Wrestling
Hunter Richard
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- hr39@buffalo.edu
- Phone:
- 315-725-1493
Hunter Richard is in his third season as an assistant coach. He came to UB fom Appalachian State.
In 2025-26, he helped coach Kaleb Burgess to the NCAA Championships at 157. He was one of two Bulls to place at the MAC Championships.
Four UB wrestlers were named to the Academic All-MAC team.
In his first season at UB, the Bulls placed three wrestlers on the podium at the Mid-American Conference Championships. In addition, five Bulls were named to the Academic All-MAC team.
Richard came to Buffalo after serving as an assistant coach at Appalachian State where he helped lead the Mountaineers to a Southern Conference championship. App State had five individual conference champions in 2023.
Richard wrestled for head coach Donnie Vinson at Cornell where he was a two-time NCAA qualifier, with a top-16 finish as a fifth-year senior at 157 pounds to cap the 2021-22 season. He won three matches at the NCAA Championships that year after also qualifying at 149 pounds in 2020.
Richard posted a 67-33 record in four seasons for the Big Red. He earned a bachelor's degree in economics and has also worked in the financial sector since graduating from Cornell.
He was named to the Academic All-Ivy and EIWA All-Academic teams during his career and also captured an EIWA Academic Achievement Award. His three victories at the 2022 NCAA Championships included back-to-back wins against top-20 opponents.
A native of Barneveld, NY, Richard attended Holland Patent High School and was a Fargo, NHSCA and Flo Nationals All-American who posted a 265-26 prep record.
In 2025-26, he helped coach Kaleb Burgess to the NCAA Championships at 157. He was one of two Bulls to place at the MAC Championships.
Four UB wrestlers were named to the Academic All-MAC team.
In his first season at UB, the Bulls placed three wrestlers on the podium at the Mid-American Conference Championships. In addition, five Bulls were named to the Academic All-MAC team.
Richard came to Buffalo after serving as an assistant coach at Appalachian State where he helped lead the Mountaineers to a Southern Conference championship. App State had five individual conference champions in 2023.
Richard wrestled for head coach Donnie Vinson at Cornell where he was a two-time NCAA qualifier, with a top-16 finish as a fifth-year senior at 157 pounds to cap the 2021-22 season. He won three matches at the NCAA Championships that year after also qualifying at 149 pounds in 2020.
Richard posted a 67-33 record in four seasons for the Big Red. He earned a bachelor's degree in economics and has also worked in the financial sector since graduating from Cornell.
He was named to the Academic All-Ivy and EIWA All-Academic teams during his career and also captured an EIWA Academic Achievement Award. His three victories at the 2022 NCAA Championships included back-to-back wins against top-20 opponents.
A native of Barneveld, NY, Richard attended Holland Patent High School and was a Fargo, NHSCA and Flo Nationals All-American who posted a 265-26 prep record.
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