We have been so busy getting ready for camp that I have not had a chance to post to recognize Kevin LeValley for his outstanding accomplishment in winning the University World Team Trials. Kevin was one of Bucknell's two All American's this past season and has been one of the most fun people to work with. Congratulations Kevin.

LEWISBURG, Pa. - Bucknell All-American wrestler Kevin LeValley (Hugo, Colo./Limon) claimed the 66-kilogram title at the Fila University World Team Trials on Friday night in his home state, earning him a guarantee of at least a wrestle-off for a spot in October's University World Games in Torino, Italy.

LeValley, who became just the fifth different Bison wrestler to claim All-America honors this past March when he finished seventh at 149 pounds at the NCAA Championships, pinned two-time All-American Jimmy Kennedy of the Illini Wrestling Club in the championship match on Friday to win the title.

To read more about Kevin's achievement please visit Bucknellbison.com

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LEWISBURG, Pa. - Bucknell senior David Marble (Harpursville, N.Y./Harpursville Central), a member of the Bison wrestling team, received a special award at the University's annual Senior Athletic Awards Banquet, sponsored by the Bison Club and held at the Elaine Langone Center on Tuesday, May 4.

Marble won the Edward W. Pangburn Award, presented to senior athletes "for sportsmanship, fellowship, and contribution to the University." Marble shared the award with Allison Janda of the women's track and field and cross country teams, who was the female selection.

In addition to Marble, several other student-athletes were honored at the banquet, including the winners of the Christy Mathewson Award, given to the most outstanding athletes in the senior class.

A four-time NCAA qualifier, Marble finished third at the EIWA Championships this past March. He went 2-2 at the NCAA Championships and finished his career third on the Bison wins list with a four-year mark of 11-44. The 133-pounder was 30-10 as a senior, including 28-2 opposite unranked opponents. He won the Navy Classic for a third consecutive year and placed sixth at the competitive Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational and completed the year on a high note, winning 12 of his final 13 bouts entering NCAAs.

Marble posted a second-place finish at the EIWA Championships in 2008 and is one of just three grapplers in program history to qualify for four NCAA Championships.

At the team's postseason awards banquet, Marble was the inaugural recipient of the Class of 2010 Leadership Award, given in honor of the first class of seniors following the reinstatement of the program to the best leader, both on and off the wrestling mat.

Bucknell is a highly selective, privately endowed liberal arts institution with an enrollment of approximately 3,500 undergraduate students. Bucknell competes in NCAA Division I as a member of the Patriot League and has full membership along with American, Army, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh and Navy. Bucknell has won the Presidents' Cup, signifying the Patriot League's all-sports champion, in 15 of 19 years, including 11 of the last 12.

LEWISBURG, Pa. - Bucknell senior Andy Rendos (Brockway, Pa./Brockway Area), a member of the Bison wrestling team, received a special award at the University's annual Senior Athletic Awards Banquet, sponsored by the Bison Club and held at the Elaine Langone Center on Tuesday, May 4.

Rendos won the Christy Mathewson Award, presented to "the outstanding senior athletes." Rendos shared the award with Courtney Warren of the women's swimming and diving team, who was the female selection.

The second two-time All-American in program history, Rendos finished in sixth place in the 165-pound bracket at this year's NCAA Championships. The sixth-place finish followed a fifth-place showing in 2009.

One of just three wrestlers in Bucknell history to qualify for four NCAA Championships, Rendos posted a 33-7 record in 2009-10 and finished his career with a program-record 121 victories. He became Bucknell's first-ever EIWA individual champion and posted 24 career pins, good for seventh in program annals.

Rendos went 5-3 at the 2010 NCAA Championships and claimed 12 victories at the national tournament in his career. He is second on the Bucknell single-season wins list (33) and tied for 10th on the single-season winning percentage list (.825).

Bucknell is a highly selective, privately endowed liberal arts institution with an enrollment of approximately 3,500 undergraduate students. Bucknell competes in NCAA Division I as a member of the Patriot League and has full membership along with American, Army, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh and Navy. Bucknell has won the Presidents' Cup, signifying the Patriot League's all-sports champion, in 15 of 19 years, including 11 of the last 12.

The Bucknell wrestling program held its end-of-season banquet on campus inside Hunt Hall this past Saturday evening and head coach Dan Wirnsberger and his coaching staff recognized this year's team award winners and celebrated a successful season that concluded with two All-Americans and a 27th-place showing at the NCAA Championships. The two All-Americans - senior Andy Rendos and junior Kevin LeValley - shared the prestigious William A. Graham IV Most Outstanding Wrestler Award, given annually to the Bison grapplers who perform best at the NCAA Championships.

Congratulations to all of the award winners and to the Bison wrestlers for their accomplishments throughout the season.

The Full Release is available from Bucknellbison.com

For most of us Social Media is becoming part of life. I never thought that part of my coaching duties would include writing in a blog but here I am an these things are quickly becoming part of the way we promote our sport and team. For us as a somewhat new team it is really important to be able to reach our fans.

So, I want to share with fans of Bucknell Wrestling, Bucknell University, EIWA Wrestling, or just wrestling links to Bucknell Wrestling's Social Media profiles.

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Andy Rendos became the first EIWA champion from Bucknell at the 2010 EIWA championships. He talks about his career at Bucknell, rebuilding the team and his future in this interview with Scott Casber.

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