Athlete Awards

Athletes of the Week

Laster, Makhia

Makhia Laster

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    5/6/2024
  • Sport
    Women's Track and Field
  • Bio
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Laster, a junior Africana Studies major, picked up two SUNYAC Titles as she won the long jump at 5.80 meters and was part of the winning 4x400-meter relay (3:56.48). Laster also earned a second place finish in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.21 seconds, third place in the 200-meter dash at 24.93 seconds and was named the Most Valuable Performer of the Meet after scoring 34 points for Buffalo State across all of her events. Laster currently sits 2nd in the AARTFC Region and 12th in the nation in the long jump while also sitting top-10 in both the 100 and 200-meter sprints in the region.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
5/5/2026 Natalia Sawyer Women's Track and Field
5/5/2026 Ricky Curiel Men's Track and Field
5/5/2026 Nyla Wilson-Epps Women's Track and Field
4/28/2026 Natalie Burck Softball
4/28/2026 Izzy Pezdek Softball
4/21/2026 Nyla Wilson-Epps Women's Track and Field
4/21/2026 Ricky Curiel Men's Track and Field
4/14/2026 Izzy Pezdek Softball
4/14/2026 Natalia Sawyer Women's Track and Field
4/6/2026 Emilee Josker Women's Lacrosse
4/6/2026 Nyla Wilson-Epps Women's Track and Field
3/31/2026 Bryan Honan Men's Track and Field
3/31/2026 Ricky Curiel Men's Track and Field
3/24/2026 Ella Stewart Softball
3/24/2026 Vanessa Willick Women's Lacrosse
3/17/2026 Kira Grzechowiak Women's Lacrosse
3/17/2026 Gavin Wilczewski Men's Volleyball
3/10/2026 Jackie Heyden Acrobatics & Tumbling
3/10/2026 Vanessa Willick Women's Lacrosse
3/3/2026 Sidney Morris Men's Track and Field
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