The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2016-17 Track & Field / Cross Country Roster
Roster
Rushelle Burton
- Position:
- Sprints/Hurdles
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Jamaica
- High School:
- Camperdown
- Major:
- Physical Culture and Sports
• Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2018)
• Fastest freshman in NCAA history in 100m hurdles
• 2017 IAAF World Championships - 12th place 100m Hurdles
• 2017 Big 12 Champion 100m Hurdles
• 2017 Big 12 Indoor Champion 60m Hurdles
• 2018, 2017 USTFCCCA All-American First Team - 100m Hurdles
• 2018, 2017 USTFCCCA All-American Second Team - 4x100m Relay
• 2016 IAAF World Junior Championships Silver Medalist - 100m Hurdles
TEXAS CAREER RESULTS & BESTS VIA TFRRS
2018-19
Outdoor:
• Helped Texas placed third in the 4x100-meter relay at the 92nd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays.
• Placed third in the 100-meter hurdles and helped UT earn a second-place finish in the 4x100-meter relay.
Indoor:
• Competed in the 60-meter hurdles at the Big 12 Indoor Championships.
2017-18
Outdoor:
• Scored in the 100H at NCAA Outdoors with an eighth place finish
• Also ran on the 4x100 Relay team at NCAA Outdoor Championships
• Won the Big 12 Championships in the 100H, setting a facility record and running a personal best (12.65)
• Won the 100H at Texas Relays and LSU Alumni Gold meet
• Helped the Longhorns win the 4x100 Relay at the Texas Invitational
Indoor:
• Won the 60m hurdles at the Texas A&M Quadrangular with a mark of 8.16
• Finished 2nd at the Big 12 Indoor Championships in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.13
• Placed 12th at the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 60m hurdles
2016-17
Outdoor:
• Finished 12th in the semifinals at the IAAF World Championships for Jamaica in the 100m hurdles, clocking 12.92 seconds
• Qualified for world championships by finishing 4th at the Jamaican Championships in 12.70 seconds
• Ran the fastest wind-legal time by a freshman in NCAA history to finish 3rd at NCAA Championships in 12.65 seconds
• Ran anchor leg of 4x100m relay that finished 11th at NCAA Championships
• Big 12 champion in 100m hurdles, clocking wind-aided 12.70
• Placed second in the 100m hurdles with a time of 12.65 (wind-aided) at the Texas Invitational, the no. 3 all-conditions performance in school history
• Was a member of the 4x100 relay team that finished second with a time of 44.41 and a member of the 4x400 relay team that finished third with a time of 3:40.64 at the Texas Invitational
• Finished 2nd at the 90th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays with a time of 12.80
• Ran a leg of the Carlette Guidry 4x100 Relay Final at the 90th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, finishing in 3rd with a time of 43.99
• Won the 100m Hurdles Section A final at the Victor Lopez Classic with a time of 13.12, the 8th-best performance in school history
• Was a member of the 4x100 Texas A relay team that finished 1st with a time of 44.64 at the Victor Lopez Classic
Indoor:
• Came in 5th in the 60m hurdles final at the NCAA Championship with a career best time of 8.02, the third-best performance in school history
• Won the 60m hurdles final at the Big 12 Championship with a time of 8.09
• Finished seventh in the 60m hurdles final at the Tyson Invitational with a time of 8.26, qualifying with a time of 8.06, the no. 4 performance in school history
Prior to Texas
• Claimed silver in 100m hurdles for Jamaica at IAAF World Junior Championships in 12.87 seconds
• Ranked No. 4 in the world in 2016 for athletes under 20 years old with time 12.87 in 100m hurdles
• 4th place in 100m hurdles at 2013 IAAF World Youth Championships (under 18)
Personal
Daughter of Yvtte Davis and Norris Burton
