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November 03, 2016

From Buffalo to Dagestan: UB's Stutzman and Team USA compete with wrestling's best https://t.co/KuUsuSBypG via @sharethis

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Every year, the United World Wrestling International Cup competition draws top wrestlers from around the world to Khasavjurt, Dagestan, a region renowned for producing many of the sport's most accomplished athletes.

UB wrestling coach John Stutzman, coaching Team USA in the tournament together with Eric Guerrero, Oklahoma State University's assistant wrestling coach, brought the U.S. athletes in among the top finalists.

"This competition is international, Olympic-level," says Stutzman. "We placed a finalist, a second, a third and a fifth in one of the toughest wrestling tournaments in the world.