2017-18 WRESTLING Jake Gunning 2017 MAC Champion 2017-18 WRESTLING QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO COACHING STAFF Location ......................................................... Buffalo, NY 14260 Head Coach ......................................................John Stutzman Founded ............................................................................. 1846 Alma Mater............................................................. Buffalo ‘98 Enrollment ....................................................................... 29,850 Career Record ........................................................126-102-1 Nickname.............................................................................Bulls Record at UB (Seasons) ........................................29-46-0 (4) Colors .......................................................Royal Blue and White Wrestling Office Phone ...................................(716) 645-6876 Affiliation ............................................................NCAA Division I Associate Head Coach ......................................Boomer Fechko Conference ................................................Mid-American (MAC) Assistant Coach................................................. Austin Marsden President ....................................................Dr. Satish K. Tripathi Athletic Director ..................................................... Allen Greene PROGRAM HISTORY Athletic Department Phone.................................(716) 645-3141 Years ...................................................................................... 83 Website .......................................................... www.UBBulls.com First Year ....................................................................... 1933-34 All-Time Dual Meet Record ............................582-489-15 (.542) ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Address ............................................................ 21 Alumni Arena TEAM INFORMATION Buffalo, NY 14260 Home Venue ..............................................Alumni Arena (6,100) Office Phone .......................................................(716) 645-6311 2016-17 Dual Meet Record ................................................. 11-6 Office Fax ...........................................................(716) 645-6840 2016-17 MAC Dual Meet Record ..................................4-4 (6th) Assistant AD/Communications (wrestling contact) ......Jon Fuller E-mail ......................................................... [email protected] 2017 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Office Phone .......................................................(716) 645-6762 2017 NCAA Qualifiers............................................................... 3 Associate Director, Communications .........................Brian Wolff 2017 NCAA Qualifiers Returning .............................................. 3 Assistant Director, Communications ....................... Louie Spina 2017-18 TEAM INFORMATION Letterwinners Returning/Lost............................................... 13/6 MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE (MAC) Starters Returning/Lost.......................................................... 6/4 Address .........................................24 Public Square, 15th Floor Newcomers..............................................................................11 Cleveland, OH 44113 Office Phone .......................................................(216) 566-4622 2017-18 PROBABLE STARTERS Office Fax ...........................................................(216) 696-2622 [Subject to Change] Commissioner........................................ Dr. Jon A. Steinbrecher 125................................Kyle Akins (R-Jr.)/Justin Patrick (R-So.) Asst. Commissioner/Wrestling Contact ....................Ken Mather 133...............................................................Bryan Lantry (R-Jr.) E-mail ............................................... [email protected] 141..................................................................Ryan Peters (So.) Website ..................................................... www.mac-sports.com 149............................................................... Jason Estevez (Sr.) 157............................. Danny Boychuck (So)/Kob Garrehy (So.) 165........................ Derek Holcomb (R-Jr.)/Eric Fasnacht (R-Fr.) 174.... Austin Weigel (Sr.)/Ryan Kromer (R-Jr.)/Christian Dietrich (So.) 184.................................................................. Brett Perry (R-Jr.) 197.......................................................................Joe Ariola (Sr.) HWT .......................................................... Jake Gunning (R-Jr.) 2017-18 University at Buffalo Wrestling 2017-18 ROSTER Name Year Weight Hometown High School Kyle Akins R-Junior 125 Sycamore, IL Sycamore Joe Ariola Senior 197 Oak Park, IL Oak Park River Forest Bradley Bihler R-Freshman 141 Maple Grove, NY Maple Grove Danny Boychuck Sophomore 157 Haddonfield, NJ Wyoming Seminary (Maryland) Matt Caccamise Freshman 125 Ontario, NY Wayne Central Cameron Caldarelli R-Freshman 174 Brockport, NY Brockport Kyle Davis Freshman 184 Beacon, NY Beacon James Devine III Senior 149 East Greenbush, NY Columbia Christian Dietrich Sophomore 174 Greene, NY Greene (Pittsburgh) Jason Estevez Senior 141/149 Livingston, NJ Livingston Eric Fasnacht R-Freshman 157/165 Strongsville, OH Padua Kobe Garrehy Sophomore 157/165 Binghamton, NY Maine-Endwell Noah Grover Freshman 157 Warsaw, NY Warsaw Jake Gunning R-Junior 285 Bethlehem, PA Bethlehem Liberty Derek Holcomb R-Junior 165 Newark Valley, NY Newark Valley Ian James R-Junior 285 Rochester, NY Greece Olympia Ryan Juarez-Robertson Freshman 141/149 New Castle, DE William Penn Ryan Kromer R-Junior 174 Youngstown, NY Lewiston-Porter Jake Lanning Freshman 174 Pontiac, IL Pontiac Township Bryan Lantry R-Junior 133 Walworth, NY Wayne Aidan Mathews Sophomore 184 Marlboro, NY Wyoming Seminary Nick Palumbo Freshman 149 Andover, NJ Lenape Valley Justin Patrick R-Sophomore 125 Ligonier, PA Ligonier Valley Brett Perry R-Junior 184 East Fishkill, NY John Jay East Fishkill Ryan Peters R-Freshman 141 Wells, ME Timberlane Regional Blake Retell R-Junior 133 Albany, NY Shaker Logan Rill R-Freshman 184 Hampstead, MD Mount Saint Joseph Sam Schuyler Freshman 197 Kings Park, NY Kings Park Matthew Seitz R-Freshman 133 Staten Island, NY Farrell Jacob Smeader Freshman 184 Hamburg, NY Hamburg Alex Smythe Senior 157 Eden, NY Eden Derek Spann Sophomore 133 Boonville, NY Adirondak Nolan Terrance R-Sophomore 285 Akwesasne, NY Massena Central Austin Weigel Senior 174 Woodstock, NY Onteora 2017-18 University at Buffalo Wrestling 2017-18 SCHEDULE Date Opponent/Event Site Time Nov. 2 Cal State Bakersfield Alumni Arena 7:00 pm Nov. 17 at Iowa City Duals Iowa City, IA 10:00 am Nov. 25 Ohio* Alumni Arena 7:00 pm Dec. 8 Michigan State* Alumni Arena 7:00 pm Dec. 10 at Kent State* Kent, OH 2:00 pm Dec. 18 Cornell UB Center for the Arts 7:00 pm Dec. 29 Midlands # Chicago, IL 12:00 pm Dec. 30 Midlands # Chicago, IL 9:00 am Dec. 29 at Lock Haven Invite # Lock Haven, PA 9:00 am Jan. 6 at Columbia New York, NY TBA Jan. 11 at Missouri* Columbia, MO 7:00 pm Jan. 12 at SIU Edwardsville* Edwardsville, IL 7:00 pm Jan. 19 Old Dominion* Alumni Arena 7:00 pm Jan. 21 at Central Michigan* Mount Pleasant, MI 2:00 pm Jan. 27 at Hofstra Hempstead, NY 2:00 pm Feb. 3 at Eastern Michigan* Ypsilanti, MI 7:00 pm Feb. 11 Northern Illinois* Alumni Arena 12:00 pm Feb. 16 Binghamton Alumni Arena 7:00 pm Feb. 18 at Penn State University Park, PA 2:00 pm Mar. 3 Mid-American Conference Championships Mount Pleasant, MI Mar. 4 Mid-American Conference Championships Mount Pleasant, MI Mar. 15 NCAA Championships Cleveland, OH Mar. 16 NCAA Championships Cleveland, OH Mar. 17 NCAA Championships Cleveland, OH 2017-18 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 cancer in May 2010. The official