Friday, February 25
Kent, OH
10:45 a.m.
University at Buffalo
at
Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships
Track and Field Ready for MAC Indoor Championships
2/24/2022 12:13:00 PM | Track and Field
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo track and field teams are ready to take on the Mid-American Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships this weekend. The squad will travel to Kent, Ohio for the second time this season. Kent State University will host the championships in the Kent State Field House as they are set to start on Friday, Feb. 25 at 10:45 a.m. The championships will run through Saturday, Feb. 26 as day two will start at 11:30 a.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW
Brandon Burke will attempt to win the men's high jump like how he did so a season ago. Burke, the school record holder, went on to be named MAC Men's Field Athlete of the Year at the 2021 MAC Outdoor Championships. As he went on to the NCAA Indoor Championships, he finished seventh overall to earn All-American Honors.
Senior thrower Molly McCreedy has had a very consistent and dominant season in the shot put. She is seventh in UB history with a toss of 15.41-meters. She has placed top-3 at every meet this season and will look to do the same this weekend. Asia Hoyte looks to earn a medal this year in the weight throw. Hoyte ranks sixth in the event in program history.
The men's distance team has been fantastic all season and tearing up the record books. In the mile and 3,000 and 5,000-meter runs, the Bulls have set five new top-10 times. Thomas Flannery set the new school record in the 3,000-meter run in 8:11.38 and is second in the mile run with a time of 4:07.88. Cal Puskar, Alex Hislop, and Scott Loforte are also in the top-10 in program history. The women's distance team has had a stellar season, as well. Riley Jones ranks eighth in program history in the 5,000-meter run and 10th in the 3,000-meter run. Anya Schmitt has run side-by-side with Jones in several races this season. Schmitt ranks seventh in the 5,000-meter run.
MAC CHAMPIONSHIP COVERAGE
STAMPEDING AT THE UB RECORD BOOKS
Throughout the 2022 indoor season, the Bulls continue to climb the record books as there are 27 new top-10 results in UB history.
For news and updates about the UB track & field teams, follow them on Twitter and check the official website of the UB Bulls.
CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW
Brandon Burke will attempt to win the men's high jump like how he did so a season ago. Burke, the school record holder, went on to be named MAC Men's Field Athlete of the Year at the 2021 MAC Outdoor Championships. As he went on to the NCAA Indoor Championships, he finished seventh overall to earn All-American Honors.
Senior thrower Molly McCreedy has had a very consistent and dominant season in the shot put. She is seventh in UB history with a toss of 15.41-meters. She has placed top-3 at every meet this season and will look to do the same this weekend. Asia Hoyte looks to earn a medal this year in the weight throw. Hoyte ranks sixth in the event in program history.
The men's distance team has been fantastic all season and tearing up the record books. In the mile and 3,000 and 5,000-meter runs, the Bulls have set five new top-10 times. Thomas Flannery set the new school record in the 3,000-meter run in 8:11.38 and is second in the mile run with a time of 4:07.88. Cal Puskar, Alex Hislop, and Scott Loforte are also in the top-10 in program history. The women's distance team has had a stellar season, as well. Riley Jones ranks eighth in program history in the 5,000-meter run and 10th in the 3,000-meter run. Anya Schmitt has run side-by-side with Jones in several races this season. Schmitt ranks seventh in the 5,000-meter run.
MAC CHAMPIONSHIP COVERAGE
STAMPEDING AT THE UB RECORD BOOKS
Throughout the 2022 indoor season, the Bulls continue to climb the record books as there are 27 new top-10 results in UB history.
- Johann Matzal // 800-Meter Run // 1:52.26 // 5th
- Thomas Flannery // Mile Run // 4:07.88 // 2nd
- Cal Puskar // Mile Run // 4:11.36 // 6th
- Thomas Flannery // 3,000-Meter Run // 8:11.38 // 1st
- Alex Hislop // 3,000-Meter Run // 8:27.20 // 8th
- Scott Loforte // 5,000-Meter Run //14:28.48 // 3rd
- Chineme Ononiwu // 60-Meter Hurdles // 8.19 // 10th
- Dustin Meyer // Pole Vault // 4.72-Meters // 10th
- Jonathan Surdej // Shot Put // 17.13-Meters // 9th
- Caleb Nickens // Weight Throw // 19.56-Meters // 4th
- Antoinette Miller // 60-Meter Dash // 7.71 // 7th
- Riley Jones // 3,000-Meter Run // 9:50.35 // 10th
- Anya Schmitt // 5,000-Meter Run // 17:28.71 // 7th
- Riley Jones // 5,000-Meter Run // 17:31.58 // 8th
- Zahra Amos // High Jump // 1.71-Meters // 6th
- Zaria Fuller // High Jump // 1.69-Meters // 9th
- Christina Wende // Long Jump // 5.76-Meters // 6th
- Samantha Spinella // Long Jump // 5.74-Meters // 7th
- Zaria Fuller // Long Jump // 5.71-Meters // 10th
- Kaylah Britt // Triple Jump // 12.48-Meters // 4th
- Christina Wende // Triple Jump // 12.40-Meters // 5th
- Emily Tait // Triple Jump // 11.85-Meters // 8th
- Alison Wojciechowski // Triple Jump // 11.68-Meters // 10th
- Molly McCreedy // Shot Put // 15.41-Meters // 7th
- Rachel Donner // Shot Put // 14.61-Meters // 10th
- Asia Hoyte // Weight Throw // 18.13-Meters // 6th
- Scilla Benussi // Pentathlon // 3,558 Points // 7th
For news and updates about the UB track & field teams, follow them on Twitter and check the official website of the UB Bulls.
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