Butler's Jordan Gross wins Penn Station Athlete of the Year
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Butler track star Jordan Gross was named the Penn Station Athlete of the Year during the Dragons game at Day Air Ballpark on Tuesday night.
'It was great, you know, super exciting. Big crowd out there. And it was just you know, you don't think it's ever going to happen,' said Gross.
Gross is finishing up his senior year with the Aviators, during which he's stacked up award after award.
He is a two-time Miami Valley League Athlete of the Year, All-MVL first-team selection in multiple events, a regional champion, state champion and most recently an indoor national champion.
Jordan will continue his track and field career at Marshall University next fall and plans to study criminal justice.
'I'm hoping we do big things at Marshall and compete at a national level,' added Gross.
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