Bulls Name Student Athletes of the Year

Jamey Richard and Andreea Novaceanu honored

Jamey Richard

BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo Division of Athletics named its male and female Student Athletes of the Year at its Student Athlete Picnic on August 24. Jamey Richard, a center on the UB football team, and women's tennis player Andreea Novaceanu took home the honors.

Richard, the anchor of the Bulls’ offensive line, was an honorable mention All-American by Pro Football Weekly and a second-team and academic All-MAC selection. He helped pave the way for an offense that scored a Division I-A-record 291 points, produced the Bulls’ first 1,000-yard rusher in the Division I-A era (James Starks) and protected a quarterback that completed a school-record 258 passes (Drew Willy).

In April he was a seventh-round draft pick of the Indianapolis Colts and recently signed a four-year contract with the team.

Andreea Novaceanu

Novaceanu was named the ITA East Senior Player of the Year by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. She played number one singles all season and helped lead the Bulls to the University’s first ever Mid-American Conference Championship and their first ever trip to the NCAA Tournament.

Novaceanu was named to the All-MAC First Team for the third time in four seasons this past year as she finished with a 20-11 mark in singles play. Novaceanu finished her brilliant four-year career with an 83-28 overall record in singles, which makes her the winningest singles player in UB women’s tennis history. Her 83 wins also tie her with Mike Rockman for the most singles victories in UB tennis history, men or women.