The 5-foot-8 senior hurdler, jumper and thrower won the heptathlon at the New Balance Nationals Outdoor championships this spring with 5,163 points, which ranked as the nation's No. 3 performance among prep competitors in 2014 and No. 34 in U.S. history.
Burns has maintained a 3.86 GPA in the classroom.
She has volunteered locally on behalf of Feed My Starving Children, Young Life and VOSH International (Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity).
