UB Track and Field Weekly Release

Bulls Roll at Home Meet

The University at Buffalo men’s and women’s track and field teams hosted the UB Invitational on Saturday with the Bulls posting solid results. There was no team scoring in the meet that also included entries from Mid-American Conference rival Toledo and local squads from Fredonia State and Erie Community College. The UB men took nine events while the UB women were victorious in 13 of the 36 combined events.

Sprinters Set Records

Dan Schichtel

The UB men posted three school records. In the men’s 200-meters, Brian Smith lowered his school record with a win in 21.13 seconds breaking the mark he set last week at the Northeastern Ohio Invitational. The time was also an NCAA East Regional qualifying mark. Smith also ran the anchor of the record setting 4x100-meter relay squad as the foursome of Dan Schichtel, Ezekiel Porter, Dan Harris and Smith posted a clocking of 40.65, bettering their previous mark by a quarter-second and posting a regional qualifying time. Schichtel also scored a regional qualifying mark and broke his own record with his win in the 100-meters in 10.54, cutting the school record he shared with Mike Quagliata (1998) by a tenth of a second.

Photo Finish in the 1,500 Meters

Dan Giza

The closest race of the day occurred in the men’s 1,500-meters as Dan Giza held off teammate Jacob Hagen in a photo finish. Giza, who led most of the race, clocked in at 3:59.80 while Hagen made a strong finishing kick to finish in 3:59.81.

Multiple Wins in Women’s Field Events

Tina Villa

Senior Fatimah Hill won three events to lead the UB women. Hill won the high jump at 1.62m. She followed with a win in the long jump at 5.72m and finished with a victory in the triple jump at 11.82m. Tina Villa won two events, taking the discus with a toss of 46.09m and the shot put at 14.50m.

Welcome Back Alumni

Former UB athletes were also victorious in a pair of events as they returned to their old stomping grounds. Sheldon Battle broke the UB Stadium record with his win in the men’s shot put. Battle posted a throw of 20.02m, bettering the mark set at the 1993 World University Games by Sashko Klymenko of the Ukraine. The throw broke the old mark by 30 centimeters. Hurdler Reggie Rucker, the current UB indoor and outdoor recordholder took the men’s 110-meter hurdles in 14.11, just off his UB record of 14.05.