Michaela Burrell

Michaela Burrell

  • Award
    Track Performer
  • Week Of
    3/11/2019
  • Sport
    Women's Track and Field
  • School
    University of Rochester
  • Year
    Junior
  • Position
    Sprints
  • Hometown
    Corning, N.Y.
  • High School
    Corning-Painted Post
University of Rochester junior Michaela Burrell captured two All-America awards at the NCAA Division III Championships over the weekend, placing third in the 60 meters and sixth in the 200 meters. Overall, Burrell helped the Yellowjackets finish in ninth place overall. In the 60 meters, she ran 7.71 seconds in both the prelims (qualified eighth) and finals (finished third). Burrell also broke the school record in the 200 meters twice on the weekend, clocking in at 25.15 in the prelims and then 25.07 in the finals. They were the junior's first two All-American awards in her first NCAA Indoor appearance.