ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Reggie Rucker (Rochester, NY/Edison Tech) of the men's track and field team won two Mid-American Conference titles in his hurdles events, breaking his own UB records in both and setting a Miami track record in one. Rucker won the 110-meter hurdles in 14.05 seconds, cutting two-tenths of a second off his old record. He took the 400-meter hurdles in 50.75 seconds, slicing six-tenths of a second from the record, and earning UB's third 400-meter hurdles title in four years. He became the first UB athlete to win two MAC titles in one meet.

Vanessa Roelofsen (Alma, Ontario/Norwell District SS) of the women's track and field team won her first Mid-American Conference title in the javelin after placing second in the event each of the last two seasons. Roelofsen had a winning toss of 147-9 (45.03m) to win the event by nearly four feet over Ohio's Chelsea Stephan. Roelofsen also had the top throw in the preliminary round with a mark of 144-6 (44.04m). Her best toss of the year was 149-4, set at the Wake Forest Open in March, qualifying her for the NCAA East Regionals.