2021-22 Wrestling Roster
Roster
Dorian Crosby
- Position:
- 285
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Erie, Pa.
- High School:
- Cathedral Prep
Career: Two-time NCAA qualifier (2023 & 2024) … three-time EIWA placewinner (runner-up in 2024, 6th in 2023, 7th in 2021) … graduated with 50 career wins … Bucknell’s 2024 Bison Club Award recipient.
2023-24 (Senior): NCAA qualifier at 285 pounds after earning an automatic bid with a runner-up finish at the EIWA Championships … went 2-2 at the NCAA Championships at a No. 19 seed, defeating No. 14 Boone McDermott (Oregon State) in the round of 32, falling to No. 3 Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force) in the round of 16, defeating No. 20 Daniel Bucknavich (Cleveland State) in the consolation second round, and losing to No. 11 Josh Heindselman (Oklahoma) in the first consolation round of 8 … defeated the No. 10 seed, No. 2 seed and No. 6 seed at the EIWA Championships before losing to No. 1 Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) in the finals … posted a 26-11 record, including an 11-5 mark in duals and a 6-3 mark in EIWA duals … led the team with six tech falls and added three pins and four major decisions … placed at three tournaments during the regular season, including a runner-up finish at the Southern Scuffle … defeated five nationally-ranked opponents … ranked as high as 19th in the NCAA Coaches’ Rankings … EIWA Academic Achievement Award winner … NWCA All-Academic Team … team’s recipient of the Class of 2010 Leadership Award.
2022-23 (Junior): NCAA qualifier at 285 pounds after earning an automatic bid with a sixth-place performance at the EIWA Championships … went 3-3 at the EIWA Championships, winning twice in sudden victory in the consolation bracket to place sixth and secure the EIWA’s final automatic bid … went 0-2 at the NCAA Championships, losing twice by major decision to No. 4 Cohlton Schultz of Arizona State and No. 30 Nathan Taylor of Lehigh … went 20-15 overall and 9-1 in duals … 9-1 dual record and .900 winning percentage ranks 15th in the Bucknell record book … posted two pins and five major decisions … defeated four nationally-ranked opponents, including Maryland’s No. 18 Jaron Smith and Navy’s No. 19 Grady Griess … three-time placewinner on the season, including a runner-up finish at the Mat-Town Open and sixth-place spot at the Bearcat Open … strung together a nine-bout winning streak, all in duals, before dropping final bout of the regular season … appeared in all three NCAA Coaches’ Panel Rankings … was ranked as high as 17th nationally by Intermat (2/10) … earned EIWA Academic Achievement Award.
2021-22 (Sophomore): Was projected to start at 285 pounds but missed the season due to injury.
2020-21 (Freshman): Went 4-5 with two major decisions while wrestling at 285 pounds ... one of six Bison to compete in all three duals ... placed seventh at the EIWA Championships with a 1-2 record ... victory came by a 16-4 major decision over Dante DelBonis (Sacred Heart) in the seventh-place bout.
Before Bucknell: Lettered in wrestling at Cathedral Preparatory School … 2020 PIAA Class 3A state champion at 220 pounds … 2020 Erie Times-News Co-Wrestler of the Year … 2020 Region 5 Wrestler of the Year … 2020 All-District 10 First Team … placed fourth at the 2019 PIAA Class 3A state championship at 220 pounds and fifth at the 2018 PIAA Class 3A state championship at 195 pounds … posted a career record of 134-17 with 68 pins … went 47-1 as a senior … three-time placewinner at the Powerade Wrestling Tournament, finishing as high as third … three-time Pin City and two-time Brooke Classic champion … the Ramblers qualified for four PIAA Class 3A state team tournaments, twice finishing second, once taking third and once placing fourth … Cathedral Prep also won three District 10 and two Class 3A Northwest Regional titles during time in program … served as team captain as a senior … also wrestled for Bad Karma Wrestling Club … at the 2019 U.S. Junior Nationals, was the freestyle runner-up in the 220-pound weight class … at the 2018 U.S. Cadet Nationals, took third in both the freestyle and Greco-Roman disciplines at 195 pounds … PA Power Wrestling's No. 34 recruit in Pennsylvania's class of 2020 … also lettered in football, making two Varsity Cup Second Teams and the 2019 PAFootballNews.com All-Academic Silver Team.
Personal: Dorian Ra'Mir Wilson Crosby … born February 10, 2002 in Erie, Pennsylvania … son of Melvin Crosby and Alicia Goodwine … has 13 siblings: John, John, Corin, Marione, Jordan, MarKeara, MiKenzie, Rayquan, Mikel-Bryan, Jayunna and Kyiah … father won the 1988 PIAA Class 3A state title at heavyweight for Academy High School … Dorian and Melvin Crosby were the first father-son PIAA championship duo in Erie County varsity wrestling history … major is undeclared.
