GENESEO, NY – Kai Messmer (Buffalo, NY/St. Joe's) finished third in the long jump in his SUNYAC Outdoor Track & Field Championship debut to lead the Buffalo State men at the opening day of SUNYAC Championships hosted by SUNY Geneseo.

For The Bengal Men

• Messmer placed third in the long jump with a leap of 6.98 meters on his third jump. Messmer will aim to reciprocate his efforts tomorrow in the triple jump.
• Tyler McGrath (Clarence Center, NY/Clarence) qualified for finals in the 100-meter and 200-meter sprints. McGrath will be seeded fifth in both events.
• Chris Diem (Buffalo, NY/Cleveland Hill) finished seventh in the javelin throw with a distance of 47.59 meters.
• The Bengal men currently sit seventh with eight points following five scoring events today.

UP NEXT
The Bengals will look to pick up more hardware tomorrow as the final day of SUNYAC Championships begins at 10:00 am.