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UB Cross Country Places Pair on Academic All-MAC Teams

BUFFALO, NY ­ Two University at Buffalo cross country athletes have been named to the Academic All-Mid-American Conference teams as announced by the league office in Cleveland. Senior Jen Jezorski (Elmira, NY/Elmira Southside) was named to the women's team while junior Andy Leonard (Spencerport, NY/Churchville-Chili) earned recognition on the men's side. Voting was conducted by the faculty athletic representatives of the MAC member institutions.

Jen Jezorski

Jezorski, a speech and hearing sciences major with a 3.64 GPA, was UB's top women's runner throughout the season and was the Bulls' first finisher in all eight of her races in 2005. Jezorski earned All-MAC honors at the league championships in DeKalb, IL with her 14th-place finish as she covered the 5K course in a season-best 18:15. She had three top-10 finishes and five within the top 15 during the season. Jezorski also registered her top 6K time of the season at Lehigh University's Paul Short Invitational in 21:56 to finish 63rd among a field of 310 runners from the Northeast's top programs. Jezorski also earned Academic All-MAC accolades in 2004.

Andy Leonard

Leonard, a mechanical engineering major with a 3.43 GPA, had three top-15 finishes in 2005. He posted his personal-best 8K time with a 25:05 clocking at the Paul Short Invitational, placing 78th among 299 runners. Leonard also finished 23rd at the MAC Championships in 25:55 and UB's second finisher in the race.

There were 17 women's honorees and 11 men's honorees on the 2005 list. The number is either set for a specific sport or 33 percent of the number of nominees, whichever is greater. The Academic All-MAC honor is for a student-athlete who has excelled in athletics and academics. To qualify, student-athletes must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular sport. First-year students and junior college transfers in their first year of residence are not eligible for the award.