I am enjoying my time in Fargo and I have seen a lot of good wrestling. One week watching some of the best wrestling in the country might as well be a vacation.
Coach Beasley
7.22.2009
7.20.2009
Coach Beichner on Takedown Radio
Coach Beichner was recently interviewed by Scott Casber on Takedown Radio. He talks about many things including our schedule, the National Wrestling Coaches Association, UB Summer Camp, the All-American Tour to South Korea, and more. Check out his interview at: http://intermatwrestle.com/articles/5276.
6.30.2009
Bulls Gear-Up for Summer Camp
We have our high school competition camp and kids technique camp next week. The camp runs from July 5th through the 9th. We have the UB wrestling coaches, UB wrestling team members, and many other coaches working our camp next week, including NCAA Champion Mitch Clark. We are excited to get the team together for a great week of camp.
Keep checking back as we are going to be updating the blog several days a week.
Keep checking back as we are going to be updating the blog several days a week.
6.24.2009
Bulls Compete in South Korea
I was recently the head wrestling coach for the 2009 National Wrestling Coaches’ Association All-American Tour to South Korea. I took several collegiate student athletes to South Korea for nine days of training and competition. The University at Buffalo was represented by four student athletes (Brian Hittle, Andrew Stella, Jimmy Hamel, and Jason Weber). The team trained at both the Korean National Sport University and the Korean National Training Center. The Korean National Sport University (KNSU) has the best university wrestling team in the country. Our team trained for three days at the KNSU. At the KNSU, we participated in their practice sessions. There were also wrestlers from a handful of other university teams training with us at the KNSU. The coaching staff, comprised of former Korean National Champions, World and Olympic medalists, worked with our guys extensively. Then, our team wrestled some matches against KNSU team members and a few other Korean national place finishers. Some of the highlights included Brian Hittle and Jimmy Hamel’s outstanding performances. Brian Hittle had a nice win highlighted by a five-point throw over Korean University National place-winner Park Nam Chun. Jimmy Hamel won matches against Korean University National Bronze Medalist, Bak Seok Won, and another Korean national place-winner.
Following our stint at the Korean National Sport University, we trained and wrestled at the Korean National Training Center for the remained of the trip. The National Training Center is the equivalent of the Olympic Training Center here in the United States. At the National Training Center, we spent a lot of time with Korean National Team Coaches, including Korean National Head Coach and three time Olympic finalist, Park Jang-Soon. Our experience at the National Training Center was outstanding. The team wrestled the top two wrestlers in the South Korea in each weight class. Jimmy Hamel was definitely the highlight of the competition with a huge win against a Korean Senior National Champion, Byung-Kwan Cho. In fact, Cho was the 2008 Asian Games Champion (45 counties and regions are represented in the Asian Games) and a 2008 South Korean Olympian (he had a 1-2 record at the 2008 Olympics).
It was a great experience for all four of these guys to compete against the best in South Korea. They learned a lot and trained very hard. This experience will carry over into next season and beyond.
Thanks for following us,
Coach Beasley
Following our stint at the Korean National Sport University, we trained and wrestled at the Korean National Training Center for the remained of the trip. The National Training Center is the equivalent of the Olympic Training Center here in the United States. At the National Training Center, we spent a lot of time with Korean National Team Coaches, including Korean National Head Coach and three time Olympic finalist, Park Jang-Soon. Our experience at the National Training Center was outstanding. The team wrestled the top two wrestlers in the South Korea in each weight class. Jimmy Hamel was definitely the highlight of the competition with a huge win against a Korean Senior National Champion, Byung-Kwan Cho. In fact, Cho was the 2008 Asian Games Champion (45 counties and regions are represented in the Asian Games) and a 2008 South Korean Olympian (he had a 1-2 record at the 2008 Olympics).
It was a great experience for all four of these guys to compete against the best in South Korea. They learned a lot and trained very hard. This experience will carry over into next season and beyond.
Thanks for following us,
Coach Beasley
6.18.2009
Keep in mind - it is tentative and may change!
November
- Sunday- 1st UB OPEN at UB
- Saturday - 7th UB vs ASHLAND at UB
- Saturday - 14th (B-Team) Oklahoma Gold Classic
- Sunday - 15th Hofstra at Hofstra
- Saturday - 21st Body Bar Invitational at Cornell
December
- Friday-Saturday - 4th & 5th Las Vegas Invitational at Wild Bills, Primm, Nevada
- Sunday - 13th East Stroudsburg Duals at E.S.U.
- Sunday - 20th UB vs. BLOOMSBURG, FINDLAY at UB
January
- Sunday - 3rd UB vs. BINGHAMTON at UB
- Saturday-Sunday - 9th & 10th National Duals at Northern Iowa
- Saturday - 16th Edinboro at Edinboro
- Saturday - Sunday - 23rd & 24th NYS Collegiates at Cornell
- Saturday - 30th OHIO UNIVERSITY at UB
February
- Wednesday - 3rd Eastern Michigan at E.M.U.
- Sunday - 7th Kent State at KSU
- Sunday - 14th CENTRAL MICHIGAN at UB
- Sunday - 21st Northern Illinois at NIU
March
- Saturday-Sunday - 6th & 7th MAC CHAMPS at CMU
- Thursday to Saturday - 18th, 19th & 20th NCAA Championships at Omaha Nebraska
GREAT SCHEDULE*GREAT WRESTLING
GO BULLS
* Desire is the key to motivation, but it's the determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek. Mario Andretti
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