisters, Sarah and Emily … father played golf at Fairleigh Dickinson … major was mechanical engineering.
