PLAYER PROFILES

 

Tavia Burke

So. • Sprints/Hurdles
St. Catherine, Jamaica • St. Andrews

2005-06: Outdoor: Named Rookie of the Meet at the 2006 Northeast
Conference Outdoor Championships
after racing to second-place finishes in the 100-meter dash (12.28) and the 200-meter dash (24.29)… Earned Second Team All-NEC honors for those performances… Garnered First Team All-NEC recognition as part of the first-place 4x100-meter relay team… Also turned in a third-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles at the NEC Championships, with a mark of 14.60. Indoor: Recorded a 7.85 in the 60-meter dash at the New Balance NYU Fastrack Invitational… Also ran a 9.14 in the 60-meter high hurdles at the same event.

Personal: Daughter of Richard Burke and Conchita Boyd… Born on Nov. 27, 1987… Majoring in business management.