BUFFALO, NY – Five members of the University at Buffalo track and field team will compete at the NCAA East Preliminaries, which run from May 23-35, at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Fla. To qualify for the NCAA Preliminaries, a student-athlete must be ranked in the top 48 in their respective event. Leon Atkins, Devon Patterson, Sam Wray, Brandon Burke and Shevaugh Allen will all compete for Buffalo as they look to advance to the NCAA Championships hosted by the University of Texas on June 5-8.
Junior Leon Atkins will compete in the Men's 800m event, and is coming off of eye-opening year, dropping three seconds off his previous personal best in the 800m and winning the MAC Indoor tittle in the 800m.