Iya selected for coaches academy
Buffalo volleyball assistant coach Ladi Iya, in her third year in the position, has been selected to participate in the 2007 NCAA Women Coaches Academy in Denver, CO. The academy, which will be held May 29-June 2, has only 25 open positions per session, and is designed to aid prospective women coaches in developing successful coaching strategies both on and off the court. The program is meant to help its participants improve in areas of skill development, retention and mentoring, which will benefit the student-athlete.
Softball snowed out in Michigan
The Buffalo softball team had both of its weekend doubleheaders cancelled last weekend due to wintry weather conditions in Michigan.
The Bulls had Friday's matches at Eastern Michigan called off as well due to cold weather and snow. The team then traveled to Central Michigan for a game on Saturday that was postponed due to snow and was scheduled to be made up on Sunday in a doubleheader. However, the weather on Sunday morning forced both games to be cancelled. No makeup dates have been announced.
The Bulls will try to play again Wednesday at 3 p.m. in a doubleheader against Syracuse.
Track and Field cancelled
The Bulls track and field teams were unable to compete on Saturday at the Ohio Bobcat Invitational Saturday, because of inclement weather. The meet will not be rescheduled and Buffalo will travel to the Miami Invitational in Oxford, OH this weekend for their next meet.
UB Hall of Fame renamed to honor longtime supporter
The UB Athletics Hall of Fame will be renamed in a ceremony on Saturday to honor the longtime services and contributions of Edmond J. "Doc" Gicewicz and his wife, Connie. The Gicewicz family recently donated $200,000 to the university.
Before graduating in 1952, Gicewicz was a three-sport star for the Bulls in football, basketball and baseball and served was the captain on each team. He has since gone on to fill prominent roles within the university community and has been inducted as a member of both the UB Athletics and Greater Buffalo
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