2024-25 Wrestling Roster
Roster
Dylan Chappell
- Position:
- 141
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Cranberry Township, Pa.
- High School:
- Seneca Valley
Career: Three-time NCAA qualifier at 141 and 149 pounds ... three-time EIWA runner-up … 8-3 career record at the EIWA Championships.
2024-25 (Senior): Represented Bucknell at the NCAA Wrestling 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.
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.
