2018-19 Track and Field Roster

Kara Burton

  • Position Distance
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Highschool Palatine
  • Hometown Palatine, Ill.
  • Major Mechanical Engineering

Biography

TFRRS Profile

2018-19: Indoor Track & Field - USTFCCCA Second-Team All-America (mile) ... USTFCCCA All-Region (mile) ... First-Team All-RMAC (mile) ... Second-Team All-RMAC (DMR) ... USTFCCCA All-Academic ... RMAC First-Team All-Academic ... Mile run specialist for the Orediggers while also helping on the distance-medley relay ... Finished 10th in the nation in the mile at the NCAA Indoor Championships, running a career-best 4:54.00 ... Took bronze in the mile at the RMAC Indoor Championships and silver as part of the DMR. Indoor Track & Field - USTFCCCA Second-Team All-America (1,500m) ... First-Team All-RMAC (1,500m) ... CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-District ... RMAC First-Team All-Academic ... Competed exclusively in the 1,500-meter run for the Orediggers ... Finished 10th in the nation at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, running 4:41.28 ... Took bronze at the RMAC Outdoor Championships ... Career-best performance of 4:28.50 at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic.

2017-18: Indoor Track & Field - RMAC Academic Honor Roll ... distance runner competing in the mile, 3,000 meters and the 800 meters ... top mile time of 5:15.58 at the Colorado Invitational ... best 3,000-meter run mark of 10:42.56 at the Mines Alumni Classic & Multi ... ran an 800 meters in 2:25.37 at the Colorado Invitational. Outdoor Track & Field - RMAC Academic Honor Roll ... Middle-distance specialist for Mines ... Placed eighth in the 1,500 meters at the RMAC Championships in 4:45.79 and 23rd in the 800 meters in 2:28.77 ... Season-best 1,500-meter time of 4:33.57 at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival ... Top 800-meter time of 2:22.67 at the CU Invitational.

2016-17: Indoor Track & Field - USTFCCCA All-Academic ... RMAC Academic Honor Roll member 
 Ran the mile indoors, notching a best time of 5:05.31 at the Gorilla Classic 
 Also part of Mines’ DMR, helping them to a fifth-place finish at RMAC Indoor Championships and a win at the Gorilla Classic. Outdoor Track & Field - USTFCCCA All-Academic ... RMAC Academic Honor Roll member 
 Ran the 800m and 1,500m 
 Hit a best 800m time of 2:18.49 at the CSU-Pueblo Open 
 Ran 4:38.66 for a career-best 1,500m time at the Bryan Clay Invite.

2015-16: Redshirted.

High School: Ran cross country and track at Palatine (Ill.)...Led Palatine to second in the Illinois state meet as a senior and two other top-ten finishes as a freshman and junior...Two-time Mid-Suburban League All-Conference...Four-time all-state in the 4x800 relay including two runner-up finishes...Earned eight letters...Ran for Palatine XC Club and finished 12th in the Nike Cross Nationals...National Honor Society member...National Merit Finalist...AP Scholar with Distinction...All-Academic Team...IHSA Scholastic Achievement Award.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

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  • 2016-17Redshirt Freshman

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  • 2017-18Redshirt Sophomore

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  • 2018-19Redshirt Junior

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