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2013 Season
Matt finished last season in spectacular fashion as he not only earned All-American honors on floor exercise with his fifth place finish at the USA Gymnastics Collegiate Championships but he also earned first team Academic All-American honors ...He is also a beacon of community involvement. For the last two years, Matt headed up our gymnastics team's canned food drives that brought in over 5910 pounds of food and clothing for the Williamsburg community and also served as a member of the Student Athletic Advisory Committee. This year, he will be the director of the National Eating Disorder Association's (NEDA) fund raising walk for Williamsburg. Matt has also served two years as an Orientation Assistant for incoming freshmen classes before moving up to an Orientation Director's position for this year's class...Over the summer, Matt participated in a consulting and entrepreneurship study program in Guatemala and Belize. At this spring's Commencement, he will certainly be in the consideration to receive the coveted Ewell Award given to William and Mary's most well-rounded students. Matt will be graduating with a double major in psychology and business process management and consulting....Rich Pulsfort and Matt Stevenson formed his primary coaching tandem at Surgent's Elite...Matt is the son of Bill and Pam Burns.

2012 Highlights
Earned All-America honors on floor at the USA Gymnastics Collegiate Championship after placing fifth ... First-Team Academic All-American Scholar-Athlete ...

Burns' Career Highlights
• First-Team Academic All-American Scholar-Athlete (2012)
• Second-Team Academic All-American Scholar-Athlete (2010, 2011)
• USAG Collegiate All-American on Floor (2012)
• State Medalist on Floor Exercise and Vaulting