The men's swim team is training hard for its first meet of the season, scheduled for Saturday at Miami of Ohio.This season the Bulls' roster is comprised mostly of upperclassmen.
The UB men's tennis team will travel to Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. for the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Northeast Men's Regional Championships.
Tennis to some is just a recreational pastime. To Russ Crispell, head coach of the UB men's tennis team, it has been a lifetime commitment.Crispell graduated from the University of Central Florida in 1979 with a bachelor's degree in Physical Education.
Although weather conditions delayed the start of Saturday's women's tennis match, the Bulls dealt with the rain and handily defeated the St.
Muhammad Ali once said, "Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision."This depiction of a champion characterizes UB's men's soccer player Matt Stuczynski.
Last weekend the UB men's tennis team suffered a series of defeats in a four-day tournament at Brown University, where they faced some of the top Ivy League schools in the Northeast.Mike Rockman was the only Bulls singles player to advance in the tournament.
When Jenny Koeppel, a senior cross-country runner from Amherst, begins a cross-country race, she flies pass the competition."When the breeze hits against my face, it feels like I'm floating," said Koeppel.Jenny Koeppel has been running for the blue and white for four years and has made the transition from a good runner to an outstanding runner.The start to Koeppel's collegiate career was rough; in her freshmen year she suffered stress fractures in both of her shins and because of her injury, Koeppel's stardom was delayed.
\tEvery athlete fears a career-ending injury. For Steve Esler, a senior multi-event athlete on the UB track and field team, that nightmare nearly became a reality.During his sophomore season of 2002, Esler suffered an injury to his back that he just couldn't kick.
The anxiety of staring into the batter's beady eyes, gripping the ball with palms moistened in sweat, and having the weight of the game rest in your mitt could be enough to rattle even the strongest willed players.Time and time again, Stacey Evans has stepped onto the pitcher's mound and proven that even the greatest of pressure cannot break her.
Like many other UB students, the women's tennis team traveled to Florida over spring break, but they were there for three non-conference matches, rather than the sun and partying like most of their fellow students.The women were able to dominate their non-conference competition in a three-game sweep of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Tampa and Dayton to improve their record to 7-4 (0-2 Mid-American Conference) over the break.But now the break is over, and the Bulls must resume their conference schedule this weekend with trips to Northern Illinois and Western Michigan.Buffalo has been woeful in MAC competition, losing every match since an April 6, 2001 defeat of the Akron Zips.
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