2024-25 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster
Morgan Burton
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Midlothian, Va.
- High School:
- James River High School
2024-25 (Senior)
- Swam the eighth fastest time in program history in the 200-yard individual medley (2:02.51) at the 2025 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships
- Competed in the C final in the 200 IM and 200-yard butterfly at the 2025 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships
- Placed second in the 200-yard individual medley (2:09.78) against Kentucky
- 2025 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team
- Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award recipient
2023-24 (Junior)
- Competed in the C final of the 200-yard butterfly at the 2024 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships
- 2024 Winter Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2022-23 (Sophomore)
- Earned a silver medal at the Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championship in the 800 freestyle relay with Abby Reardon, Gabriela Martin and Miranda Kirtley
- Placed third in the B final of the 400-yard individual medley (4:22.46) at the CSCAA Invitational
- Placed fourth in the 400-yard individual medley at the Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championship
- Won the 400-yard individual medley against the University of Cincinnati
- Finished in third-place in the women’s 100-yard freestyle and the 400-yard individual medley against Penn State
- Won the 200-yard individual medley against Villanova
- First Team All-Big 12
- Named to the 2023 Winter Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2021-22 (Freshman)
- CSCAA Qualifier
- Was a member of the top-ten 800 free relay (10th – 7:29.29) at CSCAA National Invitational
- Competed in the consolation finals of the 400 IM (4:25.46) and the 200 fly (2:07.22) at the 2022 Big 12 Championships
- Helped the 800 free relay finish fourth, with a time of 7:20.65, at conference championships
- Swam in the 200 freestyle against Iowa State and Villanova, recording a time of 1:58.19
- Appeared in the A finals of the 200 fly (4th – 2:04.94) and the 400 IM (8th – 4:35.17) at the WVU Invitational; additionally, swam in the B final of the 200 IM, touching in 2:07.73, good for 13th overall
- Also, at the winter invite, she was a member of the fourth-place 400 free relay (3:27.10), fifth-place 200 free relay (1:35.90), the third-place 800 free relay (7:30.16) and the 400 medley relay (8th – 3:51.03)
- Against PSU, Burton touched second in the 200 IM (2:10.30) and fourth in the 200 free (1:54.50)
- Took home a pair of second-place and third-place individual finishes at the WV State Games, including the 200 free (2nd – 1:55.57), the 200 fly (2nd – 2:07.65), the 500 free (3rd – 5:10.68) and the 200 IM (3rd – 2:11.78)
- Additionally, at State Games, she was a member of the 400 free relay (2nd – 3:39.65), the 200 medley relay (3rd – 1:51.95), the 200 free relay (2nd – 1:39.45) and the 400 medley relay (2nd – 3:59.77)
High School
- Attended James River High School and swam for coach Mary Rech
- Swam club for NOVA of Virginia under coaches Geoff Brown, Norman Wright, Mark Kutz and Mike Julian
- 2021 PV NCAP Elite Qualifier in the 50 free, 100 free, 400 free and 200 fly
- Placed sixth in the 50 free (24.04) at the 2021 VHSL Class 6A State Championship her senior year
- Finished seventh in the 200 fly (2:02.57) at the 2020 Virginia Swimming Age Group Championships
- During her junior year, she took fifth in the 200 free and seventh in the 100 free at VHSL Class 6A State Championships
- Was a USA Swimming Scholastic All-American
- Three-time finalist at the 2019 Virginia Swimming Senior Championships in the 500 free, 100 fly and 200 fly
- Two-time regional champion in the 50 free; also took first in the 100 free during her sophomore year at regionals
- VHSL 6A State Championship Finalist in the 500 free, taking home seventh
- Finished second at states her freshman year in the 200 free
Personal
- Daughter of Jon Burton
- Has one sister
- Birthday is Oct. 29
- Majoring in sports psychology
- Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
S&D: West Virginia State Games Recap
Tuesday, October 07
S&D: Gold-Blue Meet Recap
Tuesday, September 23
S&D: One Word to Describe the First Official Day of Practice
Friday, September 12
2025 Big 12 Hype Video
Wednesday, March 12
