Brenna Burns

Class:
Senior
Position:
Distance
Major:
Psychology
High School:
Carolina Day
Hometown:
Weaverville, N.C.

Track & Field: School record-holder in the indoor 3000-meters (9:53.37/2007), indoor 5,000-meters (17:08.63/2007 SoCons), outdoor 5,000-meters (16:51.35/2007) and 10,000-meters (35:48.41/2007 SoCons) ... named Most Outstanding Track Performer at 2007 Indoor SoCon Championships, after winning 3,000-meters (9:53.83) and finishing second in 5,000 meters ... All SoCon performer in indoor and outdoor 3,000 meters, indoor 5,000 meters and outdoor 10,000 meters ... two-time SoCon Track Athlete of the Week and TIAA-CREF SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week ... qualified for the NCAA regionals and set new school record in the 5,000 meters (16:51.35) at Duke Invitational ... finished third in the 3,000-meters (17:43.03) at the 2007 Outdoor SoCon Championships ... named Academic All-American by ESPN/CoSida ... won the 3,000-meters (9:53.37) at the UNC Opener and at the Winthrop Invitational (10:09.42).

Cross Country: Team captain ... ran a school-record time of 17:39.22 (5K) at the 2006 Southern Conference Championships and finished third overall to earn All-SoCon honors for the second straight year, breaking the mark she set at the 2005 SoCons ... turned in 'Cats second-best time (21:55.65) to help team to a ninth-place finish, the program's first-ever top 10 finish, at the 2006 NCAA Louisville Regional ... finished first with a time of 18:23 to lead the 'Cats to a first-place finish at the Winthrop Asics Invitational in 2006 ... paced Davidson with a 17th-place time of 21:21, helping the team to a ninth-place finish at the Paul Short Run in 2006; earned All-Invitational honors for placing in the top 25 ... earned 2005 All-SoCon honors for runner-up finish in Davidson-record 5K time of 17:48.93, leading Wildcats to league championship ... four-time SoCon Runner of the Week and SoCon September Runner of the Month in 2005 ... paced team with top time at every meet, including three of program’s five best all-time performances, in 2005 ... led 2005 team to regional ranking of ninth, highest in program history ... finished 27th at 2005 NCAA Regionals with 6K time of 21:13 ... finished 40th at 2004 SoCon Championship.

Prep Years: Cross country and track team captain ... Western N.C. Runner of the Year for cross country (2003) and track (2004) ... posted top 5K time in N.C. in 2003 ... grandfather and great-grandfather attended Davidson.