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MAC Outdoor Championships
Track & Field To Compete at MAC Outdoor Championships This Thursday Through Saturday
5/12/2026 2:23:00 PM | Track and Field
BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo track and field program is competing at the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships this Thursday through Saturday, hosted by Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. The Bulls enter conference championships following a historic outdoor season where the team posted 29 performances that joined the program's all-time top 10.
The Bulls were most recently headlined by Nicalis Williams and Stella Kapp, who recorded personal best performances at Ohio State's Jesse Owens Classic two weekends ago. Williams' triple jump mark of 12.90 meters rose to fifth in program outdoor history, surpassing the freshman's previous best of 14.59 meters. Kapp's throw of 37.59 meters ranked 10th in program outdoor history, surpassing her previous record of 37.43 meters.
The outdoor season was highlighted by Michael Parks setting a new school record in the 110-meter hurdles two weekends in a row, breaking Ryan Billian's record of 13.96 seconds, which had stood since 2017. Parks broke the 13.90-second barrier three weekends in a row, with his personal record time of 13.72 seconds becoming the school record. The senior also earned MAC Men's Field Athlete of the Week honors for the performance.
The Bulls have six athletes returning to MAC Outdoor Championships who earned a medal at last year's conference championships. Matt Gensel earned silver in the men's 10,000-meter (31:37.44) and Jacob Brink trailed to bring home bronze (31:43.94). Collin Stafford earned another medal for the distance squad, posting a time of 8:55.94 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase to set a school record and earn silver. Rylee VanAlstine competed in the men's 4x100-meter to help take silver with a time of 41.62. Aidan Norris rounded out the track medals with a third-place finish in the 800-meter dash (3:50.85). Kapp tied for third in the women's high jump with a mark of 1.71 meters.
DAY ONE - Thursday, May 14th | 10 a.m. | Watch
- Combined Events: Men's decathlon and women's heptathlon
- Track: women's 1,500-meter, men's and women's 400-meter hurdles trials, men's and women's 200-meter, men's and women's 10,000-meter
- Field: women's hammer throw, men's and women's pole vault, men's discus, men's and women's javelin throw
DAY TWO - Friday, May 15th | 10 a.m. | Watch
- Combined Events: Men's decathlon and women's heptathlon
- Track: women's 100-meter hurdles trials, men's 110-meter hurdles trials, men's and women's 400-meter trials, men's and women's 100-meter trials, men's and women's 800-meter trials, men's and women's 3,000-meter steeplechase
- Field: men's hammer throw, men's long jump, women's and men's shot put, women's long jump
DAY THREE - Saturday, May 16th | 9 a.m. | Watch
- Track: men and women's 4x100-meter relay, men's and women's 1,500-meter, men's 110-meter hurdles finals, women's 100-meter hurdles finals, men's and women's 400-meter finals, men's and women's 100-meter finals, men's and women's 800-meter finals, men's and women's 400-meter hurdles finals, men's and women's 200-meter finals, men's and women's 5,000-meter, men's and women's 4x400-meter relay
- Field: Women's discus throw, women's and men's high jump, men's and women's triple jump
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