Wilkes University (1-1) at Delaware Valley University (1-2)
Friday, December 8
Start Time: 7:00 p.m.
Doylestown, PA - James Work Gymnasium
 
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Colonels Notebook
• The Wilkes wrestling team travels to Delaware Valley University for its third dual match of the season on Friday at 7:00 p.m.
 
• Wilkes placed second of 10 teams last Saturday at the Blue Jay Classic hosted by Elizabethtown College and had 11 top-six finishers at the tournament. Junior Cameron Butka (Scranton, PA/West Scranton) remained undefeated on the season (13-0) by winning the 197-pound title for his third tournament championship of the season. Christopher Nuss (Gore, VA/James Wood) made his season debut for the Colonels and won the 184-pound championship for the juniors first career tournament title. Graduate student Jack Bauer (Ringoes, NJ/Hunterdon Central) (141) and senior Hunter Lowe (Westminster, MD/Winters Mill) (184) placed second, first year Ryan Santiago (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) (149), first year Melquan Warren (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall) (174), and junior Caleb Burkhart (Hughesville, PA/Hughesville) (285) all placed third, senior Michael Richardson (Brick, NJ/Brick Memorial) (133) and sophomore Jaryn Hartranft (Catasauqua, PA/Catasauqua) (157) were fourth, first year Mason Livio (Little Egg Harbor Township, NJ/Pinelands Regional) (141) was fifth, and first year Connor Kerwin (Totowa, NJ/Passaic Valley) (125) was sixth.
 
• The Colonels placed third of 18 teams on Saturday, November 18 at the Doug Parker Invitational in Springfield, Mass. Wilkes saw four wrestlers place in the top-6 including Butka who won the 197-pound title. Bauer placed second at 141-pounds, Hartranft took third at 157-pounds, and Burkhart was fifth at 285-pounds.
 
• Wilkes dropped its season-opening dual-match to No. 14 TCNJ on November 10th in the Marts Center by a 35-11 score. Santiago picked up a fall at 149-pounds with a pin in just 11 seconds. Butka was the other victor with a technical fall by a 24-6 score in 6:47 at 197-pounds. The next day the Colonels improved to 1-1 this season in dual matches with a 40-12 victory at home over Lackawanna College. Wilkes won eight of the 10 bouts. First years Rocky Finnegan (Laporte, PA/Sullivan County) (125), Ethan Washburn (Ringwood, NJ/Bergen Catholic) (133), and Livio (141) all won by first period technical fall. Sophomore Ben Grater (Saddle Brooke, NJ/Saddle Brook) also won by a first period technical fall at 149. First year Jared Bilinski (Dolgeville, NY/Dolgeville Central) won by forfeit at 174 while first year Lucas Miller (Kempton, PA/Northwestern Lehigh) took an 8-2 decision. Lowe won by fall at 6:05 in the 197-pound bout and Burkhart took a technical fall at 285 by a 19-3 score in 2:56.
 
• The Colonels opened the 2023-24 season by placing fourth of 13 teams at the Ned McGinley Invitational on November 4th. The Colonels saw eight wrestlers place within the top six of their respective weight classes and had three champions. Hartranft was seeded second and won the 157-pound title by going 5-0 at the tournament. Butka took the 197-pound title and Burkhart won the 285-pound title after each went 4-0 as the top seed. Kerwin went 4-2 and placed fifth at the Ned McGinley Invitational at 125-pounds. Richardson (133), Bauer (141), Santiago (149), and Lowe (197) all placed sixth.
 
• Butka is ranked No. 7 at 197-pounds by the National Wrestling Coaching Association (NWCA) in the newest Division III Individual Rankings that came out on Tuesday, November 28. Butka has moved up from being ranked No. 13 in the preseason after a 9-0 start to his year. Burkhart is ranked No. 13 nationally by the NWCA at 285-pounds.
 
• In the NWCA Southeast Regional Rankings, Butka is ranked second (197), Burkhart third (285), and Hartranft fourth at 157-pounds.
 
• Butka is ranked No. 6 nationally in the latest d3wrestle.com individual rankings that came out November 22nd at 197-pounds. Hartranft is listed just outside the top 10 as a Contender at 157 and Burkhart is listed in the Honorable Mention category at 285.
 
• The Colonels 2023-24 roster goes 38 deep with a class breakdown of: one graduate student, four seniors, seven juniors, nine sophomores, and 17 first years.
 
• The roster features student-athletes from eight states: Pennsylvania – 18; New Jersey – 11; New York – 4; Connecticut – 1; Florida – 1; Louisiana – 1; Maryland – 1; Virginia – 1.
 
Scouting the Opponents
• Delaware Valley comes in with a 1-2 dual match record this season. The Aggies defeated York College (Pa.) 32-7 and have losses against No. 12 Stevens Institute of Technology by a 29-19 score and Muhlenberg College by a 27-19 final.
 
• The Aggies were at the Dog Parker Invitational, placing fifth of the 18 teams (Wilkes placed third). DelVal was second of 10 teams at the Tonee Ellis Memorial Tournament hosted by Alvernia and sixth of 15 teams at the New Standard Corporation Invitational hosted by York (Pa.).
 
• Jacob Blair is ranked No. 14 in the nation at 133-pounds by the NWCA and No. 2 in Southeast Regional rankings. Logan Flynn is No. 2 in the region at 285, Luke Moore is No. 4 at 174, and Ryan Arndt is No. 6 at 141.
 
• In the latest d3wrestle.com rankings, Flynn is No. 7 at 285 while Arndt (133), Nicholas Delorenzo (157), Joseph McCullough (165), and Moore (174) are all listed as Honorable Mentions in their respective weight classes.
 
Weighing In – Delaware Valley Dual Match
125 – C. Kerwin (10-7)
133 – M. Richardson (5-5)
133 – E. Washburn (3-6)
141 – J. Bauer (13-4)
141 – M. Livio (11-5)
149 – R. Santiago (11-5)
157 – J. Hartranft (11-4)
165 – T. DuBoff (0-5)
165 – C. Everdale (0-0)
174 – M. Warren (7-5)
184 – H. Lowe (8-3)
184 – C. Nuss (4-0)
197 – C. Butka (13-0)
285 – C. Burkhart (12-3)