Hokie ClubClass: Junior
High School: Elm Creek
Hometown: Elm Creek, Neb.
Prior to Tech: Was a thrower at Cloud County Community College in Concordia, Kansas for coach Ted Schmitz ... National Junior College Champion in the weight throw ... A four-time junior college All-American ... 2004 NSCAA All-American for the discus and hammer ... Finished second at nationals in the discus and hammer ... Holds the school record in the weight, discus and hammer ... Had bests of 45'11' (14.00m) in the shot put, 164' (50.00m) in the discus throw and 170' (51.82m) for the hammer throw.High School: A four-year letterman in track at Elm Creek High School under coach Don Richmond ... Senior year, Class D state champion in the shot put and discus ... Named All-Class Gold in shot put ... Broke the Class D state record in the shot put five times ... Won the shot put and discus competing against three other states at a senior All-Star meet ... Holds school records in shot put and discus throw ... Outstanding Thrower at the 2001 Down Under International Games in Australia ... Also played middle hitter two years for the volleyball team ... Was team captain ... Named first-team all-region and honorable mention all-state ... Was sophomore class president and two-time class vice president.
Personal: Born on December 21, 1983 in Eureka, Calif. ... Daughter of Timothy and Natalie Burns ... Health, nutrition, foods and exercise major ... Has one brother, Michael Burns (17).
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