2018 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Colin Burke
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Pleasanton, Calif.
- High School:
- Bishop O'Dowd
2020 (Track & Field)
Etched his name in the UCLA indoor record books with both of his races this season โฆ Indoor: Clocked a time of 13:47.78 in the 5000m at the Husky Classic, good for 11th place overall and the second-fastest time in UCLA indoor history in the event โฆ Opened his season at the UW Invitational, where he ran a time of 7:59.34 in the 3000m, the fifth-fastest time in UCLA history in the event.
2019 (Cross Country)
Competed in six meets in his final cross country season with the Bruins ... Finished his UCLA cross country career at the NCAA Championships, finishing 121st overall with a 10k time of 32:07.7 ... Took fifth overall at the NCAA West Region Championships, clocking a time of 29:58.5 in the 10k ... Finished in 11th place at the Pac-12 Championships, going 23:21.5 in the 8k ... Opened his season with a victory at the UCR vs. UCLA Dual Meet, going 16:16.1ย
2019 (Track & Field)
Competed in seven meets on the year โฆ Indoor: Registered the sixth-fastest 5000m time (13:58.62) in UCLA indoor history at the Husky Classic โฆ Placed fourth in the 5000m at the MPSF Indoor Championships, finishing in 14:00.76 โฆ Outdoor: PRโed in the 10K (29:14.76) at UCLAโs home opener, the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival, to place third โฆ Recorded a career-best time of 13:57.20 in the 5000m at the Mt. SAC Relays โฆ Won the 3000m vs. USC, clocking a PR of 8:22.28 โฆ Placed sixth in the 10K at the Pac-12 Championships with a time of 29:31.92 โฆ Capped his season at the NCAA West Regionals in the 10K, logging a time of 29:47.84 โฆ UCLA Top-10 Record Books: Indoor: 6th โ 5000m (13:58.62) โฆ Honors: Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team.
2018 (Cross Country)
Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention ... Competed in four meets ... NCAA All-West-Region honoree ... Marked a time of 29:49.17 at the NCAA West Regionals to lead the Bruins with an 11th-place finish ... Led the Bruins at the Pac-12 Championships, clocking an career-best time of 23:15.7 to take 11th overall and earn Second Team All-Pac-12 honors ... Took 12th at the Stanford Invite with a time of 24:32.9 ... Finished in 30th place at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals with a time of 24:19.1.
2018 (Track & Field)
Qualified for NCAA Regionals in the 5000mย ... Pac-12 All-Academic Team honorable mention ... Competed in six outdoor meets ... Set a new collegiate-best and qualified for regionals with a 13:58.77 time in the 5000m at the Mt. Sac Relays, good for a second-place finish ... Came in third in the 3000mย at the USC Dual Meet, posting a collegiate-best time of 8:41.69.
2017 (Cross Country)
Competed in the 10k at the NCAA Championships, where he finished in 103rd place with a time of 30:44.99 โฆ Was UCLAโs third runner at the West Regional Championships (10k), placing 38th in a time of 30:18.4 โฆ Scored for the Bruins in the 8k at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing 35th overall with a time of 24:31.5 โฆ Ran in the Wisconsin Invite (8k) and finished in 72nd place with a time of 24:31.5 โฆ Competed in the 8k at the Roy Griak Invite and took 115th overall and a time of 28:20.4 โฆ Pac-12ย All-Academic second-team selection.
2017 (Track &ย Field)
NCAA West Regional Prelims qualifier in the 10,000m โฆ Finished 18th at prelims with a time of 30:22.30 โฆ Took sixth in the 10k at the Pac-12 Championships, clocking a lifetime-best time of 29:24.80 โฆ Doubled at the USC Dual in the 1,500m and 5,000m, taking fourth place in the 1,500m with a personal-best time of 3:49.75 and winning the 5k in 14:55.19 โฆ Opened his outdoor season with a victory in the 10k at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival with a time of 29:27.91 โฆ Competed at the MPSF Indoor Championships in the 5,000m, taking third overall with a time of 14:03.11.
2016 (Cross Country)
Named to the Pac-12 All-Academic second team โฆ Earned All-Pac-12 second team honors โฆ Competed at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships in the 10k and finished in 141st place with a time of 31:10:8 โฆ Raced in the NCAA West Regional Championships (10k), placing 31st overall with a time of 30:16.3 โฆ Raced in the Pac-12 Championships (8k), placing 11th and finishing with a time of 24:42.7 โฆ Ran at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (8k) and finished 57th with a time of 24:40.0 โฆ Opened the season with a 29th place finish (8k) at the Roy Griak Invitational with a time of 25:43.6.
2016 (Track & Field)
Placed 20th in the 10,000m at the World Junior Championships in Poland with a personal best time of 30:20.80 โฆ Finished second overall at the USATF Junior Championships in the 10,000m with a time of 30:46.25 โฆ Redshirted his true freshman season.
2015 (Cross Country)
Ran unattached in the Titan Invitational (8k) and finished with a time of 24:33.
High School
Attended Bishop OโDowd High School in Oakland, Calif. โฆ Was a CIF State qualifier in both track and cross country โฆ Finished fifth at the CIF State Track & Field Championships in the 3,200m with a time of 9:06.37 โฆ Ran a personal best 9:00.40 to finish as the runner-up at the Arcadia Invitational โฆ Was the North Coast Section champion in the 3,200m โฆ Holds a personal best of 4:17.54 in the 1,600m that he ran at the Sacramento Meet of Champions to place third โฆ Three-time all-league in track โฆ Second team All-West Region honoree โฆ School record holder in the 3,200m and 5,000m โฆ Was a three-time state qualifier in cross country โฆ Finished third at the state meet as a senior with a 5k time of 15:23 โฆ Qualified for the Foot Locker Nationals and placed 32nd with a time of 16:15 โฆ Clocked a 5k personal best of 15:08 to win the Stanford Invitational โฆ All East Bay Runner of the Year in cross country in 2014 โฆTwo-time All-North Coast Section Division III selection in cross country (2013-2014).
Personal
Son of Andrew and Jacquie Burke โฆ Has a twin brother named Sean and a sister named Maddie โฆ List his biggest athletic accomplishment as qualifying for Foot Locker Nationals his senior season โฆ Enjoys running, swimming and hiking โฆ Economics major. ย
