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UB Indoor Track & Field Weekly Release

Bulls Open Indoor Slate at Black Squirrel Meet

The UB men's and women's indoor track and field teams opened the season Saturday at the Black Squirrel Classic hosted by Kent State University. The UB men placed third among six teams with 104.50 points while the women finished fifth in a seven-team field with 48 points. Host Kent State won the men's meet over Maryland-Eastern Shore, 114-113, while Bucknell scored 113.75 points to win the women's meet by three points over Maryland-Eastern Shore.

UB Men Grab Three First-Place Finishes

Rayshon Higgins

The UB men posted three first-place finishes at the Black Squirrel meet with all three athletes attaining IC4A qualifying marks. Rayshon Higgins (Buffalo, NY/Bishop Timon-St. Jude) won the triple jump with a leap of 47-8 (14.53m). Dan McKenna (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool) took the 1,000-meter run in 2:28.2 and Bryan Weinstein (Getzville, NY/Williamsville North) won the 200-meter dash in 22.07. Weinstein also finished fourth in the 60-meters in 7.10.

Jezorski Sets Women's Record

Jen Jezorski

For the UB women, Jen Jezorski (Elmira, NY/Elmira Southside) broke the school record with her victory in the 1,000-meters. Jezorski turned in a 2:52.06 clocking to break Christina Keck's 2001 mark of 2:54.87. Mary Veith (Derby, NY/Lake Shore) was second in 2:52.44, also bettering Keck's old record. Kate Kohout (Clarence, NY/Clarence) finished third in 2:56.68. All three runners attained ECAC qualifying standards in the event.

Several Athletes Attain Qualifying Marks

Roy Richards

In the men's meet, Roy Richards (Rochester, NY/Edison Tech) also earned an IC4A qualifying mark with his second-place finish in the long jump at 23-11.50 (7.30m). Richards also placed second in the 60-meters in 7.02. Rob McRae (Rexford, NY/Shenendehowa) tied for second in the 400-meters in 49.39 to qualify for IC4A competition. The 4x400-meter relay team of Chris McClure (Trumansburg, NY/Charles O. Dickerson), Weinstein, Paul Riley (Buffalo, NY/Canisius) and Brian Heim (East Amherst, NY/Williamsville East) also earned an IC4A mark with their second-place finish of 3:18.60. Three UB shot putters also earned postseason qualifications on Saturday. George Fetchko (Warren, OH/Howland) was fourth at 54-9.50 (16.70m) while Mike Giordano (Springville, NY/Springville) was fifth at 53-1.50 (16.19m) in the men's event. For the UB women, Tina Villa (Saratoga Springs, NY/Saratoga Springs) attained an ECAC qualifying distance as she finished third with a toss of 44-10.75 (13.68m).

Cornell Meet Next on the Agenda

Both squads are back in action this Saturday at the Cornell Upstate Challenge in Ithaca. The men's and women's teams finished second to the host Big Red at last season's meet. Colgate, Syracuse and Ithaca are also expected to be in the field for the meet.