Chico State Athletics

Cross Country Honors
2014 All-CCAA (Finished 12th)
2014 All-West Region (Finished 22nd)
 
Track and Field Honors?
2015 CCAA Champion in the steeplechase
2015 CCAA Champion in the 5,000 meters
2015 CCAA Freshman of the Year
2015 USTFCCCA All-West Region (steeple)
2015 USTFCCCA Second Team All-American (steeple)
 
Academic Honors
2015 USTFCCCA All-Academic Cross Country
 
2014-15
As a true freshman, Burkhart enjoyed one of the finest first impressions on the track and trails as any Wildcat has…Started the cross country season with a third place finish at the Willow Hills Invitational…Chico State’s sixth runner across at the Willamette Invitational, placing 15^th overall… Placed 12^th at the CCAA Championships to earn her first All-CCAA honors….After narrowly making the regional championship roster, Burkhart placed 22^nd as the ’Cats’ No. 3 runner for the second consecutive race…Placed 83^rdat the NCAA Championships as the ’Cats’ No. 3 performer…On the track, established herself as an NCAA standout in the steeplechase...Debuted at the Kim Duyst Invitational and broke her goal time by an entire minute, recording a 10:55...Recorded early season marks of 4:45 in the Wildcat Invitational 1,500 meters and 17:39 in the 5k at the Johnny Mathis Invitational… In her second steeple ever, Burkhart clocked in at 10:32 at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival, taking more than 20 seconds off her personal record (PR) while just missing the school record...The Chico Twilight Invitational brought a new 4:36 PR for the 1,500 meters… Broke the Beach Invitational meet record in the steeplechase with a 10:27 PR (second all-time at Chico State), which was also an NCAA Championships Automatic qualifying mark...Recorded two wins at the CCAA Championships, taking the steeplechase title with a meet-record time of 10:30 and the 5,000 meters with a 17:20 PR…Voted CCAA Women’s Freshman of the Year in track and field...Running on a foot injury, Burkhart qualified for the NCAA Championship finals where she placed 12th, earning Second Team All-American honors....Earned All-West Region honors in the steeplechase...Named to USTFCCCA All-Academic team.

High School
Set cross country PRs on nearly every course she ran on during her senior season…Posted a 17:44 mark at the Woodbridge Invitational…Finished in the top 10 at the Mt. SAC Invitational…Ran to a 3^rd place showing at the Baseline League Championships….Finished her season with an 18:34 Mt SAC PR at the CIF Prelims, placing 13^th overall...On the track, recorded PR’s in the 1,600 (5:17) and 3,200 meters (11:30).
 
Personal Best Marks
1,500m – 4:36
5,000m – 17:20
Steeple – 10:27 (Second fastest in Chico State history)