Wrestle-Off Results

The clinic and wrestle-offs went very well this weekend.  I didn't get to see Coach Catrabone and Coach Duebel's technique sessions but know that they are great technicians.  Everyone raved about Coach Jacoutot and he did an amazing job as expected.  I was able to watch just about all of Coach Clark's technique session and he shared a lot of little tricks and funky techniques.

Here are the wrestle-off results...

125 - Taylor Golba beat Sean Walton by decision in an exciting match.  Taylor was on the attack right off the bat and scored a take down early in the first period.  He was aggressive from the opening whistle and looked great on his feet.  Both of these wrestlers will push each other in the room and we will surprise some people at 125 pounds!

133 - Kevin Smith beat Justin Farmer by decision.  Kevin controlled the entire match and Justin make him work hard for every point.  We plan to red-shirt Justin while Kevin is striving to climb to the top of the podium at the national tournament this season.  Kevin looks like a big 133 pounder and looked great in all positions.

141 - There was a three wrestler round robin with Chris Conti, Andrew Schutt, and John Crisafulli. John battled hard but Chris and Schutt were each able to pull off falls in their matches with him.  Chris and Andrew had a great match.  Chris wrestled a very intelligent match and has made huge improvements from last season.  Chris beat Andrew and is our starter.  This is another weight class that most people do not realize just how good these guys are and we will be winning a lot of matches at 141 pounds this season.

149 - Desi Green showed why he is a preseason All-American selection.  Desi looked like he deserved his preseason ranking and much more.  He was both confident and dominate.  He used a wide array of take downs to major decision both Jimmy Loomis and Wally Maziarz.  Jimmy beat Wally in a hard fought match in the morning round to earn the number two spot at 149.  Jimmy hit a beautiful peak-out in the match.

157 - Mark Lewandowski looked very impressive in both of his matches.  He dominated both Frank Day and Matt Dehney.  He major decisioned both of them with solid take downs and he showed some impressive top skills.  Deheny pinned Day in the morning round to earn the number two spot at 157 pounds.  Mark is talented enough to win a MAC Championship this season; look for a breakout year out of him.

165 - John-Martin Cannon beat Pat Brady by decision.  Cannon had to work for every point as Pat battled him tough and got him frustrated.  Brady shot a great high crotch in the match.  Cannon got off to a slow start but looked better in the third period.  Cannon wants to be on the All-American stand as bad as anyone and is capable of being there this season.

174 - In what was probably the most anticipated and best match of the afternoon, Brian Sheehan beat Ron Majerus.  The two traded points back and forth throughout the match but Sheehan ultimately iced the match in the third period with his steady pressure.  Our expectations are high here.  Both of these guys have placed in the conference before and will be counting on "W's" here.  Sheehan making sure that he finishes his senior year on a high note.

184 - Jimmy Hamel looked GREAT at 184 pounds.  He physically looked great at his new weight and put a show on for the crowd.  He dominated his first match against Kyle Smith and tech-falled Zach Ward in his second match.  Jimmy wrestled like an All-American; he was dominated on his feet with several different take downs, scored quickly off bottom, and rode well on top.  Ward beat Smith in the morning session to earn the number two spot at 184 pounds.

197 - Josh Peters beat Tyler Peter by major decision.  They had their wrestle-off on Monday at practice.  Josh scored a take down in the closing seconds of the first period and kept building from there on.  Josh's defense looked good and he scrambled well.  We are confident that Josh will compete at a very high level this year as he looks much better at the more natural weight (he moved up from 184 last year).

285 - Brett Correll stood-out as the most dominate wrestler at the wrestle-offs.  He clearly stepped on the mat to dominate and did just that.  He was up by about a dozen points on James Donner before pinning him.  Brett was very aggressive and James was unable to get on the attack.  Brett is ready to win at the highest level of competition.  When the match is on the line, he will close it out for us.

Line-Up for our first dual meet of the season on Friday November 5th at Boston University...
125 - Taylor Golba (RSO)
133 - Kevin SMith (RJR)
141 - Chris Conti (RSO)
149 - Desi Green (RJR)
157 - Mark Lewandowski (RSO)
165 - John-Martin Cannon (JR)
174 - Brian Sheehan (RSR)
184 - Jimmy Hamel (RSR)
197 - Josh Peters (RSO)
HWT - Brett Correll (RSO)

Wrestle-offs made me even more excited for this season.  November 5th can not get here fast enough.  I am looking forward to beating Boston and Oklahoma in dual meets in the first two weeks of the season.  I hope you are able to come support UB Wrestling at our first two home events:  the UB Open (November 7th) and the UB vs Oklahoma Dual Meet on November 12th.

Coach Beasley

Wrestle-Off Notes: 197 lbs & Heavyweight

197 Pound Wrestle-Offs

Note:  the 197 Pound Wrestle-Offs will take place on Monday instead of Tomorrow.

Tyler Peter – Tyler is in his third year at UB.  He has improved a lot over the last couple of years.  He is bigger, stronger, and better than last year.  He has made it to the finals each of his first two at the New York State Collegiate B Bracket.  As a sophomore, he was a NCCC Open 3^rd place finisher.  Tyler won nearly twice as many matches his sophomore year as he did his freshman year.  Fun Fact:  Tyler can hog-tie a cow faster than anyone on the team.

Josh Peters – Josh is a redshirt sophomore at UB.  He redshirted his first year with a 11-9 record and a 3^rdplace finish at the New York State Collegiate B Bracket.  As a sophomore, he was a starter for the Bulls at 184 pounds.  He moved back up to a more natural weight of 197 (he also wrestled 197 pounds his freshman year) this year.  He won 16 matches last season and placed 3^rd last season at both the New York State Collegiate Tournament and the UB Open.  Fun Fact:  Josh’s high school coach at Vestal was UB Hall-of-Fame member and wrestling alumni, Tony Policare.

285 Pound Wrestle-Offs

Brett Correll – Brett is a redshirt sophomore at UB.  He started for us at heavyweight as a freshman, where he won 15 matches on the year.  As a freshman, he finished 4^th at the UB Open and 7^th at the New York State Collegiate Tournament.  As a sophomore, he was expected to start but had an early season neck injury that kept him out after just a few matches.  Before the injury, he had a nice win against Hofstra where he dominated his opponent.  Fun Fact:  Brett is a huge hockey fan and was at game seven when his hometown team, the Detroit Red Wings, won the Stanley Cup.

James Donner – James is a true freshman at UB.  He comes to UB from nearby Niagara Wheatfield High School.  James was a state place-winner in high school and a Brute Adidas Sophomore National Champion.  He was a member of the New York Super Six Wrestling Club during his senior year of high school.  Fun Fact:  James’ favorite food is eggplant parmesan.

This concludes the Notes for tomorrow's wrestle-offs. Preliminary matches are at 9am and final matches begin at NOON in the Triple Gym of Alumni Arena.  Come out and support the Bulls! 

Wrestle-Off Notes: 174 & 184 lbs.

174 Pounds Wrestle-Offs

Ron Majerus – Ron is a redshirt sophomore at UB.  He was a starter at 165 pounds as a true freshman.  His freshman year, he competed in 32 matches.  He placed a solid 4^th at the MAC Championships and 5^th at the NYS Collegiate Tournament.  Last year, Ron wrestled at 174 pounds.  He only competed in limited action but did place at the Ashland Open.  Ron is a very good athlete and one of the most talented wrestlers on the team.  Fun Fact:  Ron claims to be a better turkey hunter than Mark Lewandowski.

Brian Sheehan – Brian is a fifth-year senior.  He transferred to UB last year and was a starter for us at 174 pounds.  Brian placed 4^th at the MAC Championships last year and also placed at the New York State Collegiate Tournament.  He won 17 matches on the year, including a pin in the dual meet with Eastern Michigan when he hit a banana split on his opponent.  Brian is a steady wrestler and is looking to complete his career with a bang.  Fun Fact:  Brian is a very good distance runner and looks like a bobble-head when he runs.

184 Pounds Wrestle-Offs

Jimmy Hamel – Jimmy is a fifth-year senior and has established himself in the UB Record Books in several different categories.  Jimmy has been ranked as high as 11^th in the country.  He is dropping down to 184 pounds after wrestling 197 the past four years.  He wants to finish his career as a MAC Champion and All-American.  He has been close to accomplishing these goals in the past but this is the year that he will put it all together!  He is a two-time MAC Finalist and third place finisher.  He has twice qualified for the national tournament.  Jimmy has 88 career wins heading into his senior year.  He is a mere 12 wins short of becoming the 5^th UB Wrestler all time to reach 100 wins.  In his career, he has won the Mat Town Open, is a three-time NYS Collegiate Finalist, has placed 3^rd-5^th-6^th at Body Bar, has placed every year at the UB Open with finishes of 2^nd-2^nd-3^rd-5^th, and placed 4^th at the Oklahoma Gold Classic.  Fun Fact:  Jimmy has competed on two overseas tours (South Korea in 2009 and Russia in 2010) and beat 2008 South Korean Olympian Byung-Kwan Cho.

Kyle Smith – Kyle is in his second year at UB but this is his first season on the team.  He was a section runner-up his senior year.  He took his freshman year off from competition and is now looking to compete.  Fun Fact: Kyle loves disc golf.

Zach Ward – Zach is a freshman at UB.  Zach enters the UB program after spending several years in the New York Super Six Wrestling Club that is based out of our wrestling room.  Zach was a state qualifier last year and won over 100 matches in his high school career.  Zach wrestled at 171 last year but is growing into 184 pounds nicely.  He is one of the hardest workers on our team.  Fun Fact: Zach's favorite activity besides wrestling is fishing.

Wrestle-Off Notes: 157 & 165 lbs.

157 Pound Wrestle-Offs

Frank Day - Frank is a true freshman that came to UB from nearby Letchworth High School where he competed his senior year at 152 pounds.  He won 127 matches in high school.  He is making big improvements and is one of the most improved wrestlers on the team from the start of preseason. Fun Fact:  Frank thinks about food all day every day, and his favorite food is chicken finger pizza.

Matt Dehney - Matt is a true freshman at UB.  He was one of the very best wrestlers at the New England Championships last year and won the New England Tournament.  He finished in the top 12 at NHSCA Senior Nationals.  Matt is a very hard worker and is looking to improve upon his past success.  He stays in good position and is very hard to score on.  Fun Fact:  Matt enjoys off roading in his Jeep Wrangler and riding Snowmobiles.

Kris Duge - Kris is a true freshman that came to UB from just a few miles down the road where he wrestled at Clarence High School.  Kris has been a member of the Super Six Wrestling Club (club practices are in our wrestling room at UB).  Kris is a very unorthodox wrestler and is best in a tie-up, especially with a Salto Throw.  He is fun to watch becuase he is never out of a match.  He has some good throws and can use his unbelieveable flexability to get out of dangerous positions.  Fun Fact:  Kris is so flexible that he can do upside down clap push-ups.

Mark Lewandowski - Mark is a redshirt sophomore at UB.  He started his freshman year at 141 pounds and placed a strong 2nd at both the NYS Collegaite Tournament and the Michigan State Open that year with a 14-11 record.  Mark struggled to make 141 pounds at the end of the year as he hit a growth spurt and moved up to a more natural weight of 157 pounds as a sophomore.  As a sophomore, Mark battled a few injuries and redshirted.  He posted a 11-4 record and placed 2nd at the Edinboro Open and 6th at the Cleveland State Open.  He is 100% healthy and ready for a breakout year.  Fun Fact:  Mark claims to be the best hunter/fisherman on the UB Wrestling Team.

165 Pound Wrestle-Offs

Pat Brady - Pat is a true sophomore who spent some time spot-starting last season.  He wrestled at 174 and 165 for us last year but will be competing his natural weight of 165 pounds.  He went 10-13 last season and competed in seven tournaments.  He made the finals at both the NCCC Open and the NYS Collegiate "B" Tournament.  Pat is steadily improving and has become much better at finishing his shots as well as on top.  Fun Fact:  Pat's favorite band is the tragically hip.


John-Martin Cannon - John-Martin or JMC as he likes to be called is a true junior.  He has started both of his first two years at UB and is curently ranked 13th in the country.  Last year, he was an Academic All-American and national qualifier.  We beleive that he is more than capable of becoming an All-American and National Champion.  He is very athletic and has a great variety of attacks.  As a freshman, JMC won 22 matches at 157 pounds while placing 3rd at the NYS Collegaite Tournament, 4th at Body Bar, and 6th at the UB Open.  As a sophomore, he again won 22 matches, won the NYS Collegaite Tournament, and placed at the prestigious Las Vegas Invitational.  Look for big things out of Cannon this season.  Fun Fact:  John-Martin claims to be the best cook on the team.

Wrestle-Off Notes: 141 & 149 lbs.

141 Pound Wrestle-Offs

Chris Conti – Chris is a redshirt sophomore this season.  He spot started for us last year up at 149 pounds after beginning the year at 133 pounds.  He went 12-14 last season at 133, 141, and 149 pounds, including a 7-5 record at 141 pounds.  He is looking to improve upon that as he stays at 141 pounds this year.  He placed 3rd at the NCCC Open last season.  Fun Fact:  Chris has been an actor in a movie.

John Crisafulli – John is in his senior year.  He is a very hard worker and gained valuable experience in 5 tournaments.  He is looking to get in the starting line-up this year.  John has wrestled at both 133 and 141 pounds for UB.  Both of John’s older brothers Rennie and Josh wrestled for UB.  Fun Fact: His dad gave him a hammer and had him working construction at age 5, and operating an excavator at age 9. 
 
Andrew Schutt – Andrew returns from a solid freshman campaign from last season.  He started as a true freshman last year.  He placed 4th at the UB Open and the New York State Collegiate Tournament last season.  Following the regular season, he placed 4th at the University National Championships in freestyle and 6th in Greco-Roman.  He has the strength and ability to throw his opponent down and pin them.  Fun Fact:  Andrew is currently taking swimming for fitness and on his most recent progress report, his professor says that he is a fish in water.

149 Pound Wrestle-Offs

 

Rickey Bronson - Rickey is a true freshman that came to UB from one of the premier high schools in the state, Chenango Forks High School.  He placed a very solid 5th at the NHSCA Junior Nationals and qualified for the state tournament three times while beating several highly ranked wrestlers in high school.  Now he is looking to improve upon that success in college.  Rickey is a very hard worker.  Fun Fact:  Rickey claims that he once ate a BigMac with 10 burger patties on it in one sitting, which is pretty impressive and disgusting at the same time.

 

Desi Green - Desi is a star on the UB Team.  He is ranked to be a pre-season All-American and is looking to win a National Title.  Desi is on track to be the first 4 time National Qualifer at UB. He is as talented as anyone in the country.  He won a MAC Championship last year after finishing 2nd as a freshman.  Even though he is only just begining his junior season, his name is all over the UB record books.  He set the UB single-season takedown record as a freshman and was on track to break that record last year but missed a month of the season with a knee injury.  He has been a two-time NYS Collegiate Finalist and UB Open Champion.  Desi should be the first wrestler in UB history to break 100 wins as a junior.  Fun Fact:  Desi has not cut his hair since his senior year of high school and now has dreadlocks past his shouders.  He is required to wear a hairnet when he wrestles.

 

Jimmy Loomis - Jimmy is one of four wrestlers on the team that wrestled for Coach Bill Kays at Mexico High School (there must be something in the water in Mexico, NY).  He was a three time state qualifier and top 16 at NHSCA Senior Nationals.  He is very aggressive and constantly on the attack.  Fun Fact:  Jimmy claims that he beat his high school coach, Coach Kays, in a crab leg eatting contest at NHSCA Nationals.

 

Wally Maziarz – Wally is a freshman from just down the road in Tonawanda.  He won 149 matches in high school and has put a great deal of time into getting better this spring and summer.  He was injured the majority of his senior year but is finally 100% healthy and ready to go.  Fun Fact:  Wally has boxed for five years

 

Wrestle-Off Notes: 125 & 133 lbs.

125 Pound Wrestle-Offs

Taylor Golba – Taylor is in his third year at UB.  As a freshman, he wrestled at 125 pounds before moving up to 133 late in the year.  Taylor spent time spot-starting for us at both 125 and 133 pounds.  He went 11-15 his freshman year and placed 4th at the NYS Collegiate “B” Bracket.  As a sophomore, Taylor redshirted and went 8-4 and placed 3rd at the NCCC Open.  After the collegiate season ended, he had a great performance becoming an All-American at the University Nationals where he placed 7th at 138.75 pounds.  Taylor has really stepped-up his game this year and has improved his consistency in practice.  He has a very good upper-body and is explosive.  Fun Fact:  Taylor has the best mohawk on the team.

Sean Walton – Sean is a second year wrestler that redshirted last year as a true freshman.  He wrestled over 40 times (including freestyle matches) last year and got a lot of good experience.  He went 21-13 on the year as he placed 3rd at the ESU Open, 6th at the UB Open, 3rd at the NCCC Open, 5th at the Ashland Open, and 4th at the Edinboro Open.  He is tough on top and had 12 pins last year.  Fun Fact:  Sean spent two weeks this summer wrestling and training in Russia as part of the NWCA All-American Tour.

Note:  Mike and Max Soria are both projected to redshirt this year and will not wrestle-off on Sunday.  They will open the 12PM session by dazzling the crowd with some high-level technique and some other exciting tricks.  Fun Facts:  They were born on Friday the 13th both at about 1 pound and 9 ounces.  Max Soria can solve a rubix cube in less than 2 minutes.  Mike does free running in his spare time.  Check out his youtube videos.

133 Pound Wrestle-Offs


Justin Farmer – Justin is in his second year at UB.  He is a probable redshirt this season.  Justin wrestled his way to a 16-15 record last season and placed 4th at the UB Open, 4th at the New York State Collegiate “B” Tournament, and 2nd at the NCCC Open.  Justin is a very good scrambler and has some good leg attacks.  Fun Fact:  Justin’s older brother Kenny is gaining popularity as a Mixed Martial Arts fighter but Justin claims to have the upper-hand on him in the cage.


Kevin Smith – Kevin is a redshirt junior.  He is expected to once again start at 133 pounds.  He has been ranked in the top 8 in the country and we certainly expect him to be an All-American and Naitonal Champion.  He is as good as anyone in the country at 133 pounds.  Last year, Kevin was a finalist at four tournmants: the MAC Conference Tournament, the Body Bar, the UB Open, and the New York State Collegiate Tournament.  He won the New York State Collegiate Tournament as a freshman and is a two-time NWCA Academic All-American selection.  Last year he was a national qualifier.  Kevin is a complete wrestler and is good in nearly every position.  Fun Fact:  Kevin just began his fourth year at UB but has already begun his doctoral program in physical therapy.

Wrestle-Off and Clinic Schedule for Sunday

Wrestle-Offs will be this Sunday, October 24th, run simultaneously with the 2010 UB Wrestling Clinic.  Here is the schedule for Sunday (please note: there have been changes made since the tentative schedule was posted!!)...

8:00 AM Weigh-Ins (scratch weight plus 2 pounds)

9:00 AM Wrestle-Off Preliminaries
               Match 1:  141 pounds - John Crisafulli vs. Andrew Schutt
               Match 2:  149 pounds - Rickey Bronson vs. Desi Green
               Match 3:  149 pounds - James Loomis vs. Wally Maziarz
               Match 4:  157 pounds - Frank Day vs. Mark Lewandowski
               Match 5:  157 pounds - Matt Dehney vs. Kris Duge
               Match 6:  184 pounds - Kyle Smith vs. Zach Ward
               Match 7:  285 pounds - Mibo Aiono vs. Brett Correll
               Match 8:  141 pounds - Chris Conti vs. John Crisafulli
               Match 9:  149 pounds - loser of match 2 vs. loser of match 3
               Match 10:  157 pounds - loser of match 4 vs. loser of match 5
               Match 11:  184 pounds - Jimmy Hammel vs. Kyle Smith
               Match 12:  285 pounds - Mibo Aiono vs. James Donner

10:00 AM - Coach Jeff Catrabone - Technique Session (all coaches and wrestlers)

12:00 PM - Wrestle-Off Finals
               Soria Twins Technique Exhibition
               Match 13:  141 pounds - Chris Conti vs. Andrew Schutt 
               Match 14:  125 pounds - Taylor Golba vs. Sean Walton
               Match 15:  133 pounds - Justin Farmer vs. Kevin Smith
               Match 16:  149 pounds - winner of match 2 vs. winner of match 3
               Match 17:  157 pounds - winner of match 4 vs. winner of match 5
               Match 18:  165 pounds - Pat Brady vs. John-Martin Cannon
               Match 19:  174 pounds - Ron Majerus vs. Brian Sheehan
               Match 20:  184 pounds - Jimmy Hamel vs. Zach Ward
               Match 21:  197 pounds - Tyler Peter vs. Josh Peters
               Match 22:  285 pounds - Brett Correll vs. James Donner

2:00 PM - Coach Bill Jacoutot - Coaches Presentation (all coaches)
                 Coach Ricky Deubel - Technique Session (all wrestlers)

4:00 PM - Coach Bill Jacoutot - Technique Session (all coaches and wrestlers)

6:30 PM - Coach Mitch Clark - Technique Session (all coaches and wrestlers)

MAC Preseason Poll Released

Six members of the 2010-11 Bulls wrestling squad were recognized as top competitors in their weight classes in the Mid American Conference's preseason rankings. The Bulls were also picked to finish in a tie for third in the conference standings. All four returning national qualifiers earned spots in the poll, highlighted by a number one rank for junior Desi Green.

Green, who won the conference championship at 149 pounds last season begins this season at the top of the 149-pound class. Green needs just 30 wins to become the first junior in program history to win 100 matches.

Fellow junior Kevin Smith ranks second at 133 pounds following a second straight season with 29 wins and his first trip to the NCAA championships. Aside from his dominance on the mat, Smith has also won a spot on the NWCA All-Academic Division I Team and All-Mac Academic team for two straight seasons.

Building off a breakthrough season, junior John-Martin Cannon ranks second at 165 pounds. Cannon finished third in the MAC championships last season and was named the conference's wrestler of the week for the week of January 26. Much like his classmate Smith, Cannon was named to the NWCA All-Academic Division I Team and All-MAC Academic team. He also earned the prestigious State University of New York Chancellor's Scholar-Athlete Award for his work in the classroom.

Senior Jimmy Hamel is making a shift down to 184 pounds, but still earned a number two ranking at his new weight class. Hamel is poised to become just the fifth player in program history to reach 100 career wins, currently sitting at 88 heading into the season. The Natick, MA native is also hoping to become a three-time national qualifier and All-American. Hamel was also just one of three Bulls to earn wrestler of the week honors in 2009-10 and he finished second in the MAC championships to become a two-time national qualifier.

Two other Bulls earned preseason rankings as well. Sophomore Andrew Schutt is ranked fourth at 141 pounds after winning 15 matches as a true freshman starter for the Bulls. Senior Brian Sheehan is also ranked fourth at 174 pounds after winning 17 matches and leading the team in escapes, with 29. Sheehan finished fourth at the MAC championships and hopes to become a national qualifier in his senior campaign.

Buffalo kicks off the season November 5 in a road dual meet against Boston University. The team will then return home to host the UB Open on November 7. The event will begin at 10 am.

For the complete MAC Preseason Polls - click here.

"We certainly expect our team and individual wrestlers to finish higher than they are ranked in this poll." - Coach Beasley

Wrestle-offs are just a week away! Mark your calendars now and plan to come out to support the Bulls!

Quick Preview of Wrestle-Offs

Here is a quick breakdown of which wrestlers are in each weight class, listed in alphabetical order by weight class...

125 - Taylor Golba (RSO), Max Soria (FR), Mike Soria (FR), and Sean Walton (RFR)

133 - Justin Farmer (SO) and Kevin Smith (RJR)

141 - Chris Conti (RSO), John Crisafulli (SR), Wally Maziarz (FR), and Andrew Schutt (SO)

149 - Rickey Bronson (FR), Desi Green (RJR), James Loomis (FR), and Josh Micek (RFR)

157 - Frank Day (FR), Matt Dehney (FR), Kris Duge (FR), and Mark Lewandowski (RSO)

165 - Pat Brady (SO) and John-Martin Cannon (JR)

174 - Ron Majerus (RSO) and Brian Sheehan (RSR)

184 - Jimmy Hamel (RSR), Kyle Smith (RFR), and Zach Ward (FR)

197 - Tyler Peter (JR) and Josh Peters (RSO)

HWT - Mibo Aiono (RFR), Brett Correll (RSO), and James Donner (FR)

Note:  Both Robert Ryhal (RJR) and Jedd Mason (RSO) are recovering from injuries and most likely will not be able to wrestle-off on the 24th.

I will provide more in depth previews of each weight class over the next two weeks.

2010 UB Wrestle-Offs and Coaches/Wrestler's Clinic

This is a tentative schedule of events for our clinic and wrestle-offs on Sunday October 24th...

10:00 AM - Coach Jeff Catrabone - Technique Session with all wrestlers and coaches

12:00 PM - Lunch

12:30 PM - UB Wrestle-Offs

2:00 PM - Coach Bill Jacoutot - Presentation on Running a Successful Wrestling Program with all coaches

2:00 PM - Coach Ricky Deubel - Technique Session with all wrestlers

4:00 PM - Coach Bill Jacoutot - Technique and Drilling Session with all wrestlers and coaches

6:00 PM - Dinner

6:30 PM - Coach Mitch Clark - Technique Session with all wrestlers and coaches

Here is a glimpse of some of the major accomplishments of the outstanding coaching staff for the 2010 UB Coaches and Wrestler Clinic...

Bill Jacoutot - National Coach of the Year, New York Coach of the Year, an unbelievable coaching record at Spencerport High School of 387-34-2 (winning percentage of 92%), 10 undefeated teams, 7 New York State Team Championships, 17 time Section V Coach of the Year, 5 teams ranked in the top 25 in the country, with all of these things spanning over a 32 year coaching career after Bill graduated at UB.

Mitch Clark - NCAA Division I National Champion (he techfalled his opponent in the first period!), 2X NCAA Division I National Finalist, 2X Big Ten Champion, Midlands Champion, 2000 Final Olympic Trials, High School National Champion and Outstanding Wrestler, and 2X New York State Finalist.

Jeff Catrabone - Assistant Coach at UB, 3X NCAA Division I All-American, 3X Big Ten Finalist, 160 collegiate wins, set the University of Michigan pin record, and 2X PA AAA State Champion.

Ricky Deubel -Assistant Coach at UB, 3X NCAA National Qualifier, University All-American, 4X PSAC Finalist, won 120 matches in college, High School National Champion, 2X Ohio State Champion and 3X OH State Finalist. 

We are hoping that we have a great turn-out for wrestle-offs and the clinic!

ANNOUNCEMENT: WRESTLE OFFS

IT'S ALMOST TIME FOR THE 2010 BULLS WRESTLE OFFS!

UB wrestling will have wrestle offs Sunday, October 24 (time TBA).  Wrestle offs are open to the public, so come out and support the UB grapplers as they battle for a coveted starting spot on this year's squad! 

October 24 is also the annual clinic hosted by the Bulls for coaches and wrestlers.  More information will follow in the coming days... stay tuned!

Catching-Up with Dan Bishop

Coach Catrabone catches-up with 2010 UB Graduate Dan Bishop.

Workout Dedicated to Wrestling Alumni

Coach Beichner caught-up on the phone with UB Wrestling Alumni Ed Brown last week.  Ed wrestled at UB from 1968-1971 and was a three-time NCAA Division I National Qualifier at UB.  Ed is currently living in Montana and said to tell the team, "real man do fifty push-ups."  After one of our grueling workouts last week, we finished with 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, and 100 pull-ups for Ed.  This is a clip of the push-ups and sit-ups.  These are for you Ed!

Coach Beasley

Wrestling Alumni Serves UB for 40 years

1973 Graduate Lt. Roy Guarino just retired from the UB Police force.  He wrestled at UB from 1970-1973 after graduating from Corning Community College.  He helped lead the Bulls Wrestling Team to a 14-6-1 team record in 1970-1971, an incredible 17-1 record in 1971-1972, and and outstanding 14-2-1 record in 1972-1973.  Roy is in the top 20 all time at UB in season falls, near falls, and reversals.  After graduating at UB, he joined the University Police and retired this past Wednesday.  Roy's son, Dave, wrestled at UB from 1997-2002 and won a MAC Championship.

On behalf of the UB Wrestling Family, we want to wish Roy a great retirement and thank you for your outstanding support of UB Wrestling for 40 years and many more to come!!

Coach Beasley

Wrestling Alumni Receives Honor & Recognition

Mickey Moran, 2009 UB graduate is being inducted into the Shaler Area High School Hall of Fame today (Glenshaw, PA).  Mickey had a great high school career at Shaler and deserves this honor.  He continued his wrestling and academic career at UB and made our history books in several categories.

Mickey finished his high school career with a 144-26 overall record, which put his in 3^rd in all time wins at Shaler.  He also had 90 pins, which also puts him at 3^rd in the school’s history.  Over his high school career he had an outstanding 340 takedowns, which puts him in 2^nd all-time for Shaler.  He placed in the Pennsylvania AAA State Tournament as both a junior (3^rd at 152 pounds) and as a senior (2^nd at 160 pounds, losing a heartbreaker in overtime).  At the conclusion of his senior year, he was selected to compete in the prestigious Dapper Dan Classic for the WPIAL Team.  In the Dapper Dan, he beat the highly touted Keegan Mueller of Texas.

At UB, Mickey was a four year starter and two time team captain (2007-2008 and 2008-2009).  Mickey was ranked in the top 20 in the country for three of his years at UB and won the UB Open three times.  He was a 2009 NCAA Division I National Qualifier and two-time MAC place winner.  He also won the New York State Collegiate Championships twice and made the finals three times.  Over his illustrious career, Mickey was named as the MAC Wrestler of the Week several times.  He won 88 matches, which is good for 8^th all time at UB.  Also, he finished in 10^th for all time career dual meet wins with 37.  He is in 5^th place in all time dual meet takedowns with an impressive 109 on his career.

Mickey really excelled in freestyle while he was at UB as well.  In 2007, Mickey became a freestyle All-American with a 7^th place showing at the University National Championships.  In 2008, Mickey placed 4^th at the University National Championships at 85kg and was again named as a freestyle All-American.  He followed that performance up with a very good showing at the University World

Team Trials, where he placed 3^rd in the country.

On a personal note, Mickey is a great person that has done a lot for the University at Buffalo.  He was one of the first wrestlers that I got to know when I came to UB in January of his junior year (2008) and went out of his way to make my transition at UB very smooth.  I was fortunate enough to coach him his last year and a half at UB and develop a great friendship with him after his graduation.  Mickey is currently working at UB as an instructor for the Recreation and Intramural Department and running the CPR program.  We are lucky to have Mickey at UB helping us out.  He has been instrumental in promoting our matches over the last year and he spearheaded (along with Joe Muscarella) the Takedown Cancer Event last year that raised over $38,000 for the Jeff Parker family and cancer research.

Congratulations Mick!  You are very deserving of this great honor!

Coach Beasley


For a link to the Shaler Area School District Athletic Hall of Fame, click here.