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December 29, 2022

Bulls Complete Day One at Ken Kraft Midlands#UBhornsUP https://t.co/FVjPGAOZjC

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EVANSTON, IL - Four members of the University at Buffalo wrestling team are competing at the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships hosted by Northwestern. Matt Ryan, Sam Mitchell, Eli Sherren and Greg Hodulick are taking the mats.

Sherren, the Bulls' 197-pounder, is having the most success for the Bulls. He opened the day with a 10-0 major decision over Illinois' Chase Waggoner. He had a tough matchup in his next bout, facing fourth-seeded Mac Stout of Pittsburgh. The redshirt-freshman dropped an 8-1 decision.

Sherren responded with a dominant 8-2 decision over Wisconsin's Michael Talshahar in the consolation bracket. He followed with a 5-2 decision over Indiana's Gabriel Sollars to advance to day two. Sherren will next face Virginia's Michael Batista who is the 10th seed.

At 141, Matt Ryan dropped his first match to 8th-seed Carmen Ferrante of Penn, 5-1. After earning a win by forfeit over Indiana's Cayden Rooks, Ryan dropped a close 8-7 decision to Harvard's Kenny Herman.

At 197, Sam Mitchell won his first match of the day with an 8-6 decision over George Mason's Jon List. He followed by dropping a close 4-3 decision to 10th-seed Michael Batista of Virginia. In the consolation bracket, Mitchell dropped a 6-4 decision to Illinois' Joseph Braunagel.

At 285, Greg Hodulick opened his day by dropping a 3-0 decision to SIUE's Colton McKiernen ? the sixth seed. He bounced back in his first match of the consolation bracket, upsetting 11th-seed Jake Slinger of Pittsburgh, 6-4. Unfortunately, he dropped his next bout, 4-1, to Missouri's Ryan Boersma.