2019 Women's Outdoor Track & Field Roster

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Kara Burke

Kara Burke

  • Event(s):
    Sprints
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Springfield, Ill.
  • High School:
    Rochester

Summary

Biography

Honors (through 2020 season): Three-time Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Scholastic Honor Roll (2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19) ... captain (2019) … named team’s Co-Junior of the Year and 100 Percent Award winner (2019)
 
2019: Indoor – season-best 8.46 in the 60-meter dash at the Titan Challenge on Feb. 16 in Oshkosh, Wis. … Outdoor – season-best 29.29 in the 200-meter dash at the UW-Whitewater Drake Alternative Meet on April 26 … placed 23rd in the 100-meter dash with a season-best 13.35 at the WIAC Outdoor Championships on May 3-4 in Platteville, Wis.

2018: Indoor – season-best time of 8.56 in the 60-meter dash at the Karl Schlender Invitational on Jan. 13 … Outdoor – season-best 13.61 in the 100-meter dash at the UW-Whitewater Drake Alternative Meet on April 28 … season-best 29.81 in the 200-meter dash at the Augustana (Ill.) Women’s Invitational on April 20

2017: Indoor – placed 9th with a season-best time of 8.29 in the 60m dash at the UW Oshkosh Titan Challenge on Feb. 18 … placed 29th with a season-best time of 28.52 in the 200m dash at the UW Oshkosh Titan Challenge on Feb. 18 … Outdoor – season-best 13.15 in the 100-meter dash at the UW-Whitewater Drake Alternative Meet on April 29 … season-best 27.75 in the 200-meter dash at the Augustana (Ill.) Viking Olympics on April 1 … finished 17th in the 100-meter dash at the WIAC Outdoor Championships on May 5-6

Personal: Majoring in special education … participated in track and field, volleyball, and cross country at Rochester High School, where she was part of the Club U Service organization, Spanish club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes student leader, big buddy monitoring program, lunch bunch, received the all-conference athletic award, all-conference academic award, was a three time state track qualifier, graduated with honors, honor roll, and high honors, received all-state music award, was part of the National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society, and Madrigals vocal performing arts group … career ambition is to be a special education teacher … hobbies include running, singing, spending time with family and friends, and drawing … favorite TV show is The Bachelor … favorite professional sports team is the St. Louis Cardinals … chose to attend UW-Whitewater because of the impressive athletic program and the fact that Whitewater had her major, visiting campus reassured her high expectations, and she fell in love with not only the town, but the people

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Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

    Short Sprints
  • 2017Freshman

    Short Sprints
  • 2018Sophomore

    Sprints
  • 2018Sophomore

    Sprints
  • C

    2019Junior

    Sprints
    C
  • C

    2019-20Junior

    Sprints
    C