DE PERE – St. Norbert College junior Eden Maranell and freshman Kamdan Johnson have been named the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference's Track and Field Athletes of the Week, announced today by the conference office.  

Maranell, a Howards Grove native and graduate, piled up 3,486 points in the pentathlon at the UW-Oshkosh Early Bird to set new Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference and St. Norbert records. Maranell had the best score in four of the five events against a field of 12 competitors to win by 390 points over the runner-up. Her height of 5 feet 4 ¼ inches in the high jump is tied for the seventh best in Division III while her 17 feet 11 inches in the long jump ranks 15th.  

Johnson, a Florence native and graduate, set a new St. Norbert record in her first ever collegiate meet, winning the 60-meter hurdles in 9.09 seconds, eclipsing the previous record by 0.09 seconds. Her time is the top in the NACC and the 20th best in Division III following the opening weekend. 

The award is the seventh in Maranell's career and the first for Johnson.