Women's Indoor Track and Field | 3/6/2023 10:19:10 AM
Houghton University senior Amanda Burrichter and Nazareth College graduate student Brenna Johnson earned Empire 8 individual honors at the 2022-23 Empire 8 Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championships from the Golisano Training Center on the campus of Nazareth on Feb. 24-25.
Burrichter was named Empire 8 Indoor Track Championship Athlete of the Meet for the second straight year. She swept the mile and 3,000-meter run championships for the third straight season. Burrichter won the mile in 5:14.19 and took the 3,000-meters in a meet record time of 10:15.82. In addition, she anchored Houghton's winning distanced medley relay team that won by just under three seconds in a time of 13:06.84
Johnson earned 2023 Empire 8 Indoor Championship Field Athlete of the Meet honors after winning the high jump, clearing 1.57 meters, and also annexing the long jump with a tremendous leap of 5.66 meters. Johnson also excelled on the track side, winning the 60-meter dash in an Empire 8 meet record time of 7.814 seconds, was second in the 200-meters (25.99 seconds), third in the 400-meters (59.47 seconds) and was part of the 4 x 400-meter relay team that placed second overall. She led Nazareth to its first Empire 8 Championship in program history. She was previously named the 2021 Empire 8 Indoor Field Athlete of the Championship meet.
The Empire 8 Track Athlete, Field Athlete, Rookie and Coach of the Year will be announced after the NCAA Championships in mid-March, along with the All-Conference Teams.
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