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Bulls Sweep Field at UB Open

UB's men's and women's cross country teams rolled to the team titles of the UB Open at Beaver Island State Park in Grand Island in the lone home meet of the year. UB's men scored 19 points to easily outdistance second-place Robert Morris with 68. Syracuse (80), Niagara (81), Tri-State (IN) (129), Erie CC (175), Alfred State (215) and Finger Lakes CC (224) rounded out the men's field. UB's women tallied 16 points with Niagara following at 52 points and Syracuse placing third with 64. Finger Lakes CC (116) and D'Youville (145) finished fourth and fifth, respectively.

Women Put Top Four Runners Across Line First

Mary Veith

In the women's race, contested at 5K, UB sent its top four runners across the finish line first and posted six finishers among the first eight slots in the 53-runner field. Senior Jen Jezorski (Elmira, NY/Elmira Southside) finished first in a time of 19:03.9. Following Jezorski were a pair of freshmen as Mary Veith (Derby, NY/Lake Shore) was second in 19:23.2 and Jessica O'Neill (Skaneateles, NY/Skaneateles) was third in 19:43.0. Sophomore Aleksandra Bykowska (Pozan, Poland/Third High School in Poznan) was fourth for the Bulls in 19:47.1. Kate Kohout (Clarence, NY/Clarence) earned sixth place in 19:52.6 to round out UB's scoring while freshman Jessica Schultz (Rochester, NY/Eastridge) also scored a top-10 finish with her 20:16.6 clocking for eighth.

UB Men Run Away From the Rest of the Pack

Andy Leonard

UB's men placed five of the top seven runners to score an easy victory as junior Dan McKenna (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool) led the Bulls, finishing the 8K course in 25:59.9, more than 20 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher, Mike Booth of Robert Morris, among the 74-runner field. The reaminder of the Bulls' scorers took the fourth through seventh positions. Senior Andy Leonard (Spencerport, NY/Churchville-Chili) was fourth in 26:50.2. Sophomore Dan Giza (Lancaster, NY/Lancaster) took fifth in 27:07.1. Junior Paul Riley (Buffalo, NY/Canisius) was sixth in 27:07.6 and senior Matt Moynihan (Rochester, NY/Penfield) rounded out the scoring with his seventh-place clocking of 27:24.3.

First Timers See Action

With the Bulls playing host to the competition, the squads were able to send additional runners into the fields for their first appearances of the year. In the women's race, Amy Trumpfheller (Clarence, NY/Clarence) and Michelle Quinn (Oswego, NY/Oswego) competed for the first time in 2005, while Brian Smith (East Rochester, NY/East Rochester) saw his first action in the men's race. Trumpfheller was 31st in 22:42.9 with Quinn placing 37th in 23:52.9. Smith completed the men's distance in 28:08.8 to finish 19th. Jen Redino (Getzville, NY/Williamsville North) also competed for the first time since the opening meet, finishing 23rd in 22:08.3.

Bulls Split Up Squads for Upcoming Meets

The Bulls will send separate squads to a pair of meets this weekend. UB's top runners return to Pennsylvania to compete at the Penn State National Open. The Bulls competed last month at the Penn State Spiked Shoe Invitational. UB's remaining runners will head to Rochester to compete in the Harry F. Anderson Invitational hosted by Roberts Wesleyan College.