LEWISBURG, PA –Shevaughn Allen (Buffalo, NY/JFK) broke the school and SUNYAC records in the long jump with a leap of 7.52 meters to lead the Buffalo State men’s track and field team at the Bucknell University Bison Outdoor Classic.
THE BASICS
MEET: Bucknell University Bison Outdoor Classic
LOCATION: Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium – Lewisburg, PA
FOR THE BENGAL MEN
- Allen’s jump broke Bob Jones’ school and conference record of 7.43 meters that had stood since 1992. It is also the second-best mark in the country this season. He also took first place in the triple jump, jumping 15.66 meters for the best mark in the country this season.
- Dom Cervellera (Orchard Park, NY/Orchard Park) nearly matched his season best in the discus, throwing a distance of 40.28 meters.
- Chris Diem (Buffalo, NY/Cleveland Hill) threw 43.30 meters in the javelin.
- Devin Austin (Kennedy, NY/Falconer) cleared 1.88 meters in the high jump.
- The 4×100 relay of David Ibalio (Sloatsburg, NY/Nyack), Jarrod Polk (Bolivar, NY/Bolivar-Richburg), Nas Muslim Dost (Buffalo, NY/Maryvale), and Tyler McGrath (Clarence Center, NY/Clarence) set a season-best time of 43.06 seconds.
- Dylan Devine (Brockport, NY/Brockport) ran the 400-meter dash in 52.21 seconds.
- McGrath finished the 100-meter dash in 11.10 seconds, and was just off setting a new personal-best mark in the 200-meter dash, finishing in 22.71 seconds.
- Moray Walker (New City, NY/White Plains) completed the 200-meter dash in 23.08 seconds.
FOR THE BENGAL WOMEN
- Sawyer’s time in the 100-meter hurdles was a personal-best mark of 14.03 seconds, just seven-hundredths of a second off the school record.
- Makhia Laster (Buffalo, NY/Tapestry Charter) jumped 5.30 meters in the long jump, and finished the 100-meter dash in 12.80 seconds.
- Jenna Raczka (Cheektowaga, NY/Maryvale) finished the 400-meter dash in a personal-best time of 59.81 seconds, and ran 27.24 seconds in the 200-meter dash.
REGIONAL QUALIFIERS – THESE BENGALS HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THE AARTFC REGIONALS
- Tyler McGrath – 100 Meters (10.95 seconds)
- Makhia Laster – 100 Meters (12.43 seconds)
- Nat Sawyer – 200 Meters (25.25 seconds)
- Nat Sawyer – 100 Hurdles (14.03 seconds)
- Nat Sawyer – 400 Hurdles (58.61 seconds)
- Ibalio, Polk, Muslim Dost, McGrath – 4X100 Meter Relay (43.06 seconds)
- Chris Kaszynski – Pole Vault (4.75 meters)
- Makhia Laster – Long Jump (5.49 meters)
- Shevaughn Allen – Triple Jump (15.66 meters)
- Shevaughn Allen – Long Jump (7.52 meters)
- Jarrod Polk – Long Jump (6.87 meters)
- Devin Austin – High Jump (1.91 meters)
TOP NATIONAL TIMES – THESE MARKS ARE TOP 20 IN THE COUNTRY
1. Nat Sawyer – 400 Hurdles (58.61 seconds)
1. Shevaughn Allen – Triple Jump (15.66 meters)
2. Shevaughn Allen – Long Jump (7.52 meters)
4. Nat Sawyer – 100 Hurdles (14.03 seconds)
11. Chris Kaszynski – Pole Vault (4.75 meters)
19. Makhia Laster – Long Jump (5.49 meters)
UP NEXT
The Bengals are back in action next weekend at the Rochester Alumni Invitational on Saturday.
