Sarah Burke
Sarah Burke
Height: 5-7
Year: So
Hometown: South Yarmouth, Mass
High School: Dennis-Yarmouth
Position: Hurdles
Major: Criminology

2009-10:
Placed ninth in the 60m hurdles (9.82 seconds) at the Harvard Invitational. Finished third in the 55m hurdles at the Wheaton Invitational in 9.28 seconds. Placed second overall in the 55m hurdles with a time of 9.05 seconds at the Tufts Stampede. Member of the 4000m distance medley relay team which finished second at the NE-10 Championships in 12:47.67. Also finished sixth overall in the 55m hurdles in 9.01 seconds.

High School:
2009 honors graduate of Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School. Four-year letterwinner for outdoor and indoor track and cross country, serving as captain for two years. Earned MVP during spring season and Coaches Award. Atlantic Coast League (ACL) 100 meter champion her senior year, 300 meter champion her junior year. Earned ACL Sportsmanship Award for cross country. National Honor Society Member. Student Ambassadors member.

Personal:
Born September 19, 1990, Attleboro, Mass. Daughter of John and Rosanna Burke of South Yarmouth, Mass. Has two siblings, Bailey (18) and Anthony (16). Majoring in criminology with a minor in Spanish. Grandfather played golf at Stonehill. Supports the Boston Red Sox, New England Patriots and the Boston Celtics. Lists Steve Prefontaine as favorite athlete.

PERSONAL BESTS
 
Indoor
55m hurdles
8.96
NE-10 Championships (2/18/2010)
60m hurdles 9.82 Harvard Open (12/11/2010)
200m 28.30 Boston Indoor Games (1/29/2010)
4x200m 1:54.43 Tufts Stampede (2/5/2011)
    (Olivia Dyson, Angelina Comei, Danielle Wheeler)
4x400m 4:07.65 Tufts Stampede (2/6/2010)
    (Danielle Wheeler, Kathryn O'Leary, Christen Carrier)
     
Outdoor
100m hurdles
16.06
Bridgewater State Bears Invitational (3/26/2011)
400m hurdles 1:09.87 NE-10 Championships (5/7/2011)