Jones and Shah Named Athletes of the Week
February 4, 2013
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| Jonathan Jones (Portville, NY/Portville) of the men's track and field team won the shot put competition at Penn State's Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup. Jones increased his season-best performance with a throw of 61-5 (18.72m), bettering his previous best by 8.50 inches as he took the event by three inches over Cornell’s Stephen Mozia. The throw also leads the Mid-American Conference by nearly three feet. |
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| Tanvi Shah (Mumbai, India/Podar International School) of the women's tennis team scored singles and doubles wins in UB's 6-1 victory over Big 12 member West Virginia, the second straight over a BCS conference school. At first doubles she combined with Miranda Podlas for an 8-3 win to improve to 7-1 on the season. Playing first singles, Shah defeated Audrey Woodland, 6-1, 6-0, in a match that lasted well under an hour to improve to 3-0 in dual play this spring. |