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BUFFALO, NY - Brandon Newill, the 2002 Division II national champion at 125 pounds, has joined the University at Buffalo wrestling staff under head coach Jim Beichner.

Brandon Newill

Newill will be working primarily with the Bulls' lightweight roster and comes to UB after an outstanding college career. An honors graduate of Pittsburgh University at Johnstown, his record includes Outstanding Wrestler at both the Wilkes and East Regional Tournaments, two-time Slippery Rock Open champion, Outstanding Wrestler at the Thiel Invitational and two-time Eastern Regional champion. As a freshman at Capital University, he was honored as a Division III All-American.

After transferring to Pitt-Johnstown, Newill earned Division II All-American status for three straight seasons, culminating in claiming the NCAA Division II national title at 125 pounds. In claiming the national championship, he became just the sixth wrestler in Pitt-Johnstown history to achieve that honor.

Over the past four summers, Newill has been gathering experience as a coach at the Rob Wallers All-American Wrestling camps. He also worked as a technician at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown summer camps three years in a row and has instructed the youth of his hometown area in Mt. Pleasant, PA.

"We are very excited to have a wrestler of Brandon's stature join our program," said Beichner, who enters his eighth season with a 67-39-2 record. "His work ethic and desire will be an asset to our entire program and he should prove to be a great technician for our lightweight group."