It was a fry cry from the first time that John Stutzman coached the Buffalo Bulls at the New York State Collegiate Championships when his 2013-2014 squad finished 7th. Colt Cotten and James Benjamin claimed individual championships at 149 and 197 pounds respectively to lead the way for the Bulls while 9 of the 10 grapplers in the ‘A’ bracket earned spots on the podium. The Bulls also earned a runner-up finish as a team, the team’s best ever finish at the tournament.
It was a dominant day from start to finish for Cotten, earning two 20-2 technical fall victories before pinning TJ Fabian of LIU-Post in the semifinals to punch his ticket to the first place bout.