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Meagan Rogers

BUFFALO, NY - The University at Buffalo men's and women's track and field teams emerged victorious Saturday afternoon at the UB Chancellor's Cup meet at UB Stadium.

The men's team scored 258.50 points to easily outdistance second-place Syracuse at 144.50. Erie Community College placed third at 115, followed by Fredonia State (34), Binghamton (16) and Canisius (3). The UB women tallied 299.50 points with Syracuse taking second with 220. Fredonia State (24), Erie Community College (17), Binghamton (16) and Canisius (15.50) trailed far behind.

Laura Olson

Two women's records and two men's records were set at the meet by the Bulls. The most impressive was by Meagan Rogers (Courtenay, BC/George P. Vanier) in the javelin throw. Rogers won the event with a mark of 124-1 (37.82m), breaking the old mark of 121-1 (36.90m) set in 1988 by Ellen Haas, the longest standing record for UB women's track and field. Rogers also tied for first in the high jump at 5-2.50 (1.59m). Pole vaulter Laura Olson (Lyons, NY/Lyons) also improved on her own record by taking first with a mark of 13-0.25 (3.97m), more than six inches better than her marks earlier this season and nearly three feet higher than the second-place finishers.

On the men's side, Keith Gentes (Warwick, RI/Bishop Hendricken) broke the hammer record at 190-7 (58.10m) to better the old mark of 186-3 (56.78m) set by Rashidi Greene in 1999. Gentes won the event by more than 30 feet ahead of teammate Byron McKinney (Amherst, NY/Sweet Home), who placed second. Dan Simpson (Rochester, NY/Gates-Chili) broke the 1999 pole vault record of Jason Liddle with a height of 15-10 (4.83m).

Other women's winners included Bianuca McFarland (Binghamton, NY/Binghamton) in the triple jump at 41-5 (12.62m), Faith Thompson (Niagara Falls, NY/Niagara Falls) in the shot put at 45-2.25 (13.77m), Jenelle Callender (Brooklyn, NY/Brooklyn Tech) in the 400-meters in 56.19 and Kate Kohout (Clarence, NY/Clarence) in the 800-meters in 2:16.26. The women's squad also took the 4x400-meter relay in 3:56.15.

Joe Clark (Amherst, NY/Sweet Home) won a pair of men's events, taking the 200-meters in 21.67 and the 400-meters in 47.30. Mario Hicks (Painted Post, NY/Corning West) won the 100-meters in 10.86 and was also the top scorer in the 110-meter hurdles in 14.86, placing behind Syracuse Chargers athlete and current UB assistant coach Ron Andrews, who finished in 14.31.

Individual men's winners for the Bulls included Todd Joki (Saratoga Springs, NY/Schuylerville) taking the long jump at 23-5.25 (7.14m). Steve Esler (Rochester, NY/Aquinas Institute) won the high jump at 6-7.50 (2.02m). Jerimie Slick (Rochester, NY/Greece-Olympia) won the 1500-meters in 3:54.40. Doug Johnston (Clarence, NY/Clarence) won the 800-meters in 1:54.06 and Tim Giagios (Rochester, NY/Gates-Chili) took the 400-meter hurdles in 54.88. UB also swept the relay races winning the 4x100-meters in 41.68 and the 4x400-meters in 3:19.11.