Diana Burk

Class:
First-Year
High School:
West Potomac
Hometown:
Alexandria, Va.

2006: Ran in five races for NU ... Finished 15th at the Chuck Carroll Invitational (9/8) with a time of 25:01 ... Finished 21st in NU's win of the Toledo Invitational (9/16) ... Placed 60th at the 5K Loyola Lakefront Invitational (9/30) ... Finished 75th at the Big Ten Championships (10/29) and scored for the 'Cats to end her season at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships (11/11) with a 6K time of 24:11:67.

High School: Four-year letterwinner and senior-captain on cross country team ... Personal best time of 19:46 in the three-mile ... Competed for the 4 x 800 Indoor Virginia High School League Class AAA state championship in 2006 ... Earned most dedicated and coaches awards ... school-wide fall female scholar athlete ... Also considered Cornell, Virginia, William & Mary, Virginia Tech and Michigan.

Personal: Born Diana Christine Burk on 06/08/1988 ... Daughter of Michael Burk and Lynda Busse ... Class valedictorian ... Named a distinguished AP Scholar ... Plans to major in biomedical engineering.