Ricky Curiel Named SUNYAC Outdoor Track & Field Rookie Of The Year

BUFFALO, NY – The State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) announced its annual outdoor track & field major awards today with Buffalo State’s Ricky Curiel (East Amherst, NY/Clarence) being named the SUNYAC Track & Field Male Rookie of the Year. Curiel is the first to win the award since Xzavier Goodman back in 2024 and is just the third in program history on the men’s outdoor side (Cody Sikora also earned the honor in 2017). Curiel also earned Rookie of the Year following the cross country season. Curiel caps-off an impressive debut collegiate campaign for Buffalo State. At…