Saturday, April 24, 2004
Track and Field Competes at SUNYAC Championships; Men Take Third, Women Place Eighth
Buffalo State competed at the SUNYAC Championships today in Cortland, with the men placing third of nine teams with 84 points, while the women finished eighth with 29 points.
On the women's side, Mercedes Roper (Buffalo/City Honors) crossed first in the 100m dash with a time of 12.90. She also earned a championship with the 4x100m relay team with Desi Gibson (Rochester/Edison Tech), Linda Williams (Rochester/Edison Tech) and Keyia Thompkins (Rochester/Edison Tech), clocking 49.12.
Saturday, April 03, 2004
Track and Field Competes at Brockport Invitational
Buffalo State joined Brockport, Fredonia, RIT, Rochester and St. Lawrence today at the Brockport Invitational, as its athletes earned victories in eight events in the non-team scored meet.
Ken Ciolek (Bradford Area) led the Bengals with four first place showings, capturing the long jump (6.26m), triple jump (13.21m), high jump (1.87m) and javelin (51.64m). Justin Muise (Kenmore West) crossed first in the 400m hurdles in 56.73. Mike Taylor (Maryvale) placed second in the triple jump (12.51m), and Rob Kozlowski (Iroquois) was second in the discus (38.79m). Chris Lape (Millbrook) added a pair of third place showings in the 400m dash (52.97) and the javelin (45.13), and Tim Giagios (Gates-Chili) was third in the 400m hurdles (58.10).
On the women's side, Mercedes Roper (City Honors) won the 100m dash in 12.78, and Desi Gibson's (Edison Tech) leap of 4.92m was enough to win the long jump. Roper and Gibson also teamed with Linda Williams (Edison Tech) and Keyia Thompkins (Edison Tech) to win the 4x100m relay with a time of 49.71. Jackie Kirsch (East Aurora) and Sarah Gedraitis (Akron) finished third in the triple jump (9.45m) and the discus (34.12m) respectively.
Both teams will return to action on April 17 at the Penn State Open.
Monday, March 29, 2004
Track Athletes Roper, Gibson, Williams and Thompkins
Track athletes Mercedes Roper (City Honors), Desi Gibson (Edison Tech), Linda Williams (Edison Tech), and Keyia Thompkins (Edison Tech) were named the Buffalo State Athletes of the Week.
The 4x100-meter relay team eclipsed an 18-year-old Buffalo State record, clocking 49.65 at the Emory Classis on the campus of Georgia Tech on Saturday. The previous mark was 50.90, set in 1986
Monday, February 09, 2004
Bengal Beat - Volume 12, Issue 17
Recapping events from Monday, February 2 – Sunday, January 8
TRACK & FIELD – Bengals Post Strong Showing at Mt. Union
Buffalo State's track and field teams competed in their second meet of the year on Saturday at the Mt. Union Invitational, and both teams posted several impressive showings. The men's team placed second of 10 teams with 132 points, and the women finished sixth of nine teams.
On the women's side, sophomores Linda Williams (Rochester/Edison Tech) and Keyia Thompkins (Rochester/Edison Tech) finished first and third respectively in the 55m dash in 7.49 and 7.82. Other top finishes included Jackie Kirsch (East Aurora/East Aurora) in the triple jump (2nd/31' 10") and Jennifer Vacanti (Niagara Falls/Niagara Wheatfield) in the 1500m run (6th/5:18.20).
Both teams will compete this Friday at the Ohio Northern Invitational.
Saturday, February 22, 2003
Coney, Williams Break Five School Records as Bengals Post Best SUNYAC Indoor Track Finish Ever
Celestine Coney (Lyons) and Linda Williams (Edison Tech) combined to break five school records as Buffalo State's women's indoor track and field team posted its best SUNYAC finish ever, placing third of nine teams with 52 points.
Coney earned 36 of the Bengals 52 points and also ran a leg of the 4x400m relay that captured two additional points. She won a SUNYAC Championship in the long jump with a school record leap of 5.40 meters. She also set Buffalo State bests as she cleared 1.60 meters to earn second in the high jump, and ran 59.90 in the 400-meter run to place third. Coney also placed second in the triple jump and fourth in the 55-meter hurdles.
Williams set a pair of school records, sprinting the 55-meter dash in 7.36 and finishing second, and running the 200-meter in 26.63, placing fifth.
Buffalo State finished in last place in each of the past two seasons, and earned just one point in 2001.
Monday, January 27, 2003
Masters and Williams Break Buffalo State Track and Field Records
Aaron Masters (Grand Island) and Linda Williams (Edison Tech) set Buffalo State school records in the first indoor track and field meet of the season on Saturday at the St. Lawrence Invitational.
Masters, a junior, set a new mark while capturing first place in the pole vault competition, clearing a height of 4.28 meters (14' 1/2"). The previous school best was 4.27 meters, set by Steve Adams in 1984. The leap also set a new St. Lawrence Field House record.
Williams was impressive in her collegiate debut, as she earned the school record in the 55m dash with a time of 7.55. The previous best was 7.64 by Tracy Watts in 1990.
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