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

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.