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2020 Men's Track and Field Roster

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Thomas Burkey

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Greeneville, Tenn.
  • Highschool Greeneville

Biography

AWARDS & HONORS

All-SAA Second Team (2018)

All-SAA Honor Roll (2019)

SAA Academic Honor Roll (2017, 2018, 2019)

TOP CAREER MARKS

100m: 11.71 (2019 Mt. Olive Last Chance)

400m: 51.89 (2019 Mt. Olive Last Chance)

60m hurdles: 8.86 (2019 Fred Wilt Invitational)

110m hurdles: 16.11 (2019 SAA Championships)

400m hurdles: 56.49 (2019 DePauw Outdoor Invitational)

High jump: 6-6 (2018 SAA Championships)

Pole vault: 12-5.5 (2019 Margaret Simmons Invitational)

Long jump: 20-10 (2019 Centre Twilight)

Shot put: 36-5 (2019 Mt. Olive Last Chance)

Discus: 115-3 (2019 Mt. Olive Last Chance)

Javelin: 153-10 (2018 SAA Championships)

Decathlon: 6,292 points (2019 Mt. Olive Last Chance)

HIGH SCHOOL

Lettered in basketball, track and field, and cross country for Greeneville High School in Greeneville, Tenn. … Competed in State Final Four for basketball his sophomore year … National Honor Society member, Tennessee Scholar, and top 20 students in his graduating class.

PERSONAL

Son of Paul and Ruth Burkey … Has two brothers (Daniel and Hunter) and two sisters (Martha Grace and Nancy Katherine) … Third generation Centre student … His father, Paul, ran cross country for Centre.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Sophomore

  • 2019Junior

  • 2020Senior