University of Miami Athletics

Thomas Burns

position

Sprints/Hurdles

Class

Freshman

Hometown

Miami, Fla.

High School

Northwestern

Thomas Burns - Track & Field - University of Miami Athletics

2019 Outdoor: Helped the Canes win the 4×400 relay at the Hurricane Invitational with a time of 3:09.69… Finished second in the men’s 400m hurdles, running a time of 51.70 seconds at the Power 5 Trailblazer Challenge and helped the Canes to a second-place finish in the 4x100m relay with a time of 40.49… Won the 400m hurdles at the Florida Relays, breaking Miami’s program record with a time of 50.62 seconds and helped Miami run a 40.76 in the 4×100 relay … Finished eighth with a time of 47.27 in the men’s 400 m dash and helped the Canes to a second-place finish in the men’s 4x400m relay with a time of 3:06.75 at the Alumni Invitational… Finished sixth in the 400m hurdles with a time of 52.08 seconds at Tom Jones Memorial… Finished fourth overall in the 400m hurdles with a time of 51.01 seconds at the ACC Outdoor Championships and combined to run a time of 3:13.18 in the men’s 4×400 to finish third for the bronze medal. 

2019 Indoor: Debuted for the Canes with an eighth place finish in the men’s 500m with a time of 47.94 at the UAB Blazer Invite… Finished second in the men’s 400m at the UAB Vulcan Invite with a time of 47.94… Ran a 47.53 in the 400m dash final at the Texas Tech Classic and combined to run the program’s second best time in the 4x400m at 3:10.83…Made his way onto another program Top-Five finish in the 200m, tying the fifth best time of 21.70 at the Virginia Tech “Doc Hale” Elite Meet… Ran a 47.59 in the 400m Invitational at the Tiger Paw Invite, which sits as the fourth fastest time in program history… Was a member of the men’s 4x400m relay that earned the silver medal at the ACC Indoor Championships, combining to run a time of 3:12.04.