Raegan Burkey

Photo by: Owen Fink, BGSU Athletics

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PERSONAL BESTS

2024-25 | Senior
Indoor

Appeared in seven meets, competing in the 200m, 400m, 600m, 800m and 4x400m relay
Finished third in the 800m (2:19.60) at the BGSU Early Bird Invitational
Finished in second in the 600m (1:39.23) and third as a member of the 4x400m relay team (4:03.14) at the Tom Wright Open

Outdoor

Ran personal bests in the 400m (1:00.65) and 800m (2:14.98) at the Clark Wood Open

2023-24 | Junior
Indoor

Participated in the 4x400, 800, and DMR
Helped the 4x400 squad place second at the Falcon Early Bird Open, with a 4:07.79 time
Placed fifth in the 800 at the Falcon Early Bird Open, finishing in 2:22.44
Academic All-MAC

Outdoor

Participated in the 800 and 400
Placed 18th in the 800, at the Jim Green Invitaitonal with a 2:22.55 time
Placed 10th in the 800, at Oliver Nikoloff finishing with a 2:20.84 time
Recorded a personal best in the 400 at the Clark Wood Open, finishing in 1:02.14
Academic All-MAC

2022-23 | Sophomore
Indoor

Recorded the sixth-fastest 600 time in program history at the Silverston Invitational (1:38.72)
Ran the second leg of the Distance Medley Relay team that placed fourth at the GVSU Big Meet, recording the fifth-fastest time in program history
Had a PR in the 800 at the GVSU Big Meet, racing the team’s fourth-best time of the season at 2:17.67
Made her collegiate debut in the indoor mile at the Early Bird Open (5:18.00)
Academic All-MAC

Outdoor

Ran an 800 PR of 2:16.03 at the We Fly Challenge, finishing second
Nearly recorded an 800 PR at the MAC Championship prelims, placing 13^th at 2:16.84
Anchored the 4x400 relay quartet that ran the team’s third-best time of the season at 4:05.29, placing sixth at the We Fly Challenge
Made her collegiate debut in the 1500 at the Blizzard Buster, placing 19^th at 4:58.65

At the MAC Championships:
-800m (O) - 13th (2:16.84, P)
-800m (I) - 20th (2:21.15, P)
-DMR (I) - 1st (11:33.86)

2021-22 | Freshman
Indoor

Ran the third leg (800) of the Distance Medley Relay at the MAC Indoor Championship, helping the Falcons to a first-place finish (11:41.75)
Competed in the 800 three times, including a seventh-place finish at the Chippewa Invitational (2:23.65)

Outdoor

Competed in the 800 five times, earning her best time at the Clark Wood Open (2:17.00)

At the MAC Championships:
-800m (O) - 18th (2:20.51, P)
-DMR (I) - 1st (11:41.75)

Boardman, Ohio

Was a four-year letterwinner in track & field at Boardman High School under coaches Rick Sypert and Scott Denham
Placed sixth in the 800m run at the 2021 OHSAA State Track & Field Championship, earning All-Ohio honors
Served as team captain for track (2021), basketball (2019-2021), and volleyball (2020)
Lettered a combined 10 times in volleyball, basketball, soccer and cross country
Was a member of the National Honor Society and was named Academic All-Ohio

Daughter of Todd and Justine Burkey
Has an older sister, Kaylin
Mother, Justine, ran track at Akron for two years
Majoring in international business and supply chain management
Aspires to become a lawyer
Is involved with the BGSU Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and in Undergraduate Student Government (USG)
Favorite athlete is Olympic gold medalist Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone
Lists her sister, Kaylin, as he biggest influence, because "she is one of the smartest and most hard-working people that I know"
Born on August 8, 2002 in Lakewood, Ohio