Bulls Set for Their First Meet of the New Year

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo track and field team is back in action on Saturday, Jan. 11 for the Wolverine Invite hosted by the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich. The team returns to competition for the first time in a month after they had off for finals and the holidays.

The Bulls will get a first look at their MAC foes as Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan and Toledo will be participating in this year's invite. Also participating is Grand Valley State, Guelph, Miami (FL), Michigan, Michigan State and Western Ontario.

At the Youngstown Ice Breaker, UB had seven athletes break top-ten marks in the first meet of the season. This was highlighted by Nisa Raqib's record breaking triple jump of 12.77m. She leaped over a 16 year record which was previously held by Biaunca McFarland (2003). Raqib ranks fifth in the NCAA and second in the MAC.

Below is the order of events:

FIELD EVENTS
11:00 a.m.          High Jump Final – Men
                            Weight Throw Trials & Final – Men
Shot Put Trials & Final – Women
Long Jump Trials & Final – Men
Long Jump Trials & Final – Women
Pole Vault Final – Men
11:45 a.m.          Pole Vault Final – Women
12:30 p.m.         Triple Jump Trials & Final – Men
1:00 p.m.            High Jump Final – Women
1:30 p.m.            Weight Throw Trials & Final – Women
                           Shot Put Trials & Final – Men
2:00 p.m.            Triple Jump Trials & Final - Women

TRACK EVENTS
11:00 a.m.          60m Hurdles Prelims – Women
11:15 a.m.          60m Hurdles Prelims – Men
11:28 a.m.          60m Dash Prelims – Women
11:40 a.m.          60m Dash Prelims – Men
11:55 a.m.          60m Hurdles Final – Women
12:00 p.m.         60m Hurdles Final – Men
12:05 p.m.         60m Dash Final – Women
12:08 p.m.         60m Dash Final – Men
12:15 p.m.         Mile Run Final – Women
12:29 p.m.         Mile Run Final – Men
12:43 p.m.         400m Dash Sections vs Time – Women
12:57 p.m.         400m Dash Sections vs Time – Men
1:05 p.m.            600m Dash Sections vs Time – Women
1:15 p.m.            600m Dash Sections vs Time – Men
1:35 p.m.            800m Run Sections vs Time – Women
1:50 p.m.            800m Run Sections vs Time – Men
1:55 p.m.            200m Dash Sections vs Time – Women
2:20 p.m.            200m Dash Sections vs Time – Men
2:40 p.m.            3000m Run Final – Women
2:55 p.m.            3000m Run Final – Men
3:05 p.m.            4x400m Relay Sections vs Time – Women
3:20 p.m.            4x400m Relay Sections vs Time – Men

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Bulls Set for Their First Meet of the New Year

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Nisa Raqib

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