2019-20 Wrestling Roster
Roster
Niemeyer, Luke
165
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174
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125
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133/141
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125
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125
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285
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285
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149/157
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184
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174
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174
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174/184
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165/174
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157/165
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285
/ Wrestling
149
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141
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184
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149
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133/141
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141
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285
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184/197
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133
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165
/ Wrestling
197
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197
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133
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165
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125
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184/285
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149
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Luke Niemeyer
- Position:
- 197
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- South Plainfield, N.J.
- High School:
- South Plainfield
Bio
2022-23 (Senior): Went 3-7 on the season wrestling at 285 pounds … posted a 1-3 mark in duals, winning by fall over Nick Lodato of Edinboro … all three wins came by way of pin … went to sudden victory with 30th-ranked Travis Stefanik from Princeton.
2021-22 (Junior): Was expected to wrestle at 197 pounds but ultimately started for the Bison at heavyweight ... posted a 9-13 record with one pin and one major decision ... competed in all but one dual, going 8-9 (4-6 EIWA) ... represented Bucknell at the EIWA Championships, going 0-2 with a 3-1 loss to Daniel Conley (Columbia) in sudden victory ... strung together a four-bout winning streak during EIWA dual action, registering a 1:49 pin of Nick Copley (Sacred Heart) and two dramatic decisions during that stretch ... decisions over Eli Anthony (Drexel) and Brandon Phillips (Army West Point) came on last-minute takedowns, with one against Anthony occurring at the buzzer.
2020-21 (Sophomore): Went 0-2 while wrestling at 197 pounds ... competed in Bucknell's dual against West Virginia, taking on then No. 1 Noah Adams.
2019-20 (Freshman): Posted a 11-11 record while wrestling exclusively at tournaments in the 197-pound weight class ... placed second at the Shorty Hitchcock Memorial Open (Jan. 11) and fifth at the David H. Lehman F&M Open (Jan. 4) ... won seven bouts in a row between the Hitchcock Memorial Open and the F&M Open ... pin and technical fall came at the F&M Open.
Before Bucknell: Earned four wrestling and three football letters at South Plainfield High School … in wrestling, went 124-15 with 75 pins … two-time NJSIAA state placewinner, taking third in 2019 and sixth in 2018 at 195 pounds … three-time NJSIAA state qualifier … three-time NJSIAA Region 5 placewinner, winning a title at 195 pounds in 2019 … three-time NJSIAA District 17 champion … three-time Greater Middlesex County champion … three-time all-division and all-conference selection (2019, 2018 & 2017) … 2019 all-area honoree … served as team captain … helped the Tigers win four-straight NJSIAA Group II championships … South Plainfield also won four-straight district, sectional, conference and division titles … in the 2019 Adidas TOM Rankings, the Tigers were slotted as high as No. 25 nationally and No. 3 in New Jersey … helped South Plainfield win a team title at the 2019 Virginia Duals … at the club level, was a two-time NHSCA All-American … four-time USANJ Freestyle state finalist, winning one title … two-time Cadet National Team member … Schoolboy National Team member … served as a South Plainfield football captain … earned All-State Group 3 First Team (2018), all-conference (2018) and all-division (2018 & 2017) honors on the gridiron.
Personal: Luke Niemeyer … born July 20, 2001 in Edison, New Jersey … son of Eric and Sue Niemeyer … has an older brother, Eric … grandfather Robert Kupcho played football for Ithaca College ... major is economics.
2021-22 (Junior): Was expected to wrestle at 197 pounds but ultimately started for the Bison at heavyweight ... posted a 9-13 record with one pin and one major decision ... competed in all but one dual, going 8-9 (4-6 EIWA) ... represented Bucknell at the EIWA Championships, going 0-2 with a 3-1 loss to Daniel Conley (Columbia) in sudden victory ... strung together a four-bout winning streak during EIWA dual action, registering a 1:49 pin of Nick Copley (Sacred Heart) and two dramatic decisions during that stretch ... decisions over Eli Anthony (Drexel) and Brandon Phillips (Army West Point) came on last-minute takedowns, with one against Anthony occurring at the buzzer.
2020-21 (Sophomore): Went 0-2 while wrestling at 197 pounds ... competed in Bucknell's dual against West Virginia, taking on then No. 1 Noah Adams.
2019-20 (Freshman): Posted a 11-11 record while wrestling exclusively at tournaments in the 197-pound weight class ... placed second at the Shorty Hitchcock Memorial Open (Jan. 11) and fifth at the David H. Lehman F&M Open (Jan. 4) ... won seven bouts in a row between the Hitchcock Memorial Open and the F&M Open ... pin and technical fall came at the F&M Open.
Before Bucknell: Earned four wrestling and three football letters at South Plainfield High School … in wrestling, went 124-15 with 75 pins … two-time NJSIAA state placewinner, taking third in 2019 and sixth in 2018 at 195 pounds … three-time NJSIAA state qualifier … three-time NJSIAA Region 5 placewinner, winning a title at 195 pounds in 2019 … three-time NJSIAA District 17 champion … three-time Greater Middlesex County champion … three-time all-division and all-conference selection (2019, 2018 & 2017) … 2019 all-area honoree … served as team captain … helped the Tigers win four-straight NJSIAA Group II championships … South Plainfield also won four-straight district, sectional, conference and division titles … in the 2019 Adidas TOM Rankings, the Tigers were slotted as high as No. 25 nationally and No. 3 in New Jersey … helped South Plainfield win a team title at the 2019 Virginia Duals … at the club level, was a two-time NHSCA All-American … four-time USANJ Freestyle state finalist, winning one title … two-time Cadet National Team member … Schoolboy National Team member … served as a South Plainfield football captain … earned All-State Group 3 First Team (2018), all-conference (2018) and all-division (2018 & 2017) honors on the gridiron.
Personal: Luke Niemeyer … born July 20, 2001 in Edison, New Jersey … son of Eric and Sue Niemeyer … has an older brother, Eric … grandfather Robert Kupcho played football for Ithaca College ... major is economics.
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