Category Archives: Releases
Bucknell Wrestling Returns Home Sunday vs. No. 11 American, Match to Air on Bison Vision
The Bucknell wrestling team will finally return home to Davis Gym this weekend, ending a string of 48 consecutive days without a home competition. The Bison will host No. 11 American Sunday at noon. The match will air on Bison Vision. There is no admis…
Bucknell Wrestling Drops Pair of Matches to Ranked Opponents in Oklahoma
The Bucknell wrestling team had a difficult schedule on Sunday as it faced a pair of ranked opponents inside Oklahoma State’s Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Bison came away with two losses, falling to the No. 2-ranked Cowboys by a 35-6 score and to No. 22 Bi…
Bucknell Wrestling Earns First Road Win of Year, 27-9 at George Mason
The Bucknell wrestling team dropped the first two bouts of Friday evening’s dual at George Mason, but it bounced back to claim seven of the final eight bouts to post a 27-9 victory over the Patriots, snapping a six-match losing streak. Alex Pellicciott…
Busy Weekend on the Road Ahead for Bucknell Wrestling
The Bucknell wrestling team will wrap up a stretch of eight consecutive dual matches away from Davis Gym this weekend when it competes at George Mason Friday evening, and Sunday at Oklahoma State against the host Cowboys and Binghamton. Sunday’s duals …
Bucknell Wrestling Announces Recruiting Class
Bucknell head wrestling coach Dan Wirnsberger on Wednesday announced his latest recruiting class. The eight-person group features wrestlers from six different states, including two from Pennsylvania, and the brother of a current Bison grappler.
Bucknell Wrestling Falls Short in Upset Bid at No. 13 Lehigh, 25-15
The Bucknell wrestling team led No. 13 Lehigh by four points with three bouts remaining, but the Mountain Hawks posted two major decisions and a forfeit victory in the three heaviest weight classes to come back and defeat the Bison by a 25-15 margin Sa…
Bucknell Wrestling to Face No. 13 Lehigh Saturday in Bethlehem
The Bucknell wrestling team will continue its extended road trip Saturday when it tries to end a five-match losing streak with a 2 p.m. meeting with No. 13 Lehigh. The event will take place at the Mountain Hawks’ Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall and w…
Bucknell Wrestling Loses Three Close Matches at Virginia Duals
Two matches weren’t decided until the final bout and another was still in doubt entering the 197-pound weight class, but the Bucknell wrestling team posted an 0-3 record Friday at the Virginia Duals. The Bison lost to Buffalo, 19-13, The Citadel, 21-16…
McMullan Earns Decision at 197 Pounds in Bucknell Wrestling’s 33-3 Loss at Old Dominion
Bucknell junior co-captain Joe McMullan posted a 6-5 decision at 197 pounds over Joe Budi for the Bison wrestling team’s only individual victory in a 33-3 loss to Old Dominion Wednesday evening at the Ted Constant Convocation Center. Bucknell lost for …
McMullan Earns Decision at 197 Pounds in Bucknell Wrestling’s 33-3 Loss at Old Dominion
Bucknell junior co-captain Joe McMullan posted a 6-5 decision at 197 pounds over Joe Budi for the Bison wrestling team’s only individual victory in a 33-3 loss to Old Dominion Wednesday evening at the Ted Constant Convocation Center. Bucknell lost for …