UB Director of Athletics Nelson Townsend has been invited to join local officials who will accompany the U.S. Olympic torch on the Buffalo leg of its journey to the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.

The one-mile run will begin with a ceremony at 10 a.m. today at City Hall. Following the ceremony, Townsend and other Buffalo dignitaries including County Executive Dennis Gorski, Seymour Knox IV of the Buffalo Sabres and Rob McKenzie of the Canadian Consulate will pass the torch in relay, each carrying it for approximately 1/20th of a mile and continuing on, all crossing the finish line together.