2021 Men's Cross Country Roster
Burke, Kyle
Kyle Burke
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Clarks Summit, Pa.
- High School:
- Abington Heights
- Major:
- Computer Science and Business
Bio
2021 CROSS COUNTRY: Finished 61st at the Lehigh Invitational (19:50.2)... At the Lafayette Dual, Burke finished 24th with a time of 28:51.62... Placed 111th out of 380 overall at Paul Short (26:31.9)... Finished 124th out of 208 at the Princeton Invitational (26:29.3)... Recorded a 61st place finish at the Patriot League Cross Country Championships with a time of 26:50.3.Â
2020 CROSS COUNTRY: DID NOT COMPETE
2019 CROSS COUNTRY: Academic Honor Roll... Finished ninth overall at the opening Lehigh Invitational (19:29.10)... Came in 88th and was ninth on the team out of 153 runners at the Iona Meet of Champions (27:46.20)... Ninth Lehigh runner to cross the line at the Paul Short Run (26:05.10)... Finished 49th overall and was the seventh Brown and White finisher at the Patriot League Championships (27:05.60).
2018 CROSS COUNTRY: Finished 205th overall in the Paul Short Run (28:03)… Finished fifth on the team and fifteenth overall at the Lehigh-Lafayette Dual Meet in the 8K, earning a personal record (27:17.0)… Finished seventh on the team and 45th overall at the Bison Open in the 6K, earning a personal record (19:54.6)… Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
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BEFORE LEHIGH: 2016 district champion in cross country… Two-time All-Region selection (2016, 2017) in cross country… Earned first team League All-Star honors in 2016 and 2017 in cross country… Named second team League All-Star in 2015 in cross country… Two-time varsity cross country and track & field team captain… Two-time state qualifier in cross country… 2018 PIAA AAA 1600m state champion… District champion in 1600m in 2017 and 2018... District champion in 4x400m in 2018… 2018 league champion in 3200m and 4x400m… Holds Abington Heights High School record in 1600m… Two-time All-Region selection (2017, 2018)… Indoor State Qualifier in 3000m in 2018… Member of the National Honor Society… Named scholar-athlete for indoor and outdoor track and field.
BEFORE LEHIGH: 2016 district champion… Two-time All-Region selection (2016, 2017)… Earned first team League All-Star honors in 2016 and 2017… Named second team League All-Star in 2015… Two-time varsity cross country and track & field team captain… Two-time state qualifier in cross country… 2018 PIAA AAA 1600m state champion… District champion in 1600m in 2017 and 2018... District champion in 4x400m in 2018… 2018 league champion in 2300m and 4x400m… Holds Abington Heights High School record in 1600m… Two-time All-Region selection (2017, 2018)… Indoor State Qualifier in 3000m in 2018… Member of the National Honor Society… Named scholar-athlete for indoor and outdoor track and field.
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PERSONAL: Son of Mike and Nancy… has four siblings: Michael, Sean, Jen and Ryan.
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Getting To Know Kyle
Nicknames: KB, Burkey
Why did you choose Lehigh? Elite combination of academics and athletics
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? Campus
Thoughts on Lehigh Coaching Staff: The coaching staff is genuinely invested in every athlete on the team regardless of talent level. They truly want to see us grow not just as athletes, but as people.
Major & Why: Computer Science & Business because I am interested in both aspects and want to have exposure to both areas
Favorite Place on Campus: Linderman Library
Favorite Food: Mom’s chocolate chip cookies
Favorite Color: Orange
Favorite Musical Artist: Steve Miller Band
Favorite Movie: Back to the Future
Favorite TV Show: Impractical Jokers
Favorite Website: flotrack.com
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Jay Bilas
Favorite Pro Team: Los Angeles Chargers
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Kobe Bryant
Favorite place to study: Linderman Library
Favorite thing to do on a rainy day: Listen to music
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: Sports Illustrated
Place I'd Like To Visit: The moon
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Sing
Dream Job: A job that pays well and I enjoy doing
One unique thing no one knows about me: Don’t worry about it
If I Didn't Run Track and Field, I Would Play: Basketball
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Make sure my parents won’t have to work another day in their life, pay off all my debt, buy a few things, invest and save the rest.
2020 CROSS COUNTRY: DID NOT COMPETE
2019 CROSS COUNTRY: Academic Honor Roll... Finished ninth overall at the opening Lehigh Invitational (19:29.10)... Came in 88th and was ninth on the team out of 153 runners at the Iona Meet of Champions (27:46.20)... Ninth Lehigh runner to cross the line at the Paul Short Run (26:05.10)... Finished 49th overall and was the seventh Brown and White finisher at the Patriot League Championships (27:05.60).
2018 CROSS COUNTRY: Finished 205th overall in the Paul Short Run (28:03)… Finished fifth on the team and fifteenth overall at the Lehigh-Lafayette Dual Meet in the 8K, earning a personal record (27:17.0)… Finished seventh on the team and 45th overall at the Bison Open in the 6K, earning a personal record (19:54.6)… Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
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BEFORE LEHIGH: 2016 district champion in cross country… Two-time All-Region selection (2016, 2017) in cross country… Earned first team League All-Star honors in 2016 and 2017 in cross country… Named second team League All-Star in 2015 in cross country… Two-time varsity cross country and track & field team captain… Two-time state qualifier in cross country… 2018 PIAA AAA 1600m state champion… District champion in 1600m in 2017 and 2018... District champion in 4x400m in 2018… 2018 league champion in 3200m and 4x400m… Holds Abington Heights High School record in 1600m… Two-time All-Region selection (2017, 2018)… Indoor State Qualifier in 3000m in 2018… Member of the National Honor Society… Named scholar-athlete for indoor and outdoor track and field.
BEFORE LEHIGH: 2016 district champion… Two-time All-Region selection (2016, 2017)… Earned first team League All-Star honors in 2016 and 2017… Named second team League All-Star in 2015… Two-time varsity cross country and track & field team captain… Two-time state qualifier in cross country… 2018 PIAA AAA 1600m state champion… District champion in 1600m in 2017 and 2018... District champion in 4x400m in 2018… 2018 league champion in 2300m and 4x400m… Holds Abington Heights High School record in 1600m… Two-time All-Region selection (2017, 2018)… Indoor State Qualifier in 3000m in 2018… Member of the National Honor Society… Named scholar-athlete for indoor and outdoor track and field.
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PERSONAL: Son of Mike and Nancy… has four siblings: Michael, Sean, Jen and Ryan.
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Getting To Know Kyle
Nicknames: KB, Burkey
Why did you choose Lehigh? Elite combination of academics and athletics
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? Campus
Thoughts on Lehigh Coaching Staff: The coaching staff is genuinely invested in every athlete on the team regardless of talent level. They truly want to see us grow not just as athletes, but as people.
Major & Why: Computer Science & Business because I am interested in both aspects and want to have exposure to both areas
Favorite Place on Campus: Linderman Library
Favorite Food: Mom’s chocolate chip cookies
Favorite Color: Orange
Favorite Musical Artist: Steve Miller Band
Favorite Movie: Back to the Future
Favorite TV Show: Impractical Jokers
Favorite Website: flotrack.com
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Jay Bilas
Favorite Pro Team: Los Angeles Chargers
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Kobe Bryant
Favorite place to study: Linderman Library
Favorite thing to do on a rainy day: Listen to music
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: Sports Illustrated
Place I'd Like To Visit: The moon
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Sing
Dream Job: A job that pays well and I enjoy doing
One unique thing no one knows about me: Don’t worry about it
If I Didn't Run Track and Field, I Would Play: Basketball
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Make sure my parents won’t have to work another day in their life, pay off all my debt, buy a few things, invest and save the rest.
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