NY State Collegiate Championships
Bulls Impress With 4th Place Finish at NYS Collegiate Championships; Soria Claims 125-pound Title
11/23/2014 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
CORNELL, NY – Senior captain Max Soria continued to shine for the State University of New York, Buffalo wrestling team (3-1, 0-0 MAC) on Sunday afternoon at the New York State Collegiate Championships as he collected the title at 125-pounds to lead the Bulls to a fourth place finish out of 27 schools, their best finish at the tournament since 2012. UB had nine place winners in the "A" brackets on Sunday to improve on their seventh place finish in the tournament a season ago.
"We had a very good day today as our results showed," stated second-year head coach John Stutzman. "We are progressing and every day we are gaining valuable experience. (Max) Soria and (Wally) Maziarz are providing great leadership as we move into our dual meet season."
The Bulls had four grapplers reach the finals in the "A" brackets, Soria, Wally Maziarz, Jason Estevez and Joe Ariola. Soria claimed the title at 125-pounds while Maziarz, Estevez and Ariola each collected second place finishes for the Bulls. Overall UB had nine wrestlers earn top-8 finishes including a pair of freshman.
Entering competition on Sunday, Soria had an unblemished record of 7-0 on the season and he added to that perfect record in his first career victory at 125-pounds at the NYS Collegiate Championships. Soria closed out his afternoon with a 4-0 record and now is 11-0 overall this season. Soria won by major decision, 19-6, in his first match of the afternoon before winning by fall and technical fall in his next two to earn a trip to the finals. In the finals, Soria continued to dominate his competition as he defeated Asher Kramer of Brockport by major decision, 11-0, to claim the title.
At 141 pounds, Estevez had his best performance of the season as he went 3-1 on the afternoon with his lone loss in the championship round to Jamel Hudson of Hofstra as he lost a 7-2 decision. Estevez started off his day with a technical fall victory, 18-2, over an opponent from Oswego before collecting a 13-5 major decision win over Vinny Turano from LIU Post. In the semifinals, he earned a 7-3 decision victory over Logan Everett from Army.
Maziarz has come back strong following an offseason injury as he earned a second place finish, the best of his career at the NYS Championships. Maziarz dominated his first opponent of the afternoon as he won by fall at 4:08. His next two matches were battles, with the fifth-year senior grinding out a pair of 1-0 decision victories, earning a trip to the finals. In the final, Maziarz matched up with Russell Parsons of Army and he was unable to pick up the win, dropping a 6-2 decision.
Redshirt freshman Ariola had a strong showing for the Bulls at 197-pounds as he earned three victories and a trip to the finals. Ariola was dominant in his opening match as he won by fall over his RIT opponent in 4:31. He then won a pair of impressive matches by decision as he took down his opponents from Ithaca College and Cornell to earn his first trip to the finals since coming to Buffalo. In the final, Ariola was defeated by a 5-2 decision by #14 Jace Bennett of Cornell.
Other Bulls earning top-8 finishes in the "A" brackets for the Bulls were Sean Peacock (7th) at 133 pounds, Justin Cooksey (7th) at 149 pounds, Ryan Therrien (8th) at 165 pounds, Muhamid McBryde (6th) at 174 pounds and Tony Lock (6th) at 184 pounds.
UB also had a number of grapplers competing in the "B" bracket on Sunday afternoon with a pair of Bulls, James Benjamin and Jake Gunning, collecting victories at their weights. Benjamin won four matches, including three by fall, at 197-pounds while Gunning improved to 18-4 on the season with his four victories at 285-pounds.
Also collecting top-8 finishes for UB in the "B" brackets were Austin Weigel (2nd), Brandon Lapi (3rd), Blake Retell (5th), Rocco Russo (6th), Jake Weber (8th), Cory Hollister (8th) and Brett Perry (8th). Russo led all grapplers with four pins while Benjamin earned three pins for UB. As a team, Buffalo had 24 total pins, most by any team in the field.
Buffalo will now enter their dual meet season as they only have one more tournament on their schedule, the prestigious Southern Scuffle in Tennessee. UB returns to the mat on Saturday, November 29 as they head to Albany for the Northeast Duals.
2014 NYS Intercollegiate Championships Results for University at Buffalo
A BRACKET
125 - Max Soria (4-0)
Champ. Round 1 - Max Soria (University at Buffalo) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Max Soria (University at Buffalo) won by major decision over Wayne Yuan (New York University) (Maj 19-6)
Quarterfinal - Max Soria (University at Buffalo) won by fall over Dominic DeGraba (Oneonta State) (Fall 0:58)
Semifinal - Max Soria (University at Buffalo) won by tech fall over James Kaishian (Ithaca College) (TF 15-0)
1st Place Match - Max Soria (University at Buffalo) won by major decision over Asher Kramer (Brockport State) (Maj 11-0)
133 - Sean Peacock (4-2)
Champ. Round 1 - Sean Peacock (University at Buffalo) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - maverick Passaro (Hofstra) won by decision over Sean Peacock (University at Buffalo) (Dec 8-4)
Cons. Round 2 - Sean Peacock (University at Buffalo) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Sean Peacock (University at Buffalo) won by decision over Francisco Pereirra (Long Island Post) (Dec 6-2)
Cons. Round 4 - Sean Peacock (University at Buffalo) won by fall over David White (Binghamton University) (Fall 2:30)
Cons. Round 5 - Bricker Dixon (Cornell University) won by decision over Sean Peacock (University at Buffalo) (Dec 7-5)
7th Place Match - Sean Peacock (University at Buffalo) won by major decision over Joe Calderone (Long Island Post) (Maj 15-6)
141 - Jason Estevez (3-1)
Champ. Round 1 - Jason Estevez (University at Buffalo) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Jason Estevez (University at Buffalo) won by tech fall over Quamaine Thomas (SUNY Oswego) (TF 18-2)
Quarterfinal - Jason Estevez (University at Buffalo) won by major decision over Vinny Turano (Long Island Post) (Maj 13-5)
Semifinal - Jason Estevez (University at Buffalo) won by decision over Logan Everett (Army) (Dec 7-3)
1st Place Match - Jamel Hudson (Hofstra) won by decision over Jason Estevez (University at Buffalo) (Dec 7-2)
149 - Justin Cooksey (3-2)
Champ. Round 1 - Justin Cooksey (University at Buffalo) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Justin Cooksey (University at Buffalo) won by fall over Eamonn Gaffney (Ithaca College) (Fall 4:34)
Quarterfinal - Connor Sutton (Columbia University) won by major decision over Justin Cooksey (University at Buffalo) (Maj 12-3)
Cons. Round 4 - Justin Cooksey (University at Buffalo) won by fall over Abubakarr Sow (SUNY Oswego) (Fall 2:31)
Cons. Round 5 - Eamonn Gaffney (Ithaca College) won by decision over Justin Cooksey (University at Buffalo) (Dec 7-6)
7th Place Match - Justin Cooksey (University at Buffalo) won by injury default over Daniel Pak (Ithaca College) (Inj. 0:00)
157 - Alex Smythe (0-2)
Champ. Round 1 - Alex Smythe (University at Buffalo) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Vincent Deprez (Binghamton University) won by decision over Alex Smythe (University at Buffalo) (Dec 6-5)
Cons. Round 2 - Alex Smythe (University at Buffalo) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Taylor Simaz (Cornell University) won by major decision over Alex Smythe (University at Buffalo) (Maj 17-4)
157 - Wally Maziarz (3-1)
Champ. Round 1 - Wally Maziarz (University at Buffalo) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Wally Maziarz (University at Buffalo) won by fall over Samuel Friedfeld (New York University) (Fall 4:08)
Quarterfinal - Wally Maziarz (University at Buffalo) won by decision over Kevin Collins (Ithaca College) (Dec 1-0)
Semifinal - Wally Maziarz (University at Buffalo) won by decision over Jahlani Callender (Hofstra) (Dec 1-0)
1st Place Match - Russell Parsons (Army) won by decision over Wally Maziarz (University at Buffalo) (Dec 6-2)
165 - Ryan Therrien (3-3)
Champ. Round 1 - Ryan Therrien (University at Buffalo) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Nick Terdick (Hofstra) won by fall over Ryan Therrien (University at Buffalo) (Fall 3:41)
Cons. Round 2 - Ryan Therrien (University at Buffalo) won by major decision over Johnny Grandson (SUNY Sullivan) (Maj 18-9)
Cons. Round 3 - Ryan Therrien (University at Buffalo) won by major decision over Duely Espinal (Nassau Community College) (Maj 16-5)
Cons. Round 4 - Ryan Therrien (University at Buffalo) won by injury default over Jesse Shanaman (Cornell University) (Inj. 0:00)
Cons. Round 5 - Jesse Bader (Hunter College) won by major decision over Ryan Therrien (University at Buffalo) (Maj 12-2)
7th Place Match - Sam Schwartzapfel (Nassau Community College) won by decision over Ryan Therrien (University at Buffalo) (Dec 11-7)
174 - Muhamid McBryde (3-3)
Champ. Round 1 - Muhamid McBryde (University at Buffalo) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Muhamid McBryde (University at Buffalo) won by decision over Sean Maloney (SUNY Oswego) (Dec 8-3)
Quarterfinal - George Pickett (Cornell University) won by decision over Muhamid McBryde (University at Buffalo) (Dec 4-1)
Cons. Round 4 - Muhamid McBryde (University at Buffalo) won by decision over Shane Currey (Niagara Community College) (Dec 8-3)
Cons. Round 5 - Muhamid McBryde (University at Buffalo) won by decision over Tyler Lusht (Brockport State) (Dec 9-3)
Cons. Semi - Jacob Taylor (Cornell University) won by decision over Muhamid McBryde (University at Buffalo) (Dec 3-2)
5th Place Match - Frank Affronti (Hofstra) won by decision over Muhamid McBryde (University at Buffalo) (Dec 4-0)
184 - Tony Lock (2-3)
Champ. Round 1 - Tony Lock (University at Buffalo) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Tony Lock (University at Buffalo) won by major decision over Vincent Provenzano (Oneonta State) (Maj 12-1)
Quarterfinal - Tony Lock (University at Buffalo) won by fall over Scott Bova (SUNY Oswego) (Fall 1:46)
Semifinal - Austin Wilding (Army) won by injury default over Tony Lock (University at Buffalo) (Inj. 0:00)
Cons. Semi - Patrick Sheehan (New York University) won by injury default over Tony Lock (University at Buffalo) (Inj. 0:00)
5th Place Match - Jeff Palmeri (Brockport State) won by medical forfeit over Tony Lock (University at Buffalo) (MFF)
197 - Joe Ariola (3-1)
Champ. Round 1 - Joe Ariola (University at Buffalo) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Joe Ariola (University at Buffalo) won by fall over Jake Swearingen (Rochester Institute of Tech.) (Fall 4:31)
Quarterfinal - Joe Ariola (University at Buffalo) won by decision over Gregory Duvall (Ithaca College) (Dec 14-7)
Semifinal - Joe Ariola (University at Buffalo) won by decision over Owen Scott (Cornell University) (Dec 8-3)
1st Place Match - Jace Bennett (Cornell University) won by decision over Joe Ariola (University at Buffalo) (Dec 5-2)
B BRACKET (OPEN)
125 - Cory Hollister (3-2)
Champ. Round 1 - Vince Pallone (Columbia University) won by decision over Corey Hollister (University at Buffalo) (Dec 2-0)
Cons. Round 1 - Corey Hollister (University at Buffalo) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Corey Hollister (University at Buffalo) won by fall over Alexander Petersen (RPI) (Fall 1:26)
Cons. Round 3 - Corey Hollister (University at Buffalo) won by fall over Stephen Carlo (Farmingdale State College) (Fall 2:13)
Cons. Round 4 - Corey Hollister (University at Buffalo) won by decision over Dan Murray (Nassau Community College) (Dec 7-0)
Cons. Semi - Andrew Traficante (Hunter College) won by decision over Corey Hollister (University at Buffalo) (Dec 9-5)
133 - Blake Retell (4-1)
Champ. Round 1 - Blake Retell (University at Buffalo) won by fall over Cody Carbery (Unrostered) (Fall 1:44)
Champ. Round 2 - Jp Ascolese (Columbia University) won by decision over Blake Retell (University at Buffalo) (Dec 1-0)
Cons. Round 2 - Blake Retell (University at Buffalo) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Blake Retell (University at Buffalo) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 4 - Blake Retell (University at Buffalo) won by tech fall over Narankhuu Ganbaatar (Hunter College) (TF 17-1)
Cons. Semi - Blake Retell (University at Buffalo) won by fall over Chris D`Amico (Oneonta State) (Fall 1:12)
5th Place Match - Blake Retell (University at Buffalo) won by fall over Brendan Hasson (FlWC) (Fall 1:04)
141 - Brandon Lapi (3-1)
Champ. Round 1 - Brandon Lapi (University at Buffalo) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Brandon Lapi (University at Buffalo) won by fall over Jack Lucie (Army) (Fall 2:25)
Quarterfinal - Brandon Lapi (University at Buffalo) won by fall over Nicholas Matthews (New York University) (Fall 1:33)
Semifinal - Nick Tighe (Binghamton University) won in sudden victory - 1 over Brandon Lapi (University at Buffalo) (SV-1 3-1)
3rd Place Match - Brandon Lapi (University at Buffalo) won by decision over Will Koll (FlWC) (Dec 1-0)
141 - Rocco Russo (4-2)
Champ. Round 1 - Sean O`Hagan (Brockport State) won by fall over Rocco Russo (University at Buffalo) (Fall 4:43)
Cons. Round 1 - Rocco Russo (University at Buffalo) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Rocco Russo (University at Buffalo) won by fall over Jack Lucie (Army) (Fall 1:22)
Cons. Round 3 - Rocco Russo (University at Buffalo) won by fall over Casey Jones (Brockport State) (Fall 0:54)
Cons. Round 4 - Rocco Russo (University at Buffalo) won by fall over Derek Krajewski (FlWC) (Fall 4:51)
Cons. Semi - Rocco Russo (University at Buffalo) won by fall over Joe Moita (Columbia University) (Fall 0:31)
5th Place Match - Ryan Dunphy (FlWC) won by decision over Rocco Russo (University at Buffalo) (Dec 10-4)
149 - Trevor Hoffmier (3-2)
Champ. Round 1 - Trevor Hoffmier (University at Buffalo) won by decision over Justin Maslow (New York University) (Dec 7-0)
Champ. Round 2 - Dylan Realbuto (Cornell University) won by decision over Trevor Hoffmier (University at Buffalo) (Dec 3-1)
Cons. Round 2 - Trevor Hoffmier (University at Buffalo) won by forfeit over Andy Huang (Hunter College) (FF)
Cons. Round 3 - Trevor Hoffmier (University at Buffalo) won by fall over Danny Reed (Columbia University) (Fall 3:50)
Cons. Round 4 - Connor Lapresi (FlWC) won by fall over Trevor Hoffmier (University at Buffalo) (Fall 4:31)
174 - Jake Weber (3-2)
Champ. Round 1 - Jake Weber (University at Buffalo) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Brandon Womack (FlWC) won by major decision over Jake Weber (University at Buffalo) (Maj 12-4)
Cons. Round 2 - Jake Weber (University at Buffalo) won by decision over Will Bonagura (RPI) (Dec 10-5)
Cons. Round 3 - Jake Weber (University at Buffalo) won by fall over Josh Reed (SUNY Cortland) (Fall 1:44)
Cons. Round 4 - Jake Weber (University at Buffalo) won by decision over Brian Vutianitis (SUNY Cortland) (Dec 6-1)
Cons. Semi - Brandon Womack (FlWC) won by major decision over Jake Weber (University at Buffalo) (Maj 16-3)
184 - Austin Weigel (3-1)
Champ. Round 1 - Austin Weigel (University at Buffalo) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Austin Weigel (University at Buffalo) won by decision over Daniel Choi (Cornell University) (Dec 6-4)
Quarterfinal - Austin Weigel (University at Buffalo) won in sudden victory - 1 over Scott Votino (Army) (SV-1 4-2)
Semifinal - Austin Weigel (University at Buffalo) won by fall over Thomas Anania (Ithaca College) (Fall 1:31)
1st Place Match - William George (Cornell University) won by decision over Austin Weigel (University at Buffalo) (Dec 7-4)
184 - Brett Perry (2-2)
Champ. Round 1 - Brett Perry (University at Buffalo) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Brett Perry (University at Buffalo) won by decision over Chris Loew (Columbia University) (Dec 4-3)
Quarterfinal - Gio Santiago (Nassau Community College) won by decision over Brett Perry (University at Buffalo) (Dec 11-7)
Cons. Round 4 - Brett Perry (University at Buffalo) won by major decision over Anthony Marino (Oneonta State) (Maj 17-6)
Cons. Semi - Ty Walter (FlWC) won by tech fall over Brett Perry (University at Buffalo) (TF 16-1)
197 - James Benjamin (4-0)
Champ. Round 1 - James Benjamin (University at Buffalo) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - James Benjamin (University at Buffalo) won by fall over Cedrick Stephens (Niagara Community College) (Fall 1:47)
Quarterfinal - James Benjamin (University at Buffalo) won by decision over Ben Honis (FlWC) (Dec 6-3)
Semifinal - James Benjamin (University at Buffalo) won by fall over Jake Anderson (FlWC) (Fall 1:33)
1st Place Match - James Benjamin (University at Buffalo) won by fall over Brian Curless (Cornell Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:13)
285 - Jake Gunning (4-0)
Champ. Round 1 - Jake Gunning (University at Buffalo) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Jake Gunning (University at Buffalo) won by decision over Austin Buttry (USMA Prep School) (Dec 3-0)
Quarterfinal - Jake Gunning (University at Buffalo) won by decision over Mason Kumashiro (Army) (Dec 8-1)
Semifinal - Jake Gunning (University at Buffalo) won by decision over George Famutimi (Cornell University) (Dec 9-4)
1st Place Match - Jake Gunning (University at Buffalo) won by major decision over Joseph Sprung (Ithaca College) (Maj 14-5)
TEAM SCORES
| 1. | Cornell University | Cor | 144.5 |
| 2. | Hofstra | Hof | 144.0 |
| 3. | Army | Arm | 128.5 |
| 4. | UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO | Buff | 121.5 |
| 5. | Columbia University | Colu | 104.5 |
| 6. | Binghamton University | Bing | 83.0 |
| 7. | Brockport State | Broc | 66.5 |
| 8. | Nassau Community College | Nass | 61.0 |
| 9. | Hunter College | Hun | 57.0 |
| 10. | Ithaca College | Ith | 53.0 |
| 11. | SUNY Cortland | Cort | 45.5 |
| 12. | New York University | NYU | 37.0 |
| 13. | Oneonta State | Oneo | 33.5 |
| 14. | Long Island Post | LIP | 27.0 |
| 15. | SUNY Oswego | Oswe | 20.5 |
| 16. | Niagara Community College | Niag | 13.0 |
| 17. | Rochester Institute of Tech. | RIT | 6.5 |
| 18. | SUNY Sullivan | SCC | 3.0 |
| 19. | US Merchant Marine Academy | USMM | 3.0 |
| 20. | Jamestown Community College | Jame | 2.5 |
| 21. | Alfred State College | Alf | 0.0 |
| 22. | Clarkson Unversity | Clar | 0.0 |
| 23. | Cornell Wrestling Club | CWC | 0.0 |
| 24. | Farmingdale State College | FSC | 0.0 |
| 25. | FlWC | FLWC | 0.0 |
| 26. | RPI | RPI | 0.0 |
| 27. | Stony Brook Wrestling Club | Ston | 0.0 |
| 28. | SUNY Cortland Wrestling Club | SCWC | 0.0 |
| 29. | Unrostered | AL | 0.0 |
| 30. | USMA Prep School | USMA | 0.0 |
| 31. | Westchester Community College | West | 0.0 |
