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

Bio

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: 20 … daughter of Pam and Ted Burke … has three brothers: Teddy (23), Matthew (15) and Johnny (13) … father received his Masters from Bentley … ranked in top five percent of high school class … Bentley Honors Program … involved in Colleges Against Cancer (secretary), Film Club (vice president) and Bentley Leadership Floor … SAAC representative.

CROSS COUNTRY

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: 9th in outdoor 5,000 (18:38.42) … Indoor Bests: 5:28.57 mile (2014 BU Valentine’s), 10:58.24 3,000 (2015 Northeast-10 Championships), 20:27.37 5,000 (UMass-Boston Indoor Opener) … 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) … 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 & Dooley Lead Bentley Women to 2nd in Northeast-10 Championships

With junior Julia Morena (Boylston, Mass./Tahanto Reg. HS) and All-America grad student Tara Dooley (Lee, Mass./Lee HS) posting top ten finishes,...

October 25, 2015

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Morena Leads Bentley Women at New Englands

Just as was the case in her previous two races this season, Bentley University junior Julia Morena (Boylston/Tahanto Reg. HS) was the number one...

October 10, 2015

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Morena Leads Bentley Women during Roy Griak Invitational

Junior Julia Morena (Boylston, Mass./Tahanto Reg. HS) was the top finisher for the Bentley University women’s cross country team during the...

September 26, 2015

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Morena & Burke Bentley’s Top Finishers in Season-Opening Dartmouth Invitational

Juniors Julia Morena (Boylston, Mass./Tahanto Reg. HS) and Katie Burke (Braintree, Mass./Braintree HS) were the top two finishers for the Bentley...

September 12, 2015