Track And Field

This semester in UB sports

By CIAH COURTNEY | Dec. 10

This fall semester has been an exciting one for UB athletics, and in case you were too busy studying, we’re here to catch you up on what's happened in Alumni Arena and beyond!

Track secures 13 top-5 finishes during Bison Outdoor Classic

UB Track and Field secure top finishes at Bison Outdoor Classic

By CIAH COURTNEY | Apr. 15

Successes in women’s soccer, track and field, football and swim and dive were all highlights of the 2022-23 athletic year.

Top 4 moments from the 2022-23 UB athletics season

By BRANDON COCHI | May 3, 2023

Alexia Hecico won first place at the 2017 World Mountain Running Championships with the Romanian U20 team.

‘You are competing with yourself and competing with the mountain’

By KAYLA STERNER | Feb. 23, 2022

UB Stadium on a rainy day. Senior Division-I track and field athletes will have an opportunity to play next season.

Senior athletes find another chance to compete in their final season

By ANTHONY DECICCO | Apr. 4, 2020

Senior Mitchell Moore runs down the track. Moore was part of the Bulls 4x400 relay at the indoor MAC championships.

The Bulls’ silver lining

By DANIEL PETRUCCELLI | Feb. 26, 2018

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Junior hurdler and high jumper Selina Von Jackowski jumping over hurdles. Von Jackowski is looking to continue her success this season at this weekend's MAC championships.

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MAC championship preview

By Sports Desk | Feb. 22, 2018

This Wednesday to Saturday, the swimming and diving team will be competing in Mid-American Conference championships.

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Men’s Basketball (16-6, 8-1 MAC) The Bulls have looked like killers in the MAC so far this season. Despite a recent close loss to Kent State (12-10, 6-3 MAC), the Bulls have won nine of their last 10 games. Seven of those wins were by 10 points or more. The team started the season with some impressive individual performances, but now the Bulls have been playing on a more consistent level.

The men’s soccer team celebrates after a game. The men’s soccer team was one of four teams cut last month.

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UB Athletics' top 10 moments of April

By Sports Desk | May 1, 2017

The Spectrum sports desk picks the top 10 UB Bulls moments from April.

Senior Ryan Billian warms up before a meet. Billian has broken several records in his UB career and is hoping to make a run at the 2020 Olympics.

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Record-breaking UB sprinter Ryan Billian looks to achieve his Olympic Dream

By JEREMY TORRES | Mar. 16, 2017

Billian is determined to maximize his own potential in just one sport: track and field. The Olympics are nothing more than a dream for most people. But for Billian, the Olympics are an obtainable goal.

Sophomore guard Dontay Caruthers takes a layup against Northern Illinois. UB men’s basketball has been playing their best basketball of the season lately.

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Rundown: This week in UB Athletics

By DANIEL PETRUCCELLI | Feb. 12, 2017

Men’s basketball (13-12, 7-5 Mid-American Conference) Buffalo’s men’s basketball team continued its win streak this week when they picked up two more victories against the Northern Illinois Huskies and Bowling Green Falcons.

Sophomore guard Dontay Caruthers dunks against Central Michigan. Caruthers was named the MAC Defensive Player of the Year.

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The Rundown: Weekend in UB Athletics

By Sports Desk | Feb. 6, 2017

UB men’s basketball defeated Ball State (15-8, 6-4) 96-69 Friday in a nationally televised game at Worthen Arena. It was the third straight game in which the Bulls scored 90 points, the first time they have done that since the ’94-’95 season.

Senior Pablo Alvarez gets ready to return a ball during a match at the Miller Tennis Center. The men's tennis team is preparing for its regular season finale before the MAC Tournament.

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UB Bulls quick hits: baseball gets swept, softball heats up, football fast approaches

By Sports Desk | Apr. 19, 2016

Softball (14-27, 8-6 Mid-American Conference) The Bulls dominated their weekend series with Bowling Green (16-27, 4-10 MAC) at Nan Harvey Field.

A women’s swimmer is competing in the butterfly heat during a match in October of 2015. The women’s swimming and diving team competed in the MAC Championships over the weekend.

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UB Bulls quick hits: Track and Field breaks records at Indoor MAC Championships

By Sports Desk | Feb. 28, 2016

The weekly recap of what's happened in UB Athletics.

Senior guard Jarryn Skeete looks to convert a free throw. The Bulls snapped their three-game losing streak with a 88-74 home victory over Bowling Green.

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UB Bulls quick hits: Basketball picks up key victories, baseball winless

By Sports Desk | Feb. 21, 2016

The men’s squad went 1-1 this past week and ended its three-game losing streak after an 88-74 home victory over Bowling Green (13-14, 4-10 MAC). Earlier in the week, Buffalo lost on the road to top-seeded Akron (21-6, 10-4 MAC) 80-70 before heading back home to take the victory over the Falcons.

Brian Crimmins has broken multiple UB track and field records in his time as an athlete. He’s been running since seventh grade and may even look toward the Olympics post-graduation.

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UB distance runner Brian Crimmins overcomes injury to break school records

By JOHN JACOBS | Feb. 16, 2016

Crimmins, a senior pharmacology and toxicology major, has been running track for about a decade and he’s faced his share of adversity along the way.

Will Regan cuts down the nets after the Bulls' 77-75 victory over Bowling Green.

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Catching up with some of best recent UB Bulls

By Jordan Grossman and QUENTIN HAYNES | Oct. 6, 2015

They were some of the most prolific players to ever wear the blue and white. They broke records, won championship and brought some prominence to Mid-Major program over the course of their careers. But what happens to these players after they walk for graduation? The Spectrum caught up with a few recent Bulls graduates from the past few years.

(From left to right) Buffalo head coach Vicki Mitchell, senior thrower Jonathan Jones and assistant and throws coach Jim Garnham address the media in Alumni Arena Monday morning. Jones will compete to qualify in the world championships.

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Jonathan Jones focusing on U.S national team after bringing gold to UB

By Jordan Grossman | June 15, 2015

Last Wednesday Jonathan Jones, a recently graduated senior, automatically qualified as a competitor in the USA Track and Field Championships. He will return to the same field he won gold at in Oregon last week.

Senior Jonathan Jones (pictured) finished fifth at the USATF Outdoor Championships Sunday. He needed a top-four finish to make Team USA.

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UB Bull Jonathan Jones wins gold in shot put at NCAA Championships

By Tom Dinki | June 11, 2015

Senior Jonathan Jones won gold in the shot put at the NCAA Outdoor Championships on Wednesday in Eugene, Oregon with a school-record throw of 20.78 meters.

Christian Pino and Raheem Johnson are just two UB athletes who approach
their diet specifically to get in top game shape. Jordan Oscar, The Spectrum

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UB student-athletes eat to compete

By QUENTIN HAYNES | Feb. 3, 2015

Christian Pino and Raheem Johnson are just two UB athletes who approach their diet specifically to get in top game shape.