Kate Burney

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
F
Height:
5-7
Hometown:
Denver, Colo.
High School:
East

Graduate Student (2021)
• Did not see game action due to injury
• All-Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree

Senior/Junior (2020-21)
• NFHCA Collegiate National Academic Team; Academic All-Big Ten
• Appeared in all 18 games, starting nine at forward
• Scored an early first-quarter goal in the NCAA championship game vs. #1 North Carolina (May 9)
• Tallied an insurance goal in the fourth quarter against Michigan State in the Big Ten Tournament opener (April 21); also posted an assist vs. Ohio State in the conference tournament finale (April 23)
• Posted a third-quarter goal in the regular-season finale vs. Indiana (April 17) for first marker of the season

Junior/Sophomore (2019)
• NFHCA Collegiate National Academic Team; Academic All-Big Ten
• Appeared in all 20 games at forward with four starts
• Posted a career-best three assists
• Assisted on a tying goal in the first quarter at No. 11 Saint Joseph's (Oct. 27)
• Also tallied assists at No. 21 Stanford (Sept. 6) and vs. Ball State (Oct. 13)

Sophomore/Freshman (2018)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Appeared in 14 games at forward
• Posted two goals and an assist -- the first points of her collegiate career -- vs. Central Michigan (Sept. 16)
• Also scored vs. Ball State (Oct. 14)
• Made her collegiate debut against #2 North Carolina (Aug. 25)

Freshman (2017)
• Did not see game action; redshirted the 2017 season

Prep
• Graduated from Denver East High School (2017)
• Named Denver Public Schools' 2016-17 Female Athlete of the Year
• Earned Colorado All-State second team honors (2016)
• Twice helped lead Denver East HS to the Colorado state semifinals (2014, '16)
• Named Denver East Offensive MVP as a senior (2016) after leading the team in goals (11) and points (28)
• Also earned four varsity letters in lacrosse
• Named All-State second team (2016) and honorable mention (2014, '17); Led East HS in assists as a senior and twice named the team's Midfield MVP (2016, '17)
• Helped lead East HS to the state semifinals twice (2015, '17) and state quarterfinals (2014)
• National Honor Society; Four-year Honor Roll; Seven-time academic all-state (field hockey, lacrosse)

Personal
• Graduated with bachelor's degrees in history and political science in April 2021; currently pursuing a master's of management
• Born on January 6, 1999
• Daughter of Alex and Kim Burney and Ann and Kevin Reidy
• Has three siblings, Jack, Diana and Laura, and two stepsiblings, Brennah and Gavin