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Bill Bowman’s column on college sports: Wondering ‘what if’ happened at Bucknell

The Open Mat: Bucknell Duals a Success On Many Levels

Lewisburg, PA- When newly named Head Coach, Dan Wirnsberger sat down with Bucknell benefactor Bill Graham four years ago, this is what they had in mind.

“Bill Graham said to me he’d love to see Iowa or Oklahoma State come in here in four or five years,” Wirnsberger remembered. “I laughed. I said we’d never be ready. But here we are.”

Daily Item: Bucknell seniors have been through thick and thin

By William Bowman
The Daily Item

LEWISBURG — When Dan Wirnsberger started looking for wrestlers to jumpstart the Bucknell wrestling program, he wasn’t very picky, especially that first year. With the program dormant for three years and Wirnsberger put in charge of the rebuild, he was looking for two things: A pulse and good grades.

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