Indoor Track & Field Weekly Release

Regional Championships Now in the Books

UB’s indoor track and field teams completed action at their respective regional championships in Boston on Sunday. At the women’s ECAC Championships at the Reggie Lewis Center at Northeastern University, the Bulls scored three points on Sunday to raise their two-day total to six points and tie for 32nd place in a field of 50 scoring teams. Georgetown took first place with a team total of 65 points. The UB men competed in the IC4A Championships at Boston University, scoring four points on Sunday to total 14 points and tie for 21st among 51 scoring teams. Penn State won the men’s championship with 71 points.

Richards Wins Second Long Jump Title

Roy Richards

Men’s jumper Roy Richards (Rochester, NY/Edison Tech) won his second long jump title in as many weeks as he took first place at the IC4A meet. Richards led the event from start to finish, posting a winning mark of 24-5.50 (7.45m) on his sixth and final jump of the day. His opening jump of 24-5 (7.43m) led throughout the competition until he surpassed the distance in his final leap. Richards won the event by a full foot over second-place finisher Marquis Allen of Rutgers (23-5.50, 7.15m) and earned All-East honors in the process. Richards won the Mid-American Conference title in the event last weekend with a school-record mark of 24-9.75 (7.56m) to earn a provisional slot at next week's NCAA Championships in Fayetteville, AR. Richards stood 31st on the qualifier list. The top eighteen were expected to make the field.

Women’s Distance Medley Relay Breaks Record

Stacy Downer

The UB women posted a school record in the distance medley relay. UB finished sixth in 11:33.11, cutting more than five seconds off the old mark set earlier this season. The UB foursome consisted of Kate Kohout (Clarence, NY/Clarence), Stacy Downer (Philadelphia, PA/Dobbins/Randolph Tech), Mary Veith (Derby, NY/Lake Shore) and Jen Jezorski (Elmira, NY/Elmira Southside). The foursome also earned all-region honors for their effort.

Lister, McKenna, Higgins Grab All-East Honors

Jessica Lister

On Saturday, the UB women picked up a sixth-place finish by Jessica Lister (Rodman, NY/South Jefferson) in the pole vault. Lister cleared 12-3.50 (3.75m), four inches shy of her career-best vault. The UB men were paced by a sixth-place finish by Dan McKenna (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool) in the mile. McKenna, who broke his own record in the event earlier this season, finished the race in 4:10.74, bettering his qualifying mark of 4:11.81 set in Saturday’s heats. The Bulls also picked up an eighth-place finish from Rayshon Higgins (Buffalo, NY/Bishop Timon-St. Jude) in the triple jump. Higgins, in his only legal jump, cleared 47-6.50 (14.49m) to tie with Albany’s Kamar Elliott. Lister, McKenna and Higgins earned All-East honors with their finishes.

Four Bulls Named to Academic All-MAC Squads

The Bulls placed four athletes on the Academic All-MAC teams announced by the league Monday morning. Two men, Babaseyi Olaleye (Lagos, Nigeria/Lagos) and Bryan Weinstein (Getzville, NY/Williamsville North) and two women, Jen Jezorski and Kate Kohout earned the honor for their accomplishments in the classroom and on the track.