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Outdoor Track & Field Weekly Release

Bulls Cruise to Victories at UB Open

The University at Buffalo men's and women's teams rolled to easy victories Saturday afternoon at the UB Open at UB Stadium. The UB men scored 312.50 points to place first among eight squads while the UB women compiled 267 points in a seven-team field. Both teams won 14 of the 19 contested events. Squads from Geneseo State, Fredonia State, Nazareth, Erie CC and the University of Toronto were also in the field.

Two Sprints, Two Relays for Porter, Downer

Ezekiel Porter

Two UB athletes garnered four first-place finishes each, two in their individual events and another two as part of UB relay teams. Men’s freshman Ezekiel Porter (Rochester, NY/East) took the top spot in the 100-meter dash in 11.10 and the 200-meter dash in 22.12. He ran the opening leg of the winning 4x100-meter relay that also included Reggie Rucker (Rochester, NY/Edison Tech), James Graber (West Seneca, NY/Bishop Timon-St. Jude) and Roy Richards (Rochester, NY/Edison Tech) which finished in 42.07. Porter anchored the winning 4x400-meter relay team with Todd Joki (Saratoga Springs, NY/Schuylerville), John Connors (Grand Island, NY/Grand Island) and Paul Riley (Buffalo, NY/Canisius) to a season-best finish of 3:21.39.

Stacy Downer

Senior Stacy Downer (Philadelphia, PA/Dobbins/Randolph Tech) also won both sprint events, taking the 100-meters in 12.59 and posting a season-best in the 200-meters in 25.42. She ran the opening leg of the winning 4x400-meter relay, handing the baton to Allison Grimes (Georgetown, TX/Georgetown), Leah Grasmeyer (Chittenango, NY/Chittenango) and Liz Anderson (East Moriches, NY/Westhampton Beach), for a time of 4:06.68. She also ran the second leg of the 4x100-meter relay which posted a season-best time of 48.22. Joining Downer in the foursome were Dana Ventrone (Pittsburgh, PA/Chartiers Valley), Kimarie Black (Long Beach, CA/Long Beach Polytechnic) and Octavia Johnston (Syracuse, NY/Fowler).

Vance Goes Three-For-Three

Women’s senior Sarah Vance (Lockport, NY/Lockport) scored season-best marks in all three of her weight throw victories. In the hammer throw, she improved her NCAA East Regional qualifying mark with a toss of 181-1 (55.20m). In the shot put, she also improved on her regional mark with a throw of 50-6.75 (15.41m). Vance finished the day with her third win, in the discus, with a season-best toss of 150-7 (45.89m).

Rucker, Higgins, Stamatakis Pick Up Two Wins Each

Alex Stamatakis

Reggie Rucker was a double winner for the men's team, sweeping the hurdle events. He won the 110-meter hurdles in 14.56 and took the 400-meter hurdles in 52.75. Rayshon Higgins (Buffalo, NY/Bishop Timon-St. Jude) won the long jump at 22-1.75 (6.75m) and the triple jump at 48-5.50 (14.77m). Alex Stamatakis (Hania, Crete, Greece/First Technical & Vocational School of Crete) took the men's hammer throw at 163-3 (49.75m) and the discus at 164-7 (50.16m).