Rich Pete (2022) - Hall of Fame - Buffalo State University Athletics

Hall of Fame

Native of Utica, New York and graduate of TR Proctor High School
Three-time all-conference honoree as a running back in football, including twice earning first team All-Empire 8
Played in all 41 games for the Buffalo State football team from 2011-14, accumulating 3,284 rushing yards, while also catching 41 passes for 759 yards
Holds the school records for most total touchdowns (42) and rushing yards per attempt (5.9) in a career
Three-time track and field All-American, placing fifth in the triple jump at the 2014 indoor national championship, and had a pair of eighth-place finishes in the same event in the 2013 and 2014 outdoor national championships
Was also a four-time SUNYAC Champion in track and field, winning three titles in the triple jump and another in the long jump