Track
Ezekiel Porter ? Buffalo
Junior - Rochester, NY/East
Porter ran the second leg of the 4x100 relay to a school record and the opening leg of the 4x400 relay which set a season-best time at the Penn Relays. 4x100 relay IC4A final; 40.62; 2nd 4x400 relay; 3:13.53; 23rd of 80. School record and NCAA Regional qualifying time in the 4x100 relay, finishing second to East Carolina.
Field
Matt Pfleger ? Kent State
Junior - Garrettsville, Ohio/James A. Garfield
At the Gina Relyas competed in the Hammer, 61.08 meters, 3rd place, and passed NCAA regional qualifying standard. He has topped the NCAA regional qualifying requirement five times this season.
Honorees this Year
Men’s Track
Mar. 24 - Daniel Harris, Buffalo
Apr. 1 - Michael Veatch, Miami
Apr. 8 - Ackeem Forde, Eastern Michigan
Apr. 15 ? Michael Veatch, Miami
Apr. 22- Brian Smith, Buffalo
Apr. 29 ? Ezekiel Porter, Buffalo
Men’s Field
Mar. 24 - Kevin Dwyer, Miami
Apr. 1 - Casey Garbaty, Buffalo
Apr. 8 - Daniel Kinsey, Akron
Apr. 15 ? Nick Erdesky, Akron
Apr. 22- Greg Pilling, Central Michigan
Apr. 29 ? Matt Pfleger, Kent State
Additional nominations
Track
Josh Karanja ? Eastern Michigan
Senior - Ottawa, Canada-Nepean
Karanja qualified for his third NCAA Regional event Saturday at the Hillsdale Relays, this time doing so in the 5,000 meters. His time of 14:11.05 was not only an NCAA mark but it leads the conference, is a career-best and ranks 11th all-time in school history. He has now qualified in the 1,500, steeplechase and 5,000-meters.
Pat Sovacool ? Miami
Senior - Lakewood, Ohio/St. Ignatius
At the Penn Relays, 5000 meters -- 9th (14:06.09) to become a Regional qualifier. Ran the fastest 5,000 in the Mid-American Conference this year to finish ninth in the College Division Championship. Sovacool's mark is almost 5 seconds faster than the previous best.
Field
Peter Bligh ? Buffalo
Sophomore- Rochester, NY/Greece Arcadia
Bligh turned in a season-best performance with his finish in the high jump at the Hillsdale Gina Relays. He jumped; 6-6.75 (2.00m); placing 7th of 13 scorers, 11 others eliminated with no height.
Jarid Pearson ? Eastern Michigan
Senior - Walled Lake, Mich.-Western
Pearson placed second in the shot put at the Hillsdale 'Gina' Relays, tossing 52-08.00.
Adam Ruiz ? Miami
Sophomore - Mascoutah, Ill./Mascoutah
At the Stan Lyons Invitational(Illinois, Xavier, Cincinnati) he competed in the Shot put, finishing 5th (16.15m/53-00.00). His throw was a personal best... it was also fourth-best in the MAC this year.