2024 Cross Country Roster

Lillian Burke

Lillian Burke

  • Height:
    5-3
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Donahue Academy
  • Hometown:
    Ave Maria, Fla.

Summary

Biography

As a Junior in 2023: Second Team All-Sun Conference ... NAIA National Championship Qualifier ... Team Coaches' Award recipient ... Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete ... Sun Conference All-Academic Team ... Proved to be a team leader in third season on AMU campus ... Finished first among Gyrenes in four of her five races ... Season best 5k time came at Keiser University Flagship XC Invitational, with time of 19:28.22, a top 30 time in school history ... Part of Ave Maria contingent at NAIA Great Lakes Challenge as one of team's top eight runners, leading AMU in that race ... Ran in three 6k races - two on home course ... Finished ninth overall at Sun Conference Championships with personal record time of 24:03.31 to earn All-Conference honors and National Championships berth ... Crossed finish line in 24:20.7 at second nationals appearance

As a Sophomore in 2022: Second Team All-Sun Conference ... NAIA National Championship Qualifier ... Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete ... Sun Conference All-Academic Team ... Competed in all six team events during second season on campus ... Contributed to Ave Maria team score in every competition ... Earned first trip to NAIA National Championships with 19:53.40 time, good for 12th place, at Sun Conference Championships ... SUN Championships marked first sub-20 minute time of season ... Clocked time of 20:12.5 at National Championships, passing eleven runners in final 1000 meters ... Finished in top five at Ave Maria Invitational with time of 20:25.90 ... Finished among top 25 runners in five of six races during sophomore season

As a Freshman in 2021: Second Team All-Sun Conference ... Finished as one of Ave Maria's top three runners in all seven races ... Earned three top ten finishes during freshman season ... Finished 5k courses in under 22 minutes in all seven events ... Placed in top ten at St. Thomas Invitational in collegiate debut ... Set personal best at USCB, running course at Southern States XC Challenge in 20:00.10 ... Finished as overall runner-up at Middle Georgia Invitational ... Placed 13th at Sun Conference Championships to earn Second Team All-Sun Conference honors ... Also recorded top ten finish on home course at North Park in Ave Maria Invitational

Personal: Born April 26, 2003 ... daughter of Joseph and Melissa Burke ... majoring in exercise physiology

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Historical Player Information

  • 2021Freshman

    5'3"
  • 2022Sophomore

    5'3"
  • 2023Junior

    5'3"
  • 2024Senior

    5'3"