Shanna Burns

Class:
Senior
Height:
5-7
Hometown:
Pinon Hills, Calif.
High School:
Serrano
Custom1:
03 Dogs of War

JUNIOR YEAR | 2017: Raced in five meets, including the conference and regional championships...opened the season with a top-20 finish at the Colorado State Invitational (5K time of 18:27.2, 19th)...also ran that distance at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (17:42.5, 69th)...posted a career-best 6K time of 21:57.2 to finish 168th at the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational...also competed in 6K events at the NCAA Mountain Regional (22:05.3, 97th) and Mountain West Championships (23:41.7, 68th)...academic all-conference selection.

SOPHOMORE YEAR | 2016: Competed in four meets, including the conference and regional championships...clocked a personal-best 6K time of 22:13.0 to finish 77th at the NCAA Mountain Regional...recorded a time of 22:32.1 to finish 61st at the Mountain West Championships...also ran a 6K race at the Pre-National Invitational (23:01.5, 252nd)...made season debut at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational, posting a 5K time of 18:31.4 (168th).

FRESHMAN YEAR | 2015: Participated in four meets, including the conference championships...posted a career-best 6K time of 23:15.6 at the Washington Invitational (110th)...also ran that distance at the Pre-National Invitational (23:32.1, 90th) and Mountain West Championships (28:36.0, 81st)...posted a 5K time of 20:08.1 at the Colorado State Invitational (79th).

MAJOR TRACK AND FIELD HIGHLIGHTS: Registered the third-fastest 3000-meter steeplechase in Academy history (10:34.44)...that time is also a Junior Class Record...anchored the 4x1600-meter relay that clocked an Academy-best time of 19:34.05 in 2017...debuted on the all-time standings for the 3000-meter run (9:51.58a, 10th) during the 2018 indoor season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Serrano High School...member of three cross country teams that qualified to the state championships...teams placed within the top-six each year (2012: third, 2013: sixth, 2014: fourth)...earned all-league honors in cross country as a senior...member of three school record-setting relay teams (4x1600-meter, 4x800-meter, distance medley)...qualified for nationals in those three relays all four years...competed at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals in North Carolina as a sophomore...team captain for both cross country and track as a senior...clocked personal-best times of 17:52 (three-mile run), 5:15 (1600-meter run), 2:22 (800-meter run) and 61.6 (400-meter dash)...named Scholar-Athlete of the Year as a senior...named Distinguished Athlete of senior class...also played soccer, competing on the varsity team as a sophomore...two-year member of the Associated Student Body...four-year member of the California Scholarship Federation...member of the National Honor Society...graduated with a 4.6 weighted GPA and a 4.0 non-weighted GPA...ranked fifth out of 483 students in graduating class.

PERSONAL: Full name is Shanna Danielle Burns...daughter of Bryan and Dionne Burns...has four younger sisters...majoring in civil engineering...future plans include becoming a civil engineer in the Air Force and then returning to USAFA to teach in the CE department...serving as an Honor Officer (Fall 2018)...has earned an Athletic Pin all six semesters...member of the Dean’s List for the past three semesters...hobbies include spending time with friends and family, being outdoors, running, hiking, swimming, biking, skiing, riding horses and relaxing on a beach...would like to add that “I run for Christ and He gives me strength”...enjoys frozen yogurt and sweet potatoes...has two horses...used to be in rodeos and horse shows when younger...completed the Academy’s powered flight program over the summer...also took leave and worked Operations during Basic Cadet Training...member of Cadet Squadron 03.