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Bulls Complete Paul Short Meet

UB's men's and women's cross country teams faced some of the nation's top programs on Saturday at Lehigh University's 32nd Annual Paul Short Invitational. The UB women finished 20th in a field of 47 schools while the men placed 23rd against a field of 44 entries. Top programs from all three NCAA divisions competed. Columbia, ranked 20th in the nation, won the women's title with 121 points while Georgetown, ranked 12th in the country, captured its third consecutive men's crown scoring 123 points. The Bulls scored 592 points in the women's race and 620 in the men's race.

McKenna Sets Pace For Men's Field

Dan McKenna

UB's men got a strong race from junior Dan McKenna (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool). McKenna finished 17th in a field of 299 men with a time of 24:24 for the 8K distance. The clocking, which put McKenna under a 5:00 pace, was a career-best, cutting 42 seconds off his previous best, set at the Central Collegiate Meet two weeks ago.

The next two placers for the Bulls were senior Andy Leonard (Rochester, NY/Churchville-Chili) in 25:05 to place 78th and sophomore Dan Giza (Lancaster, NY/Lancaster) in 25:46 to finish 155th. Both Leonard and Giza improved on their previous top 8K marks for the season. St. Francis (PA) senior Ryan Sheehan won the men's individual title in 23:53.

Also crossing the finish line for the Bulls in season-best times were junior Paul Riley (Buffalo, NY/Canisius) in 25:50 for 160th place, junior Chris McClure (Trumansburg, NY/Charles O. Dickerson) in 26:14 for 210th place and freshman Ilton Kosta (Great Neck, NY/Great Neck South) in 26:28 for 235th place. Senior Matt Moynihan (Rochester, NY/Penfield) finished in 27:07 for 270th place.

Women's Team Improves on Top Times at Greater Distance

Jen Jezorski

In the women's race, UB's top finisher was senior Jen Jezorski (Elmira, NY/Elmira Southside). Jezorski completed the 6K distance in 21:56.0 to place 63rd in a field of 310 women. Freshman Mary Veith (Derby, NY/Lake Shore) was the next UB finisher in 22:05.5 to claim 81st place and sophomore Aleksandra Bykowska (Poznan, Poland/Third High School in Poznan) rounded out UB's top three racers with a finish of 22:32.6 to take 128th place. All three times by the Bulls bettered last week's 6K showings at the Penn State Spiked Shoe Invitational by 30-60 seconds. Georgetown sophomore Elizabeth Maloy won the women's race in 20:28.0.

Senior Kelli O'Brien (Clifton Springs, NY/Manchester-Shortsville) finished in 22:52.7 to place 157th. The remainder of the Buffalo lineup also posted season-best 6K times, improving on the previous week's Penn State meet. Senior Kate Kohout (Clarence, NY/Clarence) was 163rd in 22:56.5. Freshman Jessica O'Neill (Skaneateles, NY/Skaneateles) was 194th in 23:12.5. Senior Megan Housel (Webster, NY/Webster Schroeder) was 208th in 23:18.7. All three sliced their Penn State marks by 30 seconds.

Bulls Host UB Open on Grand Island

UB's cross country squads host the UB Open next Saturday. The meet, held at Beaver Island State Park on Grand Island, will feature a women's 5K race starting at 11:00 am followed by a men's 8K race at 11:45 am.