BUFFALO, NY - The University at Buffalo's men's and women's indoor track and field teams hosted the UB Open Friday night at Alumni Arena. Because it was an open event, there was no team scoring, but Bulls athletes posted impressive numbers on the evening. Teams from Alfred State and Roberts Wesleyan as well as several unattached entrants also competed in the meet.

Faith Thompson

UB's women won 14 of the 17 contested events Friday. Sophomore Faith Thompson (Niagara Falls, NY/Niagara Falls) was the lone Bull to win two individual events. Thompson took the shot put with a toss of 42-0.50 (12.81m). She followed that with a victory in the weight throw with a heave of 51-6.25 (15.70m).

Jenelle Callender (Brooklyn, NY/Brooklyn Tech) won the 200 meter dash in 27.22. Callender also combined with Carolynne Jones (Rochester, NY/Irondequoit), Vanessa Graf (Delmar, NY/Bethlehem) and Becky Larkin (Hartford, NY/Marathon Central) to take the distance medley relay in 15:18.96.

Other individual winners for UB's women included April Pabilonia (Clarence, NY/Clarence) in the 55 meter dash (7.59), Allison Laske (Canandaigua, NY/Canadaigua Academy) in the 400 meters (1:02.79), Jessica Moldovan (Warren, PA/Warren Area) in the 1000 meters (3:10.90), Tarynn Knarr (Marilla, NY/Iroquois) in the 3000 meters (11:20.41) and Jenny Koeppel (Snyder, NY/Amherst) in the 5000 meters (18:40.09). In the field events, winners included Chrissie Matthews (Waterford, NJ/Edgewood) in the high jump (5-3, 1.60m), Ginelle Michael (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool) in the pole vault (10-5.25, 3.18m), Charisse Everett (Rochester, NY/Edison Tech) in the long jump (17-5.50, 5.32m) and Biunca McFarland (Binghamton, NY/Binghamton) in the triple jump (36-1.25, 11.00m).

Brian Weinstein

UB's men took nine of the 17 events. The Bulls posted two double-winners including freshman sprinter Brian Weinstein (Getzville, NY/Williamsville North) in the 55 meter dash (6.85) and 200 meter dash (23.86). Distance specialist Joel Beatty (Holley, NY/Holley) won the 800 meters (2:05.67) and mile run (4:30.12). Joe Loiacono (Rochester, NY/Greece-Olympia) set a school record, winning the shot put with a toss of 53-4.50 (16.27m).

Also winning individual events for the Bulls were Pete Otovic (DeWitt, NY/Jamesville-DeWitt) in the 400 meters (51.77) and Woodson Petit-Frere (Nyack, NY/Nyack) in the triple jump (42-11.50, 13.09m).

Joe Loaicono

The 4x400 meter relay squad of Chris Lenz (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville South), Pat Kapperman (Newfane, NY/Newfane), Erich Smithson (East Aurora, NY/Iroquois) and Tom Abbey (Arcade, NY/Pioneer) were victorious in 3:37.42. UB's distance medley relay squad of Onile White (Bronx, NY/DeWitt Clinton), Rich Juskiewicz (Rochester, NY/Gates-Chili), Pete Zaccairelo (Staten Island, NY/Totenville) and Weston Cross (Skaneateles, NY/Skaneateles) also won in 11:34.00.

Both UB squads are in action tomorrow at the Bucknell Open in Lewisburg, PA.