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2024-25 Women's Track and Field Roster

Rafael Suanes
Erik Schelkun
Erik Schelkun

Rayana Burns

  • Event Jumps/Sprints
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Washington Courthouse, Ohio
  • Highschool Washington

Biography

Event Personal Record Date
High Jump (Indoor) 1.66m 1/20/2023
High Jump (Outdoor) 1.65m 4/17/2021
100m (Outdoor) 12.18 4/6/2024
200m (Outdoor) 25.16 4/13/2023
200m (Indoor) 25.06 2/10/2024
Javelin 35.56m 3/18/2022
60m (Indoor) 7.73 2/10/2024
400m (Indoor) 58.66 1/19/2024
Pentathlon 3170 1/17/2025
60H (Indoor) 8.85 2/14/2025
Shot Put (Indoor) 12.62m 2/14/2025
Long Jump (Indoor) 5.12m 1/31/2025
800m (Indoor) 2.43.09 1/17/2025

2025 (Graduate Student)
  • Named to the 2024-2025 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
Indoor 
  • Threw a PR in the shot put (13.40m) at the Atlantic 10 Championships and was second going into the final event of the pentathlon before suffering a season ending injury
  • Ran a PR in the 60h (8.85) at the Doug Raymond Invitational hosted by Kent State
  • Recorded a personal best in the shot put (12.62m) at the Doug Raymond Invitational hosted by Kent State
  • Finished third in the 60m hurdles (8.96) at the Gem City Invitational hosted by UD
  • Ran the fifth best time in school history in the 60m hurdles (8.88) at the Midwest Classic
  • Set a personal best in the 60m Hurdles (9.50) at the Wolverine Invitational hosted by the University of Michigan
  • Competed in her first pentathlon at the Oiler Open hosted by the University of Findlay and finished third. 
  • Won the pentathlon at the Indiana Invitational, posting PRs in the 60m hurdles (9.26), shot put (10.92m), 800m (2:43.09), and in the overall event (3170).

2024 (Senior) 
Outdoor
  • Part of the 4x100m relay that set the school record (46.38) and finished third at the A-10 Championships hosted by George Mason University
  • PR in the 100m (12.18) at the Tennessee Invite
  • PR in the 100m (12.18) at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational hosted by the University of Cincinnati
  • PR and finished 3rd in the 100m (12.40) at the Blizzard Buster hosted by Miami University 
Indoor
  • Broke the school record and finished 4th in the 4x400 (3:49.84) at the A-10 Championships  
  • PR in the 60m at the Marshall Invitational (7.73)
  • Finished 3rd with a PR in the 200m (25.06) at the the Marshall Invitational 
2023 (Junior) 
  • Placed first for the 4x100 at the Big Blue Classic. 
2022 (Sophomore)
Outdoor
  • Had a PR of 35.56 in javelin to take third place at the Miami Blizzard Buster
2021 (Freshman)
Outdoor
  • Competed in 21 events during the outdoor season in her rookie year
  • Part of Dayton's 4x100 relay that placed fourth at the Atlantic 10 Championships in 47.04, Top 5 all-time at UD
  • Part of Dayton's 4x100 relay that placed third at the Miami RedHawk Invitational (48.85), fifth at the Indiana State Gibson Invite (47.38),  third at the Cincinnati Oliver Nikoloff Invitational (47.96), and second at the Yellow Jacket Collegiate Open (48.33)
  • Had a PR of 1.65m in high jump to take third place at the Indiana State Gibson Invitational 
  • Also had PRS in the 100m dash (12.30) and 200m dash (25.29) at the Indiana State Gibson Invitational 
  • Ran legs in the 4x400 relay at the A-10 Championships, the Gibson Invite, Yellow Jacket Open, and Oliver Nikoloff Invitational 
Indoor
  • Canceled due to COVID-19
High School
  • Three-year Varsity athlete in track and field at Washington High School (2017, 2018, 2019)
  • Three-time All-Ohio (2017, 2018, 2019)
  • Two-time Division II Track & Field Athlete of the Year 2017 & 2018
  • 1st Team All-League 2017 & 2018
  • All-League 2019
  • Team Captain 2019
  • Cross Country: 1st Team All-League in 2016
  • Volleyball: First Team All-District 2019, First Team all FAC 2019, All-League Team 2018 & 2019, District Honorable Mention 2017, Team Captain 2019
  • Basketball: 2nd Team All- SEC District 2018, Special Mention All-SEC District 2017, All-League Team 2017, 2018 & 2019, 2018 District Champions, played for Dayton Metro AAU
  • Holds school record in volleyball for most kills in a season
  • Academy of Scholars 2016-2017
High School Personal Records
  • High Jump - 5’7 3/4
  • 200m dash - 25.49
  • 400m dash - 57.08
Personal
  • Daughter of Shawna and Richard Burns
  • Has three siblings: Richard, Rishaun, Ryann 
  • Majoring in Psychology

Historical Player Information

  • 2021Freshman

  • 2021-22Sophomore

  • 2022-23Junior

  • 2023-24Senior

  • 2024-25Graduate Student