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Gunning, Akins 33rd in Final Coaches Poll, Cotten 31st in RPI
Jake Gunning and Kyle Akins ended the season 33rd in their respective weight classes in the final coaches poll. Meanwhile, Colt Cotten ended the season 31st in the RPI rankings at 149 pounds.
Joseph Messare Commits to UB Wrestling
Joe Messare of Albany-area Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School committed to UB Wrestling yesterday. He's a projected 184/197 pound wrestler for the Bulls.
Wrestling Senior Salutes
The regular season finale for wrestling is tomorrow so with that we remember the careers of the four departing seniors.
Wrestling's Benjamin named to Top 10 Upsets of the Week
After his upset pin over Northern Illinois' #18 Shawn Scott, Benjamin caught the attention of the folks over at FloWrestling. Each week they rank the top 10 upsets across the nation and Benjamin's win came in at #10. The writer also said that Benjamin looks like a guy who is on the verge of qualifying for nationals - very high praise.
Akins moves to #33 in WrestlingReport.com Poll
Following a 2-0 weekend to bring his season record to 17-9; Kyle Akins moved to #33 in the wrestlingreport.com National Rankings. This comes after Akins was ranked #33 in the Coaches Poll last week.
Akins ranked #33 in NCAA Coaches Poll
Kyle Akins was the lone UB wrestler to be ranked in the top 33 in the nation in the first individual NCAA coaches poll last week. Akins is also #28 nationally in the 125 pound RPI rankings.
Wrestling Commit Logan Rill, Mount St. Joseph's team featured in Baltimore's Catholic Review
Logan Rill, the 195-pounder, is the middle man in his own family’s tradition at Mount St. Joseph. His brother, Keagan, a sophomore, is the Gaels’ 220-pounder. An older brother, Tyler, graduated from Mount St. Joseph in 2012. He’s wrestling for the University of Buffalo, where Logan has been accepted.
Their father starred in the sport for North Carroll High in the 1980s. They live in Hampstead. Why drive past schools like McDonogh to go to Mount St. Joseph?
"I began hearing about the tradition here when my brother (Tyler) was a freshman," he said. "We talk about that a lot here, and we want to be the team that makes it great again. We’re very close. This is like family."
Wrestling match vs Binghamton moved to 2:00 PM
The start time of @UB_Wrestling's dual against Binghamton on Feb. 12 has been changed to 2 pm. It was originally schedule to start at 7 pm.
— Jon Fuller (@UBJonFuller) January 27, 2016
This is to accommodate the Men's Basketball game that same day being moved by ESPN to 7:00 PM.
Ten questions with UB Wrestling Coach John Stutzman
This is really a great, deep dive into UB Wrestling, and a good advertisement for the school from John Stutzman. If you're just getting into the team because of our coverage and want to learn more, it's a good place to start.
