Bio

2023-24 at Taylor:

Indoor:

• Automatically qualified for NAIA Nationals in the 4x800-meter relay
• Finished 6th at NAIA Nationals in the 4x800-meter relay
• NAIA All-American in the 4x800-meter relay
• Set TU Program record in the 4x800-meter relay with a time of 9:14.34
• All-Crossroads League in the 4x800-meter relay

Outdoor:

• Competed in the 1,500-meters at CL Championships and posted a season-best time of 4:46.07 to finish fifth.

NAIA Scholar Athlete 2022-23 at Taylor:

Indoor:

• Automatically qualified for NAIA Nationals in the 4x8000-meter relay.
• Finished ninth in the 4x800-meter relay at NAIA Nationals.
• All-Crossroads League in the 4x800-meter relay.

Outdoor:

• Automatically qualified for NAIA Nationals in the 4x8000-meter relay.
• Finished 11th in the 4x800-meter relay at NAIA Nationals.
• All-Crossroads League in the 4x800-meter relay.
• Competed in the 1,500-meters at the CL Championships.

Prep: Earned eight varsity letters while running for coach Mark Mikel at Northwood … Broke the school record for 1600m … Named an all-conference performer … Academic Honor Roll.

Personal: Daughter of Jeff and Krista Burden … Father, Jeff, ran track at Taylor, where her mother, Krista, ran track and cross country … Majoring in christian ministries.