Career Highlights

  • Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (2023)

As a Redshirt Sophomore (2022-23)

  • Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
  • Rowed in the bow seat of the fourth varsity eight boat at the Big Row
  • Part of the second varsity four boat that topped SMU at the Pac-12 Challenge
  • Spare at the 2023 Pac-12 Championships

As a Freshman (2021-22)

  • Did not race

Before Stanford

  • First place at 2021 Northwest Youth Regionals in the 1x
  • Won first place at the 2020 Virtual Youth National Championships
  • Invited to 2020 USRowing Selection Camp
  • Won gold at 2019 Northwest Youth Regionals in the 2x, placed second at Youth Nationals
  • Placed fourth in 2x at 2019 Head of the Charles regatta
  • Attended USRowing High Performance Camp in 2019
  • Competed at 2019 USRowing Nationals, placing first in the U19 8+ and 4x, and second in the intermediate 4x

Personal

  • Parents are Chris and Melissa Burtner
  • Has two siblings, Abby and Ben

Why Cate Burtner Chose Stanford

  • "I remember visiting a practice at Stanford and seeing how hard everyone in the boat was trying, and I knew that was the type of team I wanted to join. Also, everyone was so kind; it felt like a place where I could really be myself.”