HOUGHTON, N.Y. -- Just two days after defending her titles in the mile and 3000 meters at the Empire 8 Indoor Track & Field Championship, Houghton junior Amanda Burrichter has been named the E8 Track Athlete of the Week for the week ending February 27.

Burrichter was also named 2022 Empire 8 Indoor Track Athlete of the Championship Meet. She swept the mile and 3,000-meter run championships for the second straight season. Burrichter won the mile in 5:19.97 and took the 3,000-meters in 10:28.15.