The 5-foot-2 freshman sprinter captured three individual state titles this spring, leading the Bulldogs to a sixth-place finish at the Class 4 state meet. Burnett won the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.55 seconds, the 200-meter dash in 24.59 and broke the tape in the 400-meter dash in 55.70. She also claimed the 100 dash title at the Brook PR Invitational earlier this month with a time of 11.92.
Burnett has maintained a 3.28 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her sophomore year of high school this fall.
Burnett has volunteered locally at a senior living center and as a youth track and field coach. "Alicia Burnett has an incredible a stat line in terms of her performance range," said Thomas Stueve, head coach at Raytown High. "It is rare for sprinters to be highly talented in all three sprint events and for her to run all of those times as a freshman is something I've never seen before. She appears to be a very special talent, a great competitor and excited to be a part of the sport of track and field."
