BUCKNELL WRESTLING
2018 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS MEDIA NOTES Media Contact: Jen Dobias // jmd056@bucknell.edu // 856-261-5620 (C) // 570-577-3488 (O)
2017-18 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date Opponent Nov. 5 CSU Bakersfield% Nov. 5 No. 25 Edinboro Nov. 10 No. 10 LEHIGH* (SP) Nov. 12 No. 1 Penn State Nov. 18 Navy Classic Dec. 1-2 Cliff Keen Invitational Dec. 17 PITT (SP) Dec. 29 Lock Haven Classic Jan. 7 Navy* Jan. 12 Oklahoma& Jan. 12 Fresno State& Jan. 12 No. 20 Lock Haven& Jan. 19 HARVARD* (DG) Jan. 20 BROWN* (DG) Jan. 27 Penn* Jan. 27 Columbia* Feb. 2 Franklin & Marshall* Feb. 4 American* Feb. 11 ARMY WEST POINT* (DG) Feb. 17 BLOOMSBURG (SP) Mar. 3-4 EIWA Championships# Mar. 15-17 NCAA Championships^
Result L, 10-26 L, 10-30 L, 2-36 L, 6-36 13th of 17 42nd of 46 W, 20-16 1st of 6 L, 10-26 L, 13-21 L, 9-37 L, 9-31 W, 21-10 L, 13-18 L, 14-24 L, 17-22 W, 23-13 L, 11-32 L, 19-22 L, 20-22 14th of 16 All Day
Home games in CAPS and at Davis Gym (DG) or Sojka Pavilion (SP); % Edinboro, Pa.; & Hampton, Va. (Virginia Duals); # Hempstead, N.Y.; ^ Cleveland, Ohio
MEDIA INFORMATION General Information Location....................................................Lewisburg, Pa. Founded (Enrollment).................................. 1846 (3,600) Affiliation................................................. NCAA Division I Nickname.................................................................Bison Colors....................................................Blue and Orange Conference..............................................................EIWA President........................................ Dr. John C. Bravman Interim Director of Athletics....................... Tim Pavlechko Wrestling History First Season........................................................1946-47 All-Time Record............................................. 420-470-16 Highest EIWA Finish............................3rd, 3x (last 2016) EIWA Champions...........................................................3 EIWA Runner-Ups.............................7 (1 2x Runner-Up) All-Americans................................5 (3 2x All-Americans) Athletic Communications Wrestling Contact...........................................Jen Dobias E-Mail........................................... jmd056@bucknell.edu Office......................................................... 570-577-3488 Cell............................................................ 856-261-5620 Web................................................... BucknellBison.com Wrestling Twitter.................................@Bucknell_WRST Athletics Twitter................................... @Bucknell_Bison Athletics Instagram.................................... BucknellBison Athletics Facebook...............................Bucknell Athletics
BUCKNELL NCAA QUALIFIERS Season Career Wt. Name Cl. Record Record Fast Fact 141
Tyler Smith
Sr.
27-4
105-35
4x NCAA qualifier, 3x EIWA placewinner
BUCKNELL NCAA ALTERNATES Season Career Wt. Name Cl. Record Record Fast Fact 184
Drew Phipps
So.
22-12
35-23
Placed 8th at 2018 EIWA Championships
2017-18 BUCKNELL ROSTER Name Geo Barzona Christian Bassolino Ben Bliss Collin Boylan David Campbell Jakob Campbell Eric Chakonis Ray Cotto Nate Feyrer Joey Gould Jarek Gozdieski Kyle Greene Frankie Guida, Jr. Mitch Hartman Garrett Hoffman Seth Hogue D.J. Hollingshead Jacob Hubbard Kyle Inlander Matthew Kolonia Brian Lapham Mike Macklin Andrew Millsap Jack Mulay Drew Phipps Chad Reese Frank Satriale Joey Schiele Joe Scott Tom Sleigh Tyler Smith Nick Stephani Brandon Stokes Zach Valley Connor Wagh
Cl. Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. So. Jr. Fr. So. So. So. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. Sr. Jr. Fr. So. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. Sr.
Wt. 125 157 141 165 133 125 285 141 285 133/149 174 149 174 157 197 149 165 141 174 141/149 165 125 157 165 184/197 184/197 133 157/165 184/197 197 141 174 174/285 133 174
Hometown / High School Mill Hall, Pa. / Central Mountain Florham, N.J. / Hanover Park Underhill, Vt. / Mount Mansfield Union Three Bridges, N.J. / Hunterdon Central Regional Gilbertsville, Pa. / Boyertown Area Gilbertsville, Pa. / Boyertown Area Washington Township, N.J. / Don Bosco Prep Cross River, N.Y. / John Jay Breinigsville, Pa. / Parkland Easton, Pa. / Bethlehem Catholic Westfield, N.J. / Westfield Slingerlands, N.Y. / Columbia Allentown, Pa. / Parkland Belle Vernon, Pa. / Belle Vernon Cogan Station, Pa. / Montoursville Area Masbury, Ohio / Reynolds Altoona, Pa. / Altoona Area San Francisco, Calif. / Stuart Hall Ridgewood, N.J. / Ridgewood Milford, N.J. / Delaware Valley Regional Scotch Plains, N.J. / Fanwood Gaithersburg, Md. / Damascus Junction City, Kan. / Junction City Homewood, Ill. / Mount Carmel Irwin, Pa. / Norwin Lock Haven, Pa. / Central Mountain Chester Springs, Pa. / Wattstown School/Malvern Prep Wharton, N.J. / Morris Hills Baltimore, Md. / Calvert Hall DuBois, Pa. / DuBois Area Export, Pa. / Franklin Regional Columbia Cross Roads, Pa. / Troy Milton, Pa. / Milton Area Bath, Pa. / Northampton Ellicott City, Md. / St. Paul’s School
Head Coach: Dan Wirnsberger | Assistant Coaches: Jim Gibson, Kevin LeValley, Dan Neff
2018 Bucknell Wrestling NCAA Championships Notes • 2
USA TODAY/NWCA POLL Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Team Record Points League PENN STATE (16) 14-0 400 Big Ten Ohio State 14-1 382 Big Ten Missouri 19-0 370 MAC Michigan 11-3 348 Big Ten Oklahoma State 13-2 335 Big 12 NC State 15-2 315 ACC Iowa 12-3 313 Big Ten LEHIGH 12-3 280 EIWA Arizona State 11-3 275 Pac-12 Virginia Tech 14-3 254 ACC Cornell 13-2 243 EIWA South Dakota State 13-2 227 Big 12 Nebraska 10-4 198 Big Ten Wyoming 13-3 194 Big 12 Northern Iowa 6-5 178 Big 12 Illinois 7-4 151 Big Ten Northwestern 11-4 144 Big Ten Minnesota 10-8 131 Big Ten Rutgers 8-7 112 Big Ten Central Michigan 8-6 88 MAC Purdue 9-7 76 Big Ten Wisconsin 7-5 74 Big Ten LOCK HAVEN 12-4 48 EWL North Carolina 9-11 27 ACC Drexel 12-4 21 EIWA
Others Receiving Votes: EDINBORO 6, Binghamton 3, Duke 3, Appalachian State 2, AMERICAN 1, Rider 1 • Feb. 20 poll, final poll of the 2017-18 regular season • Bucknell’s 2017-18 opponents in BOLD CAPS
BISON RANKED Intermat Tyler Smith......................................................12th at 141 The Open Mat Tyler Smith...................................................... 11th at 141 FloWrestling Tyler Smith......................................................15th at 141 NCAA Coaches’ Panel Tyler Smith......................................................12th at 141 Drew Phipps...................................................29th at 184 NCAA RPI Tyler Smith......................................................10th at 141 Drew Phipps...................................................29th at 184
BISON IN THE POSTSEASON Bucknell’s EIWA & NCAA Success (since 2009) EIWA Placewinners NCAA Qualifiers 2009 7 6 2010 8 4 2011 5 2 2012 3 2 2013 5 2 2014 3 2 2015 6 4 2016 6 6 2017 6 4 2018 3 1 Total 52 33 BucknellBison.com • @Bucknell_WRST • #DoMore
BISON NOTES ABOUT THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
• Tyler Smith is set to represent Bucknell in the 141-pound weight class at the 2018 NCAA Wrestling Championships. • NCAA wrestling’s premier event will be held Thursday, March 15 to Saturday, March 17 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. • A rare four-time NCAA qualifier, Smith will strive to become Bucknell’s sixth All-American by finishing in the top eight. This season, the senior has already made history by becoming the 10th Bison to reach the 100-win plateau, securing Bucknell’s seventh runner-up finish at the EIWA Championships and completing the 11th undefeated dual season in school history.
ESPN TO AIR NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
• For the fourth-straight year, ESPN will air the entire NCAA Championships on its family of networks. • ESPN’s prime-time coverage begins with the second round on Thursday at 7 p.m. At 8 p.m. on both nights, Friday’s semifinals will be televised on ESPN and Saturday’s finals will air on ESPN2. • ESPNU will carry the earlier sessions each day. During all six sessions, ESPN3 will stream every single mat and match, allowing fans to follow any wrestler and/or school. 2018 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Schedule Date Time (ET) Session Network March 15 12 to 3:30 p.m. First Round ESPNU 7 to 10:30 p.m. Second Round ESPN March 16 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Third Round - Quarterfinals ESPNU 8 to 11 p.m. Fourth Round - Semifinals ESPN March 17 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fifth Session - Medal Round ESPNU 8 to 11 p.m. Sixth Session - Finals ESPN2
ESPN3 Mat Feeds Eight Mats Eight Mats Eight Mats Six Mats Three Mats One Mat
BUCKNELL’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS HISTORY
• Since the Bucknell wrestling program was reinstated ahead of the 2006-07 season thanks in large part to a generous donation from Bill Graham ’62, 17 different wrestlers have combined to earn 39 NCAA berths and four All-America certificates. • Tyler Smith (141) became the fourth Bison since the program was revived to qualify for the NCAA Championships during all four years of his collegiate career. David Marble (133, 2007-10), Andy Rendos (165, 2007-10) and Joe Stolfi (285, 2013-16) previously accomplished the feat. • Overall, Smith is the fifth Bison to qualify for four NCAA Championships. Bobby Ferraro qualified at 190 pounds in 1992 and at 177 pounds in 1993, 1994 and 1995. • Smith, the No. 12 seed, will attempt to become Bucknell’s sixth All-American. Tom Marchetti (167, 4th in 1989), Bryan Burns (190, 8th in 1991), Ferraro (177, 7th in 1995; 8th in 1994), Rendos (165, 5th in 2009; 6th in 2010) and current assistant coach Kevin LeValley (149, 7th in 2010 & 2011) previously earned a spot on the NCAA podium. • This is the first time since the wrestling program was reinstated that only one Bison qualified for the NCAA Championships. Drew Phipps (184) is an alternate and may compete in Cleveland. If he did, he would be making his NCAA Championships debut.
SMITH AT THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
• Tyler Smith is set to make his fourth appearance at the NCAA Championships. He is 4-6 all-time at the event, with one pin and one win in the sudden victory period. • Last season, Smith narrowly missed earning All-American status. In the blood round, he fell to Princeton’s Matthew Kolodzik, the EIWA champion and No. 4 seed. Kolodzik ultimately finished seventh. 2015: 0-2 (141 pounds) First Round: #11/11 Chris Mecate (Old Dominion), L, Fall (1:16) Consolation First Round: #18/- Steven Rodrigues (Illinois), L, Dec. (4-11) 2016: 1-2 (141 pounds) First Round: #18/15 Brock Zacherl (Clarion), L, Dec. (3-7) Consolation First Round: #14/- Zachary Horan (Central Michigan), W, medical forfeit Consolation Second Round: #16/16 Randy Cruz (Lehigh), L, Fall (2:51) 2017: 3-2 (141 pounds, No. 15 seed) First Round: Russell Rohlfling (CSU Bakersfield), W, SV-1 (8-6) Second Round: #2/2 Kevin Jack (NC State), L, Dec. (0-4) Consolation Second Round: #18/- Brock Zacherl (Clarion), W, Dec. (3-0) Consolation Third Round: Johnathan Hathaway (Oregon State), W, Fall (6:08) Consolation Fourth Round: #4/4 Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton), L, MD (3-11) Note: Number listed first is Intermat rank; number listed second is NCAA seed
2018 Bucknell Wrestling NCAA Championship Notes • 3
BISON ALL-AMERICANS
• Tyler Smith, the No. 12 seed, will face Virginia Tech’s Brent Moore in the first round. This will be their first meeting. Moore, who is unseeded, went 19-10 in 2017-18. • The winner will face NC State’s Kevin Jack, the No. 5 seed, or CSU Bakersfield’s Russell Rohlfing. • At last year’s NCAA Championships, Jack, then the No. 2 seed, topped Smith by a 4-0 decision to send him into the consolation bracket. • Smith also has history with Rohlfing; he defeated the Roadrunner in the opening round of last year’s NCAA Championships and in his first bout of the 2017-18 campaign.
Andy Rendos 2009 - 5th place - 165 lbs. 2010 - 6th place - 165 lbs. Kevin LeValley 2010 - 7th place - 149 lbs. 2011 - 7th place - 149 lbs.
SMITH AGAINST THE FIELD
Tom Marchetti 1989 - 4th place - 167 lbs. Bryan Burns 1991 - 8th place - 190 lbs.
BISON NCAA QUALIFIERS (SINCE ‘07) 2007 (3)............................................. David Marble (133) ..........................................................Andy Rendos (165) ..........................................................Eric Lapotsky (197) 2008 (3)............................................. David Marble (133) ..........................................................Andy Rendos (165) .......................................................... Shane Riccio (174) 2009 (6)..............................................Derek Reber (125) .......................................................... David Marble (133) ........................................................Kevin LeValley (149) ..........................................................Andy Rendos (165) .......................................................... Shane Riccio (174) .................................................... David Thompson (184) 2010 (4)............................................. David Marble (133) ........................................................Kevin LeValley (149) ..........................................................Andy Rendos (165) .......................................................... Shane Riccio (174) 2011 (2)...........................................Kevin LeValley (149) ................................................................ Jay Hahn (197) 2012 (2)...............................................Austin Miller (125) ..............................................................Corey Lear (165) 2013 (2).................................................Corey Lear (165) .................................................................Joe Stolfi (285) 2014 (2)................................................Paul Petrov (125) .................................................................Joe Stolfi (285) 2015 (4)................................................Paul Petrov (125) ............................................................. Tyler Smith (141) ..............................................................Tom Sleigh (184) .................................................................Joe Stolfi (285) 2016 (6)................................................Paul Petrov (125) ............................................................. Tyler Smith (141) ........................................................... Victor Lopez (149) .........................................................Rustin Barrick (174) ..............................................................Tom Sleigh (184) ..................................................................Joe Stolfi (285 2017 (4)................................................ Tyler Smith (141) ........................................................... Victor Lopez (157) ......................................................Garrett Hoffman (184) ..............................................................Tom Sleigh (197) 2018 (1)................................................ Tyler Smith (141) Number of NCAA Qualifiers by Weight Class 125: 5 (last 2016) 133: 4 (last 2010) 141: 4 (last 2017) 149: 4 (last 2016) 157: 1 (last 2017)
BISON NOTES SMITH AGAINST FIRST-ROUND OPPONENT
Bobby Ferraro 1994 - 8th place - 177 lbs. 1995 - 7th place - 177 lbs.
165: 6 (last 2013) 174: 4 (last 2016) 184: 4 (last 2017) 197: 3 (last 2017) 285: 4 (last 2016)
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• In 2017-18, Tyler Smith faced 12 of the 32 wrestlers in the NCAA Championships’ 141-pound bracket, compiling a 9-4 record. • Smith defeated the following NCAA qualifiers: CSU Bakersfield’s Russell Rohlfing (11-2 MD), George Mason’s Tejon Anthony (10-1 MD), Lehigh’s Luke Karam (5-3 dec.; 5-2 dec.), Navy’s Nicholas Gil (4-1 dec.), Lock Haven’s Kyle Shoop (18-3 TF), Pitt’s Nick Zanetta (5-2 dec.) Purdue’s Nate Limmex (10-4 dec.) and South Dakota State’s Henry Pohlmeyer (9-3 dec.). • Smith was defeated by the following NCAA qualifiers: Central Michigan’s Mason Smith (4-5 dec.), Cornell’s Yianni Diakomihalis (9-17 MD), Indiana’s Cole Weaver (4:50 fall) and Old Dominion’s Alex Madrigal (7-11 dec.). All of Smith’s losses this season came to NCAA qualifiers.
NCAA QUALIFIERS FROM THE EIWA CHAMPIONSHIPS
• The EIWA had 47 automatic qualifiers for the 2018 NCAA Championships, ranking second behind the Big Ten (80) and narrowly edging the Big 12 (45). • The EIWA tied the Big Ten in number of automatic qualifiers from the 197-pound weight class. The conference was second to only the Big Ten in automatic qualifiers from the 141-, 157-, 165-, 174-, 184and 285-pound weight classes. • At this year’s EIWA Championships, Tyler Smith (141) earned his third career automatic berth. • Smith was one of 23 EIWA wrestlers who received a seed for the NCAA Championships. All four of the EIWA’s automatic qualifiers in the 141-pound weight class are seeded: Cornell’s Yianni Diakomilhalis (3rd), Smith (12th), Lehigh’s Luke Karam (13th) and Navy’s Nicholas Gil (14th). EIWA Allotments 125: 1 165: 6 133: 3 174: 5 141: 4 184: 7 149: 4 197: 6 157: 6 285: 5 TOTAL: 47
BUCKNELL AT A GLANCE
• The Bison finished 2017-18 dual competition with a 3-14 (2-7 EIWA) record. They also won the team title at Dec. 29’s Lock Haven Classic and took 13th at Nov. 18’s Navy Classic. • Tyler Smith enters the NCAA Championships with a 27-4 record. His winning percentage of .871 would slot him fifth in the Bucknell annals. Only four Bison have recorded a single-season winning percentage north of .900: Tom Scotton (.966 in 1977-78), Kevin LeValley (.919 in 2010-11), Tom Marchetti (.906 in 1989-90) and Bobby Ferraro (.903 in 1992-93). • Smith, who went a perfect 16-0 in dual action, leads the Bison with his 27 victories. He also owns team-best totals in wins by major decision (9) and technical fall (4). • Drew Phipps finished second in overall wins (22), dual wins (11) and EIWA duals wins (7). • D.J. Hollingshead took second in victories by major decision (6). He stood behind only Smith and Phipps in overall wins (18), dual wins (8) and EIWA dual wins (5). • Matthew Kolonia (141/149) led Bucknell with five pins; he, Mike Macklin (125), Phipps and Smith were the only Bison who have won by fall, technical fall and major decision in 2017-18.
BUCKNELL AT THE 2018 EIWA CHAMPIONSHIPS
• The Bison placed 14th at the 2018 EIWA Championships, held March 3-4 at Hofstra’s David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex in Hempstead, N.Y. • Tyler Smith (141) became Bucknell’s seventh EIWA runner-up, joining David Marble (2008, 133), Andy Rendos (2009, 165), current assistant coach Kevin LeValley (2010, 149), Joe Stolfi (2015 & 2016, 285), Paul Petrov (2016, 125) and Tom Sleigh (2017, 197). Smith will graduate as a three-time EIWA placewinner, as he took third as a freshman in 2015 and fourth as a junior in 2017. • David Campbell (133) and Drew Phipps (184) took eighth at their first EIWA Championships, each going 2-3 over the course of the event. Phipps missed securing the EIWA’s final auto bid in his weight class by one spot.
2018 Bucknell Wrestling NCAA Championships Notes • 4
BISON EIWA FINISHES
BISON NOTES
2000........................................................No team scores 2001......................................................... 10th of 14 (30) 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) 2012...................................................... 13th of 14 (28.5) 2013......................................................... 10th of 14 (47) 2014...................................................... 15th of 18 (42.5) 2015........................................................... 3rd of 16 (90) 2016........................................................... 3rd of 16 (84) 2017........................................................... 6th of 16 (75) 2018......................................................... 14th of 16 (32)
• The Bison have finished as high as third in the team standings. They tied Penn for that spot in 2009 and claimed sole possession of it in 2015 and 2016. • Bucknell wrestlers have captured an EIWA individual title on three occasions. Rendos won the 165-pound crown in 2010, LeValley earned the 149-pound title in 2011 and Stolfi was the 285-pound champion in 2014. • Since the wrestling team was reinstated ahead of the 2006-07 campaign, 29 Bison have combined to place on the EIWA podium 58 times.
RECORD WATCH Pct. .760 .791 .745 .846 .716 .747 .688 .671 .813 .750
Career Winning Percentage Name Years W-L 1. Tom Scotton 1974-78 89-4-1 2. Bobby Ferraro 1991-95 118-21-1 3. Steve Greenly 1978-81 54-10 4. Gene Santoli 1971-75 60-9-8 5. Tom Marchetti 1987-91 106-24-1 6. Andy Rendos 2006-10 121-32 7. Ed Curran 1984-88 71-20-1 8. Kevin LeValley 2010-11 127-40 9. Tyler Smith 2014-pres. 105-35 10. Paul Petrov 2012-16 109-37
Pct. .952 .846 .844 .831 .813 .791 .777 .760 .750 .747
Year 2006-07 2006-07 2014-15 2013-14 2010-11 2014-15 2013-14 1974-75 1978-79 1978-79 2009-10 2008-09 2007-08 2007-08 2006-07 2017-18
Season Winning Percentage Name Year 1. Tom Scotton 1977-78 2. Kevin LeValley 2010-11 3. Tom Marchetti 1989-90 4. Bobby Ferraro 1992-93 5. Tyler Smith 2017-18
W-L Pct. 19-2 .905 19-3 .864 18-1 .947 18-3 .857 17-1 .944 17-2 .895 17-3 .850 16-0 1.000 16-2 .889 16-1 .941 16-2 .889 16-4 .800 16-5 .762 16-5 .762 16-6 .727 16-0 1.000 W-L 28-1 34-3 29-3 28-3 27-4
• Tyler Smith (141) checked in at No. 12, 11 and 15 respectively in the Intermat, The Open Mat and FloWrestling rankings released ahead of the NCAA Championships. • Smith and Drew Phipps (184) also appeared in the final NCAA rating percentage index and NCAA Coaches’ Panel Rankings. Smith checked in at 10th in the RPI and 12th in the NCAA Coaches’ Panel Rankings while Phipps was slotted 29th in both.
SMITH COMPLETES UNDEFEATED DUAL SEASON
Career Wins Name Years W-L 1. Kevin LeValley 2007-11 127-40 2. Andy Rendos 2006-10 121-32 3. Joe Stolfi 2011-16 120-41 4. Bobby Ferraro 1991-95 118-21-1 5. David Marble 2006-10 111-44 6. Paul Petrov 2012-16 109-37 7. Shane Riccio 2006-10 108-49 Victor Lopez 2013-17 108-53 9. Tom Marchetti 1987-91 106-24-1 10. Tyler Smith 2014-pres. 105-35
Season Dual Wins Name 1. Eric Lapotsky Andy Rendos 3. Joe Stolfi Joe Stolfi 5. Kevin LeValley Paul Petrov Paul Petrov 8. Tom Scotton Bob Greenly Steve Greenly Kevin LeValley Derek Reber David Marble Andy Rendos David Marble Tyler Smith
BISON RANKED
Pct. .966 .919 .906 .903 .871
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• Tyler Smith went 16-0 in duals at 141 pounds during the 2017-18 campaign. • Smith became the first Bison to go undefeated in dual competition (minimum five starts) since Andy Rendos accomplished the feat with a 12-0 record at 165 pounds in 2009-10. • Smith’s undefeated season was the 11th put together by a Bison. • Between Rendos and Smith’s perfect campaigns, three Bison had one-loss dual seasons: Kevin LeValley (17-1 at 149 in 2010-11), Tom Sleigh (15-1 at 197 in 2016-17) and Joe Stolfi (18-1 at 285 in 2014-15, 13-1 at 285 in 2015-16). • Smith concluded his collegiate dual career on a 26-bout winning streak. Over the course of his winning streak, which began on Jan. 14, 2017, he racked up bonus points in 18 bouts, winning four by fall, four by technical fall and 10 by major decision.
SMITH BECOMES 10TH BISON WITH 100 CAREER VICTORIES
• On Feb. 4 at American, Tyler Smith edged Jack Mutchnik by a 4-0 decision to become the 10th Bison to reach the 100-victory plateau. • Smith is 105-35 in his collegiate career, giving him a winning percentage of .750 that stands ninth in school history. With one win at the NCAA Championships, he’ll enter a tie for ninth with Tom Marchetti (1987-91) in career victories; with three, he’ll climb into a tie for seventh with Shane Riccio (2006-10) and Victor Lopez (2013-17).
CHALLENGING SCHEDULE
• Four of Bucknell’s 2017-18 opponents were ranked at the time of their meeting: No. 1 Penn State, No. 10 Lehigh, No. 20 Lock Haven and No. 25 Edinboro. • Three of those four teams were ranked in the regular season’s final USA Today/NWCA Poll: No. 1 Penn State, No. 8 Lehigh and No. 23 Lock Haven. In addition, Edinboro and American received votes.
STARTING LINEUPS
• Twenty two different Bison started in dual competition in 2017-18, five more than a season ago. • Bucknell’s starters included eight freshmen, six sophomores, five juniors and three seniors. • Only Tyler Smith (141) and Drew Phipps (184/197) started all but one dual. Nick Stephani (174) missed just two starts over the course of the campaign. • At least three different starters took the mat at five different weight classes: 125 (3), 149 (3), 157 (3), 197 (4) and 285 (3).
2018 Bucknell Wrestling NCAA Championship Notes • 5
SCHEDULE & RESULTS (3-14, 2-7 EIWA) EIWA CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS 2018 EIWA INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
2018 EIWA TEAM STANDINGS
125: Geo Barzona (1-2) Round of 16: L, dec. to #3 Gage Curry (American), 7-2 Consolation Round of 8 #1: W, dec. over Jacob Martin (Hofstra), 7-5 Consolation Round of 8 #2: L, maj. dec. to #4 Zack Fuentes (#25 Drexel), 9-1
1. Lehigh 164.5 2. Cornell 146.0 3. Princeton 93.0 4. Drexel 86.5 5. Navy 83.0 6. American 66.5 7. Binghamton 65.5 8. Army West Point 56.5 9. Columbia 55.5 10. Brown 50.0 11. Harvard 49.5 12. Penn 48.5 13. Hofstra 37.0 14. Bucknell 32.0 15. Franklin & Marshall 17.5 16. Sacred Heart 2.5
First EIWA Championships appearance
133: David Campbell (8th Place, 2-3) Round of 16: W, dec. over #6 Gianni Ghione (Penn), 4-2 Quarterfinals: L, dec. to #3 Josh Terao (American), 6-1 Consolation Round of 8 #2: W, dec. over Garrett Lambert (Hofstra), 8-4 Consolation Round of 4: L, dec. to #8 Jacob Nicholson (Binghamton), 8-1 Seventh-Place Match: L, dec. to #5 Lane Peters (Army West Point), 5-0 First EIWA Championships appearance
141: #2 Tyler Smith (2nd Place, 3-1) Round of 16: W, fall over Carl Antrassian (Penn), 5:45 Quarterfinals: W, technical fall over #7 Kizhan Clarke (American), 15-0 (6:22) Semifinals: W, dec. over #3 Luke Karam (#8 Lehigh), 5-2 Finals: L, maj. dec. to #1 Yianni Diakomihalis (#11 Cornell), 17-9 Fourth EIWA Championships appearance; career record there now 12-6
149: Seth Hogue (1-2) Round of 16: L, dec. to #6 Hunter Ladnier (Harvard), 10-4 Consolation Round of 8 #1: W, dec. over Zach Krause (Brown), 12-10 Consolation Round of 8 #2: L, dec. to #5 Michael Sprague (American), 7-1 Second EIWA Championships appearance; career record there now 1-4
157: Christian Bassolino (0-2) Round of 16: L, maj. dec. to #5 Garett Hammond (#25 Drexel), 11-3 Consolation Round of 8 #1: L, maj. dec. to Tristan Rifanburg (Binghamton), 13-2 First EIWA Championships appearance
165: #9 D.J. Hollingshead (1-2) Round of 16: L, maj. dec. to #8 Ebed Jarrell (#25 Drexel), 11-1 Consolation Round of 8 #1: W, fall over Jacob Conners (Franklin & Marshall), 6:34 Consolation Round of 8 #2: L, maj. dec. to #7 Andrew Mendel (Army West Point), 9-0 Second EIWA Championships appearance; career record there now 1-4
174: #10 Nick Stephani (0-2) Round of 16: L, maj. dec. to #7 Anthony Lombardo (Binghamton), 11-2 Consolation Round of 8 #1: L, dec. to Michael Eckhart (American), 4-2 First EIWA Championships appearance
184: #8 Drew Phipps (8th Place, 2-3) Round of 16: W, dec. over #9 Noah Stewart (Army West Point), 5-1 Quarterfinals: L, dec. to #1 Ryan Preisch (#8 Lehigh), 8-1 Consolation Round of 8 #2: W, dec. over #10 Kanon Dean (Harvard), 5-4 Consolation Round of 4: L, dec. to #4 Alex DeCiantis (#25 Drexel), 10-6 Seventh-Place Match: L, maj. dec. to #7 Joe Heyob (Penn), 13-5 First EIWA Championships appearance
197: Chad Reese (1-2) Round of 16: L, dec. to #6 Stephen Loiseau (#25 Drexel), 8-1 Consolation Round of 8 #1: W, dec. over Rico Stormer (Harvard), 6-5 Consolation Round of 8 #2: L, fall to #5 Jeric Kasunic (American), 1:53 First EIWA Championships appearance
285: Brandon Stokes (1-2) Round of 16: L, fall to #6 Antonio Pelusi (Franklin & Marshall), 1:50 Consolation Round of 8 #1: W, dec. over Angus Cowell (Harvard), 4-0 Consolation Round of 8 #2: L, dec. to #5 Brett Dempsey (American), 5-0 First EIWA Championships appearance
Note: Number listed beside wrestler is EIWA Championships seed, number listed beside team is national ranking
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ALL-TIME EIWA RESULTS FOR NCAA QUALIFIERS & ALTERNATES Tyler Smith Career Record at EIWAs: 12-6 2015: 5-1 (141 pounds) - 3rd place Patrick Prada (Navy), W, MD (17-5) Jordan Laster (Princeton), L, Dec. (4-7) Dylan Caruana (Binghamton), W, Dec. (5-3) Dylan Realbuto (Cornell), W, Dec. (2-0) #10 Jamel Hudson (Hofstra), W, Fall (2:30) David Pearce (Drexel), W, SV-1 (9-8) 2016: 1-2 (141 pounds) Jamel Hudson (Hofstra), W, Fall (6:31) Jordan Laster (Princeton), L, Dec. (5-9) Dylan Realbuto (Cornell), L, Fall (6:21) 2017: 3-2 (141 pounds) - 4th place Paul Klee (Sacred Heart), W, Dec. (10-6) A.J. Jaffe (Harvard), W, SV-1 (10-8) #16 Randy Cruz (Lehigh), L, Dec. (2-3) #18 Logan Everett (Army), W, Dec. (12-5) #15 Jared Prince (Navy), L, SV-1 (4-6) 2018: 3-1 (141 pounds) - 2nd place Carl Antrassian (Penn), W, Fall (5:45) Kizhan Clarke (American), W, TF (15-0, 6:22) #18 Luke Karam (Lehigh), W, Dec. (5-2) #3 Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell), L, MD (9-17) Drew Phipps Career Record at EIWAs: 2-3 2018: 2-3 (184 pounds) - 8th place Noah Stewart (Army West Point), W, Dec. (5-1) #3 Ryan Preisch (Lehigh), L, Dec. (1-8) Kanon Dean (Harvard), W, Dec. (5-4) #20 Alex DeCiantis (Drexel), L, Dec. (6-10) Joe Heyob (Penn), L, MD (5-13) Note: Rankings Intermat
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DUAL MATCH RESULTS MATCH 1: BUCKNELL 10 – CSU BAKERSFIELD 26 Nov. 5, 2017 • Edinboro, Pa. • McComb Fieldhouse 125: Sergio Mendez (CSUB) maj. dec. Jakob Campbell (BU) 17-7 133: Sean Nickell (CSUB) maj. dec. David Campbell (BU) 10-2 141: #9/8/9 Tyler Smith (BU) maj. dec. #19/-/19 Russell Rohlfing (CSUB) 11-2 149: Seth Hogue (BU) dec. Kalani Tonge (CSUB) 8-6 157: # -/13/- Coleman Hammond (CSUB) tech. fall Mitch Hartman (BU) 17-2 (7:00) 165: #15 Lorenzo DeLa Riva (CSUB) maj. dec. Joey Schiele (BU) 12-1 174: Nick Stephani (BU) dec. Bryan Battisto (CSUB) 10-8 184: Dominic Ducharme (CSUB) dec. Drew Phipps (BU) 10-4 197: #11/12/11 Matt Williams (CSUB) dec. #14/13/15 Tom Sleigh (BU) 6-5 285: Jarrod Snyder (CSUB) dec. Eric Chakonis (BU), 6-2
MATCH 6: BUCKNELL 10 – NAVY 26 Jan. 7, 2018 • Annapolis, Md. • Wesley Brown Field House 125: Aslan Kilic (Navy) dec. over Geo Barzona (BU) 6-3 133: Cody Trybus (Navy) dec. over David Campbell (BU) 6-2 141: #13/11/13 Tyler Smith (BU) dec. over #-/14/- Nicholas Gil (Navy) 4-1 149: Corey Wilding (Navy) tech fall over Seth Hogue (BU) 21-6 157: Zack Davis (Navy) fall over Christian Bassolino (BU) 2:31 165: Drew Daniels (Navy) dec. over D.J. Hollingshead (BU) 4-1 174: A.J. Alford (Navy) dec. over Nick Stephani (BU) 3-1 184: Drew Phipps (BU) maj. dec. over Connor Doyle (Navy) 14-2 197: Garrett Hoffman (BU) dec. over Joshua Roetman (Navy) 3-0 285: Austin Faunce (Navy) dec. over Brandon Stokes (BU) 6-5
MATCH 2: BUCKNELL 10 – #25 EDINBORO 30 Nov. 5, 2017 • Edinboro, Pa. • McComb Fieldhouse 125: #6/7/8 Sean Russell (EU) dec. Jakob Campbell (BU) 7-3 133: #11/15/- Korbin Myers (EU) dec. David Campbell (BU) 8-2 141: #9/8/9 Tyler Smith (BU) maj. dec. Nate Hagan (EU) 16-6 149: Peter Pappas (EU) dec. Seth Hogue (BU) 8-4 157: Andrew Shomers (EU) maj. dec. Mitch Hartman (BU) 12-0 165: Fritz Hoehn (EU) tech. fall Joe Schiele (BU) 16-0 (4:48) 174: Ty Schoffstall (EU) dec. Nick Stephani (BU) 12-6 184: Dylan Reynolds (EU) dec. Chad Reese (BU) 3-2 197: Drew Phipps (BU) fall over Aaron Paddock (EU) 4:52 285: #10/14/13 Billy Miller (EU) fall over Eric Chakonis (BU) 4:34
MATCH 7: BUCKNELL 13 – OKLAHOMA 21 (VIRGINIA DUALS) Jan. 12, 2018 • Hampton, Va. • Hampton Coliseum 125: #19/19/20 Christian Moody (OU) dec. over Geo Barzona (BU) 6-2 133: Jake Rubio (OU) dec. over David Campbell (BU) 6-2 141: #14/12/13 Tyler Smith (BU) maj. dec. over Mike Longo (OU) 10-2 149: Davion Jeffries (OU) fall over Seth Hogue (BU) 2:16 157: Justin Thomas (OU) dec. over Christian Bassolino (BU) 10-5 165: D.J. Hollingshead (BU) dec. over Dawaylon Barnes (OU) 5-3 174: #11/13/14 Yoanse Mejias (OU) dec. over Nick Stephani (BU) 10-5 184: Matthew Waddell (OU) dec. over Drew Phipps (BU) 5-3 197: Garrett Hoffman (BU) dec. over Andrew Dixon (OU) 6-3 285: Brandon Stokes (BU) dec. over Marquise Overton (OU) 9-4
MATCH 3: #10 LEHIGH 36 – BUCKNELL 2 Nov. 10, 2017 • Lewisburg, Pa. • Sojka Pavilion 125: #4/1/4 Darian Cruz (LU) dec. over Jakob Campbell (BU) 6-1 133: #4/4/4 Scott Parker (LU) maj. dec. over David Campbell (BU) 13-4 141: #10/6/9 Tyler Smith (BU) dec. over Luke Karam (LU) 5-3 149: Jonathan Mele (LU) maj. dec. over Seth Hogue 15-6 157: Ian Brown (LU) maj. dec. over Christian Bassolino (BU) 13-5 165: Gordon Wolf (LU) tech fall over D.J. Hollingshead (BU) 20-4 (3:44) 174: #11/13/6 Jordan Kutler (LU) fall over Nick Stephani (BU) 2:36 184: #6/8/8 Ryan Preisch (LU) maj. dec. over Chad Reese (BU) 10-0 197: Jake Jakobsen (LU) dec. over Garrett Hoffman (BU) 9-5 285: #20/20/19 Jordan Wood dec. over Eric Chakonis (BU) 4-0
MATCH 8: BUCKNELL 9 – FRESNO STATE 37 (VIRGINIA DUALS) Jan. 12, 2018 • Hampton, Va. • Hampton Coliseum 125: Sean Williams (FSU) dec. over Geo Barzona (BU) 9-3 133: Trevor Williams (FSU) dec. over Joey Gould (BU) 3-2 141: Tyler Smith (BU) fall over Chris De Loza (FSU) 0:32 149: Khristian Olivas (FSU) fall over Seth Hogue (BU) 5:43 157: Greg Gaxiola (FSU) dec. over Andrew Millsap (BU) 3-1 165: Isaiah Hokit (FSU) fall over D.J. Hollingshead (BU) 0:57 174: Dominic Kincaid (FSU) maj. dec. over Nick Stephani (BU) 14-0 184: Drew Phipps (BU) dec. over Angel Solis (FSU) 5-2 197: Josh Hokit (FSU) medical default over Garrett Hoffman (BU) 1:57 285: A.J. Nevills (FSU) fall over Brandon Stokes (BU) 3:36
Note: Bucknell was deducted one team point for badgering the official
MATCH 4: BUCKNELL 6 – #1 PENN STATE 36 Nov. 12, 2017 • State College, Pa. • Rec Hall 125: Jakob Campbell dec. over Devin Schnupp 3-1 133: #15/12/20 Corey Keener maj. dec. over David Campbell 12-4 141: Jered Cortez dec. over Matthew Kolonia 10-4 149: #1/1/1 Zain Retherford fall over Seth Hogue (4:14) 157: #1/1/1 Jason Nolf fall over Christian Bassolino (3:33) 165: #1/1/1 Vincenzo Joseph tech fall over D.J. Hollingshead 23-8 (6:30) 174: #2/1/2 Mark Hall tech fall over Nick Stephani 21-6 (6:50) 184: #1/1/1 Bo Nickal maj. dec. over Drew Phipps 16-6 197: Garrett Hoffman dec. over Anthony Cassar 11-8 285: #3/4/3 Nick Nevills dec. over Eric Chakonis 11-4 MATCH 5: PITT 16 – BUCKNELL 20 Dec. 17, 2017 • Lewisburg, Pa. • Sojka Pavilion 125: L.J. Bentley (Pitt) dec. over Jakob Campbell (BU) 3-1 133: #11/13/10 Dom Forys (Pitt) maj. dec. over Joey Gould (BU) 14-4 141: #14/12/16 Tyler Smith (BU) dec. over #16/19/11 Nick Zanetta (Pitt) 5-2 149: Seth Hogue (BU) maj. dec. over Alex Murray (Pitt) 13-5 157: #20/-/- Taleb Rahmani (Pitt) dec. over Christian Bassolino (BU) 7-2 165: D.J. Hollingshead (BU) maj. dec. over Curtis Decker (Pitt) 13-2 174: Nick Stephani (BU) dec. over Austin Bell (Pitt) 8-5 184: Drew Phipps (BU) dec. over Gregg Harvey (Pitt) 5-4 197: Garrett Hoffman (BU) dec. over Kellan Stout (Pitt) 6-4 285: #15/13/15 Ryan Solomon (Pitt) fall over Nate Feyrer (BU) (1:46) BucknellBison.com • @Bucknell_WRST • #DoMore
MATCH 9: BUCKNELL 9 – #20 LOCK HAVEN 31 (VIRGINIA DUALS) Jan. 12, 2018 • Hampton, Va. • Hampton Coliseum 125: Luke Werner (LHU) dec. over Geo Barzona (BU) 2-0 133: D.J. Fehlman (LHU) sudden victory over Joey Gould (BU) 5-4 141: Tyler Smith (BU) tech fall over Kyle Shoop (LHU) 18-3 149: #20/14/- Ronnie Perry (LHU) maj. dec. over Seth Hogue (BU) 14-3 157: Alex Klucker (LHU) maj. dec. over Christian Bassolino (BU) 8-0 165: #7/8/10 Chance Marsteller (LHU) maj. dec. over D.J. Hollingshead (BU) 12-3 174: Jared Siegrist (LHU) maj. dec. over Frankie Guida, Jr. (BU) 12-4 184: Corey Hazel (LHU) dec. over Drew Phipps (BU) 3-2 197: Trey Hartsock (LHU) wins by forfeit 285: Brandon Stokes (BU) maj. dec. over Derek Dragon (LHU) 13-1 MATCH 10: HARVARD 10 – BUCKNELL 21 Jan. 19, 2018 • Lewisburg, Pa. • Davis Gym 125: Nolan Hellickson (Harvard) dec. over Geo Barzona (BU) 6-0 133: David Campbell (BU) dec. over Samuel Goldman (Harvard) 3-1 (SV-1) 141: #14/12/14 Tyler Smith (BU) dec. over A.J. Jaffe (Harvard) 8-2 149: Hunter Ladnier (Harvard) maj. dec. over Matthew Kolonia (BU) 12-3 157: Brock Wilson (Harvard) dec. over Andrew Millsap (BU) 3-0 165: D.J. Hollingshead (BU) dec. over Tyler Tarsi (Harvard) 9-6 174: Nick Stephani (BU) dec. over Josef Johnson (Harvard) 2-1 (TB-1) 184: Drew Phipps (BU) dec. over Kanon Dean (Harvard) 6-5 197: Chad Reese (BU) dec. over Cliffton Wang (Harvard) 5-3 285: Brandon Stokes (BU) dec. over Angus Cowell (Harvard) 4-1
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DUAL MATCH RESULTS MATCH 11: BROWN 18 – BUCKNELL 13 Jan. 20, 2018 • Lewisburg, Pa. • Davis Gym 165: D.J. Hollingshead (BU) dec. over Jon Viruet (Brown) 3-2 174: Nick Stephani (BU) dec. over Bryce Rogers (Brown) 4-3 184: Drew Phipps (BU) dec. over # 16/16/- C.J. LaFragola (Brown) 6-4 (SV-1) 197: Tucker Ziegler (Brown) dec. over Chad Reese (BU) 8-6 285: Ian Butterbodt (Brown) dec. over Brandon Stokes (BU) 2-0 125: Trey Keeley (Brown) dec. over Geo Barzona (BU) 6-2 133: Hunter Kosco (Brown) dec. over David Campbell (BU) 3-2 141: # 14/12/14 Tyler Smith (BU) maj. dec. over Jimmy Pawelski (Brown) 22-9 149: Zach Krause (Brown) maj. dec. over Seth Hogue (BU) 10-2 157: Justin Staudenmayer (Brown) dec. over Christian Bassolino (BU) 3-1 Note: Brown was deducted one team point due to unsportsmanlike conduct
MATCH 12: BUCKNELL 14 – PENN 24 Jan. 27, 2018 • Philadelphia, Pa. • The Palestra 165: May Bethea (Penn) tech fall over D.J. Hollingshead (BU) 20-5 174: Nick Stephani (BU) dec. over Quinton Hiles (Penn) 11-4 184: Joe Heyob (Penn) dec. over Drew Phipps (BU) 8-7 197: # 8/9/10 Frank Mattiace (Penn) maj. dec. over Chad Reese (BU) 17-5 285: Tyler Hall (Penn) dec. over Brandon Stokes (BU) 5-1 125: Geo Barzona (BU) wins by forfeit 133: Gianni Ghione (Penn) dec. over David Campbell (BU) 4-2 141: # 14/12/15 Tyler Smith (BU) tech fall over Jake Lizak (Penn) 26-11 149: Joe Oliva (Penn) dec. over Seth Hogue (BU) 6-4 157: Joe Velliquette (Penn) dec. over Andrew Millsap (BU) 9-2 MATCH 13: BUCKNELL 17 – COLUMBIA 22 Jan. 27, 2018 • New York, N.Y. • University Gymnasium 165: D.J. Hollingshead (BU) maj. dec. over Max Elling (CU) 10-2 174: Tyrel White (CU) dec. over Nick Stephani (BU) 4-2 184: Drew Phipps (BU) tech fall over Andrew Psomas (CU) 15-0 197: Michael Bulkin (CU) dec. over Chad Reese (BU) 6-1 285: # 17/14/14 Garrett Ryan (CU) maj. dec. over Brandon Stokes (BU) 8-0 125: Geo Barzona (BU) dec. over Spencer Good (CU) 6-2. 133: Alec Kelly (CU) dec. over David Campbell (BU) 7-3 141: Tyler Smith (BU) tech fall over J.P. Ascolese (CU) 25-7 149: Jacob Macalolooy (CU) maj. dec. over Seth Hogue (BU) 10-2 157: # 13/20/- Markus Scheidel (CU) tech fall over Christian Bassolino (BU) 23-7
MATCH 16: ARMY WEST POINT 22 – BUCKNELL 19 Feb. 11, 2018 • Lewisburg, Pa. • Davis Gym 125: Mike Macklin (BU) fall over Trey Chalifoux (Army) 5:14 133: Lane Peters (Army) dec. over David Campbell (BU) 6-3 141: # 15/11/17 Tyler Smith (BU) maj. dec. over Austin Harry (Army) 17-5 149: Seth Hogue (BU) fall over Will Lucie (Army) 2:25 157: Lucas Weiland (Army) maj. dec. over Christian Bassolino (BU) 9-0 165: Andrew Mendel (Army) tech fall over Joey Schiele (BU) 16-0 (3:56) 174: Ben Harvey (Army) dec. over Nick Stephani (BU) 10-3 184: Drew Phipps (BU) dec. over Noah Stewart (Army) 7-2 197: Jack Wedholm (Army) maj. dec. over Chad Reese (BU) 13-1 285: Rocco Caywood (Army) dec. over Brandon Stokes (BU) 10-3 MATCH 17: BLOOMSBURG 22 – BUCKNELL 20 Feb. 17, 2018 • Lewisburg, Pa. • Sojka Pavilion 125: Willy Girard (Bloom) maj. dec. over Mike Macklin (BU) 12-0 133: Andy Schutz (Bloom) dec. over David Campbell (BU) 4-3 141: # 14/11/17 Tyler Smith (BU) maj. dec. over Shawn Orem (Bloom) 25-11 149: Joey Gould (BU) fall over Braden Stahlnecker (Bloom) 3:23 157: Kevin Laubach, Jr. (Bloom) fall over Andrew Millsap (BU) 6:28 165: D.J. Hollingshead (BU) maj. dec. over Nate Newberry (Bloom) 11-2 174: Nick Stephani (BU) dec. over Kyle Murphy (Bloom) 6-4 184: Drew Phipps (BU) dec. over Trevor Allard (Bloom) 7-4 197: Logan Womelsdorf (Bloom) fall over Chad Reese (BU) 4:08 285: Bruce Graeber (Bloom) dec. over Brandon Stokes (BU) 3-0 Note: Individual rankings are Intermat/The Open Mat/FloWrestling; Team rankings are USA Today/NWCA Coaches.
MATCH 14: BUCKNELL 23 – FRANKLIN & MARSHALL 13 Feb. 2, 2018 • Lancaster, Pa. • Mayser Gym 125: Edgar Garcia (F&M) dec. over Geo Barzona (BU) 5-2 133: David Campbell (BU) maj. dec. over Dan Martoccio (F&M) 10-2 141: # 15/12/16 Tyler Smith (BU) maj. dec. over Brett Kulp (F&M) 14-3 149: Seth Hogue (BU) dec. over Wil Gil (F&M) 13-11 (SV-1) 157: Christian Bassolino (BU) dec. over Emmett LiCastri (F&M) 3-2 165: D.J. Hollingshead (BU) dec. over Jacob Conners (F&M) 3-1 174: Josh Young (F&M) dec. over Frankie Guida, Jr. (BU) 2-1 184: Drew Phipps (BU) fall over Steven Mercadante (F&M) 5:31 197: Philip Robilotto (F&M) maj. dec. over Chad Reese (BU) 9-1 285: Antonio Pelusi (F&M) over Brandon Stokes (BU) 1-0 MATCH 15: BUCKNELL 11 – AMERICAN 32 Feb. 4, 2018 • Washington, D.C. • Bender Arena 133: # 10/6/7 Josh Terao (AU) maj. dec. over David Campbell (BU) 10-1 141: # 15/12/16 Tyler Smith (BU) dec. over Jack Mutchnik (AU) 4-0 149: # -/17/17 Michael Sprague (AU) tech fall over Matthew Kolonia (BU) 18-1 (6:21) 157: Eric Hong (AU) fall over Christian Bassolino (Bucknell) (1:38) 165: D.J. Hollingshead (BU) maj. dec. over Anthony Wokasch (AU) 14-6 174: Michael Eckhart (AU) dec. over Nick Stephani (BU) 5-3 184: Drew Phipps (BU) maj. dec. over Conner Allshouse (AU) 10-2 197: # 12/11/12 Jeric Kasunic (AU) fall over Chad Reese (BU) 0:52 285: Brett Dempsey (AU) dec. over Brandon Stokes (BU) 3-0 125: Gage Curry (AU) tech fall over Mike Macklin (BU) 16-0 (4:22) BucknellBison.com • @Bucknell_WRST • #DoMore
During the 2017-18 campaign, Tyler Smith went 16-0 in dual action at 141 pounds, securing his unbeaten season with a 25-11 major decision over Bloomsburg’s Shawn Orem on Feb. 17’s Senior Night. He became the first Bison to go undefeated in dual competition (minimum five starts) since Andy Rendos went 12-0 at 165 pounds in 2009-10. Smith closed his collegiate career on a 26-bout winning streak in duals; over the course of his winning streak, which began on Jan. 14, 2017, he racked up bonus points in 18 bouts, winning four by fall, four by technical fall and 10 by major decision.
2018 Bucknell Wrestling NCAA Championships Notes • 8
2017-18 RESULTS FOR BUCKNELL’S NCAA QUALIFIERS & ALTERNATES
TYLER
DREW
SMITH
Jr. | 141 Export, Pa. | Franklin Regional
So. | 184/197 Irwin, Pa. | Norwin
Year-By-Year Records: 2014-15: 24-8 (13-3 Dual) 2015-16: 23-13 (12-4 Dual) 2016-17: 31-10 (13-3 Dual) 2017-18: 27-4 (16-0 Dual) Career: 105-35 (54-10 Dual)
Year-By-Year Records: 2016-17: 13-11 (2-5 Dual) 2017-18: 22-12 (11-5 Dual) Career: 35-23 (13-10 Dual)
2017-18 Match-By-Match Results Date Wt. Opponent, School Event Result N5 141 #19 Russell Rohlfing, CSUB Dual W-MD (11-2) N5 141 Nate Hagan, Edinboro Dual W-MD (16-6) N10 141 Luke Karam, Lehigh Dual W-Dec. (5-3) N18 141 Alec Hagan, Ohio Navy Classic W-Dec. (4-1) N18 141 Tejon Anthony, George Mason Navy Classic W-MD (10-1) N18 141 Kizhan Clarke, American Navy Classic W-Dec. (9-3) N18 141 Alex Madrigal, Old Dominion Navy Classic L-Dec. (7-11) N18 141 Cole Weaver, Indiana Navy Classic (4th) L-Fall (4:50) D17 141 #16 Nick Zanetta, Pitt Dual W-Dec. (5-2) D29 141 Christop Poland, Eastern Mich. Midlands W-Fall (4:33) D29 141 Henry Pohlmeyer, SDSU Midlands W-Dec. (9-3) D29 141 Carter Happel, Iowa Midlands W-MD (11-3) D30 141 #20 Mason Smith, Central Mich. Midlands L-Dec. (4-5) D30 141 Max Murin, Iowa Midlands W-Dec. (8-4) D30 141 Nate Limmex, Purdue Midlands (3rd) W-Dec. (10-4) J7 141 Nicholas Gil, Navy Dual W-Dec. (4-1) J12 141 Mike Longo, Oklahoma Virginia Duals W-MD (10-2) J12 141 Chris De Loza, Fresno St. Virginia Duals W-Fall (0:32) J12 141 Kyle Shoop, Lock Haven Virginia Duals W-TF (18-3) J19 141 A.J. Jaffe, Harvard Dual W-Dec. (8-2) J20 141 Jimmy Pawelski, Brown Dual W-MD (22-9) J27 141 Jake Lizak, Penn Dual W-TF (26-11) J27 141 J.P. Ascolese, Columbia Dual W-TF (25-7) F2 141 Brett Kulp, F&M Dual W-MD (14-3) F4 141 Jack Mutchnik, American Dual W-Dec. (4-0) F11 141 Harry, Army Dual W-MD (17-5) F17 141 Shawn Orem, Bloomsburg Dual W-MD (25-11) M3 141 Carl Antrassian, Penn EIWA Champs W-Fall (5:45) M3 141 Kizhan Clarke, American EIWA Champs W-TF (15-0) M4 141 #18 Luke Karam, Lehigh EIWA Champs W-Dec. (5-2) M4 141 #3 Yianni Diakomihalis, Cornell EIWA Champs (2nd) L-MD (9-17) Overall: 27-4 Dual: 16-0 EIWA Dual: 9-0 EIWA Championships: 3-1 Tournament: 11-4 Ranked Opponent: 3-2 NCAA Championships Field: 9-4
PHIPPS
Decision: 11-2 Major decision: 9-1 Technical fall: 4-0 Fall: 3-1 Overtime: 0-0 Forfeit: 0-0
(Bold in match-by-match is 2018 NCAA qualifier)
2017-18 Match-By-Match Results Overall Dual Record Record 1-0 1-0 2-0 2-0 3-0 3-0 4-0 3-0 5-0 3-0 6-0 3-0 6-1 3-0 6-2 3-0 7-2 4-0 8-2 4-0 9-2 4-0 10-2 4-0 10-3 4-0 11-3 4-0 12-3 4-0 13-3 5-0 14-3 6-0 15-3 7-0 16-3 8-0 17-3 9-0 18-3 10-0 19-3 11-0 20-3 12-0 21-3 13-0 22-3 14-0 23-3 15-0 24-3 16-0 25-3 16-0 26-3 16-0 27-3 16-0 27-4 16-0
Overall Dual Date Wt. Opponent, School Event Result Record Record N5 184 Dominic Ducharme, CSUB Dual L-Dec. (4-10) 0-1 0-1 N5 197 Aaron Paddock, Edinboro Dual W-Fall (4:52) 1-1 1-1 N12 184 #1 Bo Nickal, Penn St. Dual L-MD (6-16) 1-2 1-2 N18 184 Hunter Yeargan, Ohio Navy Classic W-Dec. (5-2) 2-2 1-2 N18 184 Anthony Piscopo, Columbia Navy Classic W-MD (10-2) 3-2 1-2 N18 184 Anthony Pedro, Brown Navy Classic W-Dec. (4-2) 4-2 1-2 N18 184 #13 Michael Coleman, Navy Navy Classic L-Dec. (0-6) 4-3 1-2 N18 184 Max Lyon, Purdue Navy Classic (3rd) W-Dec. (9-6) 5-3 1-2 D1 184 Shwan Shadaia, Michigan St. Cliff Keen Invite W-Dec. (9-2) 6-3 1-2 D1 184 #11 Ricky Robertson, Wis. Cliff Keen Invite L-Dec. (5-6) 6-4 1-2 D1 184 Kaden Russell, Duke Cliff Keen Invite W-MD (17-5) 7-4 1-2 D1 184 #7 Drew Foster, UNI Cliff Keen Invite L-MD (0-12) 7-5 1-2 D17 184 Gregg Harvey, Pitt Dual W-Dec. (5-4) 8-5 2-2 D29 184 Derek Beitz, Messiah College Lock Haven Classic W-Dec. (5-1) 9-5 2-2 D29 184 Antonio Agee, Old Dominion Lock Haven Classic L-Dec. (3-5) 9-6 2-2 D29 184 Logan Rill, Buffalo Lock Haven Classic W-TF (17-2) 10-6 2-2 D29 184 Derek Beitz, Messiah College Lock Haven Classic (3rd) W-MD (14-3) 11-6 2-2 J7 184 Connor Doyle, Navy Dual W-MD (14-2) 12-6 3-2 J12 184 Matthew Waddell, Oklahoma Virginia Duals L-Dec. (3-5) 12-7 3-3 J12 184 Angel Solis, Fresno St. Virginia Duals W-Dec. (5-2) 13-7 4-3 J12 184 Corey Hazel, Lock Haven Virginia Duals L-Dec. (2-3) 13-8 4-4 J19 184 Kanon Dean, Harvard Dual W-Dec. (6-5) 14-8 5-4 J20 184 #16 C.J. LaFragola, Brown Dual W-SV-1 (6-4) 15-8 6-4 J27 184 Joe Heyob, Penn Dual L-Dec. (7-8) 15-9 6-5 J27 184 Andrew Psomas, Columbia Dual W-TF (15-0) 16-9 7-5 F2 184 Steven Mercadante, F&M Dual W-Fall (5:31) 17-9 8-5 F4 184 Conner Allshouse, American Dual W-MD (10-2) 18-9 9-5 F11 184 Noah Stewart, Army Dual W-Dec. (7-2) 19-9 10-5 F17 184 Trevor Allard, Bloomsburg Dual W-Dec. (7-4) 20-9 11-5 M3 184 Noah Stewart, Army EIWA Champs W-Dec. (5-1) 21-9 11-5 M3 184 #3 Ryan Preisch, Lehigh EIWA Champs L-Dec. (1-8) 21-10 11-5 M3 184 Kanon, Harvard EIWA Champs W-Dec. (5-4) 22-10 11-5 #20 Alex DeCiantis, Drexel EIWA Champs L-Dec. (6-10) 22-11 11-5 M4 184 M4 184 Joe Heyob, Penn EIWA Champs L-MD (5-13) 22-12 11-5 Overall: 22-12 Dual: 11-5 EIWA Dual: 7-1 EIWA Championships: 2-3 Tournament: 11-7 Ranked Opponent: 1-6 NCAA Championships Field: 1-9
(Bold in match-by-match is 2018 NCAA qualifier)
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Decision: 12-9 Major decision: 5-3 Technical fall: 2-0 Fall: 2-0 Overtime: 1-0 Forfeit: 0-0