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Bulls Open Outdoor Track Season at Seahawk Invitational

WILMINGTON, NC – The University at Buffalo kicked off the outdoor men’s and women’s track and field season at the two-day Seahawk Invitational hosted by the University of North Carolina-Wilmington. The UB men finished a distant runner-up to the host Seahawks with 84 points to UNCW’s 275 in the eight-team meet. The UB women placed third among six schools, scoring 82 points as UNCW took first place with 317.

Carrie Hinners

The UB men’s and women’s teams won three events apiece and qualified one individual for the NCAA East Regional Championships at the end of the season.

In the women’s meet, senior Jen Jezorski (Elmira, NY/Elmira Southside) took the 800-meter run in 2:15.67. Sophomore Carrie Hinners (Maple Grove, MN/Maple Grove) claimed the pole vault for the Bulls with a height of 11-2.50 (3.42m). The UB women also posted a relay victory as the 4x400-meter team took first in 3:59.34.

Roy Richards

For the men, Roy Richards (Rochester, NY/Edison Tech) opened the outdoor season with a victory in the long jump with a distance of 24-4 (7.42m). The mark qualified the junior for the regional meet this May. Senior sprinter Bryan Weinstein (Getzville, NY/Williamsville North) won the 200-meters in 21.95 and junior distance specialist Dan McKenna (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool) took first in the 3000-meter steeplechase in 9:11.37.

Sophomore Vanessa Roelefson (Alma, Ontario/Norwell District SS) earned a regional qualifying mark with her second-place finish in the women’s javelin throw. Roelefson, who set the school record in the event at last season’s Seahawk Invitational, posted a distance of 147-11.75 (45.10m).

Other strong finishes for the UB women included three Bulls placing second, third and fourth in the 5,000-meters. Jenny Koeppel (Amherst, NY/Amherst) placed second in 17:50.51 with Aleks Bykowska (Poznan, Poland/Third High School in Poznan) third in 18:31.02 and Jezorski taking fourth in 18:36.74. Kate Kohout (Clarence, NY/Clarence) placed third in the women’s 1,500-meters in 4:47.64 with Mary Veith (Derby, NY/Lake Shore) fourth in 4:52.11.

The UB men picked up second-place finishes from John Flor (Albion, NY/Albion) in the 1,500-meters in 4:05.06 and Loic Sebuharara (Vestal, NY/Vestal) in the triple jump at 45-1.75 (13.76m). The 4x100-meter relay team also finished second in 42.85. Weinstein placed third in the 400-meters in 50.08.

The Bulls return to the Tar Heel State next weekend for the Raleigh Relays.