2017-18 Wrestling Roster
Roster
Drew Phipps
- Position:
- 184
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Irwin, Pa.
- High School:
- Norwin
Career: Two-time NCAA qualifier (2020 & 2019) .. three-time EIWA placewinner (2nd in 2020, 6th in 2019, 8th in 2018) ... five wins over nationally ranked opponents.
2019-20 (Senior): Team captain with Zach Hartman ... NCAA qualifier at 197 pounds after earning an automatic bid with a runner-up showing at the EIWA Championships ... went 3-1, advancing to the finals with a 7-4 decision over No. 6 Patrick Brucki (Princeton), the top seed ... entered the EIWA Championships as the fifth seed and also knocked off fourth-seeded Jacob Koser (Navy) by a 9-3 decision during run to the title bout ... named the Bison Athlete of the Week (3/9) for performance at the EIWA Championships ... earned the 19th seed at the NCAA Championships, which were not held due to the COVID-19 public health threat ... went 31-7 overall and 14-2 in dual action ... one of four Bison to reach the double digits in dual victories ... one of three Bison to start every dual ... went 10-2 in EIWA duals ... team leader in overall, dual and EIWA dual victories .... posted five pins, five major decisions and two technical falls ... second to fellow NCAA qualifier Hartman in those three statistical categories ... posted a 1-2 record against nationally ranked opponents ... took first at the Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open (Nov. 10) and the David H. Lehman F&M Open (Jan. 4) ... finished as the runner-up at the Mat-Town Open II (Feb. 23) ... strung together an eight-bout winning streak from Jan. 18 to Feb. 9 ... eight-bout winning streak was part of a 15-2 stretch between Jan. 18 and March 7 ... also ran together a seven-bout winning streak and opened the season with a six-bout winning streak ... started final 49 duals of collegiate career ... appeared in all four NCAA Coaches' Panel Rankings, checking in as high as 21st (fourth iteration) ... appeared in all three NCAA rating percentage indexes, being slotted as high as 28th (third rendition) ... named to NWCA All-Academic Team for the third-straight year ... became Bucknell's second three-time NWCA All-Academic honoree ... earned EIWA Academic Achievement Award for the third year in a row ... presented Bucknell's Bradley N. Tufts Award for exceptional athletic achievement and contribution to Bucknell.
2018-19 (Junior): Team captain with David Campbell, Garrett Hoffman, Nick Stephani and Brandon Stokes ... NCAA qualifier at 197 pounds after earning an automatic bid with a sixth-place effort at the EIWA Championships ... went 1-2 at first NCAA Championships as the 28th seed, knocking off 12th-seeded Rocco Caywood (Army West Point) by a 7-0 decision in the consolation bracket ... wrestled the fifth- and sixth- seeds, ceding a tight 9-8 decision to Iowa's Jacob Warner and a 17-4 major decision to Iowa State's Willie Miklus ... at the EIWA Championships, posted a 2-3 record ... upset then No. 8 Rocco Caywood (Army West Point) by a 3-1 decision to reach the semifinals ... went 25-12 overall with one pin, two technical falls and seven major decisions ... went 15-3 in dual action, including a 10-1 mark against EIWA opponents ... was one of three Bison to start every dual ... led the Bison in dual victories and major decisions and tied fellow NCAA qualifier Zach Hartman for the team high in EIWA dual wins ... finished second to Hartman in overall victories ... went 3-4 against nationally ranked opponents ... strung together a team-best 14-bout winning streak from Jan. 11 to March 8 ... over that stretch, posted four major decisions and both technical falls ... selected as the Bison Athlete of the Week (Feb. 11) after knocking off then No. 4 Rocco Caywood (Army West Point) by a 7-3 decision ... entering that regular-season bout, Caywood was an unbeaten 7-0 in duals and 21-3 overall ... placed fourth at the Navy Classic (Nov. 17) ... appeared in three of four NCAA Coaches' Panel Rankings, checking in as high as 26th (second iteration) ... appeared in all three NCAA rating percentage indexes, being slotted as high as 12th (first rendition) ... named to NWCA All-Academic Team for the second year in a row ... earned second-straight EIWA Academic Achievement Award.
2017-18 (Sophomore): Enjoyed a breakout sophomore season, posting a 22-12 record with two pins, two technical falls and five major decisions ... went 11-5 in duals, including a 7-1 mark against EIWA opponents ... took eighth at his first EIWA Championships with a 2-3 record ... two of his five EIWA Championships foes were nationally ranked ... placed third at the Navy Classic (Nov. 18) and Lock Haven Classic (Dec. 29) ... captured first career Bison Athlete of the Week award (Jan. 22) after going 2-0 during Bucknell's duals against Harvard and Brown ... upset No. 16 C.J. LaFragola of Brown, 6-4, in sudden victory overtime to earn his first career win over a ranked opponent ... strung together a six-bout winning streak and two three-bout winning streaks over the course of the season ... all but second bout of the season came at 184 pounds ... one of two Bison to start all but one dual ... ranked behind only NCAA qualifier Tyler Smith in overall victories, dual victories, EIWA dual victories and technical falls ... third among Bison in wins by major decision ... one of his pins came at 184 pounds, the other came at 197 pounds ... ranked 29th in the final NCAA Coaches’ Panel Rankings and NCAA rating percentage index ... rose as high as 27th in the RPI (first iteration) and 29th in the NCAA Coaches’ Panel Rankings (final iteration) ... named to NWCA All-Academic Team ... earned EIWA Academic Achievement Award.
2016-17 (Freshman): Went 21-15 with one pin, two technical falls and five major decisions at 184 and 197 pounds ... took fifth at the National Collegiate Open with a 5-2 record, including three major decisions ... placed second at the Cleveland State Open and Navy Classic with 3-1 records ... made collegiate debut and went 4-2 en route to a fifth-place finish at the Clarion Open ... picked up first career win with a 6-0 decision in his opening match at the Clarion Open.
Before Bucknell: Four-year wrestling letterwinner at Norwin High School … also earned a football letter … wrestling team captain … four-time state qualifier, finishing as high as second in 2016 … two-time WPIAL champion … finished in top three at WPIALs four times … four-time first-place finisher at sectionals … 145-14 career record to break school wins record … three-time Powerade placewinner … four-time NHSCA All-American … three-time state champion in both Greco and Freestyle … Fargo All-American … two-time Super 32 fourth-place finisher … selected to Dapper Dan WPIAL wrestling team … Cadet National Team member … Schoolboy National Team member … Fargo National Team member … member of Young Guns Wrestling Club, which was NHSCA national champion and Disney Duals national champion … Judge Driscol Norwin Male Scholar-Athlete recipient … KDKA Extra Effort award recipient … American Legion Award Winner.
Personal: Andrew Tyler Phipps … born Aug. 18, 1997 in Rochester, Pennsylvania … son of Andy and Gretchen Phipps … has two younger siblings, Kurtis and Kira ... major was environmental geosciences.
