As one of the few Division I wrestling programs to regain varsity status after having been dropped, Bucknell has already accomplished a lot in its 13 years since reinstatement.
The Bison were able to hire former Michigan State standout and Bloomsburg coach Dan Wirnsberger, assemble a team from scratch, get ranked in the top-25, and field a couple All-Americans and EIWA champs.
On Friday, the Bison will accomplish another goal they had set when the program was reinstated — to sell out the 4,000-seat Sojka Pavilion, home of Bucknell’s men’s and women’s basketball teams.
“It’s a significant milestone for the program from it’s reinstatement, and I think it’s important to the alumni base, the Bucknell wrestling alumni base, central Pennsylvania, and most importantly our benefactor Bill Graham,” Wirnsberger said.