FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 1, 2006

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SUNYAC Announces Award Winners in Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field

Krueger and Wilbourn Named Coaches of the Year

FREDONIA, N.Y. – The State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) has announced the male and female Outstanding Outdoor Track and Field Athletes from the SUNYAC Championships, along with the Coaches of the Year.

Buffalo State’s Liz Jacobson (Gresham, OR/Sam Barlow) has been selected as the SUNYAC Outstanding Female Field Athlete. Jacobson captured the SUNYAC crown in the shot put and javelin throw. She won the shot put with a toss of 11.09 meters and threw a NCAA provisional distance of 41.20 meters in the javelin setting a school and meet record.

Oneonta’s Musu Jackson-Buckner (Buffalo/Buffalo Seminary) has been named the Outstanding Female Track Athletes. Jackson-Buckner claimed three individual titles and was part of the victorious 400 meter relay. She defended her titles in the 100 and 200 meter dashes, with times of 12.15 and 24.35 seconds, respectively. Her times of 10.83 and 24.16 in the Friday semi-finals in the 100 and 200 dashes respectively, set meet, facility, and school records while hitting the NCAA automatic standards.  Her time in the 200 set the conference record, as well and gave Jackson-Buckner the career sweep in the event, winning the Outdoor SUNYAC Championship for 4 consecutive years.  Jackson-Buckner was part of the winning 400 meter relay with a time of 47.78 (NCAA provisional), setting a new conference, meet, facility and school record.

Geneseo senior Matt Kuenzel (Saratoga/Saratoga Springs) has been named the Outstanding Male Field Athlete. Kuenzel helped lead the Knights to their second outdoor title in school history by placing first in the shot put, grabbing second in the hammer and javelin throw, and taking third in the discus. He won the shot put with a NCAA provisional toss of 15.98 meters, threw the hammer 50.29 meters, launched the javelin 51.95 meters and cleared a distance of 43.74m in the discus.

Geneseo’s Ross Hunkovic (Endwell/Maine-Endwell) has earned the Outstanding Male Track Athlete award. He led the Blue Knights to a narrow 199.50 victory over second place Cortland (193), by claimed two individual crowns. Hunkovic won the 800 meter run in a time of 1:53.99 and captured the 1500 meters in 4:00.82.

Cortlands’s Shawn Wilbourn and Brockport’s Mark Krueger were selected as the SUNYAC Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Coaches of the Year. Wilbourn, in his second season as head coach, led the Red Dragons a second place finish. The Red Dragons won three individual crowns, one relay event and placed second four times and in third place nine times.

Krueger, in his fourth season as head coach of the Golden Eagles, earns his second consecutive Female coach of the year award. He led Brockport to a second place finish at the SUNYAC Championships with 158 points. Brockport captured two individual crowns, had six second place finishes, and five third place finishes.

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