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Athlete of the Week

Jump specialist Kamau Halim (Medina, NY/Medina) swept the triple jump and long jump competitions at the Doug Raymond Invitational at Kent State University on Saturday, Jan. 22.

Bulls Take Pair of Seconds At Kent

The Buffalo men's and women's teams both placed second of four teams at the Doug Raymond Invitational at Kent University on Saturday.

The men's team finished with 136 points, finishing second to the host Golden Flashes with 200 points but well ahead of Youngstown State (97) and MAC foe Marshall (73).

The UB women, meanwhile, finished behind Kent, who had 196 points, while the Bulls finished with 150 ahead of Youngstown (110) and Marshall (46).

The Bulls will make one more trip to Kent on Feb. 12th.

UB Women Break Two More Records

The UB women had two more school records fall at the Doug Raymond Invitational on Saturday.

Senior Melissa Ryan (Oswego, NY/Oswego) set a school record in the 60-meter high hurdles with a time of :9.04 while junior Sarah Fletcher (Crystal Beach, Ontario/Ridgeway-Crystal Beach) set a school record in the shot put with a toss of 40-2". Fletcher also finished second in the 20-pound weight throw with a toss of 53-1³/₄.

Other top finishers for the Bulls were sophomore Sarah Kranzler (Central Square, NY/Paul V. Moore), who was second in the long jump (17-10³/₄) and fourth in the high jump (5-3) as well as junior Eileen Rose (Latham, NY/Shaler) who was second in the 3,000 meters in a time of 10:27.02.

Bulls Men Place Ten in Top Five

The Bulls' men team had several outstanding performances at Kent, including a sweep of the long and triple jumps by junior Kamau Halim (Medina, NY/Medina).

Halim won the triple jump with a leap 48-2¹/₂ and the long jump with a leap of 22-11. The Bulls also saw Mike Commisso (Fulton, NY/G. Ray Bodley) earn a second in the 800 meters with a time of 1:55.81.

The Bulls had a pair of third place finishers as Jason Liddle (Delhi, NY/Delaware Academy) did the honors in the pole vault (14-11) while Rick Stewart (West Seneca, NY/West Seneca) was third in the 3,000 meters (8:46.89).

Sophomore Adam Smith (Varysburg, NY/Attica) set a new school record in the shot put with a throw of 50-4 for the Bulls.

·The Week Past·

Doug Raymond Invitational

Men - second; Women - second

·Next Up·

Jan. 28 - UB Invitational

Jan. 29 - at Western Ontario

1999-2000 Schedule/Results

Date Team Time/Result

at Colgate Invitational Women- Placed First

Men - Placed Second

at Kent Invitational I No scoring kept

at Doug Raymond Invitational Men - second of four

Women -second of four

UB INVITATIONAL

at Eastern Michigan Invitational

at Kent Invitational III

MAC Championships

Men @ IC4A; Women @ ECAC's

Bulls To Host UB Invitational

The Bulls' men's and women's teams will host the only home indoor meet of the season on Friday, Jan. 28th at UB's Alumni Arena. Schools scheduled to compete include: Alfred State College, Buffalo State, Canisius, Genesee CC, Geneseo State, RIT and UB. Competition begins at 4:00 pm.

School Records Broken This Year

Name Event Time/Distance Event

Odu Okeke 800 meters 2:12.12 Colgate Invitational

Okeke, Scott, Keck, Callender 4x400 relay 3:55.80 Colgate Invitational

Jenelle Callender 500 meters 1:17.32 Colgate Invitational

Adam Smith Shot put 49-9³/₄ Colgate Invitational

Deven Fister Pole Vault 10-2 Kent Invitational I

Katie Scott 300 meter hurdles :45.40 Kent Invitational I

Dave Monk 500 meters 1:03.96 Kent Invitational I

Steve Esler Pentathlon 3,485 points Kent Invitational I

Adam Smith Shot put 50-4 Doug Raymond Inv.

Melissa Ryan 60-meter hurdles :9.04 Doug Raymond Inv.

Sarah Fletcher Shot put 40-2 Doug Raymond Inv.