2019-20 Wrestling Roster
Roster
Brandon Stokes
- Position:
- 184/285
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Milton, Pa.
- High School:
- Milton Area
Career: One-time EIWA placewinner (8th in 2020).
2019-20 (Senior): Went 9-13 overall with two pins while wrestling at 184 and 285 pounds ... posted a 4-7 record in dual action, including a 4-4 mark against EIWA opponents ... took eighth at the EIWA Championships at heavyweight, going 2-3 ... defeated Aidan Conner (Princeton) by a 9-5 decision and then No. 20 Ben Sullivan (Army West Point) by injury default at that event ... began the year at 184 pounds before moving up to heavyweight and starting nine of Bucknell's final 10 duals ... also started Bucknell's first two duals at 184 pounds ... both pins came at 184 pounds in tournament action ... attended the prestigious United States Naval Academy Leadership Conference through the Bucknell Athletics Leadership Institute for the second year in a row ... presented Bucknell's Robert A. Latour Service Award for extraordinary service to Bucknell and local communities.
2018-19 (Junior): Team captain with David Campbell, Garrett Hoffman, Drew Phipps and Nick Stephani ... posted an 8-12 record while wrestling at 285 pounds ... competed at second EIWA Championships, going 0-2 ... went 5-6 in duals, including a 3-2 mark against EIWA foes ... tied for second among Bison with five pins ... pinned final two regular-season opponents on back-to-back days ... three of five pins came in the first period, including one in 55 seconds over American International's Alfonso Ferrentino at the "Shorty" Hitchcock Memorial Classic (Jan. 12) ... attended the prestigious United States Naval Academy Leadership Conference through the Bucknell Athletics Leadership Institute.
2017-18 (Sophomore): Started the year wrestling exclusively at tournaments in the 174-pound weight class ... moved up to heavyweight in December and wrestled in Bucknell's final 12 duals ... went 10-17 overall with one pin and one victory by major decision ... posted a 3-9 record in duals, including a 1-7 mark against EIWA opponents ... competed at his first EIWA Championships, going 1-2 in the 285-pound weight class ... first EIWA Championships victory was a 4-0 decision over Harvard's Angus Cowell ... placed third in the 285-pound weight class at the Lock Haven Classic (Dec. 29).Â
2016-17 (Freshman):Â Went 6-10 with three pins and one tech. fall while competing exclusively in tournaments at 165 and 174 pounds ... wrestled in five tournaments ... went 3-2 with three pins, including a first-period fall in his collegiate debut, at the Clarion Open ... had two wins at the Mat Town Open and one at the Cleveland State Open.
Before Bucknell: Member of wrestling, football and baseball teams at nearby Milton Area High School … two-time wrestling team captain … two-time first-team all-conference wrestler … two-time First Team PWCA … First Team All-State Academic Team … posted 108-47 career record … three-time sectional champion … finished fifth in the state as a senior … district and regional runner-up … helped team to District Duals Qualifier twice … football team captain as a senior … two-time First Team All-Heartland Athletic Conference for football … two-time baseball team captain … two-time all-conference selection for baseball … football and baseball teams were both two-time district runner-up … wrestled with Bison Legend Wrestling Club.
Personal: Brandon Robert Stokes … born Dec. 30, 1997 in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania … son of Bobby and Lisa Stokes … has three younger siblings, Dillon, Jacqueline and Tyler ... major is neuroscience.
