They don't get the media hype compared to UB's other champions, but Track and Field last year contributed more school records and Capital One Cup points than anyone else. In (very narrow) advance of both the Men and Women opening their 2016 season Friday at Cornell's Southern Tier Invite, the first half a season (indoor and outdoor) preview:
Men
The lists are especially long in Track and Field, but the men lose a number of big contributors to graduation, even beyond Jon Jones. For simplicity's sake, I'll just list 2015 MAC Championship results.
Zach Ahart / Distance / 3rd all-time at UB in 3,000 and 5,000, 6th at MACC in the 5,000m (indoor); 2nd all-time at UB in 10,000, 7th at MACC in the 5,000 (outdoor)
Seamus Degan / Distance /
Sean Harvey / Throws /
Adam Hume / Jumps / 3rd UB Pole Vault (indoor); 2nd UB Pole Vault, 4th MACC Pole Vault (outdoor)
Jon Jones / Throws / UB, MAC record holder, MAC Champion, All-American Shot Put (indoor); UB, MAC record holder, MAC Champion, National Champion Shot Put, 4th UB discus (outdoor)
Matt Killian / Sprints /
Jalen Law / Sprints / Part of UB record 4x100 team
Don McCann / Sprints, Jumps /
Cory McCarty / Distance /
Frank Pfeil / Distance /
Chris Reape / Jumps / UB record holder, 7th MACC High Jump (indoor); UB record holder, 4th MACC High Jump (outdoor)
Daquane Spikes / Sprints /
Jake Wray / Hurdles / 3rd MACC 60m Hurdles (indoor); 8th MACC 110m Hurdles (outdoor)
Who's New
I might speak more of these names within their disciplines, but here's the full list:
Who's the Next All-American?