A junior sprinter from Winston, North Carolina, Burnette opened the outdoor campaign with a blazing time of 10.42 in the 100m at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational which is an NCAA Division II Provisional time and the fastest time in NCAA II this outdoor season. He finished second in the event but won the 200m with a time of 21.29 which ranks fifth in the country and is .03 from a provisional mark.
2022 Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Weekly Awards
Week 1 (March 8, 2022)
Track Athlete of the Week: Tyler Burns, Barton
Field Athlete of the Week: Jon Wojcuich, Mount Olive
Week 2 (March 15, 2022)
Track Athlete of the Week: Justin Marshall, Barton
Field Athlete of the Week: Chianti Ghee, Barton
Week 3 (March 22, 2022)
Track Athlete of the Week: Justen Burnette, Mount Olive;
Noah Meadows, Southern Wesleyan
Field Athlete of the Week: Jon Wojcuich, Mount Olive