Bucknell University Athletics
2025-26 Wrestling Roster
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Dylan Chappell
- Position:
- 141
- Weight:
- 141
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Cranberry Township, Pa.
- High School:
- Seneca Valley
Career: Four-time NCAA qualifier at 141 and 149 pounds...three-time EIWA runner-up...Finished third at the 2026 EIWA Championships…6-8 career record at the NCAA National Championships...11-4 career record at the EIWA Championships...
2025-26 (Fifth-Year): Represented Bucknell at the NCAA National Championships going 2-2 to finish top 16...Finished third at the EIWA Championships...Earned NCAA Division I Men's Scholar All-American honors...Went 23-12 overall and 11-6 in duals at 141 lbs...Finished with 111 wins - tied for fifth-most in Bucknell history...Finished second at the Navy Classic...Placed fourth at the Midlands Championships...Recorded seven ranked wins...Recorded four falls and four major decisions...Won the team's William A. Graham IV's Most Outstanding Wrestler Award...
2024-25 (Senior): Represented Bucknell at the NCAA National Championships earning three wins, including a pin over #19 Mosha Schwartz (Oklahoma)...fell to #10 CJ Composto (Pennsylvania) for All-American 4-0…earned NCAA Division I Men’s Scholar All-American honors…went 22-12 overall and 9-7 in duals at 141 lbs…tied Bucknell for the lead in decisions with 12…recorded four tech falls, two pins and one major decision…was the EIWA runner-up at 141 lbs for the third-year in a row, going 2-1 at the conference tournament…went on a six-match winning streak in December, only losing one of eight matches in the month…defeated #33Anthony Santaniello (Pitt) by a 4-1 decision…earned 3rd place at the Midlands Championship and Navy Classic at 141 lbs...2025 EIWA Academic Achievement Award recipient...Won the team's William A. Graham IV's Most Outstanding Wrestler Award...
2023-24 (Junior): Team captain … NCAA qualifier at 141 pounds after finishing runner-up at the EIWA Championships … posted a 21-11 record while seeing time at both 141 and 149 pounds, including five major decisions, one tech fall and one pin … went 5-4 in duals and 4-2 in EIWA duals … went 1-2 at the NCAA Championships at the No. 16 seed, losing to No. 17 Isaiah Powe (Chattanooga) in the round of 32, defeating No. 33 Todd Carter (Gardner-Webb) in the consolation first round, and falling to No. 15 Mitch Moore (Rutgers) in the consolation second round … seeded No. 7 at the EIWA Championships, defeated No. 10 seed Logan Brown (Army), No. 2 seed Vince Cornella (Cornell) and No. 3 seed Malyke Hines (Lehigh) before losing to No. 1 seed Josh Koderhandt (Navy) in the finals … placed at three tournaments during the regular season, including a runner-up finish at the Navy Classic … dropped down from 149 to 141 in January and won 13 of first 16 appearances at the weight class … EIWA Academic Achievement Award winner … NWCA All-Academic Team … team recipient of the Performance of the Year Award...
2022-23 (Sophomore): NCAA qualifier at 149 pounds after finishing runner-up at the EIWA Championships … posted a 25-11 record while seeing time at both 149 and 141 pounds, including five major decisions and five pins … went 6-2 in dual action, including a 4-2 record in EIWA duals … went 0-2 at the NCAA Championships as the No. 29 seed … seeded No. 5 at EIWA Championships, defeated No. 12 seed Bryce Kresho (Franklin & Marshall), No. 4 seed Trae McDaniel (Army) and No. 1 seed Doug Zapf (Penn) before losing to No. 2 seed Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) in the finals … placed at four tournaments during the regular season, including first at the Mat-Town Open II and third at the Bearcat Open … posted eight consecutive wins between January and February … EIWA Academic Achievement Award winner … NWCA All-Academic Team … team recipient of the William A. Graham IV Most Outstanding Wrestler Award.
2021-22 (Freshman): Wrestled unattached in the 133-pound weight class at eight open tournaments ... posted a 20-6 record with six pins, two technical falls and two major decisions ... took first at the Mat-Town Open, the Mat-Town Open II and the John Carroll Open (Gold Bracket) ... placed second at the Purple Raider Open and third at the David H. Lehman F&M Open ... won first collegiate bout by fall over Cole Minnick (Buffalo) en route to Mat-Town Open title ... two pins came in less than a minute, with fastest coming in 55 seconds ... strung together a season-long six-bout winning streak from Jan. 29 to Feb. 6 ... went 5-1 en route to a runner-up showing at 61kg in the U20 Freestyle division at the U.S. Open Championships.
Before Bucknell: Lettered four times in wrestling at Seneca Valley High School … was a three-time PIAA state runner-up and three-time WPIAL champion … posted a 164-26 career record … … graduated with the school record in career pins (77) … helped team win four Section 3 titles, finish as WPIAL runners-up three times and place in the state's top eight three times … served as team captain … PA Power Wrestling's No. 13 recruit in Pennsylvania's class of 2021.
Personal: Dylan Tyler Chappell … born January 26, 2003 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania … son of Larry and Dana Chappell … has two siblings: Lauren and Tyler … Lauren is a member of the Robert Morris University track & field team's class of 2023 … former Seneca Valley teammate Antonio Amelio is also a member of the Bucknell wrestling team's class of 2025 … currently in a five-year dual degree program at Bucknell … majors are chemical engineering and management for engineers.
