BUFFALO, N.Y. — An Olympic medal visited to Sahlen Field.
Silver medalist and Western New York native Anita Alvarez threw one of the ceremonial first pitches for the Buffalo Bisons. She joined five other women as the Bison's host Women in Sports on Friday, Aug. 23.
It was part of the Herd’s initiative to celebrate women in Western New York working in sports.
This full list of people joining Alvarez:
- Anna Stolzenburg, Buffalo Sabres VP of brand and digital strategy
- Deb Cummins, Buffalo Bills ticket operations manager
- Juliana Prezelski, University at Buffalo assistant athletic director for football operations
- Jacey Brooks, University at Buffalo women's basketball associate head coach
- Tiffany Swoffard, Canisius University women's basketball head coach
Alvarez won Olympic silver with Team USA Artistic Swimming in August at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris. She was the first American to become a three-time Olympian in the sport.
In previous competitions, Alvarez finished 13th in the duet category at the 2021 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, narrowly missing the finals, and finished ninth in the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro.
The Bisons hosted the Omaha Storm Chasers starting at 7:05 p.m. at Sahlen Field with gates opening at 5 p.m.