Biography
As a Senior in 2015-16:
Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection…Placed second in the 400 yard freestyle relay (3:22.08), fourth in the 200 yard free relay (1:30.51), fifth in the 200 yard medley relay (1:46.04), fifth in the 400 yard medley relay (3:53.57), sixth in the 800 yard free relay (7:55.12) and eighth in the 50 yard freestyle (24.28) against West Chester University and Shippensburg on 10/2-10/3…Touched the wall second in the 400 yard freestyle relay (3:41.33), seventh in the 50 yard freestyle (24.06) and seventh in the 100 yard freestyle (52.92) against The College of New Jersey on 10/31…Finished fourth in the 200 yard medley relay (1:45.65) and fifth in the 200 yard freestyle (1:56.51) against Saint Rose on 11/7…Notched third in the 200 yard medley relay (1:42.58), 16th in the 100 yard backstroke (1:03.97), 29th in the 100 yard butterfly (1:03.45)…Won 25th in the 200 yard free (1:53.40), 34th in the 200 yard IM (2:17.31), 36th in the 100 yard free (51.03) and 36th in the 50 yard free (23.72) at the ECAC Winter Championship on 12/4-12/6…Placed third in the 500 yard freestyle (5:27.44), sixth in the 50 yard freestyle (23.86) and sixth in the 100 yard backstroke (1:03.52) against Yale on 12/11…Recorded first in the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:26.83), fourth in the 50 yard freestyle (23.14), fourth in the 200 yard medley relay (1:41.09) and sixth in the 100 yard freestyle (50.36) against Marist on 1/9…Finished third in the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:30.13), seventh in the 200 yard freestyle (1:53.94) and seventh in the 100 yard freestyle (52.77) against Connecticut College on 1/13…Recorded first in the 400 yard medley relay (3:37.12), third in the 100 yard freestyle (50.86) and sixth in the 200 yard freestyle (1:55.38) against Le Moyne College on 1/16…Achieved third in the 400 yard medley relay (3:39.61), fourth in the 50 yard freestyle (23.14) and fourth in the 100 yard freestyle (50.64) against Pace on 1/22…Finished ninth in the 400 yard medley relay (3:30.57), 10th in the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:27.45), 13th in the 100 yard freestyle (47.96) and the 400 yard freestyle relay (3:19.38) at the Northeast-10 Championships on 2/4-2/7…Placed 27th in the 50 yard freestyle (22.45), 29th in the 100 yard freestyle (48.94), 43rd in the 100 yard butterfly (55.50) against Metropolitan Collegiate Championships on 2/19-2/21.
As a Senior in 2015-16:
Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection…Placed second in the 400 yard freestyle relay (3:22.08), fourth in the 200 yard free relay (1:30.51), fifth in the 200 yard medley relay (1:46.04), fifth in the 400 yard medley relay (3:53.57), sixth in the 800 yard free relay (7:55.12) and eighth in the 50 yard freestyle (24.28) against West Chester University and Shippensburg on 10/2-10/3…Touched the wall second in the 400 yard freestyle relay (3:41.33), seventh in the 50 yard freestyle (24.06) and seventh in the 100 yard freestyle (52.92) against The College of New Jersey on 10/31…Finished fourth in the 200 yard medley relay (1:45.65) and fifth in the 200 yard freestyle (1:56.51) against Saint Rose on 11/7…Notched third in the 200 yard medley relay (1:42.58), 16th in the 100 yard backstroke (1:03.97), 29th in the 100 yard butterfly (1:03.45)…Won 25th in the 200 yard free (1:53.40), 34th in the 200 yard IM (2:17.31), 36th in the 100 yard free (51.03) and 36th in the 50 yard free (23.72) at the ECAC Winter Championship on 12/4-12/6…Placed third in the 500 yard freestyle (5:27.44), sixth in the 50 yard freestyle (23.86) and sixth in the 100 yard backstroke (1:03.52) against Yale on 12/11…Recorded first in the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:26.83), fourth in the 50 yard freestyle (23.14), fourth in the 200 yard medley relay (1:41.09) and sixth in the 100 yard freestyle (50.36) against Marist on 1/9…Finished third in the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:30.13), seventh in the 200 yard freestyle (1:53.94) and seventh in the 100 yard freestyle (52.77) against Connecticut College on 1/13…Recorded first in the 400 yard medley relay (3:37.12), third in the 100 yard freestyle (50.86) and sixth in the 200 yard freestyle (1:55.38) against Le Moyne College on 1/16…Achieved third in the 400 yard medley relay (3:39.61), fourth in the 50 yard freestyle (23.14) and fourth in the 100 yard freestyle (50.64) against Pace on 1/22…Finished ninth in the 400 yard medley relay (3:30.57), 10th in the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:27.45), 13th in the 100 yard freestyle (47.96) and the 400 yard freestyle relay (3:19.38) at the Northeast-10 Championships on 2/4-2/7…Placed 27th in the 50 yard freestyle (22.45), 29th in the 100 yard freestyle (48.94), 43rd in the 100 yard butterfly (55.50) against Metropolitan Collegiate Championships on 2/19-2/21.
As a Sophomore in 2013-14:
Placed first in the 200 yard freestyle relay on 10/4 against West Chester and Shippensburg...Took 11th in the 50 yard freestyle, 2fourth in the 100 yard freestyle, 1fifth in the 200 yard freestyle, 1fourth in the 100 yard butterfly and third in the 400 yard freestyle relay on 10/18 in the Rutgers Invite...Placed third in the 400 yard medley relay, fifth in the 50 yard freestyle and fifth in the 100 yard butterfly on 10/25 against St. Rose and Merrimack...Took fourth in the 200 yard medley relay and second in the 400 yard freestyle relay on 11/2 against The College of New Jersey...Placed in the sixth in the 50 yard freestyle, fifth in the 100 yard freestyle and first in the 200 yard freestyle relay on 11/8 against Yale…Took 13th in the 100 yard freestyle, 1sixth in the 200 yard butterfly and fourth in the 400 yard freestyle relay on 11/23 at the USMMA Invite...Placed second in the 200 yard freestyle relay and 1sixth in the 500 yard freestyle on 12/6 at the Pace Invitational...Took fifth in the 50 yard freestyle, sixth in the 100 yard freestyle and third in the 200 yard freestyle relay on 1/11 against Marist...Placed eighth in the 200 yards freestyle, eighth in the 100 yard freestyle, eighth in the 100 yard butterfly and sixth in the 200 yard freestyle relay on 1/12 against Connecticut College... Took second in the 400 yard medley relay, third in the 500 yard freestyle and second in the 200 yard freestyle relay on 1/17 against Queens College...Placed first in the 200 yard IM on 1/18 against LeMoyne College...Took 12th in the 50 yard freestyle, ninth in the 400 yard medley relay, 15th in the 200 yard freestyle, ninth in the 200 yard freestyle relay, 10th in the 100 yard freestyle and 10th in the 400 yard freestyle relay on 2/6 in the Northeast-10 Championship.
As a Sophomore in 2012-13:
Northeast-10 Conference Champion – 200 freestyle relay…Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection…In the season opener against West Chester and Shippensburg on 10/5-6, finished second in the 400 yard freestyle relay, fifth in the 200 yard freestyle relay, fifth in the 100 yard freestyle, eighth in the 200 yard medley relay and ninth in the 50 yard freestyle…At the Rutgers Sonny Werblin Invite from 10/19-20, finished sixth in the 200 yard medley relay and competed in the 500 yard freestyle, the 50 yard freestyle, the 400 yard medley relay, the 200 yard butterfly, the 200 yard freestyle relay and the 200 yard freestyle…Finished third in the 50 yard freestyle, third in the 400 yard freestyle relay and fourth in the 100 yard freestyle against Saint Rose on 10/26…In the meet against Yale on 11/2, finished third in the 200 yard freestyle relay, fifth in the 200 yard medley, sixth in the 50 yard freestyle and sixth in the 100 yard freestyle…On 11/17 at the USMMA Invite, competed in the 200 yard IM and the 200 yard freestyle…Placed 14th in the 50 yard freestyle and the 100 yard freestyle, and 16th in the 200 yard freestyle at the Pace Invitational from 11/30-12/1…In the meet versus TCNJ on 12/8, placed fourth in the 400 yard freestyle relay, sixth in the 50 yard freestyle and seventh in the 100 yard freestyle…Against Marist on 1/12, finished second in the 100 yard butterfly, third in the 200 yard medley relay, third in the 100 yard freestyle and third in the 200 yard freestyle relay…Placed second in the 200 yard freestyle relay, finished fifth in the 50 yard freestyle and sixth in the 100 yard freestyle versus Connecticut College on 1/13…On 1/18 against Queens, finished second in the 50 yard freestyle and competed in the 200 yard freestyle…Placed third in the 100 yard freestyle and the 400 freestyle relay and was sixth in the 100 yard butterfly against Le Moyne on 1/20…Captured first place as a part of the 200 yard freestyle relay, and was also seventh in the 50 yard freestyle, ninth in the 400 yard medley relay, the 100 yard freestyle and the 400 freestyle relay and was 11th in the 200 yard medley relay and 16th in the 200 yard freestyle at the Northeast-10 Conference Championship…Swam a leg of the 200 yard freestyle relay that took sixth place and was a member of the 400 yard freestyle relay that placed 11th at the Metropolitan Conference Championship from 2/15-2/17.
Before Southern Connecticut State University:
All-American selection at Downington West (Pa.)...Four-time All-Conference selection...Broke the school record in the 400 freestyle...Selected as team captain in his senior year.
Personal:
The son of Lori and Patrick Burke...Born in Bridgeport, Conn....Plans to major in business management.
