How UB Wrestling Fared Against This Year's NCAA Qualifiers

With the selections for the NCAA tournament announced yesterday, let's take a look at how UB's wrestlers fared against this year's qualifiers.

By John McWhinnie@J_McWhinnie Mar 12, 2015, 10:00am EDT

125 lbs

UB Wrestler	Opponent	Opponent School	Match Result (For UB)
Max Soria	Dominic Parisi	Appalachian State	W, 5-3 Decision
Soria	Tyler Cox	Wyoming	L, 19-17 Decision
Soria	Tim Lambert	Nebraska	L, 12-2 Major Decision
Soria	Dylan Peters	Northern Iowa	L, 12-0 Major Decision
Soria	Alan Waters	Missouri	L, 8-2 Decision

133 lbs

UB Wrestler	Opponent	Opponent's School	Match Result (For UB Wrestler)
Sean Peacock	Ronald Perry	Lock Haven	L, 10-2 Major Decision
Peacock	Scott DelVecchio	Rutgers	L, Pinfall
Peacock	Mack McGuire	Kent State	L, 7-2 Decision
Peacock	Nick Soto	Chattanooga	L, 11-0 Major Decision

141 lbs

UB Wrestler	Opponent	Opponent's School	Match Result
Jason Estevez	Mike Longo	Appalachian State	W, 6-5 Decision
Estevez	Jamel Hudson	Hofstra	L, 7-2 Decision
Estevez	Anthony Ashnault	Rutgers	L, 12-3 Major Decision
Estevez	Zach Horan	CMU	L, 7-1 Decision
Estevez	Geo Martinez	Boise State	L, 9-0 Major Decision
Colt Cotten	Chris Mecate	Old Dominion	L, 5-4 Decision

149 lbs

UB Wrestler	Opponent	Opponent's School	Match Result (For UB Wrestler)
Justin Cooksey	Ryan Mosely	Gardner-Webb	L, 4-0 Decision
Cooksey	Ken Theobold	Rutgers	L, 16-3 Major Decision
Cooksey	Mike Depalma	Kent State	L, Pinfall
Cooksey	Tywan Claxton	Ohio	L, 14-1 Major Decision

157 lbs

UB Wrestler	Opponent	Opponent's School	Match Result (For UB Wrestler)
Wally Maziarz	Russell Parsons	Army	L, 3-1 Decision
Alex Smythe	Justin DeAngelis	Oklahoma	L, 18-1 Technical Fall
Maziarz	Anthony Perrotti	Rutgers	L, 6-1 Decision
Maziarz	Ian Miller	Kent State	L, Pinfall
Smythe	Cody Pack	South Dakota State	L, 16-0 Technical Fall
Smythe	Markus Scheidel	Columbia	L, 8-3 Decision
Danny Graham	Spartak Chino	Ohio	L, 14-5 Major Decision
Graham	Joe Lavallee	Missouri	L, 18-4 Major Decision
Ryan Kromer	Brandon Zeerip	EMU	L, 14-4 Major Decision

165 lbs

UB Wrestler	Opponent	Opponent's School	Match Result (For UB)
Rrok Ndokaj	Coleman Gracey	Army	L, 13-3 Major Decision
Ryan Therrien	Dakota Friesth	Wyoming	L, Technical Fall
Ndokaj	Alex Dieringer	Oklahoma State	L, 17-2 Technical Fall
Ndokaj	Tristan Warner	Old Dominion	L, 12-3 Major Decision
Ndokaj	Tyrel White	Columbia	L, 4-3 Decision
Ndokaj	Harrison Hightower	Ohio	L, 7-0 Decision
Ndokaj	Mike England	Missouri	L, 5-3 Decision

174 lbs

UB Wrestler	Opponent	Opponent's School	Match Result
Jarred Lux	Brian Harvey	Army	L, 16-0 Technical Fall
Muhamid McBryde	George Pickett	Cornell	L, 4-1 Decision
McBryde	Andy McCulley	Wyoming	L, Technical Fall
McBryde	Jordan Ellingwood	CMU	L, 4-2 Decision
McBryde	Kyle Crutchmer	Oklahoma State	L, 7-3 Decision
Maziarz	Cody Walters	Ohio	L, 2-0 Decision
Maziarz	Cody Johnston	Missour	L, Pinfall

184 lbs

UB Wrestler	Opponent	Opponent's School	Match Result
Austin Weigel	Ben Stroh	Wyoming	L, Pinfall
Brett Perry	Tim Dudley	Nebraska	L, Pinfall
Weigel	Jack Dechow	Old Dominion	L, 10-1 Decision
Perry	Andrew Romanchik	Ohio	L, 8-2 Decision
Weigel	Willie Miklus	Missouri	L, Pinfall
Joe Ariola	Jack McKeever	Binghamton	L, 3-1 Decision

197 lbs

UB Wrestler	Opponent	Opponent's School	Match Result
Joe Ariola	Jace Bennett	Cornell	L, 5-2 Decision
Ariola	Shane Woods	Wyoming	L, 4-0 Decision
James Benjamin	Basil Minto	Northern Iowa	L, 15-6 Major Decision
Benjamin	Nate Rotert	South Dakota State	L, Pinfall
Benjamin	Kevin Beazley	Old Dominion	L, Pinfall
Benjamin	Phil Wellington	Ohio	L, 16-6 Major Decision
Benjamin	J'Den Cox	Missouri	L, 17-0 Technical Fall
Benjamin	Anthony Abro	EMU	L, 6-4 Decision
Benjamin	Shawn Scott	NIU	L, 9-5 Decision

HWT

UB Wrestler	Opponent	Opponent's School	Match Result
Mike Silvis	Denzel Dejounette	Appalachian State	L, 10-2 Major Decision
Silvis	Ross Larson	Oklahoma	L, 11-5 Decision
Silvis	Mimmo Lytle	Kent State	L, 7-3
Silvis	Collin Jensen	Nebraska	L, 17-2 Technical Fall
Silvis	Nathan Butler	Stanford	L, 3-0 Decision
Silvis	Blaze Cabell	Northern Iowa	L, 19-8 Major Decision
Silvis	JJ Everard	South Dakota State	L, 6-2 Decision
Silvis	Garrett Ryan	Columbia	L, 6-0 Decision
Silvis	Jake Henderson	Old Dominion	L, 3-2 Decision
Ian James	Devin Mellon	Missouri	L, 10-1 Major Decision
James	Tyler Deuel	Binghamton	L, 18-0 Technical Fall

So what did we learn?

Well, something I, and pretty much every one else already knows: this team is inexperienced and it shows. This is not necessarily a bad thing; sure, the staggering amount of losses to only 2 wins may seem a but much, but, given that the vast majority of the starting lineup was comprised of underclassmen taking on seniors and juniors who are the top ranked in the nation, its not so bad.

One thing I didn't realize until putting this together was the shear number of qualifiers that Mike Silvis had faced throughout the season. Sure, he had a lot of ups and downs this season, but against some of the toughest opponents he held his own and is very promising moving forward.

UB Wrestlers also faced 3 of this year's number 1 seeds in Alan Waters, Alex Dieringer, and J'Den Cox. Dieringer and Cox are both reigning national champions and are the favorites to stand atop the podium once again, while Waters has ascended to the top of the rankings at 125, one of the nations most difficult weight classes.

I also noted throughout the season that the Bulls struggled from 157 through the heavyweight weight classes, and it's no surprise that those weights have the most NCAA qualifiers faced.

Be sure to stay tuned to Bull Run for the Wrestling Season Review which should be coming in a week or so, and for all your UB Bulls news, notes and commentary.