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Bulls Open Season Against Ohio Foes

The University at Buffalo’s men’s and women’s cross country teams opened the 2009 season at the Tommy Evans Invitational at Akron’s Firestone Metropark on Saturday afternoon. The UB men tied for third in a five-team field while the UB women finished fourth among the five schools. The UB men tied Ohio Northern for third place with 84 points. MAC foes Kent State (18) and Akron (72) finished ahead of the Bulls with Youngstown State finishing fifth with 110 points. The UB women scored 79 points for a fourth-place showing. Akron won the women’s team title with 50 points, followed by Youngstown State (56) and Kent State (70). Ohio Northern was fifth at 88 points.

Hagen, Bozich Among Top Finishers

Jackie Cavalluzzo

In the men’s four-mile race, UB’s top finisher was junior Jacob Hagen as he was the lone Bull to place among the top 10. Hagen placed 10th in 20:53 as a total of 65 racers completed the course. The women’s 5K race saw UB junior Jackie Bozich lead the Bulls with her 20:03 clocking to finish 13th among 57 entrants. Sophomore Jackie Cavalluzzo took 14th in 20:16.

Strong Debuts for Newcomers

Several newcomers made their UB debuts at the Tommy Evans meet. For the men Mike Gillis (North Tonawanda, NY/Starpoint) placed 16th in 21:23 in his debut with the Bulls. Among the women, Emma Denton (Honeoye Falls, NY/Honeoye Falls) and Katie Sanders (Rochester, NY/Spencerport) finished 16th and 17th, respectively, in 20:31 and 20:32 while Sam Beim (Merrick, NY/Mepham) took 19th in 20:42.

Off to Happy Valley

The Bulls travel to the Penn State Spiked Shoe Invitational on Friday, September 11 for their next competition. The first race is slated for 5:30 pm.