After ringing in the New Year with an 11th-place finish at the Southern Scuffle, the Navy wrestling team (3-3) returns to action on Friday evening when it plays host to Bucknell (2-2, 1-0) in what will be the Mids' EIWA opener. Action is set for a 7:30 pm start at Alumni Hall.

Tickets
• Admission to Friday night's match is $10 for adults and $5 for youth (18 years & younger).

Parking / Yard Access
• A reminder that vehicular access to the Naval Academy is limited to those drivers with a Department of Defense identification card.
• It is suggested that fans park at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium ($5 per vehicle) and ride the FREE shuttle bus to and from the match.
• Buses will run every 15 minutes starting one hour before the match and will continue running throughout the event.
• Note that a government issued identification card must be carried and presented by visitors to the USNA prior to being allowed onto The Yard.
• Fans may also park outside of the Naval Academy grounds and walk on with proper identification.

Multi-Media Platforms
• For those fans unable to attend the Navy-Bucknell match, it will be streamed (free) live via the Patriot League Network on PatriotLeague.TV and NavySports.com.

Promotions
• It's Superhero Night ... kids are encouraged to wear superhero costumes to the match and will have the opportunity to have their picture taken with Spider-Man.
• The first 100 fans in attendance will receive a free Super Navy t-shirt.
• There will be free pizza for the first 100 midshipmen in attendance.
• Meet the Mids - There will be a postmatch autograph signing with members of the Navy wrestling team

Navy Notes
• Sixth-season Navy head coach Joel Sharratt has led Navy to a 3-3 record this season.
• Behind a 21-12 victory over Maryland on Dec. 6, Navy claimed the program's 900th victory (900-309-26) in its 112-year history.
• The Mids have wins over Fresno State (25-9), California Baptist 27-9) and Maryland (21-12), while dropping matches to No. 6 Wisconsin (24-12), No. 1 Penn State (45-0) and Lock Haven (19-15).
• Returning NCAA qualifiers Tanner Skidgel (165) and Spencer Carey (174) have both been ranked among the nation's top 20 in their respective weight classes throughout the season, while first-year starter Logan Treaster (125) entered the top 20 this week. Skidgel stands No. 8 in the Intermat rankings with a 12-4 overall mark and a 4-2 dual record. Carey has put together a 10-4 mark on the season and is 3-2 in dual competition. He is ranked 16th nationally. Treaster, meanwhile, owns a 13-5 record and is ranked No. 20.
• Logan Treaster has produced a team-best 5-1 record in dual action this season, while Tanner Skidgel (165) and rookie Jacob Koser (197) stand 4-2 in their respective weight classes.

Weekly Rewind
• Three Navy wrestlers reached the podium en route to guiding the Midshipmen to an 11th-place finish at the 2020 Southern Scuffle, presented by Compound Sportswear, Jan. 1-2 at McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga.
• 2019 NCAA qualifier Tanner Skidgel was the Mids' top placewinner with a second-place finish at 165 pounds.
• Also placing were 125-pound Logan Treaster (4th) and 133-pound Casey Cobb (8th).
• No. 2 seed Tanner Skidgel turned in a 5-1 record and suffered his only loss of the two-day tournament to Stanford's Shane Griffin, seeded No. 1 and ranked No. 7, by a 2-1 count in the championship bout. Both wrestlers earned a point for an escape, but Griffin was awarded the match-winning point after Skidgel was twice warned for stalling.
• Logan Treaster leads the team with a 13-5 record this winter after putting together a 6-2 mark at the Scuffle.
• After dropping his opener to Stanford's Jackson DiSario, 9-2, Treaster won six consecutive matches to earn a spot in the 3rd/4th-place match.
• Treaster earned his first career win over a ranked wrestler when he dealt second-seeded and seventh-ranked Nic Aguilar of Rutgers a 4-1 loss in the consolation bracket.
• Treaster faced Virginia Tech's Sam Latona in what turned into a game of chess as the two battled it out for third place. Following a scoreless opening period, Latona took the lead with an escape in the third before Treaster leveled the match with an escape in the third. The two wrestlers were unable to settle the score through three one-minute sudden victory periods and three 30-second tie breakers. Latona, however, was the victor after gaining riding time in the final 30-second tie breaker (rode out Treaster in the first 30 seconds and then chose the neutral position and was not taken down).
• Taking eighth at 133 pounds was junior Casey Cobb, who finished the tournament with a 5-3 record.
• Team captain Spencer Carey came into the tournament seeded third and ranked 16th at 174 pounds. He opened the tournament by winning three straight matches before dropping a 13-5 major decision to sixth-seeded and eventual champion Carter Starocci of Penn State.
• Carey captured his 50th career victory by way of a 5-2 decion over Rutgers' Willie Scott at the Scuffle.

Mids In the Rankings
Intermat // Amateur Wrestling News // FloWrestling // Trackwrestling

125 - Logan Treaster ... 20 // NR // NR // NR
165 - Tanner Skidgel ... 8 // 9 // 8 // 10
174 - Spencer Carey ... 16 // NR // NR // 26

Projected Navy Lineup
Wt - Wrestler (Cl, 2019-20 overall record, dual record)
• 125 - #20 Logan Treaster (Jr, 13-5, 5-1)
• 133 - Casey Cobb (Jr, 10-8, 2-3)
• 141 - Cody Trybus (Jr, 9-7, 3-3)
• 149 - Wyatt Long (Jr, 10-5, 0-1)
• 157 - Scout Skidgel (Jr, 5-8, 2-4)
• 165 - #8 Tanner Skidgel (Jr, 12-4, 4-2)  //  Brian Case (Fr, 9-5, 0-0)
• 174 - #16 Spencer Carey (Sr, 10-4, 3-2)  //  Dean Caravela (Jr, 5-6, 0-1)
• 184 - Andrew Buckley (Jr, 5-8, 1-4)
• 197 - Jacob Koser (Fr, 9-5, 4-2)
• 285 - John Birchmeier (Fr, 10-6, 3-3)

Bucknell Notebook
• Under the direction of 15th-year head coach Dan Wimsberger, Bucknell heads into Friday's dual with the Mids with a 2-2 record, including a 1-0 mark in EIWA action.
• The Bison opened their season with back-to-back losses to Northern Illinois (24-10) and Iowa State (24-15) before bouncing back with consecutive wins over Bloomsburg (24-13) and the EIWA's LIU (39-7).
• The Bison closed out the first half of the season with a 19th-place finish (out of 37 teams) at the Midlands on Dec. 29-30.
• Bucknell's lone ranked wrestler is 165-pound sophomore Zach Hartman, who stands 16th nationally. He has produced a 15-6 record overall and is 4-0 in dual action.
• Senior 197-pound Drew Phipps has also amassed a 4-0 mark in dual action and leads the team in wins with a 16-4 record.

Projected Bucknell Lineup
Wt - Wrestler (Cl, 2019-20 overall record, dual record)
• 125 - Brandon Seidman (So, 8-8, 2-2)
• 133 - Darren Miller (Fr, 10-9, 2-2)
• 141 - David Campbell (Jr, 5-8, 1-0)
• 149 - Matthew Kolonia (Jr, 8-4, 1-2)
• 157 - Jaden Fisher (Fr, 14-14, 1-3)
• 165 - #16 Zach Hartman (So, 15-6, 4-0)
• 174 - Mitch Hartman (Sr, 9-6, 2-0)
• 184 - Kyle Inlander (Sr, 5-8, 1-1)
• 197 - Drew Phipps (Sr, 16-4, 4-0)  //  Mason McCready (Fr, 3-12, 0-0)
• 285 - Garrett Hoffman (Sr, 1-0, 1-0)  //  Nathan Feyrer (Jr, 1-6, 1-2)

The Series
• Meeting for just the third time head to head since 2009, Navy owns a 22-1 series advantage.  
• Navy enters Friday's match having won 18 consecutive dual matches against the Bison dating back to a 28-7 win in 1987.  
• The Mids' lone loss to Bucknell in the series was a 19-12 decision in Lewisburg, Pa. on Feb. 15, 1986.  
• Navy is 11-0 against Bucknell in duals wrestled in Annapolis, including a 26-10 victory in the last meeting on the Mids' home mat (Jan. 7, 2018).
• Last year, Navy dropped the opening match of the day (7-6 loss by Jacob Allen at 125 pounds), but went on to win seven of the final nine matches and never trailed again after that first match.

What's Ahead
• Navy will send six wrestlers to Millersville, Pa. on Saturday to compete at the Shorty Hitchcock Memorial. Action is set to begin at 10:00 am.


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