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Bulls Place Second and Third at Miami Invitational

Ezekiel Porter

OXFORD, OH – The University at Buffalo men’s and women’s track and field teams turned in strong performances on Saturday at the Miami Invitational. The UB men finished second to the host RedHawks, while the UB women were third behind the RedHawks and MAC member Bowling Green.

The UB men collected five first-place finishes on the day, highlighted by two individual victories by sophomore sprinter Ezekiel Porter (Rochester, NY/East). Porter won the 100-meter dash in 10.66 seconds, just two-hundredths of a second off the school record, as the Bulls took the top three spots in the race. Dan Schichtel (Eden, NY/Eden) finished second in a season-best 10.74 and Brian Smith (North Tonawanda, NY/Nichols) was third in 10.75. Porter also won the 200-meter dash in 21.90 with Smith claiming second in 22.03, Schichtel placing fourth in 22.45 and Eugene Kennedy (Troy, NY/Troy) finishing fifth in 22.67.

Porter was also instrumental in helping the Bulls to a first-place finish in the 4x100-meter relay. The foursome of Schichtel, Porter, James Graber (West Seneca, NY/Bishop Timon-St. Jude) and Brandon Giles (Rochester, NY/Edison Tech) finished in 41.61.

Loic Sebuharara

Also picking up a victory for the Bulls was Loic Sebuharara (Vestal, NY/Vestal). Sebuharara led a strong men’s horizontal jump contingent with a first-place finish in the triple jump as the Bulls took the top two spots. Sebuharara won the event with a leap of 46-0.75 (14.04m) while teammate Chandler Brown (Rochester, NY/Eastridge) turned in a season-best with his second-place leap of 44-3.25 (13.49m). Sebuharara also turned in a season-best in the long jump with a leap of 22-5.25 (6.84m) to finish third overall with Kennedy taking fourth at 21-7.25 (6.58m).

In other field results, Alex Stamatakis (Hania, Crete, Greece/First Vocational and Technical School of Crete) won the men’s discus toss with a throw of 158-5 (48.30m) and P.J. Godios (Hamburg, NY/St. Francis) finished second in the javelin with a season-best toss of 180-9 (55.09m).

UB hurdlers placed second and third in the 110-meter race. Freshman Jamal Norward (Buffalo, NY/Hamburg) took second in 15.10 while freshman Austin Archibald (Ridge, NY/Longwood) was third in 15.28. Both were season-best marks for the hurdlers. Brendan Hagerty (Erie, PA/Cathedral Prep) finished third in the 400-meter hurdles in 57.48.

Other strong finishes on the men’s side included a second-place showing by Ryan Zillmann (Deer Park, NY/Half Hollow Hills West) in the 800-meters in 1:55.09. Peter Bligh (Rochester, NY/Greece Arcadia) took third in the high jump at 6-2.75 (1.90m) and Jesse Mang (Orchard Park, NY/Orchard Park) turned in a season-best showing in the 5,000-meters in 15:09.19.

Tiffany Maskulinski

The UB women scored two first-place finishes. In the pole vault, Tiffany Maskulinski (Elma, NY/Iroquois) took the event with a leap of 12-1.50 (3.70m), tying the season-best she posted at the season-opening Seahawk Invitational last month.

The Bulls placed one-two in the women’s javelin throw with both individuals posting NCAA East Regional qualifying marks. Senior Vanessa Roelofsen (Alma, Ontario/Norwell District SS) won the event with a throw of 149-10 (45.67m). Roelofsen had already qualified for the regional meet in May after her season-best toss of 153-3 (46.72m) last month. Freshman teammate Katie Weston (North Bay, Ontario/Widdifield SS) set her season-best and qualified for the regionals with her throw of 144-8 (44.09m). Weston’s throw was an improvement of more than five feet.

Jessica Cooper (Long Beach, CA/Long Beach Polytechnic) turned in a second-place finish in the women’s triple jump with a leap of 37-0.25 (11.28m). The jump was nearly a foot better than Cooper’s previous best and is now the top UB women’s triple jump on the year.

The Bulls collected third-place finishes from Natalie Fildes (West Seneca, NY/West Seneca East) and Caitlin Godin (Rochester, NY/Greece Arcadia). Fildes set season bests in both her races. She finished third in the 200-meters in 25.53 and turned in a sixth-place showing in the 100-meters in 12.51. Godin posted a 5-5 (1.65m) height in the high jump for third place. Fatimah Hill (Waterport, NY/Lyndonville) also cleared the distance and earned a fifth-place finish in the event.

On the track, UB also had a pair of fourth-place finishes as Christine Sprehe (Boston, NY/Orchard Park) set a season best in the 800-meters in 2:17.40. Allison Grimes (Georgetown, TX/Georgetown) also finished fourth in the 400-meter run in 59.15.

The Bulls host the UB Invitational next Saturday at UB Stadium. First event is slated for 9:30 am.

Final team scores

Men: Miami (OH) 260.50; UB 181; Findlay 56.50; Tiffin 55; Hillsdale 50; Valparaiso 41; Cedarville 40; Butler 19; Dayton 18; Rio Grande 1; Northern Kentucky 1.

Women: Miami (OH) 212; Bowling Green 92; UB 88.50; Ohio 80; Dayton 74; Ball State 66.50; Butler 26; Hillsdale 24; Valparaiso 22; IPFW 19; Findlay 18; Tiffin 10; Wright State 8; Cedarville 1.