Pepperdine University Athletics

PEPPERDINE 2025 OUTDOOR TRACK (FR): Competed in three outdoor track meets, specializing in the 800 meters ... Made her debut in the 1,500 meters at the Jim Bush Legends Meet (3/21-22) ... Ran her season-best 800-meter time of 2:25.99 at the Ben Brown Invitational/Astro AI Distance Classic (3/7-8).

PEPPERDINE 2025 INDOOR TRACK (FR): Competed in three indoor track meets, including the MPSF Championships, as a true freshman ... Ran the 800-meter dash at the MPSF Championships (2/21) in 2:28.15 ... Recorded her season-best indoor mile time at the Wolf Pack Classic (2/7-8) ... Made her indoor debut at the UW Preview/Mile City (1/17-18), where she ran the 800-meters.

PEPPERDINE 2024 XC (FR): Competed in six races, including both postseason races, as a true freshman ... Was a scoring runner for Pepperdine four times ... Ran her collegiate-best 5K time of 19:38.7 at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (10/4) ... Clocked her collegiate-best 6K time of 23:28.6 at the Highlander Invitational (10/19), where she was Pepperdine's fourth runner ... Was Pepperdine's seventh runner at the WCC Championships (11/2) and the NCAA West Regional (11/15).

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Buchanan High School located in Clovis, Calif. in 2024 … 2024 track league champions … 2024 Division 1 champions … 2023 track and cross country league champions … 2023 Division 1 champions … also lettered in varsity cheer … Member of the National Honor Society 

PERSONAL: Majoring in Biology … Born in Clovis, Calif. … Daughter of Corina and Jonathan Burgess … Sister to Lance and Taylor Burgess … Chose Pepperdine “because I had an instant connection with the team and coaches. I love the environment and the people I will be surrounding myself with. I also was impressed with how academically rigorous the school was.”

FAVORITES: Hobbies include cheering, listening to music, and late night drives … Sports hero is Devon Allen … Favorites include Kobe Bryant (athlete), Lakers (team), Bible (book), The Notebook (movie), Grey’s Anatomy (TV show), Zach Bryan (artist), Chicken and rice (food), and Football (sport)