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 |
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Indoor |
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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) |