UB Outdoor Track Weekly Release

Men Place Second, Women Third at Miami Invitational

The University at Buffalo men’s and women’s track and field teams turned in strong performances at the Miami Invitational. The UB men finished second to the host RedHawks in an 11-team field, scoring 181 points to Miami’s 260.50. The UB women were third with 88.50 points to finish behind the RedHawks (212) and MAC member Bowling Green (92) among 14 squads.

Men’s Sprinters Lead UB’s Efforts on Track

Ezekiel Porter

The UB men collected five first-place finishes on the day, highlighted by two individual victories and a relay win 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.

Horizontal Jumps Give Bulls Top Results

Loic Sebuharara

Loic Sebuharara (Vestal, NY/Vestal) 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). 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.

Bulls Grab Firsts in Men’s & Women’s Field Events

Vanessa Roelofsen

UB’s throwers and vaulters also had strong performances. 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 men’s javelin with a season-best toss of 180-9 (55.09m). The UB women scored two first-place finishes in field competitions. In the pole vault, Tiffany Maskulinski (Elma, NY/Iroquois) took the event with a leap of 12-1.50 (3.70m). 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.