2025-26 Wrestling Roster
Roster
Braden Bower
- Position:
- 141/149
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Williamsport, Pa.
- High School:
- Williamsport Area
2024-25 (Junior): Represented Bucknell at the EIWA Championships at 149 lbs earning fifth place for the Bison…EIWA Academic Achievement Award Recipient...went 13-17 overall at 149 lbs, including a 2-7 record in duals… recorded nine decisions and one tech fall…at EIWA’s went 4-2 with wins over Noah Tapia (Hofstra) by a 4-1 decision, Yannis Charles (Morgan State) by a medical forfeit, Josh Hillard (F&M) by a 2-0 decision and Ivan Garcia (Binghamton) by medical forfeit.
2023-24 (Sophomore): Represented Bucknell at the EIWA Championships at 149 pounds, going 1-2 … posted a 14-9 record for the season, competing at both 141 and 149 … was 6-5 in duals, including a 2-3 mark in EIWA duals … won by a 14-7 decision over Samuel McMonagle (Brown) in the round of 32 before losing by narrow decisions to No. 15 Ethan Fernandez (Cornell) and Noah Tapia (Hofstra) at the conference tournament … went 5-0 at the Edinboro Open to capture the 141-pound title … won three dual starts in a row against Felix Lettini (Wisconsin), Caleb Brooks (Buffalo) and Nic Antonelli (Bloomsburg) … tied for second on the roster with five tech falls and added four major decisions.
2022-23 (Freshman): Put together a strong rookie year, going 13-8 overall and 3-1 in duals … competed at four tournaments at 141 pounds and four duals at 149 pounds … went 3-1 in duals … posted three major decisions, one technical falls and one fall … placed third at the Mat-Town Open, going 3-1 with a pin and a technical fall … only dual loss was to 27th-ranked Luke Nichtner of Drexel … strung together a six-bout winning streak that included a pin, a tech fall and a major decision … won by a 3-1 decision over Michigan State’s Peyton Omania in first career dual.
Before Bucknell: Lettered four times in wrestling and once in football at Williamsport Area High School … qualified for three PIAA Class AAA state tournaments … King of the Mountain champion … two-time Top Hat champion … helped the Millionaires twice finish fourth as a team at the PIAA Class AAA state championships and win three district titles … made the Academic All-State Second Team … selected to three academic all-district first teams … twice served as team captain … also wrestled for the Buffalo Valley Regional Training Center.
Personal: Braden Kyle Bower … born April 7, 2004 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania … son of Matthew and Tegan Bower … has an older brother, Chase, and a twin brother, Riley … Riley is also a member of the Bucknell wrestling team's class of 2026 ... majoring in biology.
