Academic Notes: 2008, 2009, and 2010 Big SkyAll-Academic selection ... 2010 and 2011 USTFCCCA All-Academicselection ... Majoring in marketing.
Personal Bests:2:32.04 (800m), 5:22.66 (mile), 9:59.62 (3,000m), 16:59.56(5,000m), 34:55.16 (10,000m)
2011 Track & Field: Closed out junior yearwith second-straight appearance at the NCAA West Preliminary RoundChampionships where she placed 34th overall in the 10,000-meter run(35:11.93) ... Recorded a personal-best time at the Big Sky OutdoorChampionships in the 10K for the second-straight year (34:55.16)with a second-place finish ... Also took fourth in the 5,000-meterrun in a time of 17:09.71 ... Collected a personal-best time of16:59.56 in the 5K at the Stanford Invitational ... Double up atthe Big Sky Indoor Championships, recording a fifth-place finish inthe 5K and sixth-place showing in the 3,000-meter run ...Season-best indoor 3K time came at the Husky Classic(10:10.81).
2010 CrossCountry: Did not compete.
2010 Track &Field: Continued breakout sophomore campaign on the trackby reaching the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the 10,000-meter run… Came into the race ranked 41st in the region and finished27th overall to end the year … Recorded new personal-bestmark of 35:02.45@ on her way to a second-place finish in the 10K atthe Big Sky Outdoor Championships … Followed up 10Kperformance with another outdoor PR on the weekend, this time inthe 5,000-meter run where she finished third in a time of 17:21.78@… Cruised to victory (35:18.67) in the women’s opendivision of the 10K at the Mt. SAC Relays, besting the second-placefinisher by more than 20 seconds … Scored a fifth-placefinish, and new PR (17:08.91@), in the 5K at the Big Sky IndoorChampionships … Doubled up in the 3K as well, taking eighthin the event … Ran 17:30.27 at the Husky Classic in first 5Kof the season … Ran two 3Ks at the Mountain T’sInvitational and Lumberjack Invitational to open indoorcampaign.
2009 CrossCountry: In the five races she appeared in on the season,finished second on the team in four … Closed out season witha 23 rd-place finish (21:39.1) at the NCAA Mountain RegionChampionships to earn first All-Region medal … Took secondplace (19:27.6) at the Big Sky Championships behind teammateVeronica Pohl to make first career All-Big Sky team …Finished 76th in the “white” race at the NCAAPre-Nationals in a time of 21:50.9 … Turned in a28th-place performance (18:10.6) at the Cowboy Jamboree to help thewomen’s team finish fourth overall … At the GeorgeKyte Classic, opened season with a fourth-place finish with aseason-best 5K time of 17:54.4.
2009 Track &Field: In freshman campaign with the Lumberjacks, recordedseason-best indoor mark in the 3,000-meter run at the NAU Open(10:39.42) ... At the Big Sky Indoor Championships, finishedseventh overall in the 3,000m (10:41.14) and fifth in the 5,000m(18:37.85) ... At the Big Sky Outdoor Championships, finishedsecond in the 10,000-meter run, scoring eight points for theLumberjacks (37:53.12) ... Also competed in the 5,000-meterrun.
2008 CrossCountry: Ran in seven races during first season with theLumberjacks … Finished fifth on the team at the NCAA CrossCountry Championships in a time of 22:12 … Took 34th at theNCAA Mountain Region Championships to help the team finish thirdoverall (21:28.4) … Ran to a season-best 13th-place finish(17:43.3) at the Big Sky Championships … Placed fifth on theteam at the NCAA Pre-Nationals (22:10.8) … At the CowboyJamboree, finished 59th overall in the 6K event (22:53) …Finished 41st at the Aztec Invitational in San Diego (18:54)… Opened NAU career at the George Kyte Classic, finishingfifth in a time of 18:53.
High School:Graduated with honors from Brea Olinda High School in 2008 ...Four-year letterwinner in cross country, serving as team captainfor one year ... Earned three letters in track ... Three-time statequalifiers in cross country (2004-06) ... Ran the 1200m leg on theschool record distance medley relay team ... Also played basketballfor two years.
Personal: Born toKim Burton on April 2, 1990 ... Graduated high school with a 4.0grade point average ... Enjoys painting and going to the beach inher spare time.
