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Bulls Post Big Numbers at Miami Invite
The UB men won six events while the women came away victorious in a pair of field events. Roy Richards (Rochester, NY/Edison Tech) had a phenomenal for the Bulls with two individiual victories and a relay win. Richards won his specialty event, the long jump, with a distance of 24-3.75 (7.41m), just missing his season-best mark by a quarter-inch. He also posted a win in the 100-meters in 10.96 seconds, establishing a season-best in the event. Richards also anchored UB's winning 4x100-meter relay team to a season-best finish of 41.70. The remainder of the foursome included Bryan Weinstein (Getzville, NY/Williamsville North), Babaseyi Olaleye (Lagos, Nigeria/Lagos) and Rob McRae (Rexford, NY/Shenendehowa).
Rayshon Higgins (Buffalo, NY/Bishop Timon-St. Jude) and Loic Sebuharara (Vestal, NY/Vestal) propelled the Bulls to a one-two finish in the triple jump. Higgins won the event with a leap of 46-8.75 (14.24m) while Sebuharara was right behind at 44-5.25 (13.54m). Mike Giordano (Springville, NY/Springville), in his first competition of the season, won the shot put with a toss of 50-0.75 (15.26m).
Tina Villa (Saratoga Springs, NY/Saratoga Springs) took the top spot in the discus throw with a mark of 144-2 (43.94m). She also placed sixth in the shot put at 42-4.75 (12.92m). Beverly Weyer (Castalia, OH/St. Mary's Central Catholic) earned a fourth-place finish in the hammer throw at 158-10 (48.42m). Caitlin Godin (Rochester, NY/Greece Arcadia) tied for second in the high jump at 5-8.75 (1.75m), earning a berth in the regional competition. On the track, Kate Kohout (Clarence, NY/Clarence) finished third in the 800-meters in 2:13.69. Stacy Downer (Philadelphia, PA/Dobbins/Randolph Tech) was fourth in the 100-meters in a season-best 12.49 while Jenny Koeppel (Amherst, NY/Amherst) also finished fourth in the 1,500-meters in 4:34.56. UB's 4x100-meter relay foursome of Downer, Mary Veith (Derby, NY/Lake Shore), Kohout and Fatimah Hill (Waterport, NY/Lyndonville) also finished fourth in a season-best 3:59.18. The Bulls are at the Bucknell Bison Open next weekend.
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