SMU Athletics

HONORS
2015 Honorable Mention All-American (3-meter)
2015 AAC Most Outstanding Diver
2015 All-AAC (1-meter, 1st; 3-meter, 1st; platform, 1st)
2014 AAC Most Outstanding Diver
2014 All-AAC (1-meter, 1st; 3-meter, 1st; platform, 1st)
2013 CUSA Diver of the Meet
2013 All-CUSA (1-meter, 1st; 3-meter, 1st; platform, 1st)
2012 CUSA Diver of the Meet
2012 All-CUSA (1-meter, 1st; 3-meter, 1st; platform, 1st)
3x NCAA Championship Qualifier (2012-13, 15)
4x NCAA Zone Diving Qualifier (2012-15)

Top Scores
1-meter: 402.60
3-meter: 411.45
Platform: 399.65

2014-15 (Sr.): Placed 15th in the three-meter, earning Honorable Mention All-American honors at the NCAA Championship... Finished 27th in the one-meter and 21st in the platform... Finished 7th in the one- and three-meter and 3rd in the platform at the NCAA Zone D Diving Championship... Won all three diving events (one-meter, three-meter, platform) at The American Championship on his way to being named Most Outstanding Diver... Won the one- and three-meter dives on Senior Day at the Pre-Conference Time Trials... Finished in the top six in all three diving events in Texas/Arizona double dual... Won the three-meter vs. Texas A&M...Placed 25th in the three-meter and 27th in the one-meter at USA Diving Winter Nationals... Placed second in the one-meter and third in the three-meter and platform at the Tennessee Diving Invitational...Finished third in the one-meter, three-meter and platform at the Art Adamson Invitational...Won the one-meter and three-meter in a dual meet vs. TCU.

2013-14 (Jr.): Placed third in the platform dive, seventh in the one-meter dive and eighth in the three-meter dive at the NCAA Zone D Diving Championship... Earned gold in the platform, one-meter and three-meter dives at The American Championship and was named the AAC's 2014 Most Outstanding Diver for his efforts... Earned first place in both the one and three-meter dives at the Classic at SMU and earned Most Valuable Diver honors for his efforts... Placed first in both the one-meter and three-meter dives as well as third in the platform dive at the Georgia Diving Invitational... Finished first in both the one-meter and three-meter dives in dual meets at both LSU and TCU... Placed first in the one-meter dive and second in the three-meter dive in a dual meet versus Texas A&M.

2012-13 (So.): Finished 23rd in the platform dive and 19th in the three-meter dive at the NCAA Championship... Placed first in the platform dive, fifth in the one-meter dive and eighth in the three-meter dive at the NCAA Zone Diving Championship... Earned gold in the platform, one-meter and three-meter dives and Diver of the Meet honors at the CUSA Championship... Finished third in both the platform and three-meter dive in a tri-meet against Texas and Arizona... Placed fourth in the platform dive and sixth in the three-meter dive at the Cougar Invitational... Finished fourth in the three-meter dive and fifth in the one-meter dive at the Southwest Collegiate Plunge.

2011-12 (Fr.): Finished 20th in the platform dive, 27th in the three-meter dive and 31st in the one-meter dive at the NCAA Championship... Placed fourth in the platform dive, 10th in the three-meter dive and 11th in the one-meter dive at the NCAA Zone Diving Championship... Earned gold in the one-meter, three-meter and platform dives and was named the Conference USA Championship Diver of the Meet for his efforts... Won the one-meter and three-meter dives in a dual meet at TCU... Took top honors in the one-meter dive and was third in the three-meter dive at The Classic at SMU... Won the one-meter and three-meter dives at the Cougar Classic... Finished fourth in the one-meter and three-meter dives at the Southwest Collegiate Plunge.

Prior to SMU: Swam for Mustangs in the Sun... Also lettered in gymnastics and pole vaulting at Plano East.

Personal: Applied Physiology a Sport Management major with a minor in Psychology... Enjoys sports, watching TV and sleeping... Lists Paul Hamm as his favorite athlete... Parents are Connie and David Burnett... Has one sister and one brother.