Oklahoma State University Athletics
Paul Burke
June 24, 2008 | Cowboy Cross Country & Track
Personal Bests
800 meters 1:56
Mile 4:14.5
3200 meters 9:30
5000 meters (cross country) 15:29
2008 Outdoors: Focused on the steeplechase during the outdoor season, running the race at four different meets ... Season best mark was a 9:18.32 at the Stanford Invitational ... Also posted times of 9:35.99 at the John McDonnell Invitational, 9:45.57 at the Arkansas Twilight Meet and 10:24.82 at the Big 12 Championships, where he placed 18th ... Ran the 1500 meters at the John Jacobs Invitational, finishing the race in 4:09.81.
2008 Indoors: Represented Oklahoma State at the Big 12 Indoor Championships his freshman year, clocking a 4:21.79 in the mile to finish 18th and an 8:36.94 in the 3000 meters to place 34th ... Ran a pair of races at the J.D. Martin Invitational in Norman, crossing the finish line in 55.47 in the 400 meters and in 2:35.33 in the 1000 meters at the event ... Ran a season-best 1:59.21 in the 800 meters at the Razorback Invitational, slightly beating out the 1:59.33 he ran two weeks earlier at the Arkansas Invitational ... Best time in the mile was a 4:17.09 at the Tyson Invitational.
2007 Cross Country: Redshirted
High School: Attended Campbell County HS in Gillette, Wyo., where he was coached by Ron Kline ... A four-time all-state honoree in cross country and a six-time all-state selection in outdoor track and field ... State champion in the 4x800 meters, the 1600 meters and the 3200 meters as a junior ... Member of the school-record setting 4x800 meters team with a 7:51 ... Salutatorian of his class.
Personal: Paul Burke was born in Gillette, Wyo. ... Son of Bill and Susan Burke ... Majoring in biological science.
800 meters 1:56
Mile 4:14.5
3200 meters 9:30
5000 meters (cross country) 15:29
2008 Outdoors: Focused on the steeplechase during the outdoor season, running the race at four different meets ... Season best mark was a 9:18.32 at the Stanford Invitational ... Also posted times of 9:35.99 at the John McDonnell Invitational, 9:45.57 at the Arkansas Twilight Meet and 10:24.82 at the Big 12 Championships, where he placed 18th ... Ran the 1500 meters at the John Jacobs Invitational, finishing the race in 4:09.81.
2008 Indoors: Represented Oklahoma State at the Big 12 Indoor Championships his freshman year, clocking a 4:21.79 in the mile to finish 18th and an 8:36.94 in the 3000 meters to place 34th ... Ran a pair of races at the J.D. Martin Invitational in Norman, crossing the finish line in 55.47 in the 400 meters and in 2:35.33 in the 1000 meters at the event ... Ran a season-best 1:59.21 in the 800 meters at the Razorback Invitational, slightly beating out the 1:59.33 he ran two weeks earlier at the Arkansas Invitational ... Best time in the mile was a 4:17.09 at the Tyson Invitational.
2007 Cross Country: Redshirted
High School: Attended Campbell County HS in Gillette, Wyo., where he was coached by Ron Kline ... A four-time all-state honoree in cross country and a six-time all-state selection in outdoor track and field ... State champion in the 4x800 meters, the 1600 meters and the 3200 meters as a junior ... Member of the school-record setting 4x800 meters team with a 7:51 ... Salutatorian of his class.
Personal: Paul Burke was born in Gillette, Wyo. ... Son of Bill and Susan Burke ... Majoring in biological science.
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