Jordan Reyes wrestling for the University at Buffalo as a freshman

By Dean Rhodes

Smoke Signals editor

Tribal member Jordan Reyes, a two-time Oregon state champion in wrestling at Willamina High School, is wrestling at the 125-pound weight class during his freshman year at the University at Buffalo in New York, a Division I school.

Head Coach John Stutzman said he has had to use Reyes right away on the team despite the coaching staff’s desire to build him up to wrestle in the weight class. Reyes wrestled at 106 pounds in high school.

“He’s been working hard and is an overachiever,” Stutzman said in a phone interview. “He’s got a great work ethic and is a super kid and a great student. At 125 pounds, he is a little fireplug and is battling hard.”

Reyes won his second Oregon state wrestling championship in February as a senior in the 106-pound weight class. He also won the state title during his junior year in the same weight class and finished second during his freshman and sophomore years. He went 122-10 during his four years of wrestling at Willamina with six of his 10 losses occurring during his freshman year.

The University at Buffalo Bulls wrestling team is 2-5 in the early part of the season with duals losses to Purdue, Wisconsin, Cal State Bakersfield, Cal Poly and Cleveland State, and wins over Long Island University and West Virginia. The West Virginia win was the Bulls’ first victory over a Big 12 school.

Reyes is 2-10 overall and 0-4 in duals so far in his college wrestling career. In duals, he has lost close matches to Cal Poly’s Benny Martinez 2-0 and 4-3 to Cal State Bakersfield’s Alejandro Hernandez-Figueroa. He lost 15-2 to Cleveland State’s Logan Heil on Friday, Dec. 6, and 8-1 to West Virginia’s Joey Thomas on Sunday, Dec. 8.

Upcoming duals will include the University of Missouri on Sunday, Dec. 15, and George Mason University on Sunday, Dec. 22.

To follow Reyes’ college wrestling career, visit https://ubbulls.com/sports/wrestling.