- "I made Virginia Wesleyan my No. 1 choice because of the location"
- Selected VWC over Carson Newman University and Bluefield College
Career Highs
Outdoor
800M: 2:15.44 – (Wake Forest Open – March 20-21, 2015)
1500M: 4:51.05 – (2015 Aggie Invitational – April 11, 2015)
Indoor
Mile: 4:56.06 – (Captains Invitational & Combined – January 30-31, 2015)
Cross Country
8K: 30:00.1 – (NCAA Division III South Regional – November 15, 2014)
5K: 18:06.8 – (Adidas XC Challenge – September 19, 2014)
Statistics
Track & Field | Cross Country
First-Year (2014-15): Competed in cross country, indoor and outdoor track… Set his 8K best at the NCAA South Regional… Placed ninth in the 4x4 relay at the Vince Brown Invitational.
Academic Accomplishments: VWC Scholar
Before VWC: Competed in cross country, indoor track and soccer… Two-time all-district honoree in cross country and soccer… Posted a 2013 season-best 5K time of 19:42 to place eighth in the Virginia High School League's Group 2A Conference 39 championship race… Recorded a career best 5K time of 18:19.60 in the Southwest District championship race in 2012 to place fifth overall.
Personal: Son of Kathy Burkett… Has two siblings: Kalyn and Kobe.
Get to Know Philip
- Enjoys mangos, all types of music except country, and vacation time in Florida
- Career goal: "to work at an aquarium or Sea World"
- Self-description in 10 words or less: "I strive for what I feel is the right thing"
- My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "staying fit and in shape"
- The part of my game I've improved the most is: "staying dedicated to the sport"
- My personal athletic goal at VWC is: "to stay dedicated"
- People might be surprised to know: "I love to play video games"
- It's the year 2030 and: "I'm hopefully working at Sea World in California or Florida"
