Raegan Burkey

Photo by: Mallory Hiser, BGSU Athletics

Class:
Junior
High School:
Boardman
Hometown:
Youngstown, Ohio

2023:

Competed in three races during the 2023 season
Finished 35^th at the Tommy Evans Invitational with a time of 19:05.3
Competed in two 6K races in the Mel Brodt Open and Falcon Invite, posting respective times of 23:23.7 and 23:26.9

2022:

Competed in four races in 2022
Posted a time of 19:44.5 to open the season at the Bobcat Invite, placing 38th in the 5K event
Finished 26th at the Mel Brodt Open, crossing the finish line at 23:38.4
Earned a personal best 6K time of 22:25.3 at the Paul Short Run, finishing 334th overall
Competed at the Falcon Invite, finishing 65th while recording a time of 23:36.9

2021:

Competed in five races in the 2021 season
Made her collegiate debut at the Mel Brodt Collegiate Invite, finishing 18^th overall with a time of 18:50.2 while running unattached
Finished 78^th in her first collegiate 6K, running a 24:02.8 time at the Spartan Invitational while competing unattached
Finished 36^th at the Falcon Invitational while running unattached
Earned a personal best 6K time of 23:02.6 in her first race in uniform, finishing 64^th in the MAC Championships
Placed 148^th at the Great Lakes Regional, crossing the finish line at 22:45.3

HIGH SCHOOL:

2021 graduate from Boardman High School
Was a 14-time letterwinner
Competed in five sports for the Spartans (track, cross country, basketball, volleyball, and soccer)
Served as team captain for track (2021), basketball (2019-2021), and volleyball (2020)
Placed sixth in the 800m run at the 2021 OHSAA State Track & Field Championship, earning All-Ohio honors
Was in National Honor Society and named Academic All-Ohio

PERSONAL:

Daughter of Todd and Justine Burkey
Has one sister, Kaylin
Mother ran track at Akron
Majoring in International Business

PERSONAL BESTS
5K: 18:50.2, Mel Brodt Collegiate Invite (9/3/21)
6K: 22:25.3, Paul Short Run (9/30/22)

CAREER FINISHES
2023 Results
Sept. 1 – Tommy Evans Invitational (Silver Creek Cross Country Course – Norton, OH) – 5K – 19:05.3 (35th)
Sept. 15 – Mel Brodt Open (Bowling Green XC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 6K – 23:23.7 (63rd)
Oct. 13 – Falcon Invite (Bowling Green XC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 6K – 23:26.9 (54th)

2022 Results
Sept. 2 – Bobcat Invite (Ohio University Golf Course – Athens, OH) – 5K – 19:44.5 – 38th
Sept. 16 – Mel Brodt Collegiate Open (Bowling Green XC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 6K – 23:38.4 – 26th
Sept. 30 – Paul Short Run (Lehigh Goodman Campus XC Course – Bethlehem, PA) – 6K – 22:25.3 – 334th
Oct. 14 – Falcon Invite (Bowling Green XC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 6K – 23:36.9 – 65th

2021 Results
Sept. 3 – Mel Brodt Collegiate Invite (BGXC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 5K – 18:50.2 – 18th (Unattached)
Sept. 17 – Spartan Invitational (Forest Akers East Golf Course – East Lansing, MI) – 6K – 24:02.8 – 78th (Unattached)
Oct. 16 – Falcon Invitational (BGXC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 6K – 24:39.81 – 36th (Unattached)
Oct. 30 – Mid-American Conference Championships (Eagle Crest Country Club – Ypsilanti, MI) – 6K – 23:02.6 – 64th
Nov. 12 – NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships (Angel Mounds Cross Country Course – Evansville, IN) – 6K – 22:45.3 – 148th