2022-23 Wrestling Roster
Roster
Delp, Nick
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197
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141
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157
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184
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157
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149
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285
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165
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141
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197
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141
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197
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285
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184/197
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197
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Nick Delp
- Position:
- 157
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- New Kensington, Pa.
- High School:
- Kiski Area
Bio
Career: Two-time EIWA placewinner (5th in 2023, 7th in 2022) ... two wins over nationally ranked opponents … 7-4 record at EIWA Championships.
2023-24 (Senior): Team captain … went 5-5 as the starter at 157 pounds before missing the remainder of the season due to injury … went 2-3 in duals … posted three wins by fall … placed fourth at the Navy Classic with a decision and two pins in the first three rounds.
2022-23 (Junior): Placed fifth in the 156-pound weight class at the EIWA Championships, going 4-2 after losing in the first round and battling his way back in the consolation bracket … defeated Conner Decker (Binghamton) by a 7-0 decision, Andrew Cerniglia (Navy) by a 5-3 decision, Ty Whalen (Princeton) by a 9-2 decision, and Jack Nies (American) by a 4-0 decision en route to a podium finish … was one place away from earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships … posted a 12-10 record, including a 4-4 mark in duals … registered one pin and two major decisions … strung together a four-bout win streak that included two major decisions at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, a pin over Sacred Heart’s Jonathan Siemsen in dual action and a decision over Edinboro’s Luke Kemerer … blanked five opponents on the season, including a 4-0 decision over Jack Nies of American in the EIWA fifth-place bout.
2021-22 (Sophomore): Placed seventh in the 157-pound weight class at first career EIWA Championships with a 3-2 ledger ... defeated Nick Palumbo (Sacred Heart) by a 3-1 decision, Jack Bokina (Brown) by a 7-0 decision and Trevor Tarsi (Harvard) by a 3-1 decision en route to podium finish ... narrowly missed competing for an automatic NCAA bid in the fifth-place bout, ceding a last-second 9-8 decision to NCAA qualifier Hunter Richard (Cornell) in the consolation round of 4 ... posted a 16-13 record with three pins and one major decision ... one of four Bison to start all 18 duals, going 11-7 (6-4 EIWA) ... went 2-5 against nationally ranked opponents, including 1-1 against top-20 foes ... named the EIWA co-Wrestler of the Week (2/21) on the strength of a 7-5 decision over then No. 18 Wyatt Sheets, a two-time NCAA qualifier and 2021 All-American, during Bucknell's dual finale at then No. 12 Oklahoma State ... defeated then No. 29 Robert Kanniard (Rutgers) at the MatMen Open by a 9-4 decision, representing first career victory over a nationally ranked opponent ... topped Parker Kropman (Drexel), a two-time NCAA qualifier, in sudden victory, 13-11 ... was the hero of the Rider dual, sealing Bucknell's comeback 17-15 victory with a 5-4 decision over Alec Bobchin ... winning takedown came in final 30 seconds of dual-closing match ... 13 bouts were decided by two or fewer points ... went 7-6 in that scenario, including 2-1 in sudden victory ... won six of season's final eight bouts, stringing together a season-long four-bout winning streak during that stretch ... two of three pins came in less than two minutes ... earned EIWA Academic Achievement Award.
2020-21 (Freshman): Went 4-4 with one pin while wrestling at 157 pounds ... one of six Bison to compete in all three duals ... first collegiate victory was a pin of Kenny Cooper (LIU) in Bucknell's season-opening tournament against LIU and VMI ... gave then No. 9 Justin Thomas (Oklahoma) a battle, ceding a tight 7-5 decision.
Before Bucknell: Earned four wrestling letters at Kiski Area High School … three-time PIAA Class 3A state qualifier, finishing as high as eighth … Section 1 champion … three-time District 7 champion … EAIWT champion … two-time WCCA champion … placed twice at the Powerade Wrestling Tournament … posted a career record of 147-37 with 79 pins … the Cavaliers qualified for four PIAA Class 3A state team tournaments, once finishing second and twice taking third … Kiski Area also won three WPIAL, four Westmoreland County, three District 7 and one Section 1 titles during time in program … the Cavaliers went a combined 72-8 … three-time PWCA All-Academic Team … three-time Valley News Dispatch All-Star … served as team captain … also wrestled for Quest School of Wrestling … two-time NHSCA All-American … U.S. Junior Nationals qualifier … also lettered once in both football and soccer.
Personal: Nicholas Oliver Delp … born April 29, 2002 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania … son of Jason and Teresa Delp … has an older brother, Alex, who wrestled at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown … father played football at Clarion University … was a camper and counselor at Team Bruno Wrestling Camp for six years … shares a high school with Noah Levett, a member of the Bucknell wrestling team's class of 2022, and Darren Miller, a member of the Bucknell wrestling team's class of 2023 … major is undeclared.
2023-24 (Senior): Team captain … went 5-5 as the starter at 157 pounds before missing the remainder of the season due to injury … went 2-3 in duals … posted three wins by fall … placed fourth at the Navy Classic with a decision and two pins in the first three rounds.
2022-23 (Junior): Placed fifth in the 156-pound weight class at the EIWA Championships, going 4-2 after losing in the first round and battling his way back in the consolation bracket … defeated Conner Decker (Binghamton) by a 7-0 decision, Andrew Cerniglia (Navy) by a 5-3 decision, Ty Whalen (Princeton) by a 9-2 decision, and Jack Nies (American) by a 4-0 decision en route to a podium finish … was one place away from earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships … posted a 12-10 record, including a 4-4 mark in duals … registered one pin and two major decisions … strung together a four-bout win streak that included two major decisions at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, a pin over Sacred Heart’s Jonathan Siemsen in dual action and a decision over Edinboro’s Luke Kemerer … blanked five opponents on the season, including a 4-0 decision over Jack Nies of American in the EIWA fifth-place bout.
2021-22 (Sophomore): Placed seventh in the 157-pound weight class at first career EIWA Championships with a 3-2 ledger ... defeated Nick Palumbo (Sacred Heart) by a 3-1 decision, Jack Bokina (Brown) by a 7-0 decision and Trevor Tarsi (Harvard) by a 3-1 decision en route to podium finish ... narrowly missed competing for an automatic NCAA bid in the fifth-place bout, ceding a last-second 9-8 decision to NCAA qualifier Hunter Richard (Cornell) in the consolation round of 4 ... posted a 16-13 record with three pins and one major decision ... one of four Bison to start all 18 duals, going 11-7 (6-4 EIWA) ... went 2-5 against nationally ranked opponents, including 1-1 against top-20 foes ... named the EIWA co-Wrestler of the Week (2/21) on the strength of a 7-5 decision over then No. 18 Wyatt Sheets, a two-time NCAA qualifier and 2021 All-American, during Bucknell's dual finale at then No. 12 Oklahoma State ... defeated then No. 29 Robert Kanniard (Rutgers) at the MatMen Open by a 9-4 decision, representing first career victory over a nationally ranked opponent ... topped Parker Kropman (Drexel), a two-time NCAA qualifier, in sudden victory, 13-11 ... was the hero of the Rider dual, sealing Bucknell's comeback 17-15 victory with a 5-4 decision over Alec Bobchin ... winning takedown came in final 30 seconds of dual-closing match ... 13 bouts were decided by two or fewer points ... went 7-6 in that scenario, including 2-1 in sudden victory ... won six of season's final eight bouts, stringing together a season-long four-bout winning streak during that stretch ... two of three pins came in less than two minutes ... earned EIWA Academic Achievement Award.
2020-21 (Freshman): Went 4-4 with one pin while wrestling at 157 pounds ... one of six Bison to compete in all three duals ... first collegiate victory was a pin of Kenny Cooper (LIU) in Bucknell's season-opening tournament against LIU and VMI ... gave then No. 9 Justin Thomas (Oklahoma) a battle, ceding a tight 7-5 decision.
Before Bucknell: Earned four wrestling letters at Kiski Area High School … three-time PIAA Class 3A state qualifier, finishing as high as eighth … Section 1 champion … three-time District 7 champion … EAIWT champion … two-time WCCA champion … placed twice at the Powerade Wrestling Tournament … posted a career record of 147-37 with 79 pins … the Cavaliers qualified for four PIAA Class 3A state team tournaments, once finishing second and twice taking third … Kiski Area also won three WPIAL, four Westmoreland County, three District 7 and one Section 1 titles during time in program … the Cavaliers went a combined 72-8 … three-time PWCA All-Academic Team … three-time Valley News Dispatch All-Star … served as team captain … also wrestled for Quest School of Wrestling … two-time NHSCA All-American … U.S. Junior Nationals qualifier … also lettered once in both football and soccer.
Personal: Nicholas Oliver Delp … born April 29, 2002 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania … son of Jason and Teresa Delp … has an older brother, Alex, who wrestled at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown … father played football at Clarion University … was a camper and counselor at Team Bruno Wrestling Camp for six years … shares a high school with Noah Levett, a member of the Bucknell wrestling team's class of 2022, and Darren Miller, a member of the Bucknell wrestling team's class of 2023 … major is undeclared.
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