Posted: Oct 01, 2019
Anna Burson, Cross Country
"Anna is both an academic and athletic All-State performer; she has competed at the varsity level during her four years in cross country and has been Catholic's number one runner each of the past two seasons. She is only the second Irish girl to have ever raced to Class 3 all-state honors. She is a three time all-conference, all-district and all-SW Region performer. Anna epitomizes leadership in the arenas of service, academics and athletics."
—Head SCHS Girls Cross-Country Coach, Nick Russo
The Scoop:
What is your favorite food? Apples
What is your favorite food? Apples
What is your favorite movie? Cinderella (the 2015 version)
Who are the top 3 artists on your music playlists? Avril Lavgine, Billie Eilish, and Queen
Do you have any pre-game/match/meet rituals? I have a black tea before my races to give me a slight caffeine boost for the starting sprint.
What is your favorite class? A tie between Physics II and AP Calculus
What are your plans after you graduate? I plan to major in biology or chemical engineering
What are you most proud of? My ability to wake up early with only one alarm.
Tell us something about yourself that most people don’t know. I have a dry sense of humor
What is your favorite SCHS Memory? Making a super bed (pushing the two beds of a hotel room into one big bed) during cross country state sophomore year then watching The Nightmare Before Christmas .
Academic Achievements/Awards/Clubs
Cross Country All State (sophomore year)
Cross Country All State (sophomore year)
State Qualifier (freshman through junior year)
All-District (freshman through junior year)
Southwest Missouri Coaches’s association first team member (sophomore and junior year)
Member of Dr Zimmerman’s and Dr Timson’s biomedical research lab at Missouri State
Member of Dr Zimmerman’s and Dr Timson’s biomedical research lab at Missouri State
Junior coach for Girls on the Run (sophomore and junior year)
Mercy Volunteer with 220 logged service hours
Current volunteer in the stroke center
Member of NHS since junior year
Science Olympiad team member
Director of Smart and Sporty
AP Scholar with distinction
A honor roll since freshman year
Mercy Volunteer with 220 logged service hours
Current volunteer in the stroke center
Member of NHS since junior year
Science Olympiad team member
Director of Smart and Sporty
AP Scholar with distinction
A honor roll since freshman year