As a Senior (2016): 

  • Redshirted

As a Junior (2015):

  • Featured in 15 matches, all with Merete Lutz
  • Had a 11-4 overall record
  • Went 9-3 in dual matches, all from the No. 3 position
  • With Lutz, lost in the finals (3’s & 4’s) of the Stanford Invitational Pairs Tournament to Karly Drolson and Rachel Inouye (UCLA)
  • Won seven of her final eight dual matches

As a Sophomore (2014):

  • Had a 7-10 overall record
  • Went 6-7 in dual matches, playing in the No. 1 and No. 2 spots
  • Featured in every dual match for the Cardinal
  • Went 5-5 with Lauren Birks, including 4-3 in dual matches
  • Also partnered Madi Bugg and and Brittany Howard
  • With Howard, went 2-1 including consecutive straight-set victories to end the season

As a Freshman (2013):

  • Finished the season with a 6-2 record
  • Primarily featured at the No. 1 spot for the Cardinal
  • Went undefeated in five matches with Rachel Williams in the No. 1 and No. 2 positions

High School

  • A 2012 graduate of Berkeley Preparatory School in Tampa, Fla.
  • Four-year letterwinner, captained her team as a sophomore, junior and senior, leading the squad to three consecutive state championships
  • Team finished runner-up at state in 2008
  • 2011-12 Gatorade National Player of the Year
  • 2011 ESPN High School and Volleyball Magazine Player of the Year
  • Listed as the No. 3 senior ace and the top outside hitter by PrepVolleyball.com
  • 2010 and 2011 Florida Gatorade Player of the Year
  • A three-time First Team All-American and the Under Armour Team East MVP in 2011
  • 2010 National Junior Player of the Year by PrepVolleyball.com and ESPN Rise
  • An all-county and all-state performer, she holds the Berkeley Prep career kills record (1,792)
  • Named her school's Female Athlete of the Year as a sophomore, junior and senior
  • Named Miss Volleyball in 2010 and 2011 by the Florida Dairy Farmers Association
  • All-Sun Coast, All-Hillsborough and Tampa Tribune Player of the Year in 2010 and 2011
  • Named the 2010 Outstanding Female Amateur Athlete by the Sports Club of Tampa
  • Listed as a Top 25 sophomore and was a Top 15 finalist for PrepVolleyball.com Freshman of the Year

Personal

  • Daughter of David and Deanna Burgess
  • David played football, basketball and threw the discus and shot put for Manchester College in Indiana
  • Has a twin brother, Nick
  • Major is human biology