Katie Burke
Katie Burke
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Braintree, Mass.
  • High School:
    Braintree

Bio

Track and Cross Country Captain … 2013 graduate of Braintree High School who is majoring in both actuarial science and liberal studies, with a concentration in global perspectives … minor in finance and business studies … Before Bentley: was the Wamps’ captain in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track as a senior … Bay State Conference honorable mention in cross country … Personal: age as of Sept. 1: 21 … daughter of Pam and Ted Burke … has three brothers: Teddy (24), Matthew (16) and Johnny (14) … father received his Masters from Bentley … ranked in top five percent of high school class … Bentley Honors Program … involved in Colleges Against Cancer (secretary, president), Film Club (vice president) and Bentley Leadership Floor … SAAC representative.

CROSS COUNTRY

2015: competed in five races and was the team’s number two finisher three times … was fifth among Falcons and 37th overall at the Northeast-10 championships (24:21.9) … Bentley’s number six runner and 73rd overall at the NCAA Division II East Regional (24:10.58) … 195th in New Englands, finishing in 20:11.4 to improve on 2014 showing by about 67 seconds … 2014: was one of three Falcons to compete in all seven meets … 64th overall and fourth among Bentley runners in the Northeast-10 Championships (28:28) … was team’s number five runner in the NCAA Division II East Regional, placing 101st overall (24:44.76) … 247th overall at the New Englands with her 21:18.7 the team’s eighth best time … 2013: ran in five meets as a freshman … was ninth among Bentley runners and 88th overall in the Northeast-10 Championships (21:08) … had Falcons’ 12th best time at New Englands, placing 237th in the JV race with a time of 22:43.

TRACK

Rankings: 10th in outdoor 5,000 (18:38.42) … 12th in indoor 5,000 (19:22.51) … Indoor Bests: 5:28.57 mile (2014 BU Valentine’s), 10:58.24 3,000 (2015 Northeast-10 Championships), 19:22.51 5,000 (2015 UMass-Boston Indoor Open) … Outdoor Bests: 5:03.67 1500 (2015 MIT Sean Collier Invitational), 10:56.81 3,000 (2015 Stonehill Skyhawk Invitational), 18:38.82 5,000 (2015 Northeast-10 Championships) … 2015-16: was 13th in the 5,000 at the NE-10 Outdoor Championships (18:56.22) … competed in two indoor meets and in five outdoors, participating in events ranging from 1,500 to 5,000 … third in 5,000 at UMass-Boston Indoor Open … 2014-15: finished fifth in the 3,000 at the indoor Northeast-10 Championships (10:58.24) … turned in a 10th-place showing in the 5,000 at the outdoor NE-10’s (18:38.82) … runner-up in 1500 at outdoor Corsair Classic (5:11.01) … 2013-14: at the indoor Northeast-10 Championships, was tenth in 3,000 (11:09.91) and eighth in 4x800 (10:37.17) … at the outdoor conference championships, was 16th in the 5,000 (20:30.47).

TFRRS Profile

News Mentions

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Morena Finishes 4th for 2nd Time, Helps Bentley Women Take 3rd at Northeast-10 Championships

Led by a second-straight fourth-place finish by senior tri-captain Julia Morena (Boylston/Tahanto Reg. HS), the Bentley University Falcons...

October 22, 2016

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Morena Top Runner for Bentley Women at New Englands

Senior Julia Morena (Boylston/Tahanto Reg. HS) led the Bentley University women’s cross country team during the New England Championships at...

October 8, 2016

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Morena & Burke Post Top-10 Finishes in Tennessee, Helping Falcons Place 5th

Paced by top-ten finishes from seniors Julia Morena (Boylston, Mass./ Tahanto Reg. HS) and Katie Burke (Braintree, Mass./Braintree HS), the...

September 24, 2016

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Fehskens & Morena Lead Bentley to 2nd Place Finish in Kirsh Cup

Led by freshman Paige Fehskens (Wareham, Mass./Wareham HS) and senior Julia Morena (Boylston, Mass./Tananto Reg. HS), the Bentley University...

September 17, 2016

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Three Seniors to Serve as Bentley Women’s Cross Country Captains

Three seniors, including All-Region honoree Julia Morena (Boylston/ Boylston HS), will serve as captains of the 2016 Bentley University women&rsqu...

September 2, 2016