WRESTLING 2016-17 2016-17 WRESTLING QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO COACHING STAFF Location ......................................................... Buffalo, NY 14260 Head Coach ......................................................John Stutzman Founded ............................................................................. 1846 Alma Mater............................................................. Buffalo ‘98 Enrollment ....................................................................... 29,549 Career Record .......................................................... 115-96-1 Nickname.............................................................................Bulls Record at UB (Seasons) ........................................18-40-0 (3) Colors .......................................................Royal Blue and White Wrestling Office Phone ...................................(716) 645-6876 Affiliation ............................................................NCAA Division I Assistant Coach.................................................Boomer Fechko Conference ................................................Mid-American (MAC) Assistant Coach...................................................... Harry Turner President ....................................................Dr. Satish K. Tripathi Athletic Director ..................................................... Allen Greene PROGRAM HISTORY Athletic Department Phone.................................(716) 645-3141 Years ...................................................................................... 82 Website .......................................................... www.UBBulls.com First Year ....................................................................... 1933-34 All-Time Dual Meet Record ............................571-483-15 (.545) ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Address ............................................................ 21 Alumni Arena TEAM INFORMATION Buffalo, NY 14260 Home Venue ..............................................Alumni Arena (6,100) Office Phone .......................................................(716) 645-6311 2015-16 Dual Meet Record ................................................. 10-9 Office Fax ...........................................................(716) 645-6840 2015-16 MAC Dual Meet Record ..................................2-6 (7th) Assistant AD/Communications (wrestling contact) ......Jon Fuller E-mail ......................................................... [email protected] 2016 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Office Phone .......................................................(716) 645-6762 2016 NCAA Qualifiers............................................................... 3 Associate Director, Communications .........................Brian Wolff 2016 NCAA Qualifiers Returning .............................................. 3 Assistant Director, Communications ....................... Louie Spina 2016-17 TEAM INFORMATION Letterwinners Returning/Lost............................................... 24/5 MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE (MAC) Starters Returning/Lost.......................................................... 9/1 Address .........................................24 Public Square, 15th Floor Newcomers............................................................................. 10 Cleveland, OH 44113 Office Phone .......................................................(216) 566-4622 2016-17 PROBABLE STARTERS Office Fax ...........................................................(216) 696-2622 [Subject to Change] Commissioner........................................ Dr. Jon A. Steinbrecher 125................................................................. Kyle Akins (R-So.) Asst. Commissioner/Wrestling Contact ....................Ken Mather 133............................................................. Bryan Lantry (R-So.) E-mail ............................................... [email protected] 141....................................................................Colt Cotten (Sr..) Website ..................................................... www.mac-sports.com 149..............................................................Tommy Forte (R-Fr.) 157.............................................................. Tim Schaefer (R-Jr.) 165.....................................................................Tyler Rill (R-Sr.) 174.........................................................Muhamid McBryde (Sr.) 184....................................................................Joe Ariola (R-Jr.) 197............................................................James Benjamin (Sr.) HWT .........................................................Jake Gunning (R-So.) 2016-17 University at Buffalo Wrestling 2016-17 ROSTER Name Year Weight Hometown High School Kyle Akins R-Sophomore 125 Sycamore, IL Sycamore Joe Ariola R-Junior 184 Oak Park, IL Oak Park River Forest James Benjamin Senior 197 Vestal, NY Vestal Bradley Bihler Freshman 141 Maple Grove, NY Maple Grove Cameron Caldarelli Freshman 184 Brockport, NY Brockport Colt Cotten Senior 141 Benton, PA Benton James Devine III Junior 149 East Greenbush, NY Columbia Jason Estevez R-Junior 141 Livingston, NJ Livingston Eric Fasnacht Freshman 165 Strongsville, OH Padua Tommy Forte R-Freshman 149 Mishawaka, IN Mishawaka Kobe Garrehy Freshman 157 Binghamton, NY Maine-Endwell Brandon Gould Freshman 125 Watkins Glen, NY Watkins Glen Jake Gunning R-Sophomore 285 Bethlehem, PA Bethlehem Liberty Derek Holcomb R-Sophomore 165 Newark Valley, NY Newark Valley Ian James R-Sophomore 285 Rochester, NY Greece Olympia Ryan Kromer R-Sophomore 174 Youngstown, NY Lewiston-Porter Bryan Lantry R-Sophomore 133 Walworth, NY Wayne Muhamed McBryde Senior 165 Buffalo, NY Erie Community College Logan Morarity Freshman 157 Jefferson City, MO Jefferson City Justin Patrick R-Freshman 125 Ligonier, PA Ligonier Valley Brett Perry R-Sophomore 184 East Fishkill, NY John Jay East Fishkill Ryan Peters Freshman 149 Wells, ME Timberlane Regional Blake Retell R-Sophomore 133 Albany, NY Shaker Tyler Rill R-Senior 174 Hampstead, MD Mount Saint Joseph Logan Rill Freshman 184 Hampstead, MD Mount Saint Joseph Nate Rose R-Freshman 197 Bronx, NY Eagle Academy Tim Schaefer R-Junior 157 Warsaw, NY Warsaw Matthew Seitz Freshman 133 Staten Island, NY Farrell Mike Silvis R-Junior 197 Holley, NY Holley Alex Smythe Junior 157 Eden, NY Eden Derek Spann Freshman 133 Adirondak, NY Adirondak Nolan Terrance R-Freshman 285 Akwesasne, NY Massena Central Ryan Therrien R-Senior 165 Boxford, MA Masconomet Regional Austin Weigel R-Junior 174 Woodstock, NY Onteora 2016-17 University at Buffalo Wrestling 2016-17 SCHEDULE Date Opponent/Event Site Time Nov. 13 vs. Journeyman Classic # Albany, NY 9:00 am Nov. 19 at Cornell Ithaca, NY 12:30 pm Nov. 20 vs. NYS Collegiate Championships # Ithaca, NY 9:00 am Nov. 27 vs. Grapple at the Garden # New York, NY 10:30 am Dec. 4 at Ohio * Athens, OH 7:00 pm Dec. 11 Kent State * Alumni Arena 2:00 pm Dec. 18 at Indiana Bloomington, IN Dec. 29 Midlands # Chicago, IL 12:00 pm Dec. 30 Midlands # Chicago, IL 9:00 am Dec. 30 at Lock Haven Invite # Lock Haven, PA 9:00 am Jan. 7 Columbia Alumni Arena 1:00 pm Jan. 8 Sacred Heart Alumni Arena 2:00 pm Jan. 12 Missouri * Columbia, MO 7:00 pm Jan. 20 at Old Dominion * Norfolk, VA 7:30 pm Jan. 28 at Hofstra Hempstead 1:00 pm Feb. 3 Eastern Michigan * Alumni Arena 7:00 pm Feb. 5 Central Michigan * Alumni Arena 2:00 pm Feb. 10 at Northern Iowa * Cedar Falls, IA 7:00 pm Feb. 12 at Northern Illinois * DeKalb, IL 2:00 pm Feb. 17 at Binghamton Binghamton, NY 7:00 pm Mar. 4 Mid-American Conference Championships # Cedar Falls, IA Mar. 5 Mid-American Conference Championships # Cedar Falls, IA Mar. 16 NCAA Championships # St. Louis, MO Mar. 17 NCAA Championships # St. Louis, MO Mar. 18 NCAA Championships # St. Louis, MO 2016-17 University at Buffalo Wrestling WRESTLING FACILITIES The University at Buffalo athletic department recently made major fa- arena to enhance the game-day atmosphere, adding state-of-the-art cility renovations to the wrestling complex, the first of such upgrades sound and lighting systems as well the installation of a new video and since Alumni Arena opened its doors in 1982. scoring system. The eye-catching centerpiece of the renovation is the new four-sided, center-hung LED display, that provides live video, in- The $400,000 project brought several improvements to the coaches’ stant replays, and animations. offices, student-athlete common areas, on-site fitness room and team practice area. Another aspect of the renovation included the addition The displays measure eight feet high and 14 feet wide and will be ac- of windows on the outside facade allowing the practice area to be ex- companied by an LED ring underneath which measures 3 feet high and posed to natural light for the first time. 52 feet in diameter. Rounding out the scoring system will be new fixed- digit displays in both end-zones and seventy feet of LED scorer’s tables The on-site fitness center is one of the most important additions for the at court level. The video board made its debut on Jan. 7, 2012. Buffalo coaches, as it will allow the student-athletes to train with their team and coaches. The building includes three levels of offices, locker rooms, equipment and training-therapy rooms, seminar rooms and racquetball courts. The One area in the new complex will be named after former captain Jeff Phase II Building on the north side of Alumni Arena has an Olympic- Parker, who lost his battle with