It's been a rough stretch for Bloomsburg the last 7 seasons. From the 2014-2015 through the 2017-2018 seasons, they were unable to send any wrestlers to the NCAA championships. Then in 2019 they sent one, sending two in 2020 & one again in 2021.
It wasn't always like this. Go back 15-20 years and Bloomsburg was consistently qualifying 3 to 6 wrestlers to the NCAA's every season.
I think we're slowly starting to see a resurgence in Husky wrestling. This year I think we'll see 3 NCAA qualifiers & if healthy, one that might even win the program's first MAC title.
You want to know what I think makes the difference? In season tournaments. I think what hurt Bloomsburg over the years was not competing in tough in-season tournaments. You gotta face that competition. It is an absolute requirement. I see looking over the 2021-2022 schedule that the Huskies will compete in both a very tough Navy Classic and in the Midlands. That makes me very happy. While 3 NCAA qualifiers may not seem like a lot on the surface, Rome wasn't built in a night. I think the days of Bloomsburg qualifying multiple wrestlers to the NCAA's every season lies ahead.
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| 125 Willy Girard Senior Record: 54-56 NCAA: 19'NQ EWL: 19'1st |
A career hampered by injuries, if Bloomsburg can get Girard healthy, he will contend for the MAC title this season. If being 5-0 vs Luke Werner of Lock Haven isn't enough , he also owns victories over Joe Manchio of Columbia and four time NCAA qualifier Elijah Oliver of Indiana.
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| 133 Cole Rhone Freshman Record: 11-11 NCAA: 21'NQ MAC: 21'4th |
An NCAA qualifier last season, Rhone has victories over Kai Orrine of North Carolina State, Aaron Schulist of SIUE & Bryce West of Northern Illinois.
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| 157 Alex Carida Junior Record: 31-38 NCAA: 20'NQ MAC: 20'6th, 21'8th |
An NCAA qualifier two seasons ago, I believe Carida has a good shot at returning to the NCAA tournament this year. Notable wins include a 7-2 victory over EIWA champion Holden Heller of Hofstra, as well as victories over Peter Pappas of Edinboro, Alex Klucker of Lock Haven and Zac Carson of Ohio.
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125 - NQ
133 - NQ
141 - DNQ
149 - DNQ
157 - NQ
165 - DNQ
174 - DNQ
184 - DNQ
197 - DNQ
HWT - DNQ
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