Cameron Burrell

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.

Cameron Burrell

Cameron Burrell at the 2018 NCAA Division I Championships
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1994-09-11) September 11, 1994
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	60 m 100 m Long jump 4×100 m relay
College team	Houston Cougars (2014–2018)[1][2]
Team	Nike[3]
Turned pro	2018
Coached by	Leroy Burrell and Carl Lewis[2][3]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	60 m: 6.48 s (2016)[4] 100 m: 9.93 s (2017, 2018)[5][6] 200 m: 20.75 s (2016) Long jump: 8.06 m (2015)
Medal record Men's track and field Representing the United States World Relays 2019 Yokohama 4×100 m relay Athletics World Cup 2018 London 4×100 m relay NACAC Championships 2018 Toronto 100 m 2015 San José Long jump Universiade 2017 Taipei 4×100 m relay 2017 Taipei 100 m World Junior Championships 2012 Barcelona 4×100 m relay Pan American Junior Championships 2013 Medellín 4×100 m relay World Youth Championships 2011 Villneuve-d'Ascq Medley relay

He is the son of Olympic gold medalist and former 100 meters world record holder Leroy Burrell, and Olympic gold medalist Michelle Finn-Burrell.[1][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

• Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[10]

Personal bests

Event	Time / Mark	Wind (m/s)	Venue	Date	Notes
60 m	6.48	N/A	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	N/A	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	N/A	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Altitude-assisted
	NCAA Division I Championships	16th	4×100 m relay	39.65	N/A	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	N/A	Birmingham, Alabama	PB
	NCAA Division I Championships	4th	100 m	10.26	−2.3	Eugene, Oregon
		2nd	4×100 m relay	38.44	N/A		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	N/A	College Station, Texas
	NCAA Division I Championships	2nd	100 m	10.12	−2.1	Eugene, Oregon
		1st	4×100 m relay	38.34	N/A		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	N/A		NCAAR, PB[7][3]
		1st (semi 2)	4×400 m relay	3:06.51	N/A		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

1. Shared with John Lewis III, Elijah Hall, and Mario Burke for the Houston Cougars.[7][3]
2. Burrell was replaced in the final, but the four runners that ran in the final finished first, earning the team gold medals.
3. Burrell was replaced in the final, but the four runners that ran in the final finished second, earning the team silver medals.
4. Burrell was replaced in the final, and the four runners that ran in the final finished fifth.

References

1. Longman, Jeré (May 23, 2013). "In His Parents' Very Fast Footsteps". nytimes.com. The New York Times. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
2. 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.
3. Knapp, Gwendolyn (February 25, 2019). "Will the UH Men's Track Team Make History?". houstoniamag.com. Houstonia Magazine. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
4. Shryack, Lincoln (March 12, 2016). "TCU's Baker Shatters NCAA Champs 60m Record With 6.47". flotrack.org. FloTrack. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
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6. Cherry, Gene; Stutchbury, Greg (June 21, 2018). "Rodgers speeds to year's fastest 100 meters". reuters.com. Reuters. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
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20. "2011 World Youth Track & Field Trials - Results - 100 Meter Dash Boys - Preliminaries". usatf.org. USATF. June 28, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
21. "2011 World Youth Track & Field Trials - Results - Long Jump Boys - Finals". usatf.org. USATF. June 29, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
22. "USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships - Results". usatf.org. USATF. June 17, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
23. "2013 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships - Results - Full". usatf.org. USATF. June 23, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
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26. "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.
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28. "2019 Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships". usatf.org. USATF. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
29. "CAMERON BURRELL HOUSTON". tfrrs.org. Track & Field Results Reporting System. Retrieved February 15, 2019.

External links

• Cameron Burrell at World Athletics
• Cameron Burrell profile at TFRRS
• Cameron Burrell bio at Houston Cougars