Updated August 14, 2006
* All-Big 12 (Indoor Shot Put, 2003)
* Two-Time NCAA Regional Qualifier
* 2006 Co-Captain
PERSONAL BESTS:
INDOOR
SP, 17.34m, 56-10¾, Meyo Invite '05
WT, 17.79m, 58-4½, Meyo Invite '05
OUTDOOR
SP, 17.13m, 56-2½, Botts '05 (unat.)
HT, 52.76m, 173-1, Haylett `03
PROGRESSION
Shot Put
2003, 16.37m, 53-8½, Big 12 Championships
2004i, 16.71m, 54-10, KSU All-Comers
2004, 17.11m, 56-1¾, NCAA Regionals
2005i, 17.19m, 56-4¾, Meyo Invite
2006:
Outdoor: NCAA Regional qualifier with the shot put ... placed 12th at Big 12 Championships with the shot ... recorded season best of 55-9 (16.99m) at the Missouri Reelays.
Indoor: Did not compete ... exhausted indoor eligibility.
2005:
Outdoor: Redshirt season ... threw unattached at Tom Botts Invitational and grabbed new outdoor career best with toss of 56-2½ (17.13m)
Indoor: Placed 10th with the weight throw and 11th in the shot put at the Big 12 Indoor ... marked PRs in both event at the Meyo Invitational, hitting 56-10¾ with the shot and 58-4½ with the weight ... finished second at the Missouri Invite with the shot (55-2¾) ... had three other top three performances in the shot on three-consecutive weekends
2004:
Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships for second-consecutive year in the shot put ... broke his personal-best at the Regional meet with a toss of 56-1¾ (17.11m), grabbing an 11th-place finish ... other season bests: HT, 52.71m, 172-11, NebQ.
Indoor: Had dual runner-up performances in the weight throw at the Missouri Invitational and Missouri All-Comers meet ... finished 12th and 15th at the Big 12 Indoor Championships in the shot put and weight throw, respectively ... tied an indoor personal best at the Kansas State All-Comers meet, throwing 54-10 ... other season bests: WT, 16.27m, 53-4½, MO Inv.
2003:
Outdoor: Hit a personal best outdoor shot put throw at the Big 12 Championships (53-8½) with an 11th place finish ... 12th place in the hammer throw at Big 12's ... personal best of 182-11 in hammer came at Ward Haylett Invite.
Indoor: All-Big 12 shot putter after eighth place finish of 53-11 in conference meet ... also at Big 12s hit a PR in the weight throw with a mark of 54-1 ... personal best shot put throw of 54-6 came with a second place finish at the MU All-Comers meet.
2002:
Outdoor: Participated at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships in both the shot put and the hammer ... best mark in the shot put was a 51-5.5 at the Missouri Relays ... improved throughout the season in the hammer, finishing with a personal-best mark of 165-5 at the Emporia State University Twilight Qualifier.
Indoor: Competed at the Big 12 Championship meet and had a throw of 50-2 in the shot put, good for 12th place ... best mark in the weight throw was a 53-0.25 toss at the Missouri Triangular ... also placed fourth in the shot put at the KU-KSU-MU Triangular.
High School:
2001 MSHSAA Shot Put Champion ... three-time all-state for track and field ... also lettered in football and wrestling at Marquette High School.
Personal:
Son of Mike & Melissa Burla ... majoring in general studies ... born December 20, 1982 in St. Louis, Mo.
