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Kayden Burke

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-5
  • Hometown South Windsor, Conn.
  • High School South Windsor

Biography

Honors & Awards
Patriot League Honor Roll (2023)

2024-2025 (Junior):
  • Competed in three fall races.
    • Finished second in the Collegiate 4+ with the Varsity 4+ at the Head of the Snake (10/5).
    • Finished third in the Collegiate 8+ with the 2nd Varsity 8+ at the Wormtown Chase (10/26).
    • Placed fifth in the Collegiate 8+ with the 2nd Varsity 8+ at the Heart of the Housatonic (11/2).
2023-2024 (Sophomore):
  • Competed in four fall races.
    • Raced to a 15th place finish with the Open 8+ 'B' and a sixth-place finish with the Open 4+ 'C' at the Head of the Riverfront (Oct. 1).
    • Competed with the second varsity 8+ at the SHU Invitational (Oct. 14).
    • Finished fourth with the Collegiate 8+ 'B' and sixth with the second varsity four at the Wormtown Chase (Oct. 29).
    • Helped the second varsity 8+ to a second-place finish at the NYRA Fall Invitational (Nov. 6).
  • Competed in all six spring races with the 2v8.
    • Won the petite final at the Jesuit Invitational (March 23).
    • Raced to a third-place finish at Tufts (April 6).
    • Defeated Colgate twice (April 13).
    • Finished third at the Holy Cross Invitational (April 20).
    • Finished fourth in the grand final at the New England Rowing Championship (May 4).
    • Raced to a fifth-place finish in the grand final at the Patriot League Championship (May 17).
2022-2023 (Freshman):
  • Finished ninth with the novice eight and ninth in the novice four at the Head of the Schuylkill (10/29).
  • Named to the Patriot League Honor Roll.

BEFORE HOLY CROSS:
  • National Honor Society member.
  • Played four years of varsity field hockey at South Windsor.
  • Served as team captain in 2021.
  • First Team All-State selection in 2022.
  • Named to the Central Connecticut All-Academic team all four years.
  • Also played four years of Lacrosse.
  • Named team captain in 2022.
  • All-Conference selection in 2022.
  • Named to the Central Connecticut All-Academic team three times.
PERSONAL:
  • Daughter of Kelly and Brian Burke.
  • Has two siblings, Ethan and Ayla.
  • Aunt, Kyle Burke, played lacrosse at Holy Cross.
  • Majoring in neuroscience.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    5'5"
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    5'5"
  • 2024-25Junior

    5'5"
  • 2025-26Senior

    5'5"
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