Scott K. Slade (2003) - Dr. and Mrs. Edmond J. Gicewicz Family UB Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees

Scott K. Slade

1978-82 (BS '84) 19774

Scott was dominant in the Bull's wrestling team as a junior and senior, when he earned most valuable player accolades, AND went on to be named UB's Male Athlete of the Year both years.
During his senior campaign, Scott was third in the NCAA Championships at 167 pounds (winning All-American honors), after finishing the dual meet portion of the schedule with a 12-1 mark. His combined record of 32-3 (.914) was the second best in UB single-season history. He also won the SUNYAC 167-pound crown and was third in his weight class in the State Championship Meet.
As a junior, Scott placed second in the NCAA Division II Meet (to, again, earn All-American honors) and pinned the defending champion in the waning seconds of his opening match. Earlier that same season, he was runner-up in the SUNYAC Championship and third in the New York State Collegiate Meet.
He served as co-captain his senior year, when he was the ONLY returning letterman, then led the Bulls in six categories, as he had also done as a junior.
Scott, at the time of his induction into the Athletic Hall of Fame, held spots among the top ten in seven career and single-season team categories, with his twenty-four career reversals, good for fifth, his second highest placing.