Colorado State University Athletics
2020-21 Track & Field Roster
Burgess, Claudia
Claudia Burgess
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Position:
- Distance
- Hometown:
- Boulder, Colo.
- High School:
- Boulder
- Prev School:
- Oregon
Bio
Collegiate Personal Bests
Cross Country
- 5,000 meters - 17:17.4
- 6,000 meters - 20:37.1
Indoor
- Mile - 5:10.10
- 3000 meters - 9:35.12 (8th in CSU history)
Outdoor
- 1500 meters - 4:37.70
- 3000 meters - 10:14.01
- 5000 meters - 16:25.70 (10th in CSU history)
- 10,000 meters - 34:55.48 (15th in CSU history)
Accolades
- Academic All-Mountain West (2021 XC, 2021 TF, 2019 XC)
- Mountain West Scholar Athlete (2020-21 XC, 2020-21 TF)
- Mountain West Athlete of the Week (9/7/21)
Burgess at the NCAA Championships
2021
- 131st Place, women's 6K (Cross Country)
Burgess at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships
2021
- 28th Place, women's 6K (Cross Country)
2019
- 102nd Place, women's 6K (Cross Country)
Burgess at the Mountain West Championships
2022
- 15th place, 3,000m (Indoor)
- 9th place, 10,000m (Outdoor)
- 16th place, 5,000m (Outdoor)
2021
- 24th place, women's 6k (Cross Country)
2020-21
- 36th place, women's 6k (Cross Country)
- 12th place, women's 10k (Outdoor)
2019
- 46th place, women's 6k (Cross Country)
COLORADO STATE
Redshirt Junior (2021-22)
(Cross Country): Competed in five meets including the Mountain West Championship, NCAA Regional and NCAA Championship, scoring in the latter two...Represented the last CSU scorer at nationals in 131st place...Was the fourth Ram crosser at regional meet in 28th place...Won the Wyoming Invite to began the season and earn MW Athlete of the Week honors...Scored as the fourth Ram at Nuttycombe in a race that the women's team defeated six ranked teams above them and placed sixth themselves...Missed Bill Dellinger Invite due to injury.
(Indoor): Competed in four meets, including the Mountain West Championships...Placed 15th at conference in the 3,000m with a time of 9:41.34...Got a PR in the 3000 meter at 9:35.12, eighth in CSU history...Placed fourth at the Potts Invitational with a time of 10:08.15 in the 3000.
(Outdoor): Competed in four meets, including the Mountain West Championships...Placed ninth in the 10K at conference with a PR of 34:55.48 that is 15th in school history...Also placed 16th in the 5K at conference...At Jack Christiansen Invite, crossed at 4:37.70 in 1500m for a PR...Clocked a 16:25.70 in the 5K at Bryan Clay Invite for the 10th-best time in school history.
Redshirt Sophomore (2020-21)
(Cross Country): Eighth Ram to cross at MW meet in 36th place at 21:21.2...Fifth Ram to cross and score in the Colorado State-Wyoming Dual that led to the Rams' victory....Finished 64th at the Battle Born meet with a 6K time of 21:19.3.
(Indoor): Did not appear.
(Outdoor): Competed in six meets...Ran in the 10,000m at Mountain West Championships, placing 12th in her event debut...Placed third in the 3000 at CU Invitational with a PR time of 10:14.01...Made collegiate outdoor debut at Doug Max Invite, placing sixth in the 1500 and being a part of the 4x400m relay team...Ran a then 5000 PR of 16:59.25 at the West Coast Relays for 20th place...Finished third in the 5000 at Jack Christiansen Invite.
Redshirt Freshman (2019-20)
(Cross Country): Seventh Ram to cross in the MW Championships...Competed at the NCAA Mountain Regionals...Sixth Ram to cross in the Wyoming Invite in 15th overall...Placed 150th at the Joe Piane Invitational 5k...Finished 6th for the Rams in the Nuttycombe Invite 6k race.
(Indoor): Appeared in three meets...Made CSU track debut with ninth-place finish in mile at Potts Indoor... Made 3000 meter debut at Colorado Invite with an eighth place finish.
BEFORE COLORADO STATE
Freshman (2018-19)
Spent freshman season at Oregon...Did not appearance in any meets.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Boulder H.S...Qualified in three events for the 2018 Colorado 5A State Championships…Finished third at 3,200 meters and fourth at 1,600 meters at the state meet…Also qualified at 800 meters…Top-15 performer at the CHSAA 5A Cross Country Championships in all four years…Finished third at the state meet as a senior.
High School Personal Bests
Outdoor
- 400 meters - 1:03.28
- 800 meters - 2:20.14
- 1,600 meters - 4:58.13
- 3,200 meters - 11:00.3
Cross Country
- 5,000 meters - 18:12
Cross Country
- 5,000 meters - 17:17.4
- 6,000 meters - 20:37.1
Indoor
- Mile - 5:10.10
- 3000 meters - 9:35.12 (8th in CSU history)
Outdoor
- 1500 meters - 4:37.70
- 3000 meters - 10:14.01
- 5000 meters - 16:25.70 (10th in CSU history)
- 10,000 meters - 34:55.48 (15th in CSU history)
Accolades
- Academic All-Mountain West (2021 XC, 2021 TF, 2019 XC)
- Mountain West Scholar Athlete (2020-21 XC, 2020-21 TF)
- Mountain West Athlete of the Week (9/7/21)
Burgess at the NCAA Championships
2021
- 131st Place, women's 6K (Cross Country)
Burgess at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships
2021
- 28th Place, women's 6K (Cross Country)
2019
- 102nd Place, women's 6K (Cross Country)
Burgess at the Mountain West Championships
2022
- 15th place, 3,000m (Indoor)
- 9th place, 10,000m (Outdoor)
- 16th place, 5,000m (Outdoor)
2021
- 24th place, women's 6k (Cross Country)
2020-21
- 36th place, women's 6k (Cross Country)
- 12th place, women's 10k (Outdoor)
2019
- 46th place, women's 6k (Cross Country)
COLORADO STATE
Redshirt Junior (2021-22)
(Cross Country): Competed in five meets including the Mountain West Championship, NCAA Regional and NCAA Championship, scoring in the latter two...Represented the last CSU scorer at nationals in 131st place...Was the fourth Ram crosser at regional meet in 28th place...Won the Wyoming Invite to began the season and earn MW Athlete of the Week honors...Scored as the fourth Ram at Nuttycombe in a race that the women's team defeated six ranked teams above them and placed sixth themselves...Missed Bill Dellinger Invite due to injury.
(Indoor): Competed in four meets, including the Mountain West Championships...Placed 15th at conference in the 3,000m with a time of 9:41.34...Got a PR in the 3000 meter at 9:35.12, eighth in CSU history...Placed fourth at the Potts Invitational with a time of 10:08.15 in the 3000.
(Outdoor): Competed in four meets, including the Mountain West Championships...Placed ninth in the 10K at conference with a PR of 34:55.48 that is 15th in school history...Also placed 16th in the 5K at conference...At Jack Christiansen Invite, crossed at 4:37.70 in 1500m for a PR...Clocked a 16:25.70 in the 5K at Bryan Clay Invite for the 10th-best time in school history.
Redshirt Sophomore (2020-21)
(Cross Country): Eighth Ram to cross at MW meet in 36th place at 21:21.2...Fifth Ram to cross and score in the Colorado State-Wyoming Dual that led to the Rams' victory....Finished 64th at the Battle Born meet with a 6K time of 21:19.3.
(Indoor): Did not appear.
(Outdoor): Competed in six meets...Ran in the 10,000m at Mountain West Championships, placing 12th in her event debut...Placed third in the 3000 at CU Invitational with a PR time of 10:14.01...Made collegiate outdoor debut at Doug Max Invite, placing sixth in the 1500 and being a part of the 4x400m relay team...Ran a then 5000 PR of 16:59.25 at the West Coast Relays for 20th place...Finished third in the 5000 at Jack Christiansen Invite.
Redshirt Freshman (2019-20)
(Cross Country): Seventh Ram to cross in the MW Championships...Competed at the NCAA Mountain Regionals...Sixth Ram to cross in the Wyoming Invite in 15th overall...Placed 150th at the Joe Piane Invitational 5k...Finished 6th for the Rams in the Nuttycombe Invite 6k race.
(Indoor): Appeared in three meets...Made CSU track debut with ninth-place finish in mile at Potts Indoor... Made 3000 meter debut at Colorado Invite with an eighth place finish.
BEFORE COLORADO STATE
Freshman (2018-19)
Spent freshman season at Oregon...Did not appearance in any meets.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Boulder H.S...Qualified in three events for the 2018 Colorado 5A State Championships…Finished third at 3,200 meters and fourth at 1,600 meters at the state meet…Also qualified at 800 meters…Top-15 performer at the CHSAA 5A Cross Country Championships in all four years…Finished third at the state meet as a senior.
High School Personal Bests
Outdoor
- 400 meters - 1:03.28
- 800 meters - 2:20.14
- 1,600 meters - 4:58.13
- 3,200 meters - 11:00.3
Cross Country
- 5,000 meters - 18:12
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