Buffalo Bulls wrestling
The Buffalo Bulls wrestling team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the University at Buffalo in Amherst, New York. The team is a member of the Mid-American Conference, 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.
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., it is the school's only national champion team in any NCAA sport.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.
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.
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.
At the 2011 MAC Wrestling Tournament, Buffalo led all teams with four individual champions, 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.