THE OFFICIAL ATHLETICS SITE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER

Jeremy Burks competed for the UW-Whitewater men's cross country and track and field programs from 1997-2001. The Racine native was a two-time cross country and four-time track and field All-American, and claimed the national championship in the 10,000-meter run at the 2001 NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships. Burks owns the men's cross country program's highest-ever finish at an NCAA Championship, placing seventh in 2000. He was a three-time All-Region and two-time first team All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honoree during his cross country career. In track and field, Burks was also a three-time WIAC champion in distance events, and was named the WIAC Indoor Track Athlete of the Meet in 2001. He helped the Warhawks post the program's first-ever top 10 national outdoor finish in 2001. Burks still holds the Rex Foster Track facility record in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 30:29.46 in 2001. A three-year member of the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll, Burks graduated with a bachelor's in computer systems.