Despite being nearly a week away from their next dual meet, UB Wrestling was in action this weekend at the “Shorty” Hitchcock Memorial Classic at Millersville University in Pennsylvania. Buffalo had five grapplers in action: James Benjamin, Kyle Akins, Matt Seitz, Ryan Kromer and Jimmy Devine. Akins and Benjamin took home championships in their respective brackets while Kromer finished 3rd.
Akins, who was out of the lineup against #7 Missouri, tore through the competition en route to the 125 pound championship. Akins collected two technical falls and two pinfalls, earning his second pin over Jon Tropea of Rider in the finals.