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McKinney Wins MAC Track Weekly Award
UB senior named first outdoor track and field selection of the season
CLEVELAND, OH - University at Buffalo men's track and field athlete
Byron McKinney (Amherst, NY/Sweet
Home) has earned the Mid-American Conference's first men's outdoor track Athlete of
the Week award, the league has announced.
 | | Byron McKinney | McKinney, a senior thrower, broke his own school record at the season-opening Alabama
Relays over the weekend with a victory in the shot put. McKinney won the event with a throw of
55-9.75 (17.01m) and also qualified for NCAA regional competition at the end of the regular season. The
mark bettered the school record of 55-9 (16.99m) that McKinney shared with
Joe Loiacono (Rochester,
NY/Greece-Athena) from last season. McKinney also placed sixth in the hammer throw at 161-1
(49.10m) at the first outdoor meet of the season.
McKinney also holds the UB school record for the indoor shot put at 55-10.25 (17.02m),
which he set in 2002.
UB continues the outdoor season this weekend at North Carolina State's Raleigh Relays.
03/25/2003
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E-Mail:
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Phone: 716-645-6816 |
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Mailing Address:
University at Buffalo
Division of Athletics
Track & Field Office
163 Alumni Arena
Buffalo, NY 14260 |
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