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Five EIWA Placewinners in 2010-11
2011-12 Bucknell Wrestling Being a Bison
WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A BISON “... the pursuit of athletics in college need not interfere with a fellow’s studies, and if you give a boy a well developed body his brain will get the benefit of it.” — Christy Mathewson in his book Won in the Ninth, written in 1910
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The term “student-athlete” signifies something extraordinary on the campus of Bucknell University. Being a Bison means that you have the rare blend of physical skills along with the drive and passion needed to succeed at the highest level of collegiate athletics. Being a Bison also means that you are a scholar first and foremost. You believe that values associated with Division I athletics, such as time management, leadership, teamwork and grace under pressure, are but a part of a well-rounded college experience. At Bucknell, our students, faculty and staff pride themselves as national leaders in upholding the scholar-athlete ideal that balances a challenging academic program with the demands of successful Division I athletics. Being a Bison means that you have pledged to be a student-athlete in the purest sense. In doing so, you will be rewarded for a lifetime.
2011 EIWA Champion Kevin LeValley Three Straight Years with All-American
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2010-11 Academic All-District JOYCE NOVACEK
2010-11 Academic All-District DREW CONSTABLE
2010-11 Academic All-District NSCAA Scholar All-American PL Offensive Player of Year CHRISTA MATLACK
2010-11 All-American (javelin) TED HEITZMAN
2010-11 Academic All-District JESSIE SNYDER
2010-11 Academic All-District TOMMY CASO
2010-11 Academic All-District KRISTIN BRETSCHER
Bucknell Bison Athletics Setting the Standard of Excellence Bucknell takes great pride in its commitment to excellence on and off the playing fields. From Presidents’ Cups to Academic All-Americans to graduation rates that are ranked annually in the national top-10, Bucknell is clearly at the head of the class when it comes to upholding the scholar-athlete ideal.
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25 of Bucknell’s 27 varsity squads posted team GPAs of 3.0 or better in the spring of 2011.
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Bucknell has captured the Patriot League Presidents’ Cup, signifying the league’s all-sports champion, 17 times in the 21-year history of the affiliation, including 13 of the last 14 years. Bucknell claimed the overall, men’s and women’s Cup titles in 2010-11. It was the 14th straight year and the 17th time overall that the Bison took home the women’s title. In 2010-11, Bucknell won Patriot League titles in men’s soccer, men’s basketball, men’s lacrosse, women’s rowing and men’s and women’s outdoor track & field.
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According to federal data released by the NCAA each fall, Bucknell’s student-athlete graduation rate annually ranks in the top 10 among all Division I institutions. Bucknell has led the nation in graduation rates twice in the last 11 years, and it ranked No. 2 in the 2008 study. In the most recent survey in the fall of 2010, Bucknell ranked No. 7 in the nation.
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Bucknell has claimed a league-high 121 Patriot League Scholar-Athletes of the Year since the league’s inception as an all-sports conference in 1990-91.
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Bucknell ranks FIFTH in the nation (to Nebraska, Notre Dame, Penn State and Stanford) in total number of Capital One Academic All-America selections with 120.
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A total of 421 Bison appeared on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll in 2010-11 after recording a GPA of 3.2 or better during their sport’s competition season. Among all BU student-athletes, 259 made the Dean’s List with GPAs of 3.5 or better in the spring of 2011.
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In addition to the 120 Capital One Academic All-Americans produced since 1970, Bucknell has also claimed 314 Academic All-District honorees over the same span, including a school-record 22 in 2008-09 and 21 more in 2010-11.
A major element in ensuring Bucknell’s commitment to athletics excellence is the Kenneth G. Langone Athletics & Recreation Center, which opened fully in 2003. One of the finest collegiate athletics facilities of its kind, the center includes the 4,000-seat Sojka Pavilion, the Olympic class Kinney Natatorium, the Krebs Family Fitness Center and the Berger Family Weight Room. A Hall of Fame area, a display of Bucknell’s Medal of Honor recipients, a new Academic All-America wall, a sports medicine suite, modern offices for coaches and staff, and locker room and classroom space are also included in the facility’s layout.
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With six Patriot League championships in 2010-11, Bucknell has now earned 87 crowns in 21 years in the league. In addition, Bucknell has had 113 conference players of the year, 93 PL coaches of the year and a whopping 511 individual league champions from sports such as cross country, track & field, swimming & diving, tennis and golf.
2010-11 Academic All-District RACHAEL RODRIGUEZ
2010-11 Academic All-American PL Scholar-Athlete of Year NFF National Scholar-Athlete TRAVIS NISSLEY
2010-11 Academic All-American PL Scholar-Athlete of Year ALYSSA DeLORENZ
2x All-American KEVIN LeVALLEY
2010-11 Academic All-District JILLIAN O’MARA
2010-11 PL Scholar-Athlete of Year CHRISTIAN TREAT
2010-11 Academic All-District CHRISTINE WEISS
2010-11 Academic All-District DOUG SHRIBMAN
2010-11 Academic All-District JOHN PICARDO
2010-11 Academic All-District TIM BOLTE
2010-11 Academic All-District ALISON FORD
2010-11 Academic All-District PL Player of Year All-American MIKE MUSCALA
2010-11 All-American CHARLIE STREEP
2010-11 Academic All-District AMANDA CITRON
Bucknell Bison Athletics A National Model in Promoting the Scholar-Athlete Ideal Bucknell Athletics is first and foremost a student-centered organization, one that strives to be a national leader when it comes to operating by a true scholar-athlete model. At Bucknell, student-athletes’ academic programs are their first priority, and providing a competitive Division I athletics program only advances the mission, values and residential learning goals of the university. To that end, the Department of Athletics and Recreation proactively seeks ways to assist student-athletes in their daily academic pursuits. Below are just some of the student-athlete support programs currently in place. FACULTY ATHLETICS REPRESENTATIVE: The faculty athletics representative (FAR) is a member of the faculty or administrative staff who is designated to represent Bucknell in its relationships with the NCAA and the Patriot League. Bucknell’s FAR is Mitch Chernin, Professor of Biology. The FAR can enhance the student-athlete experience by promoting a balance between academics, athletics and the social lives of student-athletes, which affords them opportunities to enjoy the full range of collegiate experiences available to students generally. SIDELINE COACH PROGRAM: This program is a truly unique initiative in Division I college athletics, and it involves the invitation of a member of the faculty, administration, staff or community by one of Bucknell’s 27 varsity teams. The participant has the opportunity to discuss the overall program with the respective coaching staff, including practice preparation and strategy for the upcoming contest. The sideline coach attends a practice session and an actual intercollegiate competition, where he/she is introduced to the team and gains rarely seen insight into the relationships that exist between player-coach and player-player. The purpose of the Sideline Coaches Program is to foster a better understanding by the faculty and administration of the roles played by coaches and athletes in the university’s competitive intercollegiate athletic arena. ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENT CENTER: In the Fall of 2005, the Department of Athletics opened a study/computer lab for student-athletes on the concourse level of Sojka Pavilion. The center is outfitted with computers, a laser printer, four television monitors and a projection unit with computer, VCR and DVD player. Additionally, the study lab can be used as a meeting place for group projects, tutorial area or just a secluded and quiet study space before or after practice. LAPTOP PROGRAM: The Department of Athletics owns a number of laptop computers that may be signed out by student-athletes for use on away trips. STUDENT-ATHLETE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SAAC): Representatives from each varsity team comprise the SAAC, which is designed to enhance the total student-athlete experience by promoting opportunity, protecting student-athlete welfare, and fostering a positive student-athlete image. The Committee is an invaluable resource for promoting communication between athletics administration and student-athletes; promoting communication between athletics and campus-wide administration; providing feedback and insight, as well as soliciting responses into department issues and proposed NCAA legislation; building a sense of community within the athletics program involving all athletics teams; organizing community service projects and efforts; creating a vehicle for student-athlete representation on campus-wide committees; serving as a collective voice of campus student-athletes; and disseminating information to the student-athlete body. BUCKNELL BISON LEADERSHIP ACADEMY: In 2011-12, the Department of Athletics launched the Bucknell Bison Leadership Academy. As part of a Patriot League-wide leadership initiative, this “Leadership Summit” is designed to help student-athletes learn how to be effective leaders on and off the playing fields. The Leadership Academy programming and instruction that bridge theory, development and real experiences in an interactive learning environment. Through this endeavor, team leaders can enhance their impact on their teammates’ and their program’s performance immediately and for years to come.
2010 & 2011 Big South Scholar-Athlete MINJOO LEE
2010-11 Academic All-District TRAVIS RAND
2010-11 Academic All-District CAROLINE TOLLI
3x All-American RICHIE HYDEN
2010-11 Academic All-District SARAH MONIZ
2010-11 Academic All-District NCAA Qualifier JAY HAHN
4x All-Patriot League BU All-Time Wins Leader LAUREN LUCIDO
2011-12 Bucknell Wrestling About Bucknell Bucknell University is one of the top liberal arts colleges in the nation. Our academic programs encompass: • The traditional liberal arts disciplines—arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. • Professional programs in accounting, education, engineering, management and music. • Preprofessional programs in law and medicine. With more than 3,500 undergraduates and nearly 150 graduate students, we combine the personal attention of a small college with the resources of a large university.
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The Campus: Beautiful and Centrally Located • More than 100 facilities for learning, living, and recreation. • Recent additions: music building, residence hall, geology/psychology building, engineering building, and athletics center. The new West Fields complex is home to field hockey, women’s lacrosse, and men’s and women’s soccer. • Approximately three hours from Baltimore, New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C.
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Residential Colleges: Housing Options with an Academic Twist • Seven themed programs open to first-year students: arts, environmental, global, humanities, language and culture, social justice, and society and technology. • Students take a course together, live together, and participate in out-of-class activities such as informal discussions, guest lectures, and off-campus trips. Career Services: Preparation for the Future • Full- or part-time internships at companies, non-profits, or governmental agencies. • Resume writing and interviewing guidance. • Two-day job shadowing externships. • On-campus employment expos and off-campus networking nights. Visit Campus: See Bucknell for Yourself • Tours are offered five times daily on weekdays and three times on Saturdays. • No appointment is necessary for tours; other options may require reservations. • See an award-winning virtual tour at http://community.bucknell.edu • Please go to www.bucknell.edu/admissions/calendar or call 570-577-1101 for more information.
Academics: Broad Learning Opportunities • More than 50 majors leading to Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Education, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, or Bachelor of Music. • Arts and Sciences Departments and Programs: Animal Behavior, Art and Art History, Biology, Cell Biology/Biochemistry, Chemistry, Classics, Comparative Humanities, Computer Science, East Asian Studies, Economics, Education, English, Environmental Geology, Environmental Studies, French, Geography, Geology, German, History, International Relations, Latin American Studies, Management, Mathematics, Music, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Physics and Astronomy, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Russian, Sociology and Anthropology, Spanish, Theatre and Dance, Women’s and Gender Studies. • Engineering Departments: Biomedical, Chemical, Civil and Environmental, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical, Mechanical and Engineering Management. The Faculty: Focused on Students • More than 350 full-time faculty. • More than 95% of faculty members hold doctoral degrees. • Undergraduate learning is highest priority. • Faculty members are active scholars who conduct research, produce creative works, and publish their findings, often in collaboration with students. Undergraduate Research: Hands-On Learning • Students conduct research in the lab and off campus in conjunction with faculty mentors. • High degree of independence. • Great preparation for graduate school and career. Campus Life: Never a Dull Moment • Learning outside of class: academically oriented student organizations, guest lecturers, campus publications, concerts, art exhibitions, theatre, trips off campus, and more. • More than 150 student-run organizations to suit nearly every interest, from a capella singing to Zen Buddhist meditation. • Volunteer and service projects on- and off-campus, including abroad. • 13 fraternities and 8 sororities. • Diverse religious life programs. • Athletics: varsity intercollegiate program, club sports for both men and women, and intramural programs.
THE PLAN FOR BUCKNELL Bucknell is a unique national university where liberal arts and professional programs complement each other, where 3,350 full-time students are educated for a lifetime of critical thinking and strong leadership. For 160 years, the University has remained true to its fundamental purpose: to educate and prepare students for lives that make a difference and have a positive impact on the world. In keeping with that purpose, the University has developed The Plan for Bucknell, which includes its collective vision — “To provide students with the premier undergraduate experience in American higher education.” The Plan comprises five strategies. Strengthen the Academic Core aims to ensure that a Bucknell education is challenging and engaging, with openness to new ideas and a culture of innovation; Deepen the Residential Learning Experience will provide a residential learning and living experience that complements the academic program, integrates the athletics and recreation program and promotes personal growth and development and civic and ethical responsibility; Enhance Diversity is a commitment to diversity in all its forms within a civil and supportive environment of open exchange to prepare Bucknell graduates to live and work in a globally integrated and intercultural world; Build Bridges will bring the world to Bucknell — through visiting scholars and sports teams, international students and alumni, guest speakers, international focus semesters, and electronic communications — and bring Bucknell to the world through strategic partnerships and community engagement activities as well as opportunities for off-campus study and faculty research; Secure Our Financial Future will secure resources necessary to engage new opportunities, lessen dependence on tuition, and ensure our financial future. The Plan for Bucknell was unanimously approved by the Board of Trustees on April 29, 2006, having previously been approved by the students and faculty. We have begun implementing it and are determined to make it a reality over the next decade. To read the complete version of The Plan for Bucknell or to request a published version, see http://www.bucknell.edu/ThePlanforBucknell.
Five EIWA Placewinners in 2010-11
2011-12 Bucknell Wrestling Roster/Quick Facts
ROSTER Name Cl. Wt. Shawn Armato Fr. 125/133 Zac Hancock Jr. 141 Bob Hauser So. 133 Jack Ingram Jr. 141/149 Doug Kellermeyer Fr. 149/157 Corey Lear* Jr. 165 Tyler Lyster Fr. 184 Joe McMullan Jr. 197 Stephen McPeek So. 174 Austin Miller Fr. 125 Joe Orecchio Fr. 149 Alex Pellicciotti So. 141 Brandon Pesarchick Fr. 133 John Regan Sr. 149/157 Derrik Russell Jr. 141/149 Ray Schlitt So. 157 Joe Stolfi Fr. 285 Patrick Wales Fr. 165 Jamie Westwood So. 184 * will rejoin team following fall semester
BISON BY WEIGHT Hometown/Previous School Souderton, Pa./Germantown Academy Laura, Ohio/Troy Christian Fairfax Station, Va./W.T. Woodson Cotuit, Mass./Tabor Academy Gainesville, Ga./Lakeview Academy Orangeville, Pa./Benton Area Wanamassa, N.J./Ocean Township Easton, Pa./Wyoming Seminary Southlake, Texas/Bishop Lynch Mount Joy, Pa./Hempfield Bloomingale, N.J./Don Bosco Prep Boyertown, Pa./Boyertown Area Coal Township, Pa./Shamokin Area Plum Borough, Pa./Kiski School Jackson, N.J./Jackson Haddonfield, N.J./Haddonfield Harleysville, Pa./Souderton Riverside, Conn./Brunswick School Little Falls, N.J./Queen of Peace
125 Shawn Armato Austin Miller*
157 Doug Kellermeyer John Regan* Ray Schlitt*
133 Shawn Armato Bob Hauser* Brandon Pesarchick
165 Corey Lear* Patrick Wales
141 Zac Hancock Jack Ingram Alex Pellicciotti* Derrik Russell 149 Jack Ingram Doug Kellermeyer Joe Orecchio* John Regan* Derrik Russell
BUCKNELL DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS MISSION STATEMENT The Department of Athletics and Recreation strives to set the standard of excellence for intercollegiate and intramural programs in higher education, thereby advancing and drawing attention to the mission, core values, and educational goals of Bucknell University. The Department believes that student-athletes’ academic programs must be their first priority. It is therefore committed to maintaining Bucknell’s high national ranking for student-athletes’ graduation rates and for producing Academic All-Americans, and to continued leadership of the Patriot League in Academic Honor Roll nominations, based on grade-point averages. The coaches’ and staff ’s paramount responsibility is maintaining academic priorities and supporting student-athletes’ education, even while providing the rigorous and serious NCAA Division I athletic opportunities Bucknell student-athletes seek. Further, the Department promotes the personal growth of student-athletes and the general student body by encouraging personal health, development, and balance among intellectual, social, civic, and physical pursuits; by celebrating challenge and competition; and by preparing participants for service and leadership in the world. Coaches and staff direct a rich array of athletic programs and recreational opportunities aimed at increasing student engagement, as well as strengthening character, healthy living, teamwork, sportsmanship, and spirit. In creating shared experiences for students, faculty, and staff, as well as alumni, family, and friends, the Department’s programs add substantially to Bucknell’s sense of community and foster life-long relationships with Bucknell. The Department embraces the University’s decision to compete at the highest extramural level, in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Division I membership is valuable not only because this level of competition maximally challenges student-athletes, but also because it signals clearly Bucknell’s high standards and seriousness of purpose in all extracurricular endeavors and it helps position Bucknell apart from other National Liberal Arts Colleges. Likewise, the competitive success the Department seeks, measured in part by consistent contention for the Patriot League Presidents’ Cup, reflects positively upon Bucknell’s student-athletes and the University alike, and it brings distinction and national recognition to Bucknell. A student-centered operation, the Department is committed to providing equitable opportunities to women and men, as well as members of minority and majority groups of all kinds. The Department subscribes to, and complies with, all principles and regulations of the Patriot League, the Eastern College Athletic Conference, and the NCAA.
Three Straight Years with All-American
197 Joe McMullan* HWT Joe Stolfi*
QUICK FACTS University Information Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 17837 1846 as the University at Lewisburg 3,583 Bison Orange and Blue NCAA (Div. I), ECAC Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) President Dr. John C. Bravman Director of Athletics John P. Hardt
Location Founded Enrollment Nickname Colors Affiliation Conference
Wrestling Information Head Coach Dan Wirnsberger Alma Mater Michigan State ’95 Record at Bucknell 51-46-2 (Seventh year) Career Record 77-68-2 (10th year) Assistant Coaches Dave Hoffman (Virginia Tech ’06) David Marble (Bucknell ’10) Harry Zander (George Mason ’08) 2010-11 Record (EIWA): 7-11 (2-5) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 5/8 Home Facility (capacity) Davis Gym (1,100) Wrestling Phone 570-577-1035 Email djw020@bucknell.edu Web Site www.BucknellBison.com Wrestling Fax 570-577-7698 Wrestling Address Dan Wirnsberger Head Wrestling Coach Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA 17837
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PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Lyster ............................. LISS-ter Orecchio..................or-ETCH-e-o Pellicciotti .........PELL-ih-COT-ee Pesarchick ............. pu-SAR-chick Stolfi ............................. stole-FEE
184 Tyler Lyster Jamie Westwood*
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Captains: Jack Ingram, Joe McMullan, John Regan, Derrik Russell Head Coach: Dan Wirnsberger (Michigan State ’95), seventh year Assistant Coaches: Dave Hoffman (Virginia Tech ’06), sixth year; David Marble (Bucknell ’10), second year; Harry Zander (George Mason ’08), first year
174 Stephen McPeek*
Athletic Communications Wrestling Contact Todd Merriett Office Phone 570-577-3488 Cell Phone 570-428-5393 Fax 570-577-1660 Email tmerriet@bucknell.edu 2011-12 Wrestling Media Guide Credits The 2011-12 Bucknell Wrestling Media Guide was designed, written and edited by Todd Merriett, assistant director of athletic communications. Editing assistance provided by Becky Hart. Photography by Marc Hagemeier and Andy Marchese.
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2011-12 Bucknell Wrestling
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Season Outlook
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Youth will be the main theme for the Bucknell wrestling program in 201112. The Bison lost six seniors to graduation last May and this year’s team features eight freshmen, five sophomores, five juniors and just one senior. The Bison have lost a tremendous amount of talent the last two offseasons as the last two senior classes combined for 774 individual wins, 15 NCAA appearances, four All-America certificates, 21 EIWA placewinners, 32 NCAA victories, 132 EIWA dual wins and 51 team victories. Bucknell returns just five wrestlers who were even part-time starters a year ago: Zac Hancock (11 starts), Corey Lear (18), Joe McMullan (14), Stephen McPeek (6) and Alex Pellicciotti (11). Each of those veterans will be in the running for starting positions, but with plenty of talented youngsters on the roster, there is sure to be a number of lineups used by Bison seventh-year head coach Dan Wirnsberger. “This is an exciting time for our young team,” said Wirnsberger, who is second on the Bucknell all-time wins list with 51 victories over the last five seasons. “We have a lot of youth, and with our strength of schedule these guys will have the opportunity to make an impact on the national scene throughout the season. Our focus will be to train and compete as hard as we can and let the results take care of themselves.” Despite the youth, Bucknell will once again face a challenging schedule this year. The Bison kick off the season with a high-profile dual against Nebraska in Sojka Pavilion. They will also host Michigan State (Dec. 3), the midDecember Bison Duals featuring Central Michigan, Princeton and new EIWA member Sacred Heart, as well as February duals against EIWA foes American and Penn. Bucknell’s road slate will feature tournament competition at the Navy Classic and the Midlands Championships, as well as duals at Oklahoma State, Lehigh, Army and Lock Haven. No stranger to facing ranked foes, five of Bucknell’s initial 2011-12 opponents are ranked in the NWCA/USA Today Preseason Coaches Poll as Oklahoma State (No. 3), Lehigh (No. 6), American (t-No. 11), Central Michigan (No. 23) and Penn (No. 25) are listed in the top 25. The Bison have faced 26 ranked foes over the last five years, including seven in 2010-11. Bucknell will conclude the season with the EIWA Championships at Princeton and the NCAA Championships in St. Louis, Mo. 125 - Projected Starter ................... Austin Miller or Shawn Armato Former Bison Derek Reber started two of the last three years at 125 pounds and was a 2009 NCAA qualifier, but he transferred to 2011 national champion Penn State during the offseason, leaving the door open for others to fill the vacant position. Freshman Austin Miller, a three-time PIAA state placewinner, is the frontrunner to fill the void. He posted a strong 145-30 record during his career at Hempfield High School. Another freshman, Shawn Armato, could also wrestle at 125, but the Bison coaching staff thinks he might be a better fit at 133. 133 - Projected Starter ...................... Bob Hauser or Shawn Armato Sophomore Bob Hauser posted a 1-4 record in his rookie campaign, but seems to have turned the corner during the offseason and is expected to see the bulk of the action at 133 pounds. He won his first collegiate match at the Michigan State Open last November and wrestled in duals vs. No. 13 Rutgers and Liberty. Armato, who was a two-time Pennsylvania Prep state champion, will challenge Hauser. 141 - Projected Starter ........................................... Alex Pellicciotti After wrestling exclusively at 133 pounds last season, sophomore Alex Pellicciotti is expected to make the jump to a more natural 141 pounds this year. A wrestler who is always looking for a fall, Pellicciotti recorded an 8-12 overall mark last season, posting six bonus-point victories. He was 4-7 in duals and competed at the EIWA championships. Junior Zac Hancock, who owns a 23-22 career record, hoped to be in the mix, but recurring concussions have left the Bison coaching staff unsure of his availability this season. 149 - Projected Starter ........................ John Regan or Joe Orecchio While Bucknell has a lot of starting positions up for grabs, 149 pounds has perhaps the most competition with no fewer than four wrestlers aiming to replace two-time All-American and the program’s all-time wins leader Kevin LeValley. The lone senior on the team, John Regan, is one of the favorites, but he might also move up to 157, a weight he has competed at just once in his 59
career bouts. Regan is an incredible athlete who missed the 2010-11 campaign with an injury, but the Bucknell coaches think he is poised to make a run at All-America honors in his final season in Orange and Blue. Freshman Joe Orecchio could also see plenty of time at 149. A two-time state finalist in New Jersey, Orecchio was one of the best high school signees by the Bison in recent years and the coaching staff hopes he can translate that high school success to the college level. John Regan Juniors Derrik Russell and Jack Ingram, who have spent the first half of their Bison careers wrestling at lower weights, could also move into the lineup at 149. Russell, who is 20-26 in his career, competed at 125 as a freshman and 133 last year. He could also move back down to 141 to challenge Pellicciotti. Ingram, one of four team captains along with Regan, Russell and junior Joe McMullan, is called the team leader on and off the mat by assistant coach Dave Hoffman. “Jack might not have the credentials or statistics of some other guys on the roster, but there is no one that works harder and wants to be productive than him,” praised Wirnsberger. “We hope some of that desire will eventually pay off and put some notches in his win column.” 157 - Projected Starter ........................... John Regan or Ray Schlitt While Regan is one of the favorites to start at 149, he could be better utilized at 157, which is a weight class that features less depth. It will likely be the senior or sophomore Ray Schlitt, who transferred to Bucknell after one year at James Madison. Schlitt, who is a freshman by eligibility standards, is originally from Haddonfield, N.J. 165 - Projected Starter ...................... Corey Lear and Patrick Wales Junior Corey Lear, whose 44 career wins leads active Bison heading into 2011-12, is the incumbent starter at 165, but he will not be with the team during the first semester. He is expected to rejoin the squad Dec. 17 for the Bison Duals. In Lear’s absence, freshman Patrick Wales is expected to see action at 165. Wales was a Connecticut state champion as a senior and a four-year national qualifier. 174 - Projected Starter .......................................... Stephen McPeek Sophomore Stephen McPeek entered Bucknell last year as a highly touted prospect from Texas. He became one of two rookies, along with Alex Pellicciotti, to become a regular contributor in duals, posting a 12-10 overall mark with six starts. He committed himself during the offseason and Wirnsberger expects a breakout season from McPeek, who wrestled at 165 and 174 as a freshman. 184 - Projected Starter .................. Jamie Westwood or Tyler Lyster Sophomore Jamie Westwood is the early favorite to start at 184, although freshman Tyler Lyster will certainly push him for the spot. Westwood, a twotime all-state selection in New Jersey, was 2-2 in limited action as a rookie at 174 pounds. Also a New Jersey native, Lyster, who competed at 189 pounds in high school, is a great mat wrestler, according to Wirnsberger. 197 - Projected Starter ..............................................Joe McMullan McMullan split his time between 184 and heavyweight the last two years, rarely wrestling in his best weight class (197) due to the presence of 2011 NCAA qualifier Jay Hahn. This season, however, McMullan is expected to hold down the 197-pound starting spot after piling up 21 wins the past two years. He has plenty of high-level experience, having faced 10 nationally ranked opponents in his 49 career bouts. 285 - Projected Starter .....................................................Joe Stolfi Bucknell has struggled to find a consistent contributor at heavyweight over the past few years, but Wirnsberger thinks he might finally have a solid one in freshman Joe Stolfi, a three-time PIAA state qualifier and the Souderton Area High School record holder for career (140) and single-season wins (45). “Joe is one of the most athletic big guys in the country and should be competitive right out of the gate,” commented Wirnsberger. “He will only continue to develop and improve as the season moves along.”
Five EIWA Placewinners in 2010-11
2011-12 Bucknell Wrestling Bison Notebook • The Bucknell wrestling program was discontinued following the 200102 season, but was brought back in 2005 thanks in large part to a generous donation from Bill Graham ’62. • Bucknell has posted a 51-46-2 (.525) overall record since the reinstatement of the program. The Bison will wrestle their 100th match since reinstatement Nov. 10 vs. Nebraska. • Bucknell is 20-15-1 (.569) in EIWA duals since the reinstatement of the program. • Bucknell in 2011-12 will wrestle in Sojka Pavilion for a third consecutive year. The Bison hosted Iowa and Rutgers in a tri-meet in November 2009, and in March 2011 hosted the 107th EIWA Championships. The Bison will host Nebraska in a season-opening Nov. 10 dual in Sojka Pavilion. Bucknell is 1-1 all-time in the facility, splitting the 2009 duals with Iowa and Rutgers.
• Bucknell’s 2011-12 19-person roster consists of eight freshmen, five sophomores, five juniors and one senior. Eight states (Connecticut, Georgia, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia) are represented. • Five Bison (Corey Lear - 44, John Regan - 36, Zac Hancock - 23, Joe McMullan - 21, Derrik Russell - 20) enter 2011-12 with at least 20 career victories. • This year’s Bison team is much less experienced than the 2010-11 edition. The 19 wrestlers on the 2011-12 roster have combined to wrestle 337 (168-169) college bouts. The 23 wrestlers on the roster entering 2010-11 had 917 (498-419) career bouts of experience. • Senior John Regan, along with juniors Jack Ingram, Joe McMullan and Derrick Russell were selected as 2011-12 team captains in the preseason. • Bucknell, in 2010-11, faced seven ranked opponents, the most since the reinstatement of the program. The Bison have now wrestled 26 ranked opponents over the last five years. Bucknell is 1-25 against ranked foes since the reinstatement of the program. The lone win over that span was a 17-16 win over No. 25 Columbia in February 2007. • Bucknell has had at least two NCAA qualifiers each of the last five years. Jay Hahn and Kevin LeValley qualified for and participated in the 2011 NCAA Championships. Hahn posted a 1-2 record at 197 pounds, while LeValley was 4-2 en route to a seventh-place finish and his second consecutive All-America honor at 149 pounds.
• Bucknell has finished above .500 at home five straight seasons. The Bison were 4-3 at home in 2010-11. They are 9-3 in their last 12 home matches and are 25-10 at home since the beginning of the 2006-07 campaign. • Bucknell was a solid 7-4 against unranked opponents in 2010-11. The Bison are 50-21-2 since 2006-07 against foes that are not nationally ranked. • Bucknell used 13 different starting lineups in 2010-11, including 12 in its final 14 matches.
Alex Pellicciotti
• Bucknell had five EIWA placewinners in 2010-11: Kevin LeValley (1st at 149), Jay Hahn (4th at 197), Rob Waltko (6th at 184), Brantley Hooks (7th at 157) and Corey Lear (7th at 165). Lear is the only returning EIWA placewinner in 2011-12. • Bucknell head coach Dan Wirnsberger has guided the Bison to 51 victories over the last five years. He ranks second on the Bucknell all-time wins list, trailing only longtime Bison mentor Bobby Ferraro, who posted a 169-175-6 mark from 1974-97. • Bucknell has had eight different wrestlers (Jay Hahn, Eric Lapotsky, Kevin LeValley, David Marble, Derek Reber, Andy Rendos, Shane Riccio, David Thompson) combine for 18 NCAA appearances over the last five years. • 2011 Bucknell graduate Kevin LeValley finished his career first on the program’s wins list (127) and eighth on the career winning percentage ledger (.760). He also set the school record for single-season victories (42 in 2009-10). • Bucknell has finished in the top five at two of the last three EIWA Championships. The Bison tied for third place with Penn at the 2009 event and in 2010 they finished fourth, before posting an eighth-place finish in 2011. The third-place showing in 2009 marked Bucknell’s bestever finish at the EIWA Championships.
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• Kevin LeValley won the 149-pound title at the 2011 EIWA Championships in Sojka Pavilion. It marked the second individual EIWA champion in Bucknell history, following Andy Rendos’ 165-pound crown in 2010. LeValley earned the EIWA Coaches’ Trophy, which is given to the outstanding wrestler of the tournament. He was the first Bison to earn that prestigious award.
• Bucknell’s Class of 2011 graduated with 39 dual wins, the second-most in any four-year span in program history.
Corey Lear
• NCAA qualifiers Jay Hahn and Kevin LeValley helped Bucknell to a 36th-place finish (out of 73) at the 2011 NCAA Championships.
Joe McMullan
• Kevin LeValley, in 2010-11, became Bucknell’s third two-time All-American, joining Bobby Ferraro (1994, 1995) and Andy Rendos (2009, 2010).
Three Straight Years with All-American
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2011-12 Bucknell Wrestling Coaching Staff
Dan Wirnsberger D
HEAD COACH MICHIGAN STATE ’95 SEVENTH YEAR
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• 51-46-2 Bucknell Record • 77-68-2 Career Record
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Dan Wirnsberger, who officially became the 15th coach of the Bucknell wrestling program on May 10, 2005, enters his seventh year at the helm of the Orange and Blue in 2010-11. Hired to guide Bucknell’s program back into the national spotlight after a four-year hiatus where it was not a varsity sport, Wirnsberger has succeeded and currently ranks second on the Bison career wins list with 51. After spending a transitional year recruiting and laying the groundwork for a successful program, Wirnsberger brought Bucknell back onto the mat in 2006-07 with flying colors. Under Wirnsberger’s direction, the 2006-07 Bison returned to the mat in grand fashion, setting a school record for dual-meet victories by compiling a record of 12-9-1, 3-3-1 in the EIWA, including a 17-16 win over nationally ranked Columbia. At the EIWA tournament, he led the Orange and Blue to a ninth-place finish out of 14 schools and saw three Bucknell grapplers earn bids to the NCAA Championships. Facing a tougher schedule in its second season back as a varsity program at Bucknell, Wirnsberger helped the squad to a 9-11-1 mark in 2007-08. The Bison posted a 4-4 mark against EIWA competition. Once again, three wrestlers qualified for the NCAA Championships and Bucknell moved up one spot to eighth place at the competitive EIWA Championships. The Bison program took a major stride forward in 2008-09 as Wirnsberger guided Bucknell to a tie for third at the EIWA Championships and helped a schoolrecord six wrestlers earn NCAA berths. Additionally, Andy Rendos became the first Bison to earn All-America honors in 14 years as he placed fifth at NCAAs in the 165-pound weight class. As a team, Bucknell registered 11 wins, giving it a three-year win total of 32, the best stretch in program history. More milestones were accomplished in 2009-10 as Wirnsberger saw two of his wrestlers earn All-America honors, marking a first for the program. The Bison also tied a school record with 12 victories and finished with an unbeaten EIWA mark. Wirnsberger guided the team to its second consecutive top-five finish at the EIWA Championships as it claimed fourth in the team standings. Highlighting the weekend was Rendos’ individual title in the 165-pound bracket, making him the first EIWA champion in program history. Wirnsberger helped LeValley duplicate Rendos’ feat by winning the 149-pound EIWA title and earn his second consecutive All-America citation last year. He won the EIWA crown at Sojka Pavilion as Wirnsberger oversaw a program that successfully hosted one of the major conference tournaments in the country. Eight Bison have combined for 17 NCAA Championships berths under Wirnsberger’s guidance. A three-time wrestling All-American at Michigan State University, Wirnsberger previously served as the head coach of Bloomsburg University’s Division I program from 2002 to 2005. As head coach of the Huskies, Wirnsberger qualified 10 student-athletes for the NCAA Tournament, including six in 2005, his final season at the helm, and he coached the program’s first-ever Olympic Trials qualifier. He helped four Bloomsburg wrestlers capture Eastern Wrestling League titles and six win PSAC crowns. Named the 2005 PSAC Coach of the Year after leading the Huskies to the team title for the first time since 1990, Wirnsberger’s recruiting classes were ranked 14th and 19th, respectively, in 2003 and 2004, while his first two recruiting classes at Bucknell were ranked 14th and 25th by Wrestling International Newsmagazine (W.I.N.). In 2004-05, Bloomsburg posted a 10-6 dual-meet record (4-2 EWL) and crowned three EWL champions while finishing fifth at the league tournament. Prior to becoming head coach of the Huskies, Wirnsberger spent six years as an assistant coach at Virginia Tech, where he helped coach a team that featured three All-Americans and finished in the top-25 at the NCAA Tournament in 2000 (19th) and 2001 (23rd). The Hokies qualified a school-record five wrestlers for NCAAs in 2000, and the following year the program was invited to compete at the National Team Duals at Penn State. At both Bloomsburg and Virginia Tech, Wirnsberger gained extensive experience in the areas of national recruiting, fundraising and summer camp administration. A 1995 graduate of Michigan State with a degree in criminal justice, Wirnsberger posted a 35-8 record and was the Big Ten Champion and NCAA runner-up at 158 pounds in 1995. That was his third of three straight All-America plaques, and he earned team Most Valuable Wrestler honors. Overall in his career, Wirn-
sberger compiled a record of 120-44, the third-most wins in school history. In NCAA competition, he logged 11 victories for the Spartans in three trips to nationals. During his career at Michigan State, the team went from a struggling program to a 12th-place national ranking his sophomore year, 25th his junior year and third in the nation his senior season. A three-year captain of the Spartans, Wirnsberger continued his wrestling career at the Dave Schultz Wrestling Club while training for the 1997 World Team Trials. He qualified for the trials after placing sixth at the USA Senior Freestyle Tournament, his first senior competition. Participating at a higher weight class of 167 pounds, WirnsbergDan Wirnsberger er defeated such renowned opponents as two-time NCAA champion Marcus Mollica of Arizona State and Iowa’s NCAA champion Darryl Weber. Wirnsberger began his coaching career with the Mason (Mich.) Youth Wrestling Program. He later moved back to his native South Carolina, where he served as head wrestling coach at Greer High School. In addition to his head coaching duties, Wirnsberger was the junior varsity football coach and taught classes for autistic students at Greer Middle School. Wirnsberger resides in Lewisburg, Pa., with his wife, Dana, a former athletic trainer at Bucknell, and their three sons, Cade (7), Max (4) and Chase (2).
DAN WIRNSBERGER RESUME PERSONAL Date of Birth: Nov. 13, 1971 Wife: Dana Children: Cade (7), Max (4), Chase (2) EDUCATION B.A., criminal justice, Michigan State University, 1995 HEAD COACHING CAREER Year School 2002-03 Bloomsburg 2003-04 Bloomsburg 2004-05 Bloomsburg Bloomsburg Totals
Record 8-8 8-8 10-6 26-22
Pct. .500 .500 .625 .542
2005-06 Bucknell 2006-07 Bucknell 2007-08 Bucknell 2008-09 Bucknell 2009-10 Bucknell 2010-11 Bucknell Bucknell Totals
--12-9-1 9-11-1 11-9 12-6 7-11 51-46-2
--.568 .452 .550 .667 .389 .525
Career Totals
77-68-2
.531
ASSISTANT COACHING CAREER Year School Record 1996-97 Virginia Tech 10-8 1997-98 Virginia Tech 9-4 1998-99 Virginia Tech 2-13 1999-00 Virginia Tech 10-7 2000-01 Virginia Tech 8-7-1 2001-02 Virginia Tech 5-10 Virginia Tech Totals 44-49-1
Pct. .556 .692 .133 .588 .531 .333 .473
WRESTLING CAREER (Michigan State) Three-time All-American 1995 NCAA runner-up at 158 pounds 120-44 career record 11 career NCAA wins Three-year team captain
Five EIWA Placewinners in 2010-11
2011-12 Bucknell Wrestling Coaching Staff/Support Staff
Dave Hoffman D
ASSISTANT COACH VIRGINIA TECH ’06 SIXTH YEAR • Four-time NCAA Qualifier • 2006 All-American
ASSISTANT COACH GEORGE MASON ’08 FIRST YEAR
• 78-44 career record at George Mason • 45 career pins Harry Zander enters his first season with the Bucknell wrestling program as an assistant coach in 2011-2012. Zander arrived at Bucknell following a threeyear stint as a graduate assistant coach at Drexel University. Zander received his undergraduate degree in exercise science from George Mason University in 2008. A four-year member of the George Mason wrestling squad, Zander posted a career record of 78-44, including 45 pins. He started all four years for the Patriots, and served as team captain as a senior. Zander’s career included a fourth place-finish at the Las Vegas Cliff Keen Invitational and a VA Intercollegiate championship. In 2009, Zander founded the Orchard Wrestling Club for youth athletes, building upon his past experience as a volunteer youth wrestling coach with the Gator Youth Wrestling Program from 2003-2008. His wrestling experience also extends to the international level when he served as the Athletes-In-Action wrestling team representative in Russia in the summer of 2006. Zander is expected to receive a master’s degree from Drexel’s School of Education in December 2011.
David Marble D
ASSISTANT COACH BUCKNELL ’10 SECOND YEAR
• Four-time NCAA Qualifier (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010) • EIWA Placewinner: 2007 (6th), 2008 (2nd), 2009 (4th), 2010 (3rd) • Fourth on Bucknell’s all-time wins list (111) One of the best wrestlers in Bucknell history, David Marble remains with the program for his second year as an assistant coach. A Harpursville, N.Y., native, Marble graduated in May 2010 with a degree in psychology. A four-time NCAA qualifier and EIWA Championships placewinner at 133 pounds, Marble finished his career with a 111-44 record, placing him third on the program’s all-time wins list at the time. As a senior captain he went 30-10, equaling his career high for victories in a season. Marble finished his Bison career with a 61-17 record in dual matches, including 22-5 in EIWA duals. He posted 27 wins by major decision, 11 tech falls and 18 pins. Honored with the team’s Class of 2010 Leadership Award following the 200910 campaign, Marble received the Edward W. Pangburn Award at Bucknell’s annual Senior Awards Dinner. The award is given for “sportsmanship, fellowship and contribution to the University”.
KRISTIN KLINGER ATHLETIC TRAINER CLARION ’05
JERRY SHRECK STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COORDINATOR EAST STROUDSBURG ’96
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Dave Hoffman enters his sixth season at Bucknell and his fifth as Dan Wirnsberger’s top assistant. Hoffman earned the promotion after he spent his first season with the Orange and Blue coaching the varsity lightweights and helping guide 133-pounder David Marble to an appearance at the NCAA Championships in 2007. His work with Marble and the other lightweights has continued and Marble earned his fourth consecutive NCAA Championship berth in 2010. Additionally, 125-pounder Derek Reber advanced to the NCAAs as a freshman in 2009, and 149-pound 2010 graduate Kevin LeValley was a three-time NCAA qualifier and a two-time All-American. Hoffman, a Spring City, Pa., native, graduated from Virginia Tech in 2006 where he was a four-time NCAA Championship qualifier and an All-American his senior year. During his career with the Hokies, Hoffman compiled a record of 11632, including 19 major decisions, five technical falls and 38 falls. He also earned Freshman All-America honors from Amateur Wrestling News in 2002. At The Hill School in Pottstown, Pa., Hoffman was a five-time prep All-American, two-time prep national champion and one of only two wrestlers in school history to achieve All-America status five times. He posted a record of 195-17 in his prep school career.
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ROBERT MIDKIFF ASSISTANT PROVOST/ ACADEMIC ADVISOR OHIO STATE ’82
Dan Wirnsberger
Three Straight Years with All-American
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2011-12 Bucknell Wrestling Wrestler Profiles
125/133 - SHAWN ARMATO 1
133 - BOB HAUSER 1
FRESHMAN SOUDERTON, PA. GERMANTOWN ACADEMY
Before Bucknell: Earned five varsity letters in wrestling at Germantown Academy ... team captain as a senior ... two-time Pennsylvania Prep State Champion ... fourth place at National Preps ... helped team to five straight second-place finishes in Pennsylvania Prep Standings ... team also finished in National Prep top 10 five consecutive years. Personal: Vito Shawn Armato ... born July 20, 1992 in South Korea ... son of Peggi and Geoff Armato ... has one sister, Sarah ... major is undeclared.
141 - ZAC HANCOCK 1
www.BucknellBison.com
JUNIOR LAURA, OHIO TROY CHRISTIAN
SOPHOMORE FAIRFAX STATION, VA. W W.T. WOODSON
Year 2010-11 Totals
Overall 1-4 1-4
Dual 0-2 0-2
EIWA Duals 0-1 0-1
Pins 0 0
TF 0 0
MD 0 0
2010-11: Wrestled in five matches ... competed exclusively at 125 pounds ... won first bout of career, a 7-1 decision at the Michigan State Open over Michigan State’s Chris Lyon ... competed in January duals vs. No. 13 Rutgers and Liberty. Before Bucknell: Four-year wrestling letterwinner at W.T. Woodson High School ... state champion in Greco-Roman and freestyle ... two-time state qualifier ... three-time all-region selection ... two-time team captain ... two-time team MVP. Personal: Robert William Hauser ... born Nov. 12, 1991 in Fairfax, Va. ... son of Robert and Jacqueline ... father attended Syracuse University on a gymnastics scholarship and was a New York State High School champion ... has one sister, Elizabeth ... major is undeclared.
141/149 - JACK INGRAM 1 Year 2009-10 2010-11 Totals
Overall 10-9 13-13 23-22
Dual 2-5 2-9 4-14
EIWA Duals 2-1 0-4 2-5
Pins 4 5 9
TF 1 0 1
JUNIOR COTUIT, MASS. TABOR ACADEMY
MD 0 3 3
2010-11: Posted 13-13 record ... 5-0 in matches decided by fall ... opened season with 10-2 mark ... owned 13-6 record on Dec. 29 ... finished third in 141-pound weight class at both the season-opening Michigan State Open and Navy Classic ... suffered seasonending head injury in February dual vs. Army’s Casey Thome, a former high school teammate ... faced two ranked opponents ... wrestled exclusively at 141 pounds ... 11-4 record in tournaments. 2009-10: Opened season with a third-place finish at the Clarion Open and a secondplace showing at the Navy Classic ... was a combined 6-2 at those two events ... posted a 10-9 overall record, all at 141 pounds ... faced six ranked foes ... went 0-6 in those bouts ... registered a 2-5 record in duals, but both wins were against EIWA opponents ... did not wrestle after defeating Princeton’s Luis Ramos in a Dec. 18 dual match. Before Bucknell: Spent two years in a post-secondary education program at Edison Community College ... earned four letters in wrestling and baseball at Troy Christian High School ... two-time wrestling state champion ... three-time state finalist ... fourtime state placewinner ... named all-area ... baseball all-league selection ... led league in hits ... two-year member of National Honor Society. Personal: Zachary Scott Hancock ... born Nov. 29, 1990 in Bradenton, Fla. ... son of Scott and Annette Hancock ... has two brothers, Jordan and Garrett ... first person in family to attend college ... majoring in environmental studies.
Year 2009-10 2010-11 Totals
Overall 2-9 1-11 3-20
Dual 0-0 0-0 0-0
EIWA Duals 0-0 0-0 0-0
Pins 0 0 0
TF 0 0 0
MD 0 0 0
2011-12 team co-captain. 2010-11: Moved up to 141 pounds ... wrestled 12 bouts at six different tournaments ... posted only victory of season at Shorty Hitchcock Classic by 5-2 decision ... earned team’s 11th Man Award at end of season. 2009-10: Wrestled at 133 pounds ... competed at five tournaments, mostly as an unattached wrestler ... posted a 2-9 record ... defeated Franklin & Marshall’s Matt Murray at the Navy Classic and Springfield’s Gary Nevolis at the Wilkes Open. Before Bucknell: Three-time national prep qualifier ... earned Tabor Academy’s Bidstrup Wrestling Award twice ... All-New England wrestler ... wrestling team captain ... also competed on cross country and track & field teams. Personal: Jack Cody Ingram ... born Aug. 17, 1991 in Hyannis, Mass. ... son of James and Barbara Ingram ... father ran track at Penn State ... has one sister, Sage ... majoring in environmental geology.
Zac Hancock
149/157 - DOUG KELLERMEYER 1 FRESHMAN GAINESVILLE, GA. LAKEVIEW ACADEMY
Before Bucknell: Three-sport star at Lakeview Academy ... earned three letters in wrestling, two in cross country and one in soccer ... Georgia state champion (wrestling) ... earned all-state honors in cross country ... cross country team captain. Personal: Douglas Wilson Kellermeyer ... born Dec. 23, 1992 in Cleveland, Ohio ... son of Scott and Peggy Kellermeyer ... has one brother, William ... majoring in engineering.
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Five EIWA Placewinners in 2010-11
2011-12 Bucknell Wrestling Wrestler Profiles
165 - COREY LEAR 1
197 - JOE MCMULLAN 1
JUNIOR ORANGEVILLE, PA. BENTON AREA
JUNIOR EASTON, PA. WYOMING SEMINARY
• 2011 EIWA Placewinner (7th)
Year 2009-10 2010-11 Totals
Overall 20-11 24-13 44-24
Dual 4-3 10-8 14-11
EIWA Duals 1-1 4-3 5-4
Pins 5 3 8
TF 0 0 0
MD 6 5 11
Overall 14-10 7-18 21-28
Dual 8-6 4-10 12-16
EIWA Duals 3-2 2-4 5-6
Pins 2 0 2
TF 0 0 0
MD 1 2 3
2011-12 team co-captain. 2010-11: Started season at 184 pounds, but moved to heavyweight in January ... posted 4-12 record at 184 and 3-6 mark at heavyweight ... wrestled heavyweight at EIWA Championships ... posted 0-2 mark at EIWAs ... in first bout at heavyweight, defeated Old Dominion’s Grant Chapman by 11-7 decision to clinch 20-16 victory for Bison ... finished fifth at 184 pounds at Navy Classic ... faced eight ranked opponents. 2009-10: Alternated between 197 pounds and heavyweight as a freshman ... posted 14-10 overall record ... was 6-2 at 197 and 8-8 at heavyweight ... finished eighth in the heavyweight bracket at the EIWA Championships ... took second to teammate Jay Hahn in 197-pound bracket at Navy Classic ... posted a five-match winning streak midseason ... earned team’s Freshman of the Year Award. Before Bucknell: Two-time national prep champion, runner-up as a sophomore, third as a freshman ... four-time state champion ... 2008 Ironman champion ... placed third at 2008 Beast of the East and sixth in 2007 ... ranked fifth nationally by Amateur Wrestling News ... three-time Mount Mat Madness champion ... 200-17 career high school record ... also a member of football team at Wyoming Seminary. Personal: Joseph John McMullan ... born Jan. 24, 1990 in Secaucus, N.J. ... son of John and Suzy McMullan ... majoring in education.
184 - TYLER LYSTER 1 FRESHMAN WANAMASSA, N.J. OCEAN TOWNSHIP
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Expected to miss first semester ... plans to rejoin team in time for Dec. 17 Bison Duals. 2010-11: Wrestled all 37 matches at 165 pounds ... second on team with 24 wins ... finished seventh at 165 pounds at EIWA Championships ... posted 3-2 record at EIWAs ... never lost more than two consecutive bouts ... three winning streaks of at least four ... began season with nine wins in first 10 bouts ... 5-0 record in major decisions ... posted first career win over a ranked opponent with 1-0 decision over No. 13 Brandon Hatchett in dual vs. Lehigh ... faced nine ranked opponents overall ... finished second at season-opening Michigan State Open and first at the Navy Classic ... 14-5 record in tournament competition ... 10-8 in duals and 16-9 in bouts decided by decision. 2009-10: Began season at 157 pounds, but moved up to 165 ... posted a 20-11 overall record ... was 13-8 at 157 and 7-3 at 165 ... posted a 4-3 record in dual matches filling in for injured All-American Andy Rendos at 165 ... won the 165-pound bracket at the Shorty Hitchcock Classic ... finished sixth at the Binghamton Open and eighth at the Nittany Lion Open at 157 pounds ... posted a season-best six-match winning streak in January ... lost back-to-back bouts just once all season ... posted an 11-4 mark over final 15 matches ... went 5-0 in matches decided by fall and 6-1 in bouts decided by major decision ... earned team’s 11th Man Award following season. Before Bucknell: Member of wrestling team for four years and football team for three at Benton Area High School ... PIAA individual state champion ... named to Pennsylvania All-Academic Wrestling First Team ... high school’s all-time winningest wrestler ... NHSCA Senior National All-American ... Junior Freestyle National All-American ... 154-17 career high school record ... 69 pins over final three seasons ... participated in Dapper Dan Classic. Personal: Corey William Lear ... born April 2, 1990 in Bloomsburg, Pa. ... son of Chuck and Stacey Lear ... has two siblings, Nolan and Makayla ... majoring in electrical engineering.
Year 2009-10 2010-11 Totals
Joe McMullan Before Bucknell: Earned three letters in football and wrestling and one in track at Ocean Township High School ... posted three-year varsity wrestling record of 77-31, including 35-7 as a senior 189-pounder ... selected to All-Shore Team for wrestling and All-Shore Academic Team for football ... two-year wrestling team captain ... two-time wrestling MVP ... 2010 district champion at 215 pounds ... 2011 district runner-up at 189 pounds ... Region 6 third-place and New Jersey state qualifier ... led wrestling squad to divisional title and a top-25 ranking in New Jersey ... played TE, FB, LB and DE on football team ... earned team’s scholar-athlete award as a senior ... javelin and discus thrower as member of track team. Personal: Tyler John Lyster ... born Jan. 8, 1993 in Red Bank, N.J. ... son of Susan and Rick Lyster ... has one sister, Carly, and two brothers, Rick and Thomas ... has a long list of relatives who have participated in college athletics ... sister, Carly, played lacrosse at Wagner ... brother, Rick, plays football at Lafayette and is a junior in 2011-12 ... mother, Susan, was a member of crew and track teams at Rutgers ... father, Rick, played rugby at Dayton ... grandfather, Alan Lyster, played sprint football at Princeton ... grandfather, Tom Higgins Sr., played football at North Carolina and professional football for Chicago Cardinals and Philadelphia Eagles in the 1950s ... uncle, Tom Higgins Jr., was an AllAmerica wrestler and football player at N.C. State and later played in the NFL with the Giants and Bills ... uncle, Dan Higgins, played football at N.C. State ... uncle, Glen Carson, was an All-America wrestler at The College of New Jersey ... uncle, Walter Holt, was an All-America swimmer at Rowan ... cousins in college athletics include Glen Carson Jr. (Penn State football), Shannon Holt (water polo at Slippery Rock), Ryan Holt (water polo at Mercyhurst) and Kirsten Holt (volleyball at Stockton) ... major is undeclared.
Three Straight Years with All-American
Corey Lear
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2011-12 Bucknell Wrestling Wrestler Profiles
141 - ALEX PELLICCIOTTI 1
174 - STEPHEN MCPEEK 1
SOPHOMORE BOYERTOWN, PA. BOYERTOWN AREA
SOPHOMORE SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS BISHOP LYNCH
www.BucknellBison.com
Year 2010-11 Totals
Overall 12-10 12-10
Dual 2-4 2-4
EIWA Duals 1-2 1-2
Pins 3 3
TF 1 1
MD 2 2
2010-11: Wrestled at both 165 and 174 ... posted 12-10 overall record ... was 5-2 at 165 and 7-6 at 174 ... 10-6 in tournament competition ... finished fourth in 165-pound bracket at Michigan State Open ... won season-high five straight bouts at Shorty Hitchcock Classic ... won vs. Princeton’s Ryan Callahan in first career dual match ... six of 12 victories were for bonus points. Before Bucknell: Four-year wrestling letterwinner at Southlake Carroll High School and Bishop Lynch High School ... enrolled at Bishop Lynch for postgraduate year ... also competed on Southlake Carroll football and track teams as a sophomore ... 2010 national prep and Asics All-American ... three-time Texas UIL placewinner, including first place in 2009 ... won Texas TAPPS state title at 189 pounds in 2010 ... five-time Texas state champion in Greco-Roman and freestyle ... placed fourth at Walsh Ironman in 2009 ... runner-up at 2009 Super 32 competition ... all-state selection ... 2009 Dallas Morning News All-Area ... 2009 Fort Worth Star Telegram Super Team and Wrestler of the Year ... named Southlake Carroll High School’s Most Outstanding Wrestler and team captain in 2009. Personal: Stephen William McPeek ... born Aug. 21, 1991 in Fort Worth, Texas ... son of Paul and Kelley McPeek ... has five siblings ... major is undeclared.
Year 2010-11 Totals
Overall 8-12 8-12
Dual 4-7 4-7
EIWA Duals 2-2 2-2
Pins 3 3
TF 1 1
MD 2 2
2010-11: Opened season with 4-1 record ... finished second in 133-pound bracket at Navy Classic ... wrestled exclusively at 133 pounds ... six bonus-point victories ... 8-12 overall ... faced just one ranked opponent, but it was No. 1 Jordan Oliver in dual at Oklahoma State ... competed at EIWA Championships ... lost both bouts at EIWAs to seeded foes ... won final two duals of regular season. Before Bucknell: Four-year wrestling letterwinner at Boyertown Area High School ... three-time PIAA AAA medalist, finishing seventh, seventh and fifth ... first-team allconference three times ... two-time Beast of the East medalist, placing fifth and seventh ... two-year team captain ... 170-25 career record ... set school records for wins (170), pins (88), wins in a season (48) and pins in a season (31) ... three-time team MVP ... member of High Honor Roll. Personal: Alex Wayne Pellicciotti ... born Dec. 1, 1991 in Reading, Pa. ... son of Wayne and Nettie Pellicciotti ... has two brothers, Aaron and Adam, and a sister, Hannah ... majoring in geology.
125 - AUSTIN MILLER 1 FRESHMAN MOUNT JOY, PA. HEMPFIELD
Before Bucknell: Earned four varsity letters in wrestling at Hempfield High School ... two-time PIAA medalist, finishing second and third ... finished high school career with 145-30 record ... three-time all-state selection ... three-time PIAA state qualifier ... three-time LL League champion ... two-year team captain. Personal: Austin Paul Miller ... born Aug. 23, 1993 in Lancaster, Pa. ... son of Kelley and Alan Miller ... has one sibling, Alex ... majoring in chemical engineering.
Alex Pelliciotti
149 - JOE ORECCHIO 1 FRESHMAN BLOOMINGALE, N.J. DON BOSCO PREP
Before Bucknell: Four-year member of wrestling team at Don Bosco Preparatory High School ... team captain as a junior and senior ... helped team to state title as a junior ... two-time state finalist, finishing second as both a sophomore and senior ... placed fourth in the state as a junior ... four-time region and district champion ... Beast of the East and Fargo Nationals finalist ... member of National Honor Society ... recognized as top scholar-athlete in school as a senior. Personal: Joseph Anthony Orecchio ... born March 7, 1993 in Wayne, N.J. ... son of Lucina and Joe Orecchio ... has one sister, Nicole ... relative, Mike Paventa, played lacrosse at Montclair State ... majoring in biology.
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133 - BRANDON PESARCHICK 1
FRESHMAN COAL TOWNSHIP, PA. SHAMOKIN AREA
Before Bucknell: Four-year member of wrestling team at Shamokin Area High School ... also played golf, football and soccer one year apiece ... holds school record for most career wrestling victories (150) ... two-time PIAA AA state medalist ... four-time PIAA AA state qualifier. Personal: Brandon Forrest Pesarchick ... born April 27, 1992 in Lewisburg, Pa. ... son of Pamela and Robert Pesarchick ... has two sisters, Shaylee Pesarchick and Kourtney Sinopoli ... relative, Jeremy Jarosky, graduated from Bucknell in 1998 ... major is undeclared.
Five EIWA Placewinners in 2010-11
2011-12 Bucknell Wrestling Wrestler Profiles
149/157 - JOHN REGAN 1
157 - RAY SCHLITT 1
SENIOR PLUM BOROUGH, PA. KISKI SCHOOL
SOPHOMORE HADDONFIELD, N.J. HADDONFIELD
• 2010 EIWA Placewinner (7th)
Year 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Totals
Overall 14-9 22-14
Dual EIWA Duals Pins 1-1 0-0 1 7-4 3-0 6 Injured - missed season 8-5 3-0 7
36-23
TF 0 0
MD 1 5
0
6
141/149 - DERRIK RUSSELL 1 JUNIOR JACKSON, N.J. JACKSON
Year 2009-10 2010-11 Totals
Overall 11-18 9-8 20-26
Dual 4-11 0-1 4-12
EIWA Duals 1-4 0-0 1-4
285 - JOE STOLFI 2
FRESHMAN HARLEYSVILLE, PA. SOUDERTON
Before Bucknell: Four-year varsity wrestling letterwinner at Souderton High School ... three-year team captain ... three-time PIAA state qualifier, finishing fourth as a junior and third as a senior ... holds school records for career (140) and single-season (45) wins ... 2010 NHSCA Junior National Champion at 215 pounds ... two-time AllAmerican ... three-time sectional and district champion ... three-year team MVP ... three-year starter on football team ... team captain and MVP as a senior ... three-time first-team all-league selection in wrestling and a two-time choice in football ... earned Mini Maxwell Award for football based on academics and contributions to school and community ... named Second Team Pennsylvania All-Academic High School Wrestling Team ... volunteer wrestling and football coach in hometown ... earned Indian Valley Chamber of Commerce Student Community Service Award. Personal: Joseph Stolfi III ... born in 1993 in Parsippany, N.J. ... son of Silvana and Joe Stolfi ... has two brothers, Philip and Bruno ... majoring in engineering.
165 - PATRICK WALES 1
FRESHMAN RIVERSIDE, CONN. BRUNSWICK SCHOOL Pins 1 1 2
TF 1 0 1
MD 1 1 2
2011-12 team co-captain. 2010-11: One of nine Bison to have above-.500 record ... posted 9-8 mark ... 9-1 in four tournaments ... 0-1 in dual vs. UNC Greensboro ... did not wrestle after Jan. 7 ... finished fourth in 133-pound bracket at season-opening Michigan State Open ... took second at 133 pounds at Mat-Town Open ... won five of first seven bouts. 2009-10: Wrestled exclusively at 125 pounds in place of an injured Derek Reber ... accumulated an 11-18 record ... finished sixth at the Navy Classic ... was 7-7 in tournament competition, but just 4-11 in duals ... was 9-10 in first 19 matches of season ... faced three ranked opponents. Before Bucknell: Four-sport athlete at Jackson Memorial High School ... participated in wrestling, cross country, track and soccer ... wrestling team captain and MVP ... placed fifth, sixth and seventh in NJIAA state tournament ... three-time district champion ... 114 career wins ... helped team to No. 1 state ranking twice ... team was a twotime group 4 state champion. Personal: Derrik Michael Russell ... born April 2, 1991 in Toms River, N.J. ... son of Susin Russell ... has two siblings, Raymond and Cassie ... majoring in economics.
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2011-12 team co-captain. 2010-11: Did not compete due to injury. 2009-10: Started season at 149 pounds, but dropped down to 141 later in the campaign ... posted a 22-14 overall mark ... was 10-6 at 149 pounds and 12-8 at 141 ... finished seventh in 141-pound bracket at EIWA Championships ... 11-3 in bonus-point matches ... never lost more than two consecutive bouts ... 3-0 in EIWA duals ... finished fifth at 149 pounds at Navy Classic. 2008-09: Wrestled at 141, 149 and 157 ... posted 11-6 record at 149 ... was 3-3 at 141 and 0-1 at 157 ... competed in four tournaments and two duals ... never lost more than two matches in a row ... placed fourth at the East Stroudsburg Open and Shorty Hitchcock Open ... also took fifth at the Michigan State Open ... lone dual win came against Wagner’s Jake Villaret ... competed at just two events after Jan. 1 ... posted a 7-2 mark during a midseason nine-bout stretch. Before Bucknell: Four-time placewinner at Prep Nationals, taking third in 2008 and 2007, fifth in 2006 and sixth in 2005 ... Liberty National champion ... won three Prep state titles (2008, 2007 and 2006) ... placed at Junior Olympic state tournament five times, winning one title ... Westmoreland County Coaches Association champion in 2008 ... took first at Valley Forge Cadet ... logged a career record of 171-21, including a 44-2 mark as a senior ... three-time team captain ... also a member of soccer, lacrosse and cross country teams. Personal: John Thomas Regan Jr. ... born Aug. 31, 1989 in Monroeville, Pa. ... son of John and Yvonne Regan ... has one sister, Sharlie, and one brother, James ... majoring in accounting.
Before Bucknell: Transferred to Bucknell after one year as a student at James Madison University ... graduated from Haddonfield Memorial High School in 2010 ... earned four letters in wrestling and cross country ... two-time team captain of both squads. Personal: Raymond Joseph Schlitt ... born July 26, 1991 in Charlottesville, Va. ... son of Mark and Beth Schlitt ... father wrestled at Penn ... has a brother, Robert, and a sister, Helene ... majoring in biology.
Before Bucknell: Four-year member of wrestling team at Brunswick School ... also played football one year and was a cross country team member two seasons ... 2011 Connecticut state champion in wrestling ... three-year all-league selection ... team captain ... four-year national qualifier ... earned Coach’s Award in 2010 ... Peter Delisser/ Brunswick School Wrestler of the Year in 2011. Personal: Patrick M. Wales ... born July 28, 1993 in Greenwich, Conn. ... son of Grace and Michael Wales ... has three siblings, Michaela, Matthew and Alexandra ... aunt, Sonia Larossa, and uncle, Ben Jones, are both 1996 graduates of Bucknell ... major is undeclared.
Derrik Russell
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2011-12 Bucknell Wrestling 2010-11 Season Review Year 2010-11 Totals
184 - JAMIE WESTWOOD 1 SOPHOMORE LITTLE FALLS, N.J. QUEEN OF PEACE
Overall 2-2 2-2
Dual 0-0 0-0
EIWA Duals 0-0 0-0
Pins 0 0
TF 0 0
MD 0 0
2010-11: Competed at January’s Shorty Hitchcock Classic ... posted 2-2 record in 174-pound bracket ... first college win was overtime decision vs. Sacred Heart’s Zach Moran ... four bouts decided by total of six points. Before Bucknell: Four-year wrestling letterwinner at Queen of Peace High School ... two-time all-state selection ... three-time all-league choice ... team captain as a senior. Personal: Jamie Mitchell Westwood ... born July 19, 1991 ... son of Mitch and Jill Westwood ... has one sister, Jessica ... major is undeclared.
2010-11 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
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Wrestler Nicholas Czapla Austin Fallon Nick Gurol Jay Hahn Zac Hancock Eric Harris Bob Hauser Adam Healey Brantley Hooks Jack Ingram Corey Lear Kevin LeValley Joe McMullan Stephen McPeek Alex Pellicciotti Derek Reber John Regan Derrik Russell Scott Sechler Conor Sweeney David Thompson Rob Waltko Jamie Westwood
12-10 3-9 8-11 29-12 13-13 1-6 1-4 4-9 21-12 1-11 24-13 34-3 7-18 12-10 8-12 15-14 0-0 9-8 9-12 6-14 12-13 17-16 2-2
Duals EIWA Duals W-L W-L Fall 0-1 0-2 0-0 13-5 2-9 1-4 0-2 0-2 12-5 0-0 10-8 17-1 4-10 2-4 4-7 9-9 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-8 6-6 7-4 0-0
0-0 0-0 0-0 4-3 0-4 0-1 0-1 0-2 4-3 0-0 4-3 6-1 2-4 1-2 2-2 2-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 2-2 4-1 0-0
1 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 3 3 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0-0
TF
Major
Career W-L
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2 0 0 12 3 0 0 0 4 0 5 13 2 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 2 2 0
37-33 3-9 8-11 63-52 23-22 7-15 1-4 32-37 87-67 3-20 44-24 127-40 21-28 12-10 8-12 46-26 36-23 20-26 40-51 9-30 61-50 56-59 2-2
Corey Lear
Stephen McPeek
2010-11 STARTING LINEUPS Opponent vs. South Dakota State at Nebraska at Oklahoma State Lehigh Drexel Princeton vs. Wyoming vs. UNC Greensboro vs. Edinboro at Rutgers vs. Maryland Old Dominion Liberty at Penn Lock Haven Army Brown American
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Overall W-L
125 Reber Reber Reber Reber Reber Reber Reber Reber Reber Reber Reber Reber Reber Reber Reber Reber Reber Reber
133 Pellicciotti Pellicciotti Pellicciotti Pellicciotti --Pellicciotti Russell Pellicciotti Hauser Pellicciotti -Hauser -Pellicciotti Pellicciotti Pellicciotti Pellicciotti
141 Hancock Hancock Hancock Hancock Hancock Harris Harris Harris Harris Hancock Harris Hancock Hancock Hancock Hancock Hancock Healey Healey
149 #5 LeValley #5 LeValley #5 LeValley #4 LeValley #3 LeValley #3 LeValley #4 LeValley #4 LeValley #4 LeValley #4 LeValley #4 LeValley #6 LeValley #6 LeValley #6 LeValley #6 LeValley #6 LeValley #4 LeValley #4 LeValley
157 Hooks Hooks Hooks Hooks Hooks Hooks Hooks Hooks Czapla Hooks Hooks Hooks Hooks Hooks Hooks Hooks Hooks Hooks
165 Lear Lear Lear Lear Lear Lear Lear Lear Lear Lear Lear Lear Lear Lear Lear Lear Lear Lear
174 Thompson Thompson Thompson Thompson Thompson McPeek Thompson McPeek Thompson Thompson Thompson Thompson McPeek McPeek McPeek Thompson McPeek Thompson
184 McMullan McMullan McMullan McMullan Waltko McMullan McMullan Waltko McMullan Waltko Waltko Waltko Waltko Waltko Waltko Waltko Waltko Waltko
197 Hahn Hahn Hahn Hahn Hahn Hahn Hahn Hahn Hahn Hahn Hahn Hahn Hahn Hahn Hahn Hahn Hahn Hahn
Hwt. Sweeney Sweeney Sweeney Sweeney Fallon Sweeney Sweeney Sweeney Sweeney Sweeney Fallon McMullan McMullan McMullan McMullan McMullan McMullan McMullan
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2011-12 Bucknell Wrestling 2010-11 Season Review
2010-11 RESULTS (7-11, 2-5 EIWA) NOVEMBER Sat. 20 Sat. 27 Sun. 28 DECEMBER Fri. 3 Fri. 17
2nd of 7 W, 38-3 L, 19-16 L, 39-3
No. 15 LEHIGH* DREXEL PRINCETON*
L, 25-9 W, 34-9 L, 18-16
at Midlands Championships (Evanston, Ill.)
18th of 44
at Virginia Duals (Hampton, Va.) vs. No. 15 Wyoming vs. UNC Greensboro vs. Edinboro at No. 13 Rutgers* vs. Maryland (Hummelstown, Pa.) OLD DOMINION LIBERTY at No. 18 Penn*
L, 19-16 W, 21-17 L, 26-12 L, 33-3 L, 23-10 W, 20-16 L, 24-15 L, 24-11
LOCK HAVEN ARMY* at Brown* at No. 8 American*
W, 26-13 W, 25-12 W, 31-7 L, 25-14
EIWA CHAMPIONSHIPS (Sojka Pavilion)
8th of 13
NCAA Championships (Philadelphia, Pa.)
2011-12 SCHEDULE
36th of 73
* - EIWA Match Home matches in BOLD CAPS at Davis Gym
BUCKNELL IN 2010-11
BUCKNELL’S 2010-11 HONORS
Overall Record .............................. 7-11 Record vs. EIWA ............................. 2-5 Record at Home .............................. 4-3 Record on the Road ........................ 1-5 Record at Neutral Sites .................. 2-3 Record vs. Top 25 ........................... 0-7
All-America Kevin LeValley - 7th at 149 pounds NCAA Qualifiers Kevin LeValley (149) - automatic Jay Hahn (197) - automatic EIWA Placewinners 149: Kevin LeValley (1st) 157: Brantley Hooks (7th) 165: Corey Lear (7th) 184: Rob Waltko (6th) 197: Jay Hahn (4th) EIWA Coaches Trophy (outstanding wrestler at EIWA Championships) Kevin LeValley Susquehanna Valley Limousine Bison Athlete of the Week Kevin LeValley (11/29, 1/3, 3/7, 3/21) Derek Reber (2/7)
Joe McMullan
John Regan
NOVEMBER Thu. 10 Sat. 19 Sat. 26
DECEMBER Sat. 3 Sun. 4 Sat. 17
Thu.Fri. 29-30 JANUARY Wed. 11 Fri.Sat. 13-14 Sat. 21 Fri. 27 Sun. 29 FEBRUARY Sun. 5 Tue. 7 Fri. 10 Sun. 12 MARCH Sat.Sun. 3-4 Thu.Sat. 15-17
NEBRASKA at Navy Classic Northeast Duals (Binghamton, N.Y.) vs. Eastern Michigan vs. Maryland vs. Northern Iowa
7 p.m. All Day
MICHIGAN STATE at Penn State Open BISON DUALS (Lewisburg, Pa.) PRINCETON* SACRED HEART* CENTRAL MICHIGAN
7 p.m. All Day 11 a.m. 1 p.m. 3 p.m.
at Midlands Championships (Evanston, Ill.)
All Day
TBA TBA TBA
at Old Dominion
7:30 p.m.
at Virginia Duals (Hampton, Va.) at Lehigh* at George Mason vs. Binghamton (Stillwater, Okla.) at Oklahoma State
TBA 2 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 5 p.m.
AMERICAN* at Army* at Lock Haven PENN*
12 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 12 p.m.
EIWA Championships (Princeton, N.J.)
All Day
NCAA Championships (St. Louis, Mo.)
All Day
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Wed.Thu. 29-30 JANUARY Fri.Sat. 7-8 7 7 8 Fri. 14 Sat. 15 Fri. 21 Sun. 23 Sat. 29 FEBRUARY Fri. 4 Thu. 10 Sat. 19 Sun. 20 MARCH Sat.Sun. 5-6 Thu.Sat. 17-19
at Navy Classic vs. South Dakota State (Lincoln, Neb.) at No. 22 Nebraska at No. 2 Oklahoma State
* - EIWA Match Home matches in BOLD CAPS at Davis Gym (Nebraska match in Sojka Pavilion) All times Eastern
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Recent Yearly Results
2006-07 RESULTS (12-9-1, 3-3-1 EIWA)
2008-09 RESULTS (11-9, 5-3 EIWA)
NOVEMBER 11 vs. Maryland (Philadelphia, Pa.) W, 27-14 at Drexel L, 26-10 vs. James Madison (Philadelphia, Pa.) W, 24-9 18 at Navy Classic 4th of 13 21 ARMY* L, 36-6 25 at Hoosier Duals (Bloomington, Ind.) vs. Oregon L, 23-19 vs. Ohio L, 26-13 at No. 18 Indiana L, 44-3 vs. Appalachian State W, 32-12 DECEMBER 2 PRINCETON* W, 46-0 BINGHAMTON W, 27-8 5 at Franklin & Marshall* W, 31-6 17 at Bloomsburg L, 31-12 vs. Delaware State (Bloomsburg, Pa.) W, 36-6 JANUARY 5 at Shorty Hitchcock Open Ind. 13 at Brown* L, 22-12 14 at Boston University W, 28-9 19 LIBERTY L, 25-24 MILLERSVILLE W, 34-3 FEBRUARY 2 JAMES MADISON W, 42-0 10 at No. 19 Navy* L, 31-9 11 WAGNER W, 29-0 17 vs. No. 25 Columbia (Cambridge, Mass.) W, 17-16 at Harvard T, 21-21 MARCH 3-4 EIWA Champ. (E. Stroudsburg, Pa.) 9th of 14 15-17 NCAA Champ. (Auburn Hills, Mich.) 42nd of 74
NOVEMBER 16 No. 5 MISSOURI L, 25-16 22 at Navy Classic (Annapolis, Md.) 3rd of 12 24 ARMY* L, 21-15 29 at Northeast Duals (Troy, N.Y.) vs. No. 17 Central Michigan L, 25-6 vs. Appalachian State W, 26-8 vs. No. 24 Virginia L, 30-11 DECEMBER 2 at Franklin & Marshall* W, 32-3 5-6 at Cliff Keen Invitational 21st of 44 (Las Vegas, Nev.) 19 CLEVELAND STATE W, 32-15 DREXEL W, 25-16 WAGNER W, 49-6 JANUARY 9-10 at Virginia Duals (Hampton, Va.) 9 vs. No. 24 Kent State L, 22-10 vs. Ohio W, 22-13 10 vs. Navy* L, 18-12 17 at Brown* W, 20-12 24 LIBERTY W, 37-12 25 No. 18 OLD DOMINION L, 21-9 30 at No. 1 Iowa L, 40-3 FEBRUARY 1 COLUMBIA* W, 28-12 6 at No. 7 Lehigh* L, 28-12 15 at American* W, 19-17 20 at East Stroudsburg* W, 33-10 MARCH 7-8 EIWA Champ. (Philadelphia, Pa.) t-3rd of 14 19-21 NCAA Champ. (St. Louis, Mo.) t-29th of 76
* - EIWA Match Home matches in BOLD CAPS at Davis Gym
* - EIWA Match Home matches in BOLD CAPS at Davis Gym
2007-08 RESULTS (9-11-1, 4-4 EIWA)
2009-10 RESULTS (12-6, 6-0 EIWA)
NOVEMBER 17 at Navy Classic (Annapolis, Md.) Ind. 20 at Army* L, 19-14 24 at Northeast Duals (Troy, N.Y.) vs. No. 5 Michigan L, 33-6 vs. Appalachian State L, 24-12 vs. No. 13 Hofstra L, 24-15 DECEMBER 1 GEORGE MASON W, 23-20 MILLERSVILLE W, 37-0 4 FRANKLIN & MARSHALL* W, 41-6 JANUARY 4 at No. 8 Missouri L, 30-9 6 vs. Wagner (New York, N.Y.) W, 47-0 11 at Virginia Duals (Hampton, Va.) vs. Kent State L, 26-9 vs. Lehigh* L, 16-15 vs. Oregon State T, 17-17 18 BROWN* W, 21-12 26 at Liberty W, 25-9 vs. The Citadel (Lynchburg, Va.) W, 22-12 27 at No. 22 Old Dominion L, 30-6 FEBRUARY 1 at Columbia* L, 21-16 8 LOCK HAVEN L, 21-18 15 EAST STROUDSBURG* W, 28-9 17 AMERICAN* W, 30-14 23 at No. 15 Cornell* L, 26-7 MARCH 8-9 EIWA Champ. (Lancaster, Pa.) 8th of 14 20-22 NCAA Champ. (St. Louis, Mo.) 60th of 74
NOVEMBER 15 at ACC Challenge (Chapel Hill, N.C.) vs. No. 20 Virginia L, 20-13 vs. Virginia Tech L, 19-17 at North Carolina W, 19-14 21 at Navy Classic 3rd of 9 24 at Army* W, 25-6 27 No. 1 IOWA L, 29-7 RUTGERS* W, 26-12 DECEMBER 4-5 at Cliff Keen Invitational 12th of 42 (Las Vegas, Nev.) 18 DREXEL W, 35-6 PRINCETON* W, 38-6 29-30 at Midlands Championships 13th of 54 (Evanston, Ill.) JANUARY 8 at Virginia Duals (Hampton, Va.) vs. No. 10 Oklahoma L, 28-7 vs. Michigan L, 21-15 vs. UC Davis W, 32-9 21 BROWN* W, 28-13 23 at Liberty W, 30-15 24 at No. 25 Old Dominion L, 19-16 31 at Columbia* W, 29-7 FEBRUARY 5 at Lock Haven W, 25-12 12 at George Mason W, 28-12 20 AMERICAN* W, 23-16 MARCH 6-7 EIWA Champ. (Bethlehem, Pa.) 4th of 13 18-20 NCAA Champ. (Omaha, Neb.) 27th of 77
* - EIWA Match Home matches in BOLD CAPS at Davis Gym
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* - EIWA Match Home matches in BOLD CAPS at Davis Gym (Iowa/ Rutgers matches in Sojka Pavilion)
Five EIWA Placewinners in 2010-11
2011-12 Bucknell Wrestling Record Book W 2 3 0 0 4 4 5 3 4 2 1 2 3 7 6 4 4 9 6 4 1 1 3 5 4 5 6 8 8 7 10 5 4 5 5 10 9 6 1 11 4 9 5 10 9 11 8 7 11 7 8 1 6 8 4 4 7 2 12 9 11 12 7 359
L 1 1 5 7 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 5 4 0 1 3 2 0 2 4 5 9 8 6 7 9 7 6 8 10 6 10 10 8 12 7 8 7 13 4 9 5 9 3 4 5 8 9 3 4 5 10 6 9 14 10 11 10 9 11 9 6 11 400
T 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 16
Coach
Conf. Finish
Bob Farley, Jim Mullins Herb Maack Herb Maack Herb Maack Herb Maack Herb Maack Herb Maack Jim Ostendarp Jim Ostendarp Bill Wrabley Bill Wrabley Bill Wrabley Bill Wrabley Bill Wrabley Fred Prender Fred Prender Fred Prender Jim Roe, John Raber Bill Yeomans Bill Yeomans Bill Yeomans Bill Yeomans Bill Yeomans, Trent Smith Trent Smith Rich Schumacher Rich Schumacher Rich Schumacher Bob Ferraro Bob Ferraro Bob Ferraro Bob Ferraro Bob Ferraro Bob Ferraro Bob Ferraro Bob Ferraro Bob Ferraro Bob Ferraro Bob Ferraro Bob Ferraro Bob Ferraro Bob Ferraro Bob Ferraro Bob Ferraro Bob Ferraro Bob Ferraro Bob Ferraro Bob Ferraro Bob Ferraro Bob Ferraro Bob Ferraro Bob Ferraro John Hangey John Hangey John Hangey Tim Wittman Tim Wittman Dan Wirnsberger Dan Wirnsberger Dan Wirnsberger Dan Wirnsberger Dan Wirnsberger (.474)
----4th 4th 4th 3rd 4th 4th 8th 5th 4th 4th 2nd 6th 3rd 8th 18th 12th
7th 4th 7th 4th 7th 6th 4th 4th 5th 5th 2nd 4th 3rd 4th 5th 3rd 4th 3rd 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 7th 7th 5th -- ** 10th 12th 9th 8th t-3rd 4th 8th
* In 1944 and 1945, servicemen stationed at Bucknell conducted a wrestling program. Wrestling did not begin as a varsity sport until the 1946-47 season. ** No team points awarded
Richard Strouse
Year(s) 1947* 1947* 1948-53 1954-55 1956-60 1961-63 1964* 1964*
Three Straight Years with All-American
Year 1944 1945 1946-47 1947-48 1948-49 1949-50 1950-51 1951-52 1952-53 1953-54 1954-55 1955-56 1956-57 1957-58 1958-59 1959-60 1960-61 1961-62 1962-63 1963-64 1964-65 1965-66 1966-67 1967-68 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
Captain(s) ----Jim Mullins Jim Mullins ------Charles Mercer, Belber Robinson ------Stanley Ellson, Charles Anderson Bill Benton Larry Dempster John Ayre, Rowland Bell John Ayre Don Warfel Ken Brust, Bill Graham Jim Koehn Glenn Dussinger Wally Schwartz Joe Enos Charlie Sacavage, Dick Kaufman Charlie Sacavage, Dick Kaufman Pete Sullivan, John Thompson William Montgomery Meet Captains Alan Loesch, Mark Ramage, Thomas Rivoire Richard Mischinski, Jack Sauers Meet Captains Meet Captains William Cressler, Robert Marchinek, Edward Schumach Robert Bryson, Tom Scotton Tom Scotton, Richard Strouse Robert Greenly, Gregory Morris Robert Greenly, Gregory Morris Doug Mays John Stoner Tim Pangonas, Walt Zimmerman Tim Pangonas Jeff Shaner Jeff Shaner Ed Curran, Mark Dawson Mike Bomberger, Kevin Bullis, Ed Curran Mark Faglioni, Eric Miller, Jeff Scotton, Bruce Tharp Bryan Burns, Tom Marchetti, Rob Redfoot Bryan Burns, Tom Marchetti, John Walizer Ken Herceg, Ben Myers, Mike Van Doren Phil Elliott, Bobby Ferraro, George Swann, Mike Van Doren Clay Burkle, Bobby Ferraro Bobby Ferraro Ryan Heim, Bob Renn, Ty Rothermel, Mike Wiley Jeff Fisher Jeff Fisher, Matt Mittman Jason Bellis Ryan Fasnacht, Rashaan Williams Ryan Fasnacht, Brian Neuman Brian Neuman, Rocky Miller Eric Lapotsky, David Marble, Andy Rendos George Hingson, David Marble, Andy Rendos David Marble, Andy Rendos, Shane Riccio Kevin LeValley, David Marble, Andy Rendos, Shane Riccio Kevin LeValley Jack Ingram, Joe McMullan, John Regan, Derrik Russell
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Year 1944* 1945* 1946-47 1947-48 1948-49 1949-50 1950-51 1951-52 1952-53 1953-54 1954-55 1955-56 1956-57 1957-58 1958-59 1959-60 1960-61 1961-62 1962-63 1963-64 1964-65 1965-66 1966-67 1967-68 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Totals
ALL-TIME COACHING RECORDS
Coach Bob Farley Jim Mullins Herb Maack Jim Ostendarp Bill Wrabley Fred Prender John Raber Jim Roe
W-L-T 0-5-0 0-5-0 20-21-2 3-11-0 22-13-0 19-4-3 4-4-0 4-4-0
Pct. .000 .000 .488 .214 .629 .788 .500 .500
Year(s) Coach W-L-T 1965-69* Bill Yeomans 14-35-1 1969-70* Trent Smith 9-16-0 1970-73 Rich Schumacher 22-21-1 1974-97 Bob Ferraro 169-175-6 1998-2000 John Hangey 16-33-0 2000-02 Tim Wittman 9-21-1 2005-Pres. Dan Wirnsberger 51-46-2 Totals (61 years) 359-400-16 * Shared coaching responsibilities
Pct. .290 .360 .511 .491 .327 .306 .525 .474
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2011-12 Bucknell Wrestling Record Book SEASON DUAL RECORDS (WINS) 1. 3. 4.
12.
Name Eric Lapotsky Andy Rendos Kevin LeValley Tom Scotton Steve Greenly Bob Greenly Kevin LeValley David Marble Andy Rendos David Marble Derek Reber Tom Scotton Doug Mays Shane Riccio David Marble Ben Chunko Brian Pitzer
Year 2006-07 2006-07 2010-11 1974-75 1978-79 1978-79 2009-10 2007-08 2007-08 2006-07 2008-09 1975-76 1980-81 2007-08 2009-10 2000-01 1998-99
W-L 19-2 19-3 17-1 16-0 16-1 16-2 16-2 16-5 16-5 16-6 16-4 15-0 15-2 15-2 15-2 15-3 15-3
Pct. .905 .864 .944 1.000 .941 .889 .889 .762 .762 .727 .800 1.000 .882 .882 .882 .833 .833
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SEASON OVERALL RECORDS (WINS)
Andy Rendos and Dan Wirnssberger
Name 1. Kevin LeValley 2. Kevin LeValley 3. Andy Rendos Andy Rendos Brian Pitzer Shane Riccio Shane Riccio 8. Bryan Burns 9. Tom Marchetti Bobby Ferraro Derek Reber 12. Bobby Ferraro David Marble Brian Pitzer David Marble
Year 2009-10 2010-11 2009-10 2008-09 1998-99 2009-10 2008-09 1990-91 1990-91 1993-94 2008-09 1994-95 2009-10 1997-98 2008-09
W-L 42-8 34-3 33-7 33-8 33-9 33-11 33-16 32-9 31-6 31-8 31-12 30-6 30-10 30-11 30-12
Pct. .840 .919 .825 .805 .786 .750 .673 .780 .838 .795 .721 .833 .750 .732 .714
CAREER RECORDS (WINS) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
Name Years W-L-T Pct. Kevin LeValley 2007-11 127-40 .760 Andy Rendos 2006-10 121-32 .791 Bobby Ferraro 1991-95 118-21-1 .846 David Marble 2006-10 111-44 .716 Shane Riccio 2006-10 108-49 .688 Tom Marchetti 1987-91 106-24-1 .813 Brian Pitzer 1996-2000 93-37 .715 Tom Scotton 1974-78 89-4-1 .952 Ken Herceg 1988-92 88-34 .721 Brantley Hooks 2006-11 87-67 .565 Mike Van Doren 1988-93 82-33 .713 Bryan Burns 1987-91 81-30-1 .728
PINS (SEASON) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 9.
Name Brian Pitzer Tom Marchetti Ken Herceg Brian Pitzer Mark Dawson Bobby Ferraro Ken Herceg Eric Lapotsky Ken Herceg Ellery Crissman Bobby Ferraro Bobby Ferraro
Year 1998-99 1990-91 1991-92 1997-98 1986-87 1991-92 1990-91 2006-07 1989-90 1985-86 1993-94 1994-95
No. 20 19 16 15 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12
SEASON DUAL RECORDS (WINNING %) Name 1. Tom Scotton Tom Scotton Bobby Ferraro Solomon Webb Bobby Ferraro Jeff Scotton Tom Scotton George Snook Tom Marchetti Andy Rendos 11. Tom Scotton 12. Kevin LeValley
Year 1974-75 1975-76 1992-93 1997-98 1993-94 1988-89 1977-78 1984-85 1989-90 2009-10 1976-77 2010-11
W-L-T 16-0 15-0 14-0 13-0 13-0 13-0 12-0 12-0 12-0 12-0 12-0-1 17-1
Pct. 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .962 .944
SEASON OVERALL RECORDS (WINNING %) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
Name Tom Scotton Kevin LeValley Tom Marchetti Bobby Ferraro Bobby Ferraro Ed Curran Mike Van Doren Kevin LeValley Tom Marchetti Bobby Ferraro Andy Rendos
Year 1977-78 2010-11 1989-90 1992-93 1991-92 1987-88 1992-93 2009-10 1990-91 1994-95 2009-10
W-L-T 28-1 34-3 29-3 28-3 29-4-1 23-4 28-5 42-8 31-6 30-6 33-7
Pct. .966 .919 .906 .903 .868 .852 .848 .840 .838 .833 .825
CAREER RECORDS (WINNING %) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
Name Years Tom Scotton 1974-78 Bobby Ferraro 1991-95 Steve Greenly 1978-81 Gene Santoli 1971-75 Tom Marchetti 1987-91 Andy Rendos 2006-10 Ed Curran 1984-88 Kevin LeValley 2010-11 Bryan Burns 1987-91 Ken Herceg 1988-92 David Marble 2006-10 Brian Pitzer 1996-2000
W-L-T 89-4-1 118-21-1 54-10 60-9-8 106-24-1 121-32 71-20-1 127-40 81-30-1 88-34 111-44 93-37
Pct. .952 .846 .844 .831 .813 .791 .777 .760 .728 .721 .716 .715
PINS (CAREER) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 10.
Name Brian Pitzer Ken Herceg Bobby Ferraro Tom Marchetti Mark Dawson Ron Wellman Tom Scotton Mark Faglioni Andy Rendos Steven Greenly
Year 1996-2000 1988-92 1991-95 1987-91 1983-87 1991-95 1974-78 1985-89 2006-10 1978-81
No. 50 46 44 41 30 28 24 24 24 21
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Five EIWA Placewinners in 2010-11
2011-12 Bucknell Wrestling Hall of Fame
BUCKNELL ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME - WRESTLING MEMBERS The Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame was established in 1979 to honor the very best in the history of Bison athletics. Five former wrestlers are among the 223 outstanding members whose contributions to Bucknell athletics are forever preserved in the Hall of Fame. Ed Curran (’88) - Ed Curran was a three-time East Coast Conference wrestling champion during his time as a member of the Bison. Hall of Famer Tom Scotton is the only other Bucknell wrestler to make that claim. He qualified for the NCAA Tournament three times and was a quarterfinalist in 1986. As a senior, Curran posted a 23-4 record at 134 pounds, and he finished with an impressive career record of 71-20-1, which was then the second-highest victory total at Bucknell. He was the Outstanding Wrestler at both the Bloomsburg Invitational and Cornell Invitational in 1987. Curran was just as successful off the wrestling mat, where he made the Dean’s List every semester, won the prestigious University Prize for Men and was a Second Team Academic All-American. He also earned the ECAC Medallion and graduated magna cum laude. Entered Hall of Fame with the Class of 2005. Bobby Ferraro (’94) - A first-ballot Hall of Fame choice and Bucknell’s first two-time wrestling All-American, Bobby Ferarro graduated with an impressive 118-211 career mat record and four East Coast Wrestling Association gold medals. He became just the third grappler in school history to earn All-America honors with an eighth-place finish in the 177-pound class at the NCAA Championships during his senior season, and then he repeated the distinction with a seventh-place finish as a graduate student in 1995. Ferraro finished 31-8 in 1994, falling just one victory shy of the school record, and he tied a 37-year-old school mark by recording pins in five straight matches. With a 30-6 record in 1995, Ferraro broke the school career victory record and finished second all-time with 44 falls. In becoming just the second man to win four ECWA titles, Ferraro in 1995 also helped the Bison to their second-ever team championship. He was the ECWA Championships Outstanding Wrestler in 1992 and never lost a conference bout. A two-time team captain, he won the Christy Mathewson Award as Bucknell’s top senior athlete. Entered Hall of Fame with the Class of 2004.
Thomas M. Marchetti (’91) - Tom Marchetti was a three-time qualifier for the NCAA Wrestling Championships, and as a sophomore in 1989 he became Bucknell’s very first wrestling All-American when he placed fourth at 167 pounds. Marchetti earned three consecutive East Coast Cconference titles from 1989-91, and he was named Outstanding Wrestler at the 1990 ECC Championships. He graduated as Bucknell’s all-time winningest wrestler with a 106-24 mark. His 31 victories in 1990-91 were second-most in program history at the time, while his 45-7 dual-match record was third-best all-time. Marchetti remains one of only five Bucknell wrestlers to win 80 percent of his matches over a four-year career, and he also set school marks for pins in a season (19) and career (41). Marchetti was a Freshman All-American in his first year at Bucknell and was nationally ranked in each of his final three seasons. A Christy Mathewson Award winner as the top senior athlete in his class, Marchetti was a two-year team captain. Entered Hall of Fame with the Class of 2009. Thomas M. Scotton (’78) - Named All-East by National Mat News in 1978 and selected Bucknell’s outstanding wrestler four times, Scotton never lost a dual collegiate match on his way to three ECC championships and appearances at the NCAA Championships and holds several Bison mat records. Twice co-captain, he had a career record of 89-4-1. Entered Hall of Fame with the Class of 1983.
Bobby Ferraro
Ed Curran
Richard Kaufmann
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Richard P. Kaufmann (’68) - A three-year letterman in football and wrestling, Richard P. Kaufmann captained the 1967 football team and was co-captain of the wrestling team as a junior and senior. Kaufmann’s career dual match wrestling record was 17-12-2, and as a senior he won Bucknell’s Outstanding Multiple Sport Athlete Award and the Christy Mathewson Award as the outstanding athlete in the senior class. He began his football career at Bucknell as a fullback, but was moved to defensive end at the beginning of his junior year. He was twice named to the All-Pennsylvania second team and All-Middle Atlantic Conference first team at the new position. The top accounting student in his Bucknell class and a cum laude graduate, Kaufmann received an MBA from Harvard and later returned to the ministry. He served as executive pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City and previously served as pastor of New Life Presbyterian Church in Escondido, Calif. Entered Hall of Fame with the Class of 1996.
Tom Marchetti
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2011-12 Bucknell Wrestling Bucknell at NCAA Championships 1976 – Arizona Tom Scotton (ECC 134-pound champion) Dec. Amos Goodlow (Michigan), 21-10 Lost to Rudy Johnson (Portland State), 6-2
1985 – Oklahoma City George Snook (ECC 142-pound champion) Lost to John Giura (Wisconsin), 20-9 (Snook eliminated after Giura lost next match)
1977 – Oklahoma Tom Scotton (ECC 134-pound champion) Dec. Bobby Sparks (Washington), 11-8 Dec. Mike Pollock (Missouri), 6-4 Lost to Pat Neu (Minnesota), 8-2 Lost to Kurt Mock (Kentucky), 6-2
1986 – Iowa Mark Faglioni (ECC 118-pound champion) Lost by tech. fall to Eddie Woodburn (Oklahoma State), 20-3 (5:38) (Faglioni eliminated after Woodburn lost) Ed Curran (ECC 134-pound champion) Dec. Stan Armstrong (Boise State), 8-7 Dec. Nick Neville (Oklahoma), 6-1 Lost to Tim Cochran (Tennessee), 5-0 Lost to Dan Matauch (Michigan State), 8-4 Jeff Shaner (ECC wild card entry at 158) Lost to Paul Huyck (Cal St.-Bakersfield), 5-0 (Shaner eliminated after Huyck lost next match)
1978 – Maryland Tom Scotton (ECC 134-pound champion) Lost to Bobby Sparks (Washington), 14-10
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1979 – Iowa State Steve Greenly (ECC 150-pound champion) Lost to Jack Garrison (Colorado State), 24-16 Bob Greenly (ECC 177-pound champion) Lost to Don Brown (Oregon), 15-11 Lost to Eric Moll (Louisiana State), 21-9 Rich Passerotti (ECC heavyweight champion) Lost to Fred McGaver (Marquette), 8-5 Lost to Tom Waldon (Iowa State), 8-5 1980 – Oregon State Bob Greenly (ECC 167-pound champion) Lost to Fred Duell (Oklahoma State), 13-10 1981 – Princeton Jim TenBrook (ECC 142-pound champion) Lost by fall to Dave Brown (Iowa State), 0:35 1982 – Iowa State Mike Rhoads (ECC 118-pound champion) Lost to Randy Blackman (Eastern Illinois), 5-4 Tim Pangonas (ECC heavyweight champion) Dec. Paul Maltagliati (George Mason), 3-3, 1-0 Lost to Mike Holcomb (Miami Ohio), 19-0 1983 – Oklahoma City Walt Zimmerman (ECC 150-pound champion) Lost to Ed Wohlwender (Army), 7-5 1984 – Meadowlands, N.J. Tim Pangonas (ECC heavyweight champion) Lost to Gary Albright (Nebraska), 1:29 Lost to Rod Severn (Arizona State), 13-5 Mike Rizzo (126 lbs.) Lost by tech. fall to Tony Russo (Maryland), 4-2
Tom Scotton
1987 – Maryland Ed Curran (ECC 134-pound champion) Lost to Tim Flynn (Penn State), 8-2 Lost to Joei Bales (Northwestern), 7-4 Kevin Bullis (ECC 158-pound champion) Lost to Mark Banks (Bloomsburg), 9-3 (Bullis eliminated after Banks lost next match) Mike Bomberger (ECC 167-pound champion) Won by fall over Anthony Cox (Campbell), 2:19 Lost to Greg Elinsky (Penn State), 15-4 Lost to Vince Hughes (Montana), 10-6 1988 – Iowa State Ed Curran (ECC 134-pound champion) Lost to Chris Toler (George Mason), 7-5 (Curran eliminated after Toler lost next match) Jeff Scotton (ECC 142-pound champion) Lost to Rob Meloy (Penn State), 15-3 (Scotton eliminated after Meloy lost next match) Kevin Bullis (ECC 158-pound champion) Dec. Jeff Caldwell (Oregon State), 13-6 Lost to Mike Carr (West Virginia), 10-4 Lost to Tom Toggas (Lehigh), 11-3 1989 – Oklahoma City Mark Faglioni (ECC 126-pound champion) Lost by fall to John Epperly (Lehigh), 5:21 (Faglioni eliminated after Epperly lost next match) Jeff Scotton (ECC 142-pound champion) Lost to Pat Santoro (Pitt), 13-4 (Santoro went on to win title) Lost to John Martin (Cal Poly SLO), 10-10, 8-3 (OT)
Tom Marchetti (ECC 167-pound champion) Won by fall over Jeff Ansted (Toledo), 1:52 Dec. Jeff Harris (SW Missouri St.), 9-1 Won by fall over John Rippley (Army), 3-3, 7:37 (OT) Dec. Rob Milavsky (James Madison), 11-5 Lost to Dave Lee (Wisconsin), 9-0 (Lee went on to win title) Won by fall over Jason Morris (Syracuse), 3:58 Lost to Mike Farrell (Oklahoma State), 12-3 Rob Redfoot (ECC 177-pound champion) Lost by fall to Junior Meek (Oklahoma), 2:41 Dec. Kurk Volm (George Mason), 11-7 Lost to Mike Funk (Northwestern), 4-0 Bryan Burns (ECC 190-pound champion) Lost to Gary Horner (Clarion), 14-5 Lost to Joe Stafford (Oklahoma), 3-1 1990 – Maryland Chris Doukas (ECC 126-pound champion) Lost by fall to Duaine Martin (Northern Iowa), 4:15 Lost to Gary Roberts (New Mexico), 6-0 Tom Marchetti (ECC 167-pound champion) Dec. Jay Weiss (F&M), 7-1 Dec. Mark Gerardi (Notre Dame), 6-2 Lost to Mark Banks (West Virginia), 11-3 Lost to Robby Hadden (Oklahoma St.), 7-4 Bryan Burns (ECC 190-pound champion) Lost to Randy Couture (Oklahoma State), 7-0 Dec. Mark Zenas (Michigan State), 11-2 Dec. Fritz Lehrke (Michigan), 11-5 Dec. Brad Webber (Duke), 5-2 Lost to Matt Case (Northwestern), 13-0 1991 – Iowa Mike Van Doren (ECWA 150-pound champion) Lost to Todd Chesbro (Oklahoma State), 9-5 Won by fall over Andy Fitzpatrick (Bloomsburg), 1:54 Lost to Ted Hickey (SW Missouri St.), 6-2 Tom Marchetti (ECWA 167-pound champion) Won by fall over John Gluckow (Princeton), 5:32 Lost to Ray Brinzer (Oklahoma State), 7-2 Lost to Mike Scott (Wyoming), 8-3 Bryan Burns (ECWA 190-pound champion) Dec. Dan Richie (Ohio State), 8-2 Won by tech. fall over Steve King (Notre Dame), 21-5 (6:08) Lost to Randy Couture (Oklahoma State), 7-2 Won by fall over Dan Troupe (Iowa State), 1:11 Lost to Travis Fiser (Iowa), 4-2 Lost to Mike Funk (Northwestern), 6-4 OT
Bob Greenly
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2011-12 Bucknell Wrestling Bucknell at NCAA Championships 1992 – Oklahoma City Phil Elliott (ECWA wild card entry at 134) Dec. William Gay (Oklahoma), 12-6 Lost to Tom Brands (Iowa), 23-9 Lost to Jody Jackson (Virginia), 9-6 Mike Van Doren (ECWA wild-card entry at 150) Lost to Torrae Jackson (Iowa State), 16-7 Lost by fall to Jason Hawk (Rutgers), 4:40 Ken Herceg (ECWA 167-pound champion) Dec. Corey Creech (App. State), 5-3 (OT, 1:28) Lost to Charles Jones (Purdue), 14-3 (Jones went on to win title) Lost to Brian Malavar (Cal St.-Bakersfield), 13-6 Bobby Ferraro (ECWA 190-pound champion) Lost to Tom Storey (Navy), 5-4 Lost to Dave Malacek (Northern Iowa), 5-0
1994 – North Carolina Bobby Ferraro (ECWA 177-pound champion) Dec. Erich Harvey (Michigan State), 5-4 Dec. Mike Guerin (Lock Haven), 5-3 Lost to Shane Camera (North Carolina), 5-5 TB, RT Dec. Travis Gittins (Oklahoma State), 12-5 Lost to Les Gutches (Oregon State), 11-3 Lost to Jesse Rawls (Michigan), 11-3 1995 – Iowa Steve Caruso (ECWA 134-pound champion) Dec. Jim Johnson (Ohio State), 10-7 Lost to #2 Babak Mohammedabi (Oregon St.), 22-5 Lost by fall to Justin Davids (Minnesota), 0:18 Jason Prokopchak (ECWA 167-pound champion) Lost to #11 Kemal Pegram (Lock Haven), 11-5 (Prokopchak eliminated when Pegram lost next match) Bobby Ferraro (ECWA 177-pound champion) Dec. John Shelton (Central Michigan), 8-0 Lost by fall to #6 Rohan Gardner (Northwestern), 2:36 Dec. Jim Straight (Edinboro), 7-2 Dec.#9 Mike Guerin (Lock Haven), 1-0
1996 – Minnesota Jeff Fazio (ECWA 142-pound runner-up) Lost to J.J. Fasnacht (Pitt), 17-6 Dec. Erik Murry (East Illinois), 13-3 Lost to Shane Mack (Maryland), 11-4 1998 – Cleveland State Solomon Webb (ECWA 126-pound runner-up) Lost by tech. fall to #3 Eric Guerrero (Oklahoma St.), 15-0 (6:56) (Guerrero went on to win title) Dec. Bobby Hanson (Ten.-Chattanooga), 7-3 Lost by fall to Stan Greene (Fresno St.), 6:38 1999 – Penn State Brian Pitzer (ECWA 165-pound runner-up) Dec. Peter Rogers (Ohio State), 7-5, OT Lost by fall to Matt Demers (Fresno State), 2:34 Lost by fall to #1 Joe Heskett (Iowa State), 1:54 Lost to Sean Morgan (Oregon), 8-3 2007 – Auburn Hills, Mich. David Marble (EIWA wild card entry at 133) Dec. Tyler Dillashaw (Fullerton), 14-7. Lost to #1 Nick Simmons (Michigan State), 7-0 Lost to Eric Albright (Virginia), MD 16-6 Andy Rendos (EIWA 3rd-place finisher at 165) Maj. dec. Brian Perry (Stanford), 12-4 Lost to #3 Eric Tannenbaum (Michigan), MD 12-4 Lost to #8 Steve Anceravage (Cornell), 4-2 Eric Lapotsky (EIWA 3rd-place finisher at 197) Lost to Nick Roy (Michigan), 8-3 Won by fall over James Gibson (Edinboro), 1:28 Dec. #1 Maxwell Askren (Missouri), 5-2 Lost to Jared Villers (West Virginia), 7-3 2008 – St. Louis, Mo. David Marble (EIWA 2nd-place finisher at 133) Lost to #2 James Kennedy (Illinois), MD 12-2 Dec. Tyler Dillashaw (Fullerton), 11-7 Lost to Cory Fish (Boise State), 8-4 Andy Rendos (EIWA 4th-place finisher at 165) Lost to #6 Jonathan Reader (Iowa State), 8-2 Dec. Matt Coughlin (Indiana), 3-1 Lost to #12 Jarrod King (Edinboro), 4-2 Shane Riccio (EIWA wild card entry at 174) Lost to Chance Litton (West Virginia), 7-1 Lost by fall to Alex Dolly (Northern Iowa), 1:18
2009 – St. Louis, Mo. Derek Reber (EIWA 3rd-place finisher at 125) Lost to #5 Charlie Falck (Iowa), MD 11-3 Lost to Ian Moser (Bloomsburg), 11-6 David Marble (EIWA 4th-place finisher at 133) Dec. #3 James Kennedy (Illinois), 7-5 (ot) Maj. Dec. Cory VomBaur (Wyoming), 11-0 Lost to Dan Mitcheff (Kent State), 10-5 Dec Thomas Kimbrell (Cal Bakersfield), 14-9 Lost to #11 Mike Grey (Cornell), MD 13-5 Kevin LeValley (EIWA 6th-place finisher at 149) Lost to #1 Brent Metcalf (Iowa), Fall 6:01 Dec. Robert Sanders (Nebraska), 10-1 Lost to #11 Steve Brown (Central Michigan), 4-1 Andy Rendos (EIWA 2nd-place finisher at 165) Dec. #10 Chris Brown (Old Dominion), 2-0 Dec. #7 Stephen Dwyer (Nebraska), 5-2 Lost to #2 Andrew Howe (Wisconsin), 7-3 Dec. Dan Vallimont (Penn State), 5-3 Maj. Dec. Tyler Sherfey (Boise State), 11-2 Lost to #8 Jonathan Reader (Iowa State), 7-4 Dec. #4 Moza Fay (Northern Iowa), 9-6 Shane Riccio (EIWA 3rd-place finisher at 174) Lost to #5 Raymond Jordan (Missouri), MD 11-3 Dec. #12 Alton Lucas (Hofstra), 2-0 Lost to John Dergo (Illinois), MD 10-2 David Thompson (EIWA wild card entry at 184) Lost to #7 Doug Umbehauer (Rider), MD 10-1 Dec. Christopher Daggett (Liberty), 6-2 Lost to Vincenzo DiDona (Central Michigan), 3-0 2010 – Omaha, Neb. David Marble (EIWA 3rd-place finisher at 133) Maj. Dec. John Trumbetti (Lock Haven), 11-1 Lost to #4 Jordan Oliver (Oklahoma State), 6-4 Dec. Ben Ashmore (Arizona State), 7-1 Lost to #12 Steve Mytych (Drexel), 5-3 (sv) Kevin LeValley (EIWA 2nd-place finisher at 149) Dec. Andrew Nadhir (Northwestern), 6-3 Lost to #8 Jason Chamberlain (Boise State), 5-2 Dec. Cesar Grajales (Penn), 2-0 Dec. Nicholas Bertucci (Purdue), 5-1 Dec. #7 Mitch Mueller (Iowa State), 7-6 (tb) Lost to #4 Kyle Ruschell (Wisconsin), 3-1 (sv) Dec. Kyle Borshoff (American), 5-0 Andy Rendos (EIWA 1st-place finisher at 165) Dec. Kyle Bounds (Michigan State), 8-2 Maj. Dec. Edwin Hojilla (UNC Greensboro), 14-2 Dec. Tyler Grayson (Central Michigan), 3-2 Lost to #1 Andrew Howe (Wisconsin), 7-2 Dec. #4 Jonathan Reader (Iowa State), 7-2 Dec. Chris Brown (Old Dominion), 9-5 Lost to #2 Jarrod King (Edinboro), 7-1 Lost to Tyler Caldwell (Oklahoma), 6-3 Shane Riccio (EIWA 3rd-place finisher at 174) Lost to Dorian Henderson (Missouri), 3-2 Lost to Brad Darrington (Utah Valley), 7-3
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1993 – Iowa State George Swann (ECWA 126-pound champion) Dec. Tom Koch (Lehigh), 3-2 Lost to Shawn Charles (Arizona State), 13-6 Lost to Dane Campbell (Miami (Ohio)), 4-0 Mike Van Doren (ECWA 150-pound champion) Lost to Pat Craig (Oregon), 8-7 (VanDoren eliminated after Craig lost next match) Bobby Ferraro (ECWA 177-pound champion) Lost to Ryan Jibben (Wyoming), 5-3 (Ferraro eliminated after Jibben lost next match)
Lost to Reese Andy (Wyoming), 4-3, OT Dec. Doug Zembiec (Navy), 2-1, OT
2011 – Philadelphia, Pa. Kevin LeValley (EIWA 1st-place finisher at 149) Maj. Dec. Joey Metzler (Old Dominion), 10-2 Maj. Dec. Scott Sakaguchi (Oregon State), 8-0 Lost to #6 Jason Chamberlain (Boise State), 4-3 (tb1) Maj. Dec. Torsten Gillespie (Edinboro), 11-2 Lost to #11 Andrew Nadhir (Northwestern), 6-5 Dec. Derek Valenti (Virginia), 5-4 Jay Hahn (EIWA 1st-place finisher at 149) Dec. Nikolas Brown (Chattanooga), 11-7 Lost to #4 Dustin Kilgore (Kent State), MD 13-4 Lost to Daniel Mitchell (American), MD 10-1
Bucknell’s school-record six 2009 NCAA Qualifiers (l-r): David Thompson, Kevin LeValley, Andy Rendos, David Marble, Derek Reber, Shane Riccio
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NATIONAL QUALIFIERS
NCAA ALL-AMERICANS 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982
Tom Marchetti 1989 - 4th place - 167 lbs.
Bryan Burns 1991 - 8th place - 190 lbs.
1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
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Bobby Ferraro 1994 - 8th place - 177 lbs. 1995 - 7th place - 177 lbs.
Andy Rendos 2009 - 5th place - 165 lbs. 2010 - 6th place - 165 lbs.
Kevin LeValley 2010 - 7th place - 149 lbs. 2011 - 7th place - 149 lbs.
Kevin LeValley on the podium at the 2011 NCAA Championships
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1990 1991
Tom Scotton (134 lbs.) Tom Scotton (134 lbs.) Tom Scotton (134 lbs.) Steve Greenly (150 lbs.) Bob Greenly (177 lbs.) Rick Passerotti (HWT) Bob Greenly (167 lbs.) Jim TenBrook (142 lbs.) Mike Rhoads (118 lbs.) Tim Pangonas (HWT) Walt Zimmerman (150 lbs.) Mike Rizzo (126 lbs.) Tim Pangonas (HWT) George Snook (142 lbs.) Mark Faglioni (118 lbs.) Ed Curran (134 lbs.) Jeff Shaner (158 lbs.) Ed Curran (134 lbs.) Kevin Bullis (158 lbs.) Mike Bomberger (167 lbs.) Ed Curran (134 lbs.) Jeffrey Scotton (142 lbs.) Kevin Bullis (158 lbs.) Mark Faglioni (126 lbs.) Jeffrey Scotton (142 lbs.) Tom Marchetti (167 lbs.) Rob Redfoot (177 lbs.) Bryan Burns (190 lbs.) Chris Doukas (126 lbs.) Tom Marchetti (167 lbs.) Bryan Burns (190 lbs.) Mike Van Doren (150 lbs.) Tom Marchetti (167 lbs.) Bryan Burns (190 lbs.)
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1993 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2007 2008 2009
2010
2011
Phil Elliot (134 lbs.) Mike Van Doren (150 lbs.) Ken Herceg (167 lbs.) Bobby Ferraro (190 lbs.) George Swann (126 lbs.) Mike Van Doren (150 lbs.) Bobby Ferraro (177 lbs.) Bobby Ferraro (177lbs.) Steve Caruso (134 lbs.) Bobby Ferraro (177 lbs.) Jason Prokopchak (177 lbs.) Jeff Fazio (142 lbs.) Solomon Webb (126 lbs.) Brian Pitzer (165 lbs.) David Marble (133 lbs.) Andy Rendos (165 lbs.) Eric Lapotsky (197 lbs.) David Marble (133 lbs.) Andy Rendos (165 lbs.) Shane Riccio (174 lbs.) Derek Reber (125 lbs.) David Marble (133 lbs.) Kevin LeValley (149 lbs.) Andy Rendos (165 lbs.) Shane Riccio (174 lbs.) David Thompson (184 lbs.) David Marble (133 lbs.) Kevin LeValley (149 lbs.) Andy Rendos (165 lbs.) Shane Riccio (174 lbs.) Kevin LeValley (149 lbs.) Jay Hahn (197 lbs.)
2011 NCAA Championship Participant Jay Hahn
Andy Rendos on the podium at the 2010 NCAA Championships
Five EIWA Placewinners in 2010-11
2011-12 Bucknell Wrestling EIWA Championships
EIWA PLACEWINNERS 2000 Gbenga Akinnagbe, 4th (184) 2001 Jeremy Weller, 6th (133) Ben Chunko, 6th (174) Brian Falciglia, 6th (197) 2002 Brian Falciglia, 4th (197) 2007 David Marble, 6th (133) Andy Rendos, 3rd (165) Eric Lapotsky, 3rd (197) 2008 David Marble, 2nd (133) Andy Rendos, 4th (165) Shane Riccio, 5th (174)
2011 Kevin LeValley, 1st (149) Brantley Hooks, 7th (157) Corey Lear, 7th (165) Rob Waltko, 6th (184) Jay Hahn, 4th (197) Team Finishes 2000: no team points awarded 2001: 10th of 14 (30 points) 2002: 12th of 13 (12.5) 2007: 9th of 14 (40) 2008: 8th of 14 (43.5) 2009: t-3rd of 14 (79) 2010: 4th of 13 (103.5) 2011: 8th of 13 (59)
Kevin LeValley 1st at 149 lbs.
Brantley Hooks 7th at 157 lbs.
Corey Lear 7th at 165 lbs.
Rob Waltko 6th at 184 lbs.
Jay Hahn 4th at 197 lbs.
The 2008-09 Bison finished tied for third at the EIWA Championships.
EIWA HISTORY
Andy Rendos won the first individual EIWA title in program history in 2010.
The Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA), as it is known today, had its beginning in 1904. Then, students from a number of schools in the East met and proposed the creation of a group whose responsibility it would be to organize intercollegiate wrestling as a formal sport. One year later wrestlers from Columbia, Pennsylvania, Princeton and Yale competed in the first EIWA tournament. Under the management of J. Edward Weisenfluh, a student at Penn, the first tournament was held April 7, 1905, in the Gymnasium of Weightman Hall on the Penn campus in Philadelphia. At this first meeting the Intercollegiate Wrestling Association was born. Thereafter, three meetings were held each year, once just before the tournament, once just after the meet, and once in October at which a new tourney site was selected. No team scoring was kept at the first EIWA tournament in 1905. All that was recorded was the total number of bouts won by each wrestler, in the following weight classes: 115, 125, 135, 145, 158, 175 and heavyweight. Based on that system, Yale won, followed in order by Columbia, Princeton and Pennsylvania. Remaining strictly a student organization for three and one-half decades, the group gradually assumed the name “Eastern” to distinguish itself from the facultycontrolled “Western” Association, now known as the Big Ten. Ultimately, after the 1939 meet, the students capitulated to faculty control, and the Eastern College Athletic Conference, organized in 1938, has since provided formal structure for the EIWA, which now functions as an allied entity of the ECAC. “The Easterns” have survived both as the oldest intercollegiate wrestling organization and as a unique athletic event with unusually widespread spectator appeal. Today, membership in the EIWA numbers 14 schools: American, Army, Brown, Bucknell, Columbia, Cornell, Franklin & Marshall, Harvard, Lehigh, Navy, Penn, Princeton, Rutgers and Sacred Heart.
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2011 EIWA CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS (SOJKA PAVILION, LEWISBURG, PA.)
Place 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.
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2009 Derek Reber, 3rd (125) David Marble, 4th (133) Kevin LeValley, 6th (149) Scott Sechler, 6th (157) Andy Rendos, 2nd (165) Shane Riccio, 3rd (174) David Thompson, 5th (184)
2011 EIWA PLACEWINNERS
2010 David Marble, 3rd (133) John Regan, 7th (141) Kevin LeValley, 2nd (149) Brantley Hooks, 6th (157) Andy Rendos, 1st (165) Shane Riccio, 3rd (174) Rob Waltko, 6th (184) Joe McMullan, 8th (Hwt.)
Team Points Cornell 173.5 Lehigh 119 Rutgers 116.5 American 106 Penn 98 Navy 81.5 Columbia 63 Bucknell 59 Army 56 Harvard 47.5 Princeton 42.5 Franklin & Marshall 20 Brown 3.5
Major Awards Fletcher Award: Mack Lewnes, Cornell Sheridan Award: Steve Bosak, Cornell Good Sportsmanship Award: American Coach of the Year: Rob Koll, Cornell Coaches Trophy (outstanding wrestler of tournament): Kevin LeValley, Bucknell
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2011-12 Bucknell Wrestling Letterwinners A-A-A Akinnagba, Gbenga Albanese, Stephen Alvino, Chris Andrews, Mike*** Attridge, Amy*** Ayre, John
1998-99, 99-00 1975-76 1998-99, 99-00, 00-01 1961-62, 63-64 1991-92 1959-60
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B-B-B Baker, Mark 1978-79, 79-80, 80-81, 81-82 Ball, Danielle*** 1990-91 Ballentine, George 1970-71, 71-72, 72-73, 73-74 Banzhof, Donald 1980-81 Barrall, Elizabeth*** 1999-2000 Barrett, Mark 1979-80 Barton, David 1961-62 Bass, Tracy** 1994-95 Beach, Marlise** 1991-92 Bellis, Jason 1995-96, 96-97, 97-98, 98-99 Bench, Neal 1973-74 Bender, Meghan*** 1995-96 Benedict, Craig 1972-73 Bernstein, Andy 2000-01, 01-02 Billings, Jennifer** 1990-91 Bitzer, Jack 1953-54 Boerner, Todd 1995-96, 96-97, 97-98, 98-99 Bomberger, R. Michael 1984-85, 86-87, 87-88 Borzio, Matt 1997-98 Botelho, Devona 1991-92 Boyd, Thomas 1992-93, 93-94, 94-95 Brinser, George 1965-66, 66-67, 67-68 Brust, Kenneth 1959-60, 61-62, 62-63 Bryant, Elizabeth*** 1985-86 Bryson, Robert 1974-75, 75-76, 76-77 Bullis, Kevin 1985-86, 86-87, 87-88 Bullock, Sean 1999-2000 Burkle, Clayton 1991-92, 92-93, 93-94 Burns, Bryan 1988-89, 89-90, 90-91 Burychka, Brian 1994-95, 95-96 Burychka, Michael 1989-90, 91-92
C-C-C Cappelli, Steven 1971-72, 72-73, 73-74, 74-75 Caruso, Stephen 1992-93, 93-94, 94-95 Cassara, Debra*** 1978-79, 79-80 Cawley, Douglas 1975-76, 77-78, 78-79 Cernitz, Amy*** 1982-83, 83-84 Cerrone, Mike 1997-98, 98-99, 99-00 Chambers, Carl 1986-87, 87-88, 88-89 Chohany, Luke 2006-07, 07-08 Christiansen, Theodore 1982-83, 83-84, 84-85, 85-86 Christmas, Gregory 1974-75, 75-76 Chunko, Ben 1997-98, 98-99, 2000-01 Coleman, Steven 1968-69, 70-71 Conroy, Jack 2006-07 Cooper, Kyle 1995-96, 96-97, 97-98, 98-99 Cooper, Mark 1983-84, 85-86 Costello, Shannon 1989-90, 90-91, 91-92 Coyle, John 1961-62, 62-63 Cressler, William 1973-74, 74-75, 75-76 Crissman, Ellery 1984-85, 85-86, 86-87, 87-88 Csoka, Kalman 1960-61 Cunningham, John 1962-63 Curran, Edward 1984-85, 85-86, 86-87, 87-88 Currie, Mark 1970-71 Curzi, Courtney*** 1995-96 Czapla, Nicholas 2009-10 Czesak, Stanley 1968-69, 69-70
Doukas, Christopher Dusel, Henry Dussinger, Glenn
1989-90, 90-91 1960-61, 61-62 1961-62, 62-63
E-E-E Ebbott, Douglas Eckenroth, Jeremy Eidus, Robert Elliott, Phillip Ellson, Stan Ellsworth, Leslie Engels, Bob Enos, Joe Erway, Dale
1977-78 1996-97 1969-70 1989-90, 90-91, 91-92, 92-93 1953-54 1972-73 1946-47 1963-64 1960-61, 61-62
F-F-F Faglioni, Mark 1985-86, 86-87, 87-88, 88-89 Falciglia, Brian 1999-2000, 00-01, 01-02 Fasnacht, Ryan 1997-98, 98-99, 1999-2000, 00-01 Fatool, Francis 1974-75, 75-76 Fawcett, Dale 1962-63 Fazio, Jeff 1995-96, 96-97 Ferguson, Ian 1981-82, 82-83 Ferraiuolo, Bill 1974-75 Ferraro, Robert 1991-92, 92-93, 93-94, 94-95 Fisher, Jeff 1995-96, 96-97, 97-98 Fleming, Joseph 1962-63 Forrest, Kevin 1978-79, 79-80 Foura, Jason 1994-95 Freeman, John*** 1946-47 Fritts, Courtney 1959-60 Fusia, Tom 1948-49
G-G-G Galligan, Zach Gehring, Doug Gibson, Angie*** Giffin, Gary*** Goldberg, David Good, Robert Graham, Bill Gravell, George Gray, Harry Green, Brandn Greenly, Robert Greenly, Steven Gruneberg, Ronald
2006-07 1953-54 1988-89 1966-67 1984-85 1971-72 1959-60, 61-62 1948-49 1975-76, 76-77, 77-78 2000-01, 01-02 1976-77, 77-78, 78-79, 79-80 1978-79, 79-80, 80-81 1978-79
H-H-H Habowski, Stephen Hahn, Jay Hancock, Zac Hanzlik, Andy Harenza, Beth*** Harris, Tom Hart, Greg Hartman, Daniel Hartrum, Josh
1985-86 2007-08, 08-09, 09-10, 10-11 2009-10, 10-11 1998-99 1995-96 1963-64 2006-07, 07-08 1982-83, 83-84, 84-85, 85-86 2001-02
Harvey, Christopher Hawkins, Thomas Hayes, William Healey, Adam Heim, Ryan Henderson, John Hendrickson, James Henry, Dan Henry, Eric Herbert, Andy Herceg, Kenneth Hingson, George Hooks, Brantley Hostetter, Brock Hottenstein, Jean
1990-91 1969-70 1959-60 2008-09, 10-11 1994-95, 95-96 1948-49, 49-50 1968-69 1996-97, 97-98 1981-82, 82-83, 83-84 2000-01, 01-02 1988-89, 89-90, 90-91, 91-92 2006-07, 07-08 2006-07, 07-08, 09-10, 10-11 1999-2000, 01-02 1987-88
I-I-I Ianotti, Jodi*** Ingald, Carol*** Irizarry, Dave Irland, Edwin
1987-88, 88-89 1975-76, 76-77, 77-78 1998-99 1946-47
J-J-J Johnson, Charles Johnson, Jeffrie Johnson, Richard Jones, Andre Jones, Nathan Jordan, Michael Judge, Robert
1994-95, 96-97, 97-98 1976-77 1948-49 1978-79, 79-80 2008-09 1977-78 1981-82, 82-83
K-K-K Kagan, Shane Kalaydjian, Ed Kamensky, Frank Kane, Thomas Karanik, John Kaufmann, Richard Keister, Justin Keller, Robert Kelso, Don Kendelhardt, Dave Kiely, William Klass, Steve Knight, Donald Koehn, James Krayer, Gus Kresho, Chuck Kunar, Matt
1997-98 1953-54 1946-47 1982-83 1962-63 1965-66, 66-67, 67-68 1996-97, 97-98 1972-73, 73-74, 74-75 1953-54 1966-67 1948-49, 49-50 1993-94, 94-95, 95-96 1960-61, 61-62 1960-61, 61-62 1946-47 1992-93 1998-99
L-L-L Ladd, David Lawton, John Lear, Corey Learish, Kelly*** Lennox, Don Leopold, George LeValley, Kevin
1965-66 1986-87, 88-89, 89-90 2009-10, 10-11 1987-88, 88-89 1972-73 1966-67, 67-68, 68-69 2007-08, 08-09, 09-10, 10-11
D-D-D Danser, Donald 1970-71 Davenport, Bob 1953-54 Davis, Richard 1966-67, 67-68 Dawson, Mark 1983-84, 84-85, 85-86, 86-87 Dempster, Bell 1956-57 DeSimone, Daniel 1980-81, 81-82 DeSimone, David 1973-74, 74-75 DeSimone, Michael 1974-75, 75-76, 76-77, 77-78 DiChiara, Bartholomew 1960-61 DiGiacomo, Matthew 1991-92, 92-93, 93-94, 94-95 Doerr, Thomas 1998-99, 99-2000, 00-01, 01-02
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Back Row: 2010 Coaching Staff (Tom Carr, Donny Ooton, Dave Hoffman, Dan Wirnsberger) Front Row: 2010 Senior Class (Andy Rendos, David Marble, Shane Riccio)
Five EIWA Placewinners in 2010-11
2011-12 Bucknell Wrestling Letterwinners Lin, Susan*** Lipton, Joshua Loesch, Alan Lombardo, Lisa*** Loughry, Tom Lowe, Thomas Lyon, Earl
1980-81, 81-82, 82-83 1994-95 1970-71, 71-72, 73-74 1987-88, 88-89 1974-75 1982-83 1953-54
M-M-M 2006-07 2006-07, 07-08, 08-09, 09-10 1967-68 1982-83, 83-84, 84-85, 85-86 1987-88, 88-89, 89-90, 90-91 1972-73, 73-74, 74-75, 75-76 1997-98, 98-99 1981-82 1969-70 1982-83, 83-84, 84-85, 85-86 1977-78, 78-79, 79-80, 80-81 1974-75, 75-76, 76-77, 77-78 1975-76 1996-97, 98-99 2009-10, 10-11 2010-11 1990-91 1975-76, 77-78 1973-74 1987-88, 88-89 1998-99, 1999-2000, 01-02 1953-54 1971-72, 72-73, 74-75 1994-95, 95-96, 96-97, 97-98 1977-78 1968-69, 69-70 1999-2000 1977-78, 78-79, 79-80 1974-75, 75-76, 76-77, 77-78 1946-47 1959-60 1988-89, 89-90, 90-91, 91-92 1994-95
N-N-N Napp, Christina*** 1999-2000 Napp, Jennifer*** 1996-97, 98-99 Neuman, Brian 1999-2000, 00-01, 01-02 Normandeau, Kim*** 1990-91 Northridge, James 1970-71, 71-72, 72-73, 73-74
O-O-O O’Donnel, Jacob
2001-02
P-P-P Pangonas, Tim Parker, Russell Passerotti, Richard Patrick, Robert
1980-81, 81-82, 82-83, 83-84 1990-91, 91-92, 92-93 1978-79, 79-80, 80-81 1966-67
Edward Schmauch
R-R-R Ramage, Mark Rea, Eric Reber, Derek Redfoot, Robert Reiter, Charlie Regan, John Rendos, Andy Renn, Robert Rhoads, Michael Riccio, Shane Riccio, Tyler Rickard, John Ritter, Bryan Rivoire, Thomas Rizzo, Michael Rothermel, Ty Ruckstuhl, John Rush, Michael Russell, Derrik
1969-70, 70-71, 71-72 1975-76 2008-09, 10-11 1986-87, 87-88, 88-89, 89-90 1997-98, 98-99 2009-10 2006-07, 07-08, 08-09, 09-10 1993-94, 94-95, 95-96 1981-82 2006-07, 07-08, 08-09, 09-10 2008-09 1949-50 1977-78 1969-70, 70-71, 71-72 1983-84 1993-94, 94-95, 95-96 1987-88 1992-93, 93-94, 94-95 2009-10
S-S-S Sabol, Carolyn*** Sacavage, Charles Salamone, Richard Salone, Michael Salvato, Mary*** Sampsell, Dave Santoli, Eugene Sauer, John Saunders, Mike Schlee, Jessica*** Schmauch, Edward Schutz, James Schwartz, Wallace Scotton, Jeff Scotton, Thomas Sechler, Scott Shalit, Steven Shaner, Jeffrey Shiffler, Neil Short, Richard Sieradzki, Allison*** Smith, David Snook, George Somerville, Scott Spivak, Jonathan Stainsby, Wendell Stanton, George Stanton, George Stephenson, Ryan Stoner, John Strouse, Richard Stuntzner, Louis Sullivan, Patrick Sullivan, Peter Swann, George Sweeney, Conor Sweet, William
1984-85, 85-86, 86-87 1965-66, 66-67, 67-68 1976-77, 77-78, 78-79, 79-80 1988-89, 89-90, 90-91, 91-92 1982-83 1974-75 1971-72, 72-73, 73-74, 74-75 1971-72, 72-73, 73-74 1999-2000, 00-01, 01-02 1996-97, 98-99 1972-73, 73-74, 74-75, 75-76 1970-71 1962-63, 63-64 1987-88, 88-89 1975-76, 76-77, 77-78 2008-09, 09-10 1983-84, 84-85 1982-83, 83-84, 84-85, 85-86 1967-68, 68-69, 69-70 1976-77 1991-92, 92-93, 93-94, 94-95 1973-74 1983-84, 84-85 1981-82 2001-02 1948-49, 49-50 1948-49, 49-50 1963-64 1996-97 1979-80, 80-81, 81-82 1974-75, 75-76, 76-77, 77-78 1948-49 1968-69, 69-70 1967-68, 68-69, 69-70 1989-90, 91-92, 92-93 2010-11 1960-61, 61-62
Tharp, Bruce Treser, Steven
1985-86, 86-87, 87-88, 88-89 1979-80
V-V-V VanDoren, Michael 1989-90, 90-91, 91-92, 92-93 VanSchnooneveld, G. Robert 1971-72, 72-73 VanVolkenburg, Jason 1999-2000 Vladic, David 1986-87
W-W-W Waage, Marsh*** 1987-88 Wagner, Brian 1982-83 Walizer, John 1989-90, 90-91 Wallentin, Nate 1998-99 Waller, Matt 2000-01 Waltko, Rob 2009-10, 10-11 Warfel, Benjamin 1982-83, 83-84, 84-85 Warfel, Donald 1959-60, 60-61 Wason, Thomas 1970-71, 71-72 Watkins, Grant 1959-60 Weaver, Dan 1995-96, 96-97, 97-98, 98-99 Webb, Adam 1996-97, 98-99, 99-2000, 00-01 Webb, Solomon 1996-97, 97-98 Weller, Jeremy 2000-01 Wellman, Ron 1991-92, 92-93, 93-94, 94-95 White, William 1980-81 Wight, Edward 1959-60, 60-61 Wightman, Kenneth 1959-60 Wiley, Michael 1994-95, 95-96 Wilkins, Channell 1977-78 Wilkinson, Kent*** 1959-60, 60-61 Williams, William 1946-47 Williams, Rashaan 1997-98, 98-99, 99-2000 Williams, Robert 1985-86 Williams, Wayne 1983-84 Williard, Steven 1979-80 Wolfgang, Kristi*** 1987-88, 88-89 Wolin, Marc 1981-82 Wonsettler, Charlie 2007-08 Wood, Eric 1995-96 Wray, Bruce 1965-66, 66-67 Wright, David 1968-69
Y-Y-Y Young, Douglas
1978-79, 79-80
Z-Z-Z Zaiser, Barry Zavod, Robin** Zimmerman, Walter
1976-77 1982-83, 83-84, 84-85 1980-81, 81-82, 82-83
**trainer ***manager
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Mann, George Marble, David Marchenese, Karl Marchese, Lauri*** Marchetti, Thomas Marchinek, Robert Markos, Jon Martell, David Mattern, Thomas Mattson, Elizabeth*** Mays, Douglas McGinley, Joseph McGrath, Matthew** McKee, Alida*** McMullan, Joe McPeek, Stephen Mead, Timothy Means, Lawrence Metcalf, David Miller, Eric Miller, Rocky Miller, Tom Mischinski, Rich Mittman, Matt Mold, Richard Montgomery, William Moore, Mike Morris, Gregory Muchmore, Eric Mullins, Jim Murdock, David Myers, Ben Myrick, Andrew
Patterson, James 1979-80 Patty, Jeremy 1991-92 Paul, Walter 1946-47 Pelliciotti, Alex 2010-11 Peoples, Jack*** 1948-49 Pero, Jeffery 1987-88 Perrin, Jen*** 2001-02 Perrin, Josh 2000-01, 01-02 Perrone, Carl 1999-2000, 00-01, 01-02 Petras, Mark 1993-94 Phillips, Joseph 1969-70 Pitzer, Brian 1996-97, 97-98, 98-99, 99-2000 Portnof, Jon 1960-61, 61-62 Prather, Todd 1980-81, 82-83 Prokopchak, Jason 1991-92, 92-93, 93-94, 94-95
T-T-T TenBrook, James Thompson, David Thompson, John Tomaino, Dave
Three Straight Years with All-American
1980-81, 81-82 2007-08, 08-09, 10-11 1966-67, 67-68, 68-69 1999-2000
Former Bison wrestler Bill Graham was inducted into the EIWA Hall of Fame in 2011.
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