2023-24 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Ryan Buzby
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 6-0
- Hometown:
- Grand Island, N.Y.
- High School:
- Grand Island
- Major:
- Biology
Career Best
800m: 1:54.19
1500m: 3:48.96
Mile: 4:05.23
3000m: 8:07.97
5000m: 13:52.63
Fifth Year (2023 - 24): Named to both the indoor and outdoor Academic All-MAC teams...won a gold medal at the MAC Indoor Championships in the 5,000 meter run, finishing in 14:36.50...also brought home a bronze medal from MAC Indoor Championships in the 3,000 meter run (8:12.61)...earned First Team All-MAC honors for the indoor season...broke the all-time UB indoor record for the 5,000 meter at Boston University's Sharon Colyear Danville Season Opener with a time of 13:57.60, the first sub 14-minute 5,000 meter time in program history...also broke the all-time UB indoor record for the 3,000 meter with a time of 8:07.97 at Boston University's David Hemery Valentine Invitational...ran the second fastest indoor mile time in UB history at the Penn State National Open, finishing in 4:05.23...brought home two more medals at the MAC Outdoor Championships, taking a silver medal in the men's 10,000 meter with a time of 29:50.40, the fourth fastest time in UB outdoor history and a bronze medal in the outdoor 5,000 meter with a time of 14:42.87...earned Second Team All-MAC honors for the outdoor season...broke the all-time UB outdoor record in the 5,000 meter run at the Raleigh Relays with a time of 13:52.63, the only sub 14-minute outdoor 5,000 meter in program history...ran the fifth fastest outdoor 1,500 meter at the Bucknell Bison Outdoor Classic (3:48.96), a personal record for the fifth year...ran on the Bulls' winning distance medley relay team at the Penn Relays, the nation's premiere outdoor meet...had a career best 800 meter time of 1:54.19 at the Bucknell Bison Outdoor Classic.
Redshirt Senior (2022 - 23): Placed fifth at the MAC XC Championships, ran a personal best and school-record 8k time. Competed at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships. Ranks 10th All-Time for UB in the mile, 3rd in the indoor 3000m, 1st in the indoor 5000m, 4th in the outdoor 1500m, and 1st in the outdoor 5000m.
Redshirt Junior (2021 - 22): Set personal bests indoor in the Mile (4:21.19), placed 29th at the MAC XC Championships, Outdoor season set the 5k school record at the Penn Relays of 14:12.22, and personal bests in the 1500m, 800m (1:55.00), and 10,000m (31:05.92), #1 UB All-Time Outdoor 5000m.
Redshirt Sophomore (2019 - 20): Competed in 5 XC Meets, placed 48th at the MAC XC Championships. Indoor season ran personal bests of 4:29.58/mile and 15:22.71/5000m. 2020 - 2021: Placed 30th at the MAC XC Championships, ran personal best in the 5000m and 3000m during the indoor season.
Redshirt (2018 - 19) Competed in four meets for the Bulls. Ran a personal best of 25:52/8k XC at the MAC Championsihps placing 43rd. Redshirt Indoor and Outdoor seasons.
High School: Placed fifth in the 3200 meter (9:26) at the New York State Championships his senior year... set a 3,000 meter steeplechase school record with a time of 9:46.28.
- High School Best: 1600m/4:30.95, 3kSC/9:46.28, 3200m/9:26.43
Personal: Parents are Scott and Lisa Buzby...has one brother, Conner...chose UB because of connection to the team and close proximity to home...inspired by his teammates…favorite athlete is Michael Phelps because he swam a lot when he was younger and remembers how dominant Phelps was at the Olympics...favorite TV show is Breaking Bad...can't live without lasagna.
