Dean, Burman named OAC Track Athletes of the Week
By Marissa Myers
ADA – Ohio Northern junior Jordan Dean (Cleveland/Villa Angela Saint Joseph) was named Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Track Athlete of the Week and junior Izzy Burman (Benton Ridge/Liberty Benton) was named the Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Field Athlete of the Week for the week of Apr. 8-14.
Dean's recognition comes after winning the 400-meter dash at the Bucknell Classic this past weekend. His time of 46.84 seconds beat his own school record of 46.85 seconds.
Burman's recognition comes after placing breaking the ONU outdoor shot put record and placing 8th of 41 throwers at the Bucknell Classic. Her toss of 12.99 meters broke the previous record of 12.92 meters set in 2019 by Tia Harris.
This is Dean's second time receiving the honor in his career and Burman's fourth time.
The Polar Bears return to action on Friday and Saturday in the 4th annual Mike Becraft Invitational at the ONU Sports Center.