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General: Returning regular in the midfield who will run on the No. 2 midfield
unit this year...had a tremendous freshman year in 2007...provides Carolina with great
speed and size in the midfield...a tremendous goal-scoring threat...younger brother of
Brian Burke, UNC senior and starting close defenseman.
2007 Season: Played in all 16 games for the Tar Heels as a freshman... was the
team's sixth leading scorer with 19 points...ranked fourth on the team with his nine
assists...with 10 goals he was one of eight Tar Heels in double figures in goals
scored...had two goals in a game on four occasions; against Navy in regular season , in
the win over Johns Hopkins, against Fairfield and in the NCAA Tournament against
Duke...had two assists in the game against Navy and Virginia...his top point games were
Navy with four and Johns Hopkins with thre...had 13 groundballs with seven of them coming
in the ACC and NCAA games against Duke.
Prep: Was one of the top-ranked
recruits in the nation at the offensive midfielder position in 2006...graduated on June
3, 2006 from Saint Anthony's High School in South Huntington, N.Y....played four years
of varsity lacrosse and football and one year of varsity basketball...played wide
receiver on the gridiron, midfield on the lacrosse field and point guard in
basketball...a high school All-America in lacrosse...also All-Long Island and
All-Catholic Team selection...played on gold medal team at Under Armour All-Star
Game...member of Empire State Games Team...was captain of lacrosse team as a senior...won
the Brother Shane Burke Award as the outstanding athlete at Saint Anthony's...led
football team to championships as a junior and a senior...his gridiron honors included
first-team All-State, first-team All-Long Island, All-New York Catholic League...member
of Boomer Esiason Outback Bowl Team...was a Tri-State Heisman All-Star.
A Bunch On Burke
Academic Major at Carolina: Management and Society
Career Plans: Work in New York City
Hobbies: Watching and Listening to teammate Joe Howard playing the guitar
Athletes I Most Admire: Cryder DiPietro and Big Poppa
Biggest Sports Thrill: Winning the Empire State championship
Person Who Has Had The Greatest Influence On My Athletic Career: My Dad
Favorite Book: Generation Kill by Evan Wright
Favorite Food: Anything that tastes good
Favorite TV Shows: Seinfeld, Dexter, Californication, Entourage
