James Burke

Height:
6-null
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Corona, CA
High School:
Santiago
Position:
M

2019: Played in 11 games with six starts … posted a 4-1 record with 46 saves on the season … earned wins over Redlands, La Verne, Salem and Occidental … made seven saves vs. Salem … season high 10 saves and four steals against Pomona Pitzer.

2018: First-team WWPA all-tournament team … started 26 of the 27 games in goal … made 200 saves … led the team with 42 steals … 11 saves in his first win of the season over Concordia … 14 saves in a win over Santa Clara … season-best 15 saves against Chapman … five saves in a win over Cal Baptist in the WWPA Tournament.

2017: Played in 21 of the 23 games, starting in 18 … named to the WWPA all-freshman team … ranked fifth in the conference in saves per game with 8.47 … 198 saves were fifth in the league … made 10 or more saves in a game nine times, including a season high 12 against UC Davis, Sept. 23 … at the WWPA Tournament, had 11 saves in a win over Concordia and 11 more in a win over Cal Baptist.

High School: Lettered three years in water polo ... team captain … team was the 2016 California Cup champions … Played for the Chawp water polo club team.

Personal: Son of Kevin and Angela Burke … member of cadet squadron 29 … considering a major in engineering with long-team goal of becoming a pilot.