2003: Deans[apos] Award winner (highest cumulative gpa among student-athletes enrolled in that college) from the College of Engineering ... finished 27th at the Seagull Opener in Salisbury, Md. ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic team.
2002: Medical redshirt - did not compete.
2001: Finished 21st overall in 26:50 outkicking three runners in the last 50 meters to finish as the Warrior's fifth man securing the first GLIAC Championship for Wayne State University ... lowered his 8k cross country personal best time to 26:48 in the Paul Short Invite at Lehigh ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic team ... earned Coach[apos]s Award.
2000: Lowered his personal best time of 27:26 for 8k at the Wisconsin-Parkside ... ran a personal best 16:05 for 5,000 meters outdoors at the Hillsdale "Gina" Relays ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic team.
1999: Ran 36:18 at NCAA Regional Championships in Joplin, Mo.
High School: A 1999 graduate of Flat Rock ... salutatorian of graduation class ... a member of the National Honor Society ... earned nine varsity letters: track (4), basketball (1) and cross country (4) ... high school cross country coach: Chris Donnally ... three-time state qualifier in cross country ... earned cross country all-league honors four times ... an all-region selection in cross country ... earned all-league honors twice in track ... was a state qualifier in track ... team captain in track, cross country, and basketball ... High School Personal Best times: cross country 5k-17:22 ... track 3200m-10:36 ... 1600m-4:42 ... 800m -2:04.
Personal: Full name--Christopher Patrick Burns ... born January 13, 1981, in Dearborn ... son of Michael and Joan Burns ... is majoring in electrical engineering ... named to the Athletic Director[apos]s Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Winter 2002 and Winter 2003 ... named to the Coach[apos]s Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2000, Fall 2000, Fall 2002, Fall 2003 and Winter 2004.
Burns's Career Statistics
| 1999 | | 2000 | | 2001 | | 2003 |
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| Meet | Time | Place | Time | Place | Time | Place | Time | Place |
| Delta - 8K | 29:17 | 10th |
| SVSU - 8K | 28:35 | 36th |
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Concordia - 5 mile | 29:30 | 10th | 29:42 | 15th |
| Roy Griak - 8k | | | 27:54 | 148th | 27:28 | 128th |
| Salisbury Opener - 8k | | | | | | | 28:18.94 | 27th |
| Wisc.-Parkside - 8k | 28:49 | 146th | 27:26 | 100th | | | 26:44 | 79th |
| GVSU - 8k | 28:36 | 26th |
| Loyola Lakefront - 8k | 28:47 | 280th | 27:40 | 165th |
| Roy Griak - 8k | | | 27:54 | 148th | 27:28 | 128th |
| Motor City/Willow Metro - 4.637 mile | | | 26:52 | 20th |
| Motor City/Oakland - 4 mile | | | | | 21:53 | 13th |
| Detroit Mercy - 4 mile | | | | | 22:15 | 47th | 21:23 | 29th |
| MSU Spartan - 8k | | | | | 26:51 | 72nd |
| Greater Louisville Classic - 8k | | | | | | | 27:18.49 | 86th |
| Lehigh/Paul Short - 8k | | | | | 26:48 | 135th | 26:14.67 | 112th |
| Michigan Intercollegiate - 8k | 28:15 | 117th | 27:29 | 88th | | | 26:41 | 43rd |
| GLIAC - 8k | 28:31 | 73rd | 28:50 | 62nd | 26:50 | 21st | 27:13.1 | 52nd |
| NCAA Regional - 10k | 36:18 | 97th | DNR | | 33:56 | 34th | DNR |
| NCAA Championship - 10k | | | | | 35:30 | 133rd | 36:01.9 | 161st |
