RESULTS
HOUGHTON, N.Y.—Freshman
Blaine Billings (Newburgh/Newburgh Free) won a pair of events as Buffalo State opened its indoor track and field season today at the Houghton Highlander Invitational.
THE BASICS
RESULTS: No Team Scoring
MEET: Houghton Highlander Invitational
LOCATION: Houghton College – Houghton, N.Y.
NOTABLES
- Billings crossed first in the 300-meter dash (35.35) and led a 1-2-3 finish for the Bengals in the 60-meter dash, clocking 7.09 seconds. Darren Thompson (Buffalo/St. Joe's) and Elijah Lawal (Duanesburg/Duanesburg) placed second (7.11) and third (7.14) respectively.
- Robert Liebel (Tonawanda/Tonawanda) also posted a victory, claiming the 400-meter dash with the seventh-best time in the nation entering tonight at 50.41 seconds.
- Freshman Iyore Odigie (West Babylon/North Babylon) was a winner in the triple jump (13.22), and Richard Arnaud (W. Henrietta/Rush-Henrietta) was second (12.81m).
- Another freshman Chris Duhaney (Hempstead/Uniondale) was runner-up in the 60-meter hurdles with the 15th-fastest time this year in Division III at 8.41 seconds.
- Robert Alexis (Middletown/Middletown) and Arnaud placed fourth (6.49m) and fifth (6.48m) respectively in the long jump.
- Nick Miller (Hamburg/St. Francis) finished fourth in the 200-meter dash (23.41).
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will compete next Friday at the Dr. William Taraschke Classic at Baldwin Wallace.
