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American sprinter
Cameron Burrell (born September 11, 1994) is an American male sprinter. He was the NCAA Division I chamipion champion over 100 meters in 2018 , and anchored the Houston Cougars to victory in the 4 × 100 meters relay in 2017 and 2018.[7] [8] He ran for the United States 4 × 100 m relay team at the World Athletics U20 Championships in 2012 and the World Relays in 2019 , with the team earning gold and silver from each competition respectively. Additionally Burrell anchored the U.S. 4 × 100 m relay team to gold at the inaugural Athletics World Cup in 2018 .
He is the son of Olympic gold medalist and former 100 meters world record holder Leroy Burrell , and Olympic gold medalist Michelle Finn-Burrell .[2] [9] On June 8, 2017 he became the 121st man to break the 10-second barrier over 100 meters in a time of 9.93 seconds, beating his father's school record set five years before Cameron's birth by one hundredth of a second.[5] He repeated this feat a year later at the USA Championships .[6]
Statistics
Personal bests
Event
Time / Mark
Wind (m/s)
Venue
Date
Notes
60 m
6.48
—
Birmingham, Alabama , USA
March 12, 2016
100 m
9.93
+0.8
Eugene, Oregon , USA
June 7, 2017
+1.4
Des Moines, Iowa , USA
June 21, 2018
9.90 w
+4.5
Austin, Texas , USA
May 25, 2017
Wind-assisted
200 m
20.75
+0.1
Orlando, Florida , USA
May 14, 2016
20.65 w
+5.7
Austin, Texas , USA
April 12, 2014
Wind-assisted
Long jump
8.06 m
−0.4
San José , Costa Rica
August 8, 2015
Former CR [11]
8.17 m w
+3.5
Eugene, Oregon , USA
June 25, 2015
Wind-assisted
4×100 m relay
38.17
—
Eugene, Oregon , USA
June 8, 2018
Former NCAAR [note 1]
International championship results
Year
Competition
Position
Event
Time / Mark
Venue
Notes
Representing the United States
2011
World Youth Championships
15th
Long jump
7.11 m
Villeneuve-d'Ascq , France
(+1.6 m/s wind) [12]
1st (semi 1)
Medley relay
1:51.13
WU18L , PB , Q [note 2] [13] [14]
2012
World Junior Championships
1st (semi 2)
4×100 m relay
39.25
Barcelona , Spain
Q , PB [note 2] [15] [16]
2013
Pan American Junior Championships
1st
4×100 m relay
39.17
Medellín , Colombia
PB
2015
NACAC Championships
1st
Long jump
8.06 m
San José , Costa Rica
(−0.4 m/s wind) CR , PB [11]
2017
Universiade
3rd
100 m
10.27
Taipei , Taiwan
(−0.9 m/s wind)
2nd
4×100 m relay
38.69
2018
Athletics World Cup
1st
4×100 m relay
38.42
London , England
NACAC Championships
3rd
100 m
10.12
Toronto, Ontario , Canada
(+0.4 m/s wind)
DNF
4×100 m relay
—
Teammate dropped baton
2019
World Relays
1st (semi 3)
4×100 m relay
38.34
Yokohama , Japan
Q [note 3] [17] [18]
National championship results
Year
Competition
Position
Event
Time / Mark
Wind (m/s)
Venue
Notes
Representing CL Athletics Stars (2010–2013), the Houston Cougars (2014–2018), and Nike (2019)
2010
USA Junior Championships
9th
Long jump
6.62 m
−0.5
Des Moines, Iowa
[19]
2011
USA World Youth Trials
9th
100 m
10.87
−1.4
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
PB [20]
1st
Long jump
7.37 m
+1.7
PB [21]
2012
USA Junior Championships
4th
100 m
10.64
−1.8
Bloomington, Indiana
[22]
4th
Long jump
7.48 m w
+2.2
Wind-assisted[22]
2013
USA Junior Championships
3rd
100 m
10.65
−4.8
Des Moines, Iowa
[23]
2014
NCAA Division I Indoor Championships
6th
60 m
6.66 A
—
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Altitude-assisted
NCAA Division I Championships
16th
4×100 m relay
39.65
—
Eugene, Oregon
2015
USA Championships
6th
Long jump
8.17 m w
+3.5
Eugene, Oregon
Wind-assisted[24]
2016
NCAA Division I Indoor Championships
2nd
60 m
6.48
—
Birmingham, Alabama
PB
NCAA Division I Championships
4th
100 m
10.26
−2.3
Eugene, Oregon
2nd
4×100 m relay
38.44
—
PB
USA Olympic Trials
16th
100 m
10.18 w
+2.4
Eugene, Oregon
Wind-assisted[25]
2017
NCAA Division I Indoor Championships
2nd
60 m
6.54
—
College Station, Texas
NCAA Division I Championships
2nd
100 m
10.12
−2.1
Eugene, Oregon
1st
4×100 m relay
38.34
—
PB
USA Championships
7th
100 m
10.19
−0.7
Sacramento, California
[26]
2018
NCAA Division I Championships
1st
100 m
10.13
−0.9
Eugene, Oregon
1st
4×100 m relay
38.17
—
NCAAR , PB [7] [3]
1st (semi 2)
4×400 m relay
3:06.51
—
Q [note 4]
USA Championships
5th
100 m
10.04
+1.1
Des Moines, Iowa
[27]
2019
USA Championships
18th
100 m
10.43
−2.0
Des Moines, Iowa
[28]
NCAA results from Track & Field Results Reporting System.[29]
Seasonal bests
Year
60 m
100 m
Long jump
2010
—
11.06 s
7.20 m
2011
6.94 s
10.41 s
7.49 m
2012
6.82 s
10.42 s
7.60 m
2013
6.61 s
10.36 s
7.09 m
2014
6.54 s
10.32 s
7.73 m
2015
6.60 s
—
8.06 m
2016
6.48 s
10.16 s
7.80 m
2017
6.53 s
9.93 s
—
2018
6.69 s
9.93 s
—
2019
6.60 s
10.12 s
—
2020
6.62 s
—
—
Notes
^ Shared with John Lewis III, Elijah Hall , and Mario Burke for the Houston Cougars .[7] [3]
^ a b Burrell was replaced in the final, but the four runners that ran in the final finished first, earning the team gold medals.
^ Burrell was replaced in the final, but the four runners that ran in the final finished second, earning the team silver medals.
^ Burrell was replaced in the final, and the four runners that ran in the final finished fifth.
References
^ a b c Gearhart, Sarah (July 1, 2016). "Cameron Burrell on His Gold Medalist Father and His Own Olympic Dreams" . vice.com . Vice Media . Retrieved December 16, 2018 .
^ a b c d Knapp, Gwendolyn (February 25, 2019). "Will the UH Men's Track Team Make History?" . houstoniamag.com . Houstonia Magazine . Retrieved March 2, 2019 .
^ Shryack, Lincoln (March 12, 2016). "TCU's Baker Shatters NCAA Champs 60m Record With 6.47" . flotrack.org . FloTrack. Retrieved March 2, 2019 .
^ a b Wyatt, Matt (June 8, 2017). "UH's Cameron Burrell breaks father Leroy's 100-meter dash school record" . houstonchronicle.com . Houston Chronicle . Retrieved December 16, 2018 .
^ a b Cherry, Gene; Stutchbury, Greg (June 21, 2018). "Rodgers speeds to year's fastest 100 meters" . reuters.com . Reuters . Retrieved February 18, 2019 .
^ a b c Grundy, William (June 9, 2018). "Houston Repeats NCAA 4x100 Title In 38.17 Collegiate Record!" . milesplit.com . MileSplit. Retrieved February 18, 2019 .
^ Duarte, Joseph (June 8, 2018). "UH's Cameron Burrell wins 100-meter dash to earn first individual NCAA title" . houstonchronicle.com . Houston Chronicle . Retrieved December 16, 2018 .
^ Zaccardi, Nick (June 21, 2017). "New U.S. men's sprint stars emerge after Olympics" . nbcsports.com . NBC . Retrieved December 16, 2018 .
^ "ATHLETE PROFILE Cameron BURRELL" . worldathletics.org . World Athletics . Retrieved January 20, 2020 .
^ a b "2018 NACAC Championships - Results" . deltatiming.com . Delta Timing Group. August 12, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2019 .
^ "Results - Long Jump Boys - 7th IAAF World Youth Championships" . iaaf.org . IAAF . July 6, 2011. Retrieved March 2, 2019 .
^ "Medley Relay Boys - Round 1" (PDF) . iaaf.org . IAAF . July 9, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2020 .
^ "Medley Relay Boys - Final" (PDF) . iaaf.org . IAAF . July 10, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2020 .
^ "4x100 Metres Relay Men - Round 1" (PDF) . iaaf.org . IAAF . July 13, 2012. p. 2. Retrieved March 6, 2020 .
^ "4x100 Metres Relay Men - Final" (PDF) . iaaf.org . IAAF . July 14, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2020 .
^ "4 x 100 Metres Relay Men - Round 1" (PDF) . iaaf.org . IAAF . May 12, 2019. p. 3. Retrieved March 6, 2020 .
^ "4 x 100 Metres Relay Men - Final" (PDF) . iaaf.org . IAAF . May 12, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2020 .
^ "2010 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships - Results - Men Long Jump Junior - Finals" . usatf.org . USATF . June 24, 2010. Retrieved March 18, 2019 .
^ "2011 World Youth Track & Field Trials - Results - 100 Meter Dash Boys - Preliminaries" . usatf.org . USATF . June 28, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2019 .
^ "2011 World Youth Track & Field Trials - Results - Long Jump Boys - Finals" . usatf.org . USATF . June 29, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2019 .
^ a b "USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships - Results" . usatf.org . USATF . June 17, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2019 .
^ "2013 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships - Results - Full" . usatf.org . USATF . June 23, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2019 .
^ "2015 USATF Outdoor Championships - Results - Thursday" . usatf.org . USATF . June 25, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2019 .
^ "2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field - Results" . usatf.org . USATF . July 10, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2019 .
^ "2017 USATF Championships - 6/22/2017 to 6/25/2017 - Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, Calif. - Results" . usatf.org . USATF . June 25, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2019 .
^ "2018 USATF Championships - 6/21/2018 to 6/24/2018 - Drake Stadium - Results" . usatf.org . USATF . June 24, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2019 .
^ "2019 Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships" . usatf.org . USATF . Retrieved March 6, 2020 .
^ "CAMERON BURRELL HOUSTON" . tfrrs.org . Track & Field Results Reporting System. Retrieved February 15, 2019 .
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