Elijah Burwell
Elijah Burwell
Year: Junior
Hometown: Hawkins, Texas
High School: Hawkins H.S.
Position: Sprints/Hurdles

2012: Ran in nine meets in his first season at A&M-Commerce, competing primarily in the 400 meter hurdles ... Posted the top-two 400 meter hurdle times on the year for the Lions ... Placed fourth at the Lone Star Conference Championships at Memorial Stadium, running a career-best 54.23 after posting a 54.51 in the preliminaries ... Finished 11th at the Michael Johnson Dr. Pepper Classic with a 55.83 showing ... Placed ninth at the Texas State Bobcat Classic with a time of 56.79 ... Logged a second-place finish at the Incarnate Word Last Chance Meet (57.97) and a fourth-place showing at the Incarnate Word Invitational (57.95) ... Also ran the 400 meter dash in four meets, including a career-best 49.22 mark at the Mean Green Spring Invitational ... Placed second at the Lion Preseason Invitational (49.78) and third at the Marc Randle Classic (49.54).

Burwell's A&M-Commerce Career-Bests
400 Meter Dash: 49.22 - North Texas Mean Green Spring Invitational (Apr. 7, 2012)
400 Meter Hurdles: 54.23 - Lone Star Conference Championships (May 5, 2012)