2016 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Michael Burke
- Position:
- Jumps
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Lemoore, Calif.
- High School:
- Lemoore
2019
Competed in eight meets as a senior โฆ Indoor: Opened his season at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational, placing sixth in the high jump โฆ Took second in the high jump at the Columbia Challenge with a clearance of 2.14m (7-0.25) โฆ Also finished second in the Don Kirby Invitational, posting an indoor season-best mark of 2.17m (7-1.5) โฆ Placed seventh at the MPSF Indoor Championships at 2.10m (6-10.75) โฆ Outdoor: Earned fourth-place to score five points at the Pac-12 Championships to qualify for regionals with a mark of 2.14m (7-0.25) โฆ Capped his Bruin career with a 24th-place finish at the NCAA West Regionals with a mark of 2.06m (6-9) โฆ UCLA Top-10 Record Books: Indoor: 2nd โ High Jump (2.21m; 7-3; achieved in 2017) โฆ Outdoor: T-7th โ High Jump (2.20m; 7-2.5; achieved in 2017).
2018
Competed in a trio of indoor meets ... His best result came in the Dr. Sander Invitational, where he posted a mark of 2.03m (6-8) in the high jump ... Made his last appearance of the year at the Don Kirby Elite meet on Feb. 10.ย
2017
Second-team All-American in the high jump โฆ Finished 12th at the National Championships with a clearance of 6-11.75 โฆ Jumped 7-01.75 at the NCAA West Regional Prelims, finishing in sixth place to qualify for Nationals โฆ Was the runner-up at the Pac-12 Championships with a clearance of 6-11.50 โฆ Opened his season with an outdoor-best clearance of 7-02.50 at the UCLA Legends Invite, which left him tied with teammate Isaiah Holmes for the ninth-ranked mark nationally in the 2017 outdoor season โฆ Finished 12th at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a high jump of 6-10.75 โฆ Won the high jump competition at the Don Kirby Invite with a mark of 7-02.50 โฆ Opened his indoor campaign with a massive lifetime-best clearance of 7-03.00 at the Columbia East-West Challenge, a mark good for the meet victory, a tie for 10th in the nation, and a tie for fifth all-time in UCLA history.
2016
A NCAA qualifier in the high jump โฆ Cleared 6-11.50 to place 23rd at the NCAA West Prelims โฆ Placed seventh at the Pac-12 Championships with a jump of 6-8 โฆ Cleared a season best 7-1.75 to win the dual meet against rival USC โฆ Leaped over 6-11.50 to win the high jump at the dual meet against Texas A&M โฆ Opened his collegiate campaign with a clearance of 7-1 to win the Rafer Johnson/JJK Invitational โฆ Competed at the World Junior Championships at Poland in the high jump โฆ Was the runner-up at the 2016 USATF Junior Championships in the high jump with a personal best mark of 7-2.25 โฆ That jump is tied for eighth all-time on the UCLA top-10 list
High School
Prepped at Lemoore High School in Lemoore, Calif. โฆ Won the CIF State Track & Field Championship in the high jump with a leap of 6-11 โฆ Cleared a personal best of 7-0 to win the Golden West Relays โฆ Won every single meet he competed in as a senior โฆ Jumped over 6-8 in 16 meets during his prep career โฆ Also pole vaulted, long jumped and triple jumped โฆ A three-time team MVP โฆ Named the teamโs most inspirational three times and was a two-time team captain.
Personal
Son of Michael and Lori Burke โฆ Has two brothers named Jonah and Zach โฆ Plans to major in applied mathematics โฆ Also played basketball โฆ Lists his biggest athletic thrill as winning state meet on his final attempt.
