Buffalo Bulls wrestling

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Buffalo Bulls wrestling
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University State University of New York at Buffalo
Athletic director Mark Alnutt
Head coach Donnie Vinson (1st season)
Conference MAC
Location Amherst, NY
Arena Alumni Arena
(capacity: 6,100)
Nickname Bulls
ColorsRoyal blue and white [1]
   
Team national championships
1 (NCAA Division III)
National championship years
1978
NCAA individual champions
2 (NCAA Division III)
Conference championships
1987 (SUNYAC)

The Buffalo Bulls wrestling team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the University at Buffalo in Amherst, New York. [2] The team is a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC), which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Their home matches are held at Alumni Arena in Amherst, New York. The Bulls are coached by Donnie Vinson.

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History

In 1978, Buffalo won the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championship. In 1995, the entire 1977–78 team was inducted into the school's athletics hall of fame. As of December 2017, it is the school's only national champion team in any NCAA sport. [3]

in 1987, the Bulls won the State University of New York Athletic Conference Wrestling Tournament, upsetting the nation's top ranked team, the Brockport Golden Eagles, despite not finishing at the top of any individual weight class. [4]

In 1999, Buffalo's first year in the MAC, John Eschenfelder won the MAC's individual championship in the heavyweight division. Two years later he became the first Bulls wrestler to win multiple individual MAC wrestling championships. [5]

In 2004, Kyle Cerminara became the first UB wrestler to be named an All-American. He graduated in 2006 as the school's all-time leader in wins with 137. [6]

At the 2011 MAC Wrestling Tournament, Buffalo led all teams with four individual champions (Andrew Schutt, Desi Green, Mark Lewandowski and John-Martin Cannon), a program record, but placed third nonetheless. John-Martin Cannon became the first UB wrestler named the Outstanding Wrestler of the Tournament and the school sent a record five wrestlers to the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. [7] [8]

National championships

Individual

AssociationDivisionYearEventIndividual(s)Score
NCAA Division III 1986167 lbs.Steve Klein7–2 [9]
NCAA Division III 1980118 lbs.Tom JacoutotFall (7:48) [10]

Team

AssociationDivisionYearScore
NCAA Division III 1978913⁄4 [11]

References

  1. ↑ "University at Buffalo Color Palette" . Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Wrestling". UBBulls.com. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
  3. ↑ "1978 National Championship Team to be Honored at Friday's Dual Against Michigan State". University at Buffalo. December 6, 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  4. ↑ Simpson, Andrew L. (February 25, 1987). "Wrestlers dethroned as SUNYAC champs" (PDF). The Stylus . SUNY Brockport . Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "MAC Wrestling Record Book: 2019–20 Season" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "Kyle J. Cerminara (2012) - Dr. and Mrs. Edmond J. Gicewicz Family UB Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees". University at Buffalo. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  7. ↑ Bryant, Jason (7 March 2011). "2011 MAC Wrestling Championships Recap". The Open Mat. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "Central Michigan Wins MAC Wrestling Championship". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. March 6, 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "13th Annual NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships". armdrag.com. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  10. ↑ "7th Annual NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships". armdrag.com. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  11. ↑ "5th Annual NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships". armdrag.com. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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