SEARCH ATHLETICS

ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT
Academic Services
Athletics Development
Athletics Directory
Bulls Spirit
Camps & Clinics
Compliance
Facilities / Venues
Game Info & Promotions
Media Services
Multimedia
Recreation Services
Speakers Bureau
Special Events
Student Athlete Support

University at Buffalo

Mid-American Conference

TRACK & FIELD

Indoor Track Weekly Release - Feb. 5


UB Squads Compete at EMU Invite

The men's and women's indoor track squads competed at the Eastern Michigan Invitational in Ypsilanti, Michigan. UB's men placed third in the four-team competition scoring 90.5 points while the women were fifth in a six-team field with 74.50 points. Host Eastern Michigan won the men's meet with 243 points while Mid-American Conference rival Miami took the women's meet with 122 points.

Men's jump specialist Kamau Halim (Medina, NY/Medina) broke his own school record to win the triple jump. Halim, the Mid-American Conference champion in the outdoor triple jump, established a new mark of 49-0.25 (14.94m) breaking his old mark by more than two inches.

Shot putter Dan Minocchi (Canton, OH/Canton Central Catholic) also established a new mark with a toss of 52-0 (15.90m) to break Adam Smith's record of 50-5.25 (15.37m) set in 2000. Minocchi, an offensive lineman with the Bulls' football team, finished third in the event while Joe Loiacano (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) finished fourth at 51-3.75 (15.64m). Both throwers qualified for IC4A competition.

On the women's side, Eileen Rose (Latham, NY/Shaker) was UB's lone victor taking the 3000 meters in 10:31.56 while teammate Melissa Burrows (Norwood, NY/Norwood-Norfolk) finished second in 10:32.78 to give the Bulls 18 team points in the event.

Laura Olson (Lyons, NY/Lyons) once again broke her pole vault record, the third time this season, with a height of 10-7 (5.23m) breaking the old mark of 10-6 set at last week's UB Open. Olson placed sixth in the event. Jenelle Callender (Brooklyn, NY/Brooklyn Tech) tied Tonya Reid's 1994 record in the 60-meter dash with a 7.88 clocking and finished fifth in the event.

Sprinter Biaunca McFarland (Binghamton, NY/Binghamton) placed second in the triple jump at 39-0.25 (11.34m) and combined with Callender, Christina Keck (Erie, PA/McDowell) and Katie Scott (Salamanca, NY/Salamanca) to take fourth in the 4x400 relay in 3:53.49. Scott also turned in a 2:17.38 clocking in the 800 meters to finish fourth and qualify for the MAC championships. Freshman Faith Thompson (Niagara Falls, NY/Niagara Falls) also earned an ECAC qualification with her fourth-place showing in the shot put at 42-7.50 (12.99m). She also took second in the weight throw at 47-9.75 (14.57m).

Up Next

The Bulls are at the Penn State Invitational on Feb. 9-10. The Penn State meet attracts some of the top squads from throughout the country and will serve as a barometer for how the Bulls may expect to finish in the upcoming Mid-American Championships.

2000-01 Schedule

Dec. 2 at Colgate Invitational

Men: UB 144, Colgate 100.5, Canisius 68.5

Women: UB 163, Colgate 101, Cansius 61

Dec. 9 at Kent Open No team scoring

Jan. 20 at Cornell Invitational

Men: 2nd of 6 Women: 2nd of 6

Jan. 26 UB OPEN

Men: UB 86, Canisius 61

Women: UB 127, Canisius 37

Feb. 3 at E. Michigan Invitational

Men: 3rd of 4 Women: 5th of 6

Feb. 9-10 at Penn State Inv. University Park, PA

Feb. 17 at Cornell Kane Inv. Ithaca, NY

Feb. 23-24 at MAC Championships Mt. Pleasant, MI

Mar. 3-4 at ECAC & IC4A Champs Boston, MA

Mar. 8-10 at NCAA Championships Fayetteville, AR

02/05/2001

January 8
Track & Field at Akron Quad
TBA

January 16
Track & Field at Doug Raymond Invitational
TBA

January 23
Track & Field at Cornell Upstate Challenge
TBA

January 29-30
Track & Field at Penn State National Meet
TBA

Become A Bull

CONTACT INFORMATION

 • 
 • 
 • 
 • 

Accessibility  |  Privacy  |   RSS
© 2009 University at Buffalo Athletics. All Rights Reserved.
Unauthorized use of logos, photos, graphics and story copy is prohibited without prior written permission from the University at Buffalo Athletic Communications Office.