Burman wins third consecutive weight throw title to lead ONU on first day of OAC Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships

Burman wins third consecutive weight throw title to lead ONU on first day of OAC Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships
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February 28, 2025

ADA — Senior Izzy Burman (Benton Ridge/Liberty Benton) won the weight throw to lead Ohio Northern on the first day of the 2025 OAC Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships on Friday.

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The Basics

  • Record: Ohio Northern (29-3 Overall).
  • Venue: ONU Sports Center - Ada, Ohio. 

Meet Results

  • Ohio Northern is second of 10 teams after seven events with 65 points.
  • Mount Union leads the team standings with 83.33 points, John Carroll is third with 46 points and Wilmington is fourth with 27 points.
  • The meet consists of 19 events, including six field events, 10 running events and three relays.

Top ONU Performers

  • Burman won the weight throw with a toss of 17.60 meters. 
  • Senior Hannah Friend (Luckey/Eastwood) also earned All-Conference honors in the event, finishing second at 16.22 meters.
  • Junior All-American Claire Schweller (Paulding) was second in the pole vault, clearing 3.89 meters, to earn All-OAC honors.
  • Junior Ellie Ford (Upper Arlington) also earned All-Conference accolades in the pole vault, clearing 3.79 meters to finish third.
  • The distance medley relay team of senior Abby Matthews (Lithopolis/Bloom Carroll), freshman Alex Vargo (Lorain/Steele), junior Kaitlin Prusnek (Findlay) and sophomore AnnaSophia Gower (Perrysburg) finished third in 12:41.60 to earn All-Conference honors.
  • Senior Jaclyn Boardman (Franklin, Ind./Community) was fourth in the pole vault, clearing 3.39 meters.
  • Freshman Tatum Walsh (Lima/Bath) was fourth in the 400 in :58.21.
  • Junior Lauryn Wolters (Anna) was fifth in the long jump at 5.32 meters.
  • ONU finished 5-8 in the 5,000. Senior Ashley Hockstok (Westerville/Central) was fifth in 18:24.75, junior Samantha Roth (Brunswick) was sixth in 18:24.46, senior Natalie Armbruster (Cincinnati/Mount Notre Dame) was seventh in 18:42.77 and junior Kennedy Rader (Mason) was eighth in 18:54.05.
  • Senior Olyvia Ashbrook (Johnstown/Northridge) was second in the 60 hurdle prelims in :09.23, followed in eighth by Vargo in :09.71.
  • Sophomore Paige Simpson (Merrillville, Ind.), Walsh and senior Kendra Krichbaum (Ashland) all qualified for the finals in the 60 prelims. Simpson was third in :07.84, Walsh was fourth at :07.86 and Krichbaum was sixth in :07.95.

Notables

  • Burman has now won three consecutive weight throw OAC titles and is a 6-time OAC champion in her career.
  • Simpson tied her PR in the 60 and remains tied for second with Walsh at 7.84 seconds on ONU's all-time career list.
  • Friend moved into third place on ONU's weight throw list with her toss of 53' 2.75".
  • Ford moved into fifth place on ONU's pole vault list at 12' 5.5".
  • Krichbaum moves into fifth place on the school's 60 list at 7.94 seconds.
  • Wolters set a PR in the long jump and remains ninth in ONU history at 17' 5.5".
  • Vargo got into the 8-women finals in the 60, claiming the eighth and final spot by just .004 of a second.
  • Head Coach Jason Maus is in his 16th year at Ohio Northern and is 599-177-1 in women's indoor track and field for a winning percentage of .772. He is ONU's all-time winningest coach in track and field history.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action on Saturday when they host the final day of the OAC Championships at the ONU Sports Center Fieldhouse.