Izzy Burman breaks school record in the shot put to lead Women's Outdoor Track and Field at Bucknell Classic

Izzy Burman breaks school record in the shot put to lead Women's Outdoor Track and Field at Bucknell Classic
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April 14, 2024

LEWISBURG, Pa. — Junior Izzy Burman (Benton Ridge/Liberty Benton) broke the outdoor shot put school record and placed 8th of 41 throwers with a toss of 12.99 meters to lead the Ohio Northern women's track and field team at the Bucknell Classic Saturday and Sunday.

The Basics

  • Record: Ohio Northern (15-4 Overall).
  • Venue: Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium-Lewisburg, Pa.

Meet Results

  • The meet was not scored.

Top ONU Performers 

  • Burman placed 8th in the shot put with a toss of 12.99m and broke the school record of 12.92m set in 2019 by Tia Harris.
  • Sophomore Kennedy Rader (Mason) finished 39th of 65 runners in the invitational section of the 5000 in 17:36.05 and freshman AnnaSophia Gower (Perrysburg) finished 44th in 17:41.54.
  • Junior Abby Matthews (Lithopolis/Bloom Carroll) placed 13th out of 113 runners in the unseeded 1500 in 4:49.01. Senior Olesya Mertz (Johnstown) placed 95th in the event in 5:03.43.
  • Matthews also finished 91st in the invitational 800m in 2:91.31.
  • Sophomore Claire Schweller (Paulding) finished 13th of 42 jumpers in the pole vault with a height of 3.70m. Sophomore Ellie Ford (Upper Arlington) placed 38th in the pole vault with a mark of 3.25m.
  • Sophomore Samantha Roth (Brunswick) finished 9th out of 68 runners in the unseeded 5000 run in 18:04.24. Junior Ashley Hockstok (Westerville/Central) placed 19th in the race in 18:13.85.
  • Junior Hannah Friend (Luckey/Eastwood), junior Sami Sellers (Van Wert/Lincolnview), and Burman finished 14th, 20th and 21st in the discus throw with tosses of 39.90m, 38.21m and 37.76m, respectively.
  • Sellers and Friend also placed 31st and 39th in the shot put with marks of 11.35m and 10.72m.

Notables

  • Ohio Northern competed with a split squad as some of the team competed at the All-Ohio Championships Friday and Saturday.
  • Roth's time in the 5000 moves her into 9th on the top 10 all-time list.
  • Radar's 5000m time moves her to number 3 all-time in ONU history.
  • Gower moves up three spots in the 5000 all-time list to 4th in ONU history.
  • Head Coach Jason Maus is in his 15th year at Ohio Northern and is 684-161 for men's outdoor track and field for a winning percentage of .809.

Up Next

  • The rof the Polar Bears will host the 4th annual Mike Becraft Invitational Friday and Saturday at Kerscher Stadium.