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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Willow Grove, Pa.
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- High School:
- Upper Dublin
Bio
CROSS COUNTRY
2022: Named to the CSC Academic All-District team … Academic All-Northeast 10 selection … Bentley's top runner in every meet for the second straight year … placed 27th in the Northeast-10 Championships (23:33.7) and 31st in the NCAA Division II East Regional (23:33.7).
2021: Was Bentley’s top runner in all five meets … highest finish was 17th in the Suffolk Short Course Invitational Sept. 3 (12:12 for 3,000 meters) … was 31st in the Northeast-10 Championships (24:37) and 44th in the NCAA Division II East Regional (23:39.2) … USTFCCCA All-Academic.
TRACK
2021-22: During the Northeast-10 Indoor Championships, was fifth in the 800 meters (2:22.75) and part of the Falcons’ 4x800 relay team that was ninth (10:17.30) … outdoors, finished eighth in the NE10’s in the 800 (2:24.32) … also part of Bentley relay teams that were eighth (10:17.38) and 11th (4:30.38) … indoor bests were 2:22.24 in the 800 (Boston University) and 5:31.13 in the mile (Southern Connecticut) … outdoor bests were 1:06.13 in the 400 (Bryant), 2:21.36 in the 800 (Southern Connecticut) and 5:03.73 in the 1500 (Bridgewater State) … USTFCCCA All-Academic.
Before Bentley: 2021 graduate of Upper Dublin High School ... lettered in both track and cross country … helped team to track league championship every year … qualified for the states in the 4x8 in 2019 and finished sixth … track team captain as a senior … top times included 5:20 in mile, 2:19 in 800, 60.3 in 400 and 19:53 in 5K (cross country) … National Honor Society.
Personal: Majoring in both accountancy and liberal studies with a focus in earth, environment, and global sustainability … member of the Students for Sustainable Business Club ... parents' names are Joanne and Jim Burmester … has one sibling, Rachel.
News Mentions
Bentley women's trio earns USTFCCCA academic nod
A trio of Bentley women’s cross country runners earned All-Academic honors from the 2023 season, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross...
February 1, 2024
Burmester runs in NCAA D-II Championship in Missouri
Running with the nation’s best, Bentley women’s junior Caitlin Burmester faired well in the NCAA D-II Cross Country Championship.
November 18, 2023
Burmester named one of four individual qualifiers from East Region
Caitlin Burmester is one of four individual NCAA D-II Championship qualifying women’s runners from the East Region, the NCAA announced...
November 8, 2023
Burmester Places 5th at East Regional to Qualify for NCAA Championship
Caitlin Burmester finished fifth at the NCAA Division II East Regional to qualify fo the NCAA Championship.
November 4, 2023
Cross Country Ready for Saturday’s NCAA Division II East Regional
The Bentley women’s and men’s cross country teams are ready for Saturday’s NCAA Division II East Regional competition at the...
November 2, 2023
Burmester 5th at NE10 Championships; Falcons 6th Overall
Junior Caitlin Burmester was a top-five finisher at the Northeast-10 Championships on Sunday at Stanley Park. As a team the Falcons were sixth.
October 22, 2023
Burmester Paces Bentley at New Englands
Caitlin Burmester finished 15th out of 160 runners in the New England Women’s Championship at Franklin Park Saturday.
October 7, 2023
Cross Country Teams Set to Run at New Englands on Saturday
The Bentley cross country teams will compete at the NEICAAA Cross Country Championships on Saturday at Franklin Park in Boston for their third...
October 6, 2023
Women’s Cross Country Places at 11th at UMass Dartmouth Invitational
The Bentley women’s cross country team placed 11th of 37 teams at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational on Sunday.
September 17, 2023
Falcons to run in UMass Dartmouth Invitational for first time in five years
Two weeks following the first meet of the season, the Bentley men’s and women’s cross country teams return to racing in the UMass...
September 14, 2023
Pair of Falcons finish top-20 out of 147 runners
Running in the first meet of 2023, the Bentley women’s cross country team placed seventh out of 15 teams in the Suffolk Short Course Classic...
September 1, 2023
Cross Country Opens Season Friday at Suffolk Short Course Classic
The Bentley men’s and women’s cross country teams hit the ground running as the 2023 season begins Friday, Sept. 1, in the Suffolk...
August 31, 2023