Sean Burris Class: Senior Hometown: Rockledge, FL High School: Rockledge Last College: USF

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ALL NCAA SOUTH REGIONAL TEAM (`03, '05) ALL ACC TEAM (`05)

Burris didn't waste anytime getting his senior season under way as he finished second at the Covered Bridge Open with an 8K of 25:48.63. He followed that up with a third place finish at the FSU Invitational with an 8K of 25:07.40. Burris continued to run well for FSU taking 24th at the Notre Dame Invitational in 24:23 then 37th at the NCAA Pre-Nationals Meet in 24:26.3. At the ACC Championships Burris earned All-ACC honors with a tenth place finish in 24:13.4. He then earned all-region for his 13th place finish at the NCAA South Regionals with a 10K of 30:40.15. At the NCAA National Championships, the Rockledge, Fla. native helped FSU to an 18th place finish as he took 175th with a 10K of 31.41.3. Burris finished in FSU's top five in all seven meets in 2005.

Burris made a huge impact during his first season with Florida State. He placed in the top five for the Seminoles in five of their seven events in 2004. He opened up his season by taking second place overall at the Mountaineer Open with a time of 25:14.30. Burris ran a collegiate best (8K) at the Notre Dame Invitational with a time of 24:19 good for 29th place. He continued to shine for the Seminoles at the NCAA Pre-Nationals as he took home 38th place with a time of 24:44.5 and helped FSU to an overall fifth place-finish, which was the highest in school history. Burris finished in 27th place at the NCAA South Regional Championships as he ran a collegiate best (10K) time of 30:55.01 and helped Florida State to win the overall team championship. At the NCAA National Championships, Burris helped the Seminoles finish in 17th overall place as he posted a time of 33:24.3 (177th place).

As a freshman, Burris ran cross country for USF, earning All-Region honors as a sophomore before transferring to FSU. At the 2003 NCAA South Region Championships, he recorded a then personal best 10K time of 31:11, finishing 24th. During his stint with the Bulls, Burris ran a personal best 8K at the Auburn Invitational with a time of 25:14. At the Conference USA Cross Country Championships, Burris turned in a 26th place finish, helping USF to sixth place. On the track, the Rockledge native earned all-conference honors after crossing the tape sixth in the 3000m steeplechase. He ran a leg of the USF school record setting 4x800m relay team. Burris earned all-state honors during his junior and senior seasons at Rockledge High School in addition to the nine varsity letters he picked up before graduating in 2003.

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