2016-17 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Cameron Burrell
- Position:
- Sprints
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Redshirt
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Ridge Point HS
•Gold Medalist at the Athletics World Cup – 4x100-meter Relay
•2018 NACAC Championships Bronze Medalist – 100-meter Dash (USA)
•2018 USATF Outdoor Championship Qualifier – 100-meter Dash
•2018 NCAA Champion – 100-meter Dash
•2018 NCAA Champion – 4x100-meter Relay
•2018 NCAA First Team All-American – 100m, 4x100m Relay, 4x400m Relay
•NCAA Record Holder – 4x100-meter Relay (38.17)
•School Record Holder – 4x100-meter Relay (38.17)
•School Record Holder – 4x400-meter Relay (3:01.82)
•2018 American Outdoor Champion – 4x100-meter Relay
•2018 American Outdoor Silver Medalist – 100-meter Dash
•2018 American Outdoor Bronze Medalist – 200-meter Dash
•2018 First Team All-American Athletic Conference – Outdoor 4x100-meter Relay
•2018 Second Team All-American Athletic Conference – Outdoor 100m Dash
•2018 Third Team All-American Athletic Conference – Outdoor 200m Dash
• NCAA Champion - 4x100-meter Relay
• School Record Holder - 60m
• School Record Holder - 100m
• School Record Holder - 4x100m Relay
• 2017 NCAA Championship Silver Medalist - 100m
• 2017 NCAA Championship Silver Medalist - 60m
• 2017 NCAA All-American - 4x100-meter Relay, 100m (Outdoor)-
• 2017 NCAA All-American - 60m (Indoor)
• 2017 USATF Outdoor Championship Qualifier - 100m
• 2016 NCAA Championship Silver Medalist - 60m
• 2016 NCAA First Team All-American - 60m
• 2016 NCAA Indoor Qualifier - 60m
• 2016 American Conference Indoor Champion - 60m
• 2016 First Team All-American Athletic Conference - 60m
• 2014 NCAA Outdoor Championship Qualifier - 200m, 4x100m
• 2014 NCAA Regional Qualifier - 100m, 200m, long jump, 4x100m
• 2014 American Conference Outdoor Champion - 4x100m
• 2014 All-American Conference Team (Outdoor) - 100m, 200m, 4x100m
• 2014 Indoor First Team All-American - 60m
• 2014 NCAA Indoor Championship Qualifier - 60m
• 2014 All-American Conference Team (Indoor) - 60m
• The American Track Athlete of the Week - Jan. 31, 2017
• The American Track Athlete of the Week - Jan. 17, 2017
• The American Field Athlete of the Week - Dec. 13, 2017
• The American Track Athlete of the Week - Jan. 19, 2016
• The American Track Athlete of the Week - Jan. 28, 2014
• The American Track Athlete of the Week - Dec. 16, 2014
| Personal Bests | ||||
| Indoor | Date | |||
| 60m | 6.48* | 3.12.16 | ||
| 200m | 20.84 | 2.25.17 | ||
| Long Jump | 7.56m (24-9.75) | 1.30.15 | ||
| Outdoor | Date | |||
| 100m | 9.93* | 6.9.17 | ||
| 200m | 20.75 | 5.15.16 | ||
| Long Jump | 25-7.25 (7.80m) | 5.15.16 | ||
2017-18 (Redshirt Senior)
Outdoor: Claimed Houston’s first individual title on the outdoor slate since Sam Jefferson in 1994 and won the Cougars’ sixth 100-meter dash national championship in program history, when he ran 10.13 at the NCAA Championships in June…Finished 1-and-2 with teammate Elijah Hall in the event, becoming just the second duo from the same team to accomplish that feat in NCAA history…Opened the NCAA Championships with an NCAA, championship meet and school record in the 4x100-meter relay, anchoring the squad to a time of 38.17 to secure its second-consecutive NCAA Championship…Claimed First Team All-American honors in each of the 100m and 4x100-meter relays, as well as the 4x400-meter relay, where the team finished fifth…Won the American Athletic Conference Championship in the 4x100-meter relay, while taking silver in the 100-meter dash and bronze in the 200-meter dash earning First Team, Second Team, and Third Team All-American Athletic Conference honors, respectively…Helped the Cougars earn a pair of Penn Wheels at the 2018 Penn Relays, taking the 4x100-meter relay in 38.95, while setting the school record in the 4x400-meter relay in 3:01.82 to claim the Cougars first Penn title in the event.
2016-17 (Senior)
Indoor: Finished as the NCAA Runner-Up at the NCAA Championships in the 60-meter dash after crossing the line in 6.48...Earned NCAA First Team All-American honors for his effort at the NCAA Championships...Won the American Athletic Conference Championship in the indoor 60-meter dash after finishing in 6.57 on Feb. 29.
Outdoor:Anchored the Cougars' NCAA Championship win in the 4x100-meter relay en route to setting a school record in the event after running 38.34...Broke his father, Leroy Burrell's, record in the 100-meter dash when he ran 9.93 en route to a silver medal finish at the NCAA Championships on June 9...Earned First Team All-America honors in the 4x100-meter relay and 100-meter dash...Helped the Cougars win the American Athletic Conference Championship in the 4x100-meter relay while taking silver in the 100-meter dash at the meet.
2015-16 (Junior)
Indoor: Finished as the runner up at the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 60m dash where he ran a school-record 6.48 and fell by just one one-hundredth of a second...Earned First Team All-American honors for his performance at the NCAA Championships...Claimed gold in the 60m dash at the American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships where he ran 6.57 to earn First Team All-American Athletic Conference honors...Won the long jump with a season best leap of 7.56m (24'9.75") at the Houston Invitational & Multi's...Won the 60m dash at the Leonard Hilton Memorial Invitational in 6.55...Opened the 2016 indoor season with a second place finish in the 60m dash after running 6.70 at the Texas A&M Reveille Invitational
Outdoor: Clocked 10.33 into a headwind to take fourth in the invitational portion of the 100-meter dash at the Texas Relays...Opened outdoor competition running in the 4x100-meter relay at the UTSA Invitational where his squad took first in 39.86
2014-15 (Sophomore)
Indoor: Competed in seven meets for Houston this season...Won the 60m dash at the Tyson Invitational in 6.60...Jumped a season best 7.30m (23-11.5) in the long jump at the Howie Ryan Invitational...Ran an altitude converted 21.28 in the 200m dash at the New Mexico Lobo Collegiate Open...Clocked the eighth fastest time in the 60m dash at the Houston Indoor opener when he crossed the line in 6.65 seconds.
Outdoor: Redshirted
2013-14 (Freshman)
Indoor: Has won the 60m dash in all but one meet this season... broke the school record, set by teammate LeShon Collins earlier in the season, with a time 6.55 to win the New Mexico Cherry & Silver Collegiate Invitational... Represented Houston at the 2014 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships... Finished sixth in the finals of the 60m dash... Named UTSFCCCA First Team All-American, first student-athlete in school history to receive First Team All-America Honors in that event... Finished second behind teammate Collins at the inaugural American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships in the 60m (6.69) and fourth in the 200m (21.64)... Ranked No. 3 in the nation by USTFCCCA.
Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA National Championships in the 200m and as the anchor leg of the 4x100m relay... Helped the men's 4x100m relay team to the first American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championship... Was awarded All-American Athletic Conference team for the 100m, 200m and 4x100m... Took second place in the 200m at the prestigious Penn Relays... Ran a 20.78 in the 200m to punch his ticket to nationals... Held the fastest times of the season in the 100m and 200m.
HIGH SCHOOL
Reigning Texas 4A State Champion in the 100m... Placed third in the 200m at the 2012 Texas 4A State Track and Field Championships... Won gold at the 2012 USATF Youth National Championships in the 100m & Long Jump... First-place finisher at the 2012 AAU National Junior Olympics Championship in the 100m... International experience as a member of two National Teams, in which he holds two goals medals in relay events...Named National Scholastic Athletics Foundation Athlete of the Week (Jan. 21, 2013)... Was the Boy's Co-Track Athlete of the Meet at the Carl Lewis High School Invitational... Ran a personal best of 6.69 in the 60m... Named Outstanding Track Athlete of the Meet at the Texas A&M High School Classic... Son of Cougar Track and Field great and current Head Coach Leroy Burrell.
