Senior (2005-06):

Burke, a senior, earned All-America honors for the fourth consecutive season.  This season he earned two All-America certificates and one All-America Honorable Mention honor.  His All-America certificates were earned with his seventh place finish in the 200-yard backstroke and his eighth place finish in the 200-yard individual medley.  Burke earned three All-Conference honors this season including the title of Conference Champion in two events.  His Conference Champion titles were earned with his first place finishes in the 200-yard backstroke and the 400-yard individual medley

Junior (2004-05):

Burke, a junior, earned All-America honors for the third consecutive year. This season he earned three All-America certificates--200-yard backstroke and the 200- and 400-yard individual medleys. He finished third in the 200-back and seventh and eighth in the 400 and 200 IM, respectively. Burke's time in the 400 IM at the University of Georgia Fall Invitational was the fastest on the team this season. Burke currently holds the fastest two times in school history for this event. Burke finished 11th out of 40 competitors on the team this season in points scored at dual and championship meets.

Sophomore (2003-04):

Burke, a sophomore, earned his third career All-America certificate by finishing eighth in the 200-yard backstroke at the national championships. He earned All-America honorable mention recognition in the 400-yard individual medley. His time of 4:01.49 in the 400 IM broke the school record. Burke was eighth on the team out of 32 competitors in points scored in dual and championship meets. He was voted the team's Most Competitive Performer.

Freshman (2002-03):

The freshman earned two All-America certificates at the NCAA national championships with a fourth-place finish in the 200-yard backstroke, and an eighth-place finish in the 400-yard individual medley. He also received honorable mention All-America recognition in the 200-yard individual medley. Burke finished the season in sixth place among the team's 32 competitors for most points earned in dual and championship meets. His time of 4:01.61 in the 400-yard individual medley was the fastest time of the season by an Emory swimmer. He set a school record in the 400-yard individual medley at 4:01.61 at the NCAA championships. Burke's time of 1:50.50 in the 200-yard backstroke at the NCAA nationals is the fourth fastest in Emory history. He received two team awards for Most Competitive Performer and Rookie of the Year.

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"Emory University is one of the few schools that is able to truly boast that it develops student-athletes and not the other way around (athlete-students). It is the best of both worlds--academics and athletics. It also helps that it is a lot of fun."