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2011-12 Men's Cross Country Roster

Tom Burke

  • Position Distance
  • Weight 0
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Edina, Minn.
  • High School Edina

Biography

Indoor Mark Date
3,000m 8:14.56 2/19/10
5,000m 14:37.70 12/5/09
Mile 4:14.74 2/12/10
Outdoor Mark Date
10,000m 29:46.05 4/22/10

2010-11
Cross Country: Integral part of the Tribe's championship squad ... Finished 17th overall at the Pre-National Invitational ... Third place at the CAA Championships ... Named all-region after finishing 22nd at the Southeast Championships ... 124th overall at the NCAA Championships as the Tribe's fourth runner.
Indoor: Qualified for the IC4A Championships at 3,000m after running 8:22 at Navy in January.
Outdoor: Ran the 10,000m at the Penn Relays and the 5,000m at the CAA Championships.

2009-10
Cross Country: Redshirted ... Won the Tribe Open in an unattached performance.
Indoor: Won the 3,000m at Virginia Tech in 8:14.56 ... Opened the year running 14:37.40 for 5,000m at CNU in December ... Took fifth in the mile at Liberty with a time of 4:14.74.
Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA Championships at 10,000m ... Qualifying time came at the Penn Relays, when he was sixth in 29:46.05 ... Ran the 5,000m twice, taking fifth at the CAA Championships ... Also ran the event at the Colonial Relays.

2008-09
Cross Country: Was the Tribe's sixth finisher at the NCAA Championships ... Won the Cavalier Open ... Fourth for W&M at the Pre-Nationals Invitational ... Fifth on the team, 15th overall, at the Colonial Inter-Regional.
Indoor: Redshirted.
Outdoor: Redshirted ... Ran a collegiate-best 14:43.37 for 5,000m unattached at North Carolina in mid-May ... Also ran unattached at the Penn Relays, finishing the 10,000m in 30:12.87.

2007-08
Cross Country: CAA Rookie of the Year ... All-CAA after finishing eighth at the CAA Championships, tops among all true freshmen in the conference ... Led W&M in his first collegiate race, timing 25:59.0 at the Lou Onesty Invitational ... 34th at the Colonial Inter-Regional ... 17th in the Pre-Nationals open race ... Ran at the IC4A Championships. Track: Finished ninth and set a personal best of 32:42.16 at the CAA Championships in the 10,000m run ... Set a personal best at the Carolina Outdoor Classic in the 5,000m run with a time of 14:47.73.

At Edina
Two-time all-state selection in cross country ... Posted finishes of 12th as a junior and eighth as a senior at the state championships ... Also all-section and all-state in track both his senior and junior years ... Three-time all-conference and all-section in cross country ... Three-time all-conference honoree in track ... Has run 1:57 for 800m, 4:15 for 1,600m, and 9:10 for 3,200m.

Personal
Son of Reid and Valerie Burke ... Enjoys ultimate frisbee, Champions League soccer, and the Minnesota Twins.

Championship Performances
NCAA Championships
Date Event Performance Place Award
5/27/10 10,000m DNF    
11/22/10 XC 31:23.8 124th  
11/24/08 XC 31:45.6 195th  
Region Championships
Date Event Performance Place Award
11/13/10 XC 31:06.4 22nd All-Region
CAA Championships
Date Event Performance Place Award
10/30/10 XC 24:20 3rd All-CAA
10/26/07 XC 25:01.8 8th All-CAA
Victories
Date Event Performance Place Meet
2/19/10 3,000m 8:14.56 1st Virginia Tech Challenge
10/17/09 XC 25:52.11u 1st Tribe Open
11/7/08 XC 24:52.30 1st Cavalier Open

Historical Player Information

  • 2007-08Redshirt

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  • 2008-09Freshman

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  • 2009-10Junior

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  • 2010-11Senior

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  • 2011-12Redshirt Senior

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