BUFFALO, NY – University at Buffalo track and field sophomore Brandon Burke was named Track & Field Athlete of the Week by the Mid-American Conference for his record-breaking performance in the high jump event over the weekend at the Jim Thorpe Invitational hosted by Penn State University, as announced by the conference office on Tuesday afternoon. This is the first time in Burke's career that he was given the nod for the recognition from the conference.
Burke earned the honors after a head-turning performance last Friday on Nittany Lion Track, leaping over the bar at a height of 7'2.