Cameron Burrell

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Cameron Burrell
4×100 m relay
College teamHouston Cougars (2014–2018)[2][3]
Turned proJune 2018
Coached byLeroy Burrell and Carl Lewis[3][1]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 60 m: 6.48 s (2016)[4]
  • 100 m: 9.93 s (2017, 2018)[5][6]
  • 200 m: 20.75 s (2016)
  • Long jump: 8.06 m (2015, 26 ft 5+1⁄4 in)
    • Medal record
    Men's track and field
    Representing the  United States
    World Relays
    Silver medal – second place 2019 Yokohama 4×100 m relay
    Athletics World Cup
    Gold medal – first place 2018 London 4×100 m relay
    NACAC Championships
    Bronze medal – third place 2018 Toronto 100 m
    Gold medal – first place
    2015 San José
    		 Long jump
    Universiade
    Silver medal – second place 2017 Taipei 4×100 m relay
    Bronze medal – third place 2017 Taipei 100 m
    World Junior Championships
    Gold medal – first place 2012 Barcelona 4×100 m relay
    Pan American Junior Championships
    Gold medal – first place 2013 Medellín 4×100 m relay
    World Youth Championships
    Gold medal – first place 2011 Villneuve-d'Ascq Medley relay

    Cameron Burrell (September 11, 1994 – August 9, 2021) was an American sprinter. He was the

    4 × 100 meters relay in 2017 and 2018.[7][8] He ran for the United States 4 × 100 m relay team at the World Junior Championships in 2012 and the World Relays in 2019, with the team earning gold and silver from each competition respectively. Additionally Burrell anchored the U.S. 4 × 100 m relay team to gold at the inaugural Athletics World Cup in 2018
    .

    He was the son of Olympic gold medalist and former 100 meters world record holder Leroy Burrell and Olympic gold medalist Michelle Finn-Burrell. He was also the godson of former track and field star Carl Lewis.[2][3][9] On June 8, 2017, he became the 121st man to break the 10-second barrier over 100 meters in a time of 9.93 seconds, beating his father's school record set five years before Cameron's birth by one hundredth of a second.[5] He repeated this feat a year later at the USA Championships.[6]

    Early life

    Burrell was born on September 11, 1994, to former 100m world record holder Leroy Burrell and Olympic gold medalist Michelle Finn-Burrell.[3] He has two siblings, Joshua and Jaden. Growing up, Cameron Burrell was surrounded by athletics; in addition to his parents' athletic background, his aunt Dawn Burrell was the 2001 World Indoor Champion in the Long Jump. His father's teammate and close friend was Carl Lewis, who knew Cameron his whole life.[3] Despite this, his family never forced him into athletics, though Cameron already knew he wanted to be a sprinter at a very young age.

    Cameron attended

    Elijah Hall. After graduating from Ridge Point in June 2013, Burrell chose to follow in his father's footsteps and attend the University of Houston
    , where his father was coaching.

    Collegiate career

    2014–2015

    During his freshman year, Burrell made the NCAA Indoor 60m final, where he finished 6th.[10] Outdoors, he ran a leg on the 4 × 100 m relay at the NCAA Outdoor Championships but finished 7th in the heats and did not qualify for the final.[11] He started out strong in his sophomore season, but suffered an injury and was forced to miss the Indoor Championships and Redshirt his outdoor season.[citation needed]

    2016

    Burrell returned to competition in 2016, and finished 2nd in the NCAA 60m final,[12] setting a school record at 6.48.[13] Outdoors, he won his first conference title in the 100m[citation needed] and finished 4th at the NCAA Championships in 10.26.[14]

    2017

    Burrell once again finished 2nd at the NCAA 60m final, this time to Christian Coleman of Tennessee, who equaled the collegiate record of 6.45.[15] During the outdoor season, he broke his father's long-standing school record in the 100m with 9.93 during the semifinals of the NCAA Championships.[16] In the final, he finished second to Coleman again. During the 4 × 100 m however, he anchored Houston to the victory in 38.34.[7]

    2018

    Having already completed four indoor seasons, Burrell was able to compete only outdoors. At the NCAA Championships, he anchored the Cougars to a collegiate record in the 4 × 100 m, defending their title from the previous year.[1] Then, with two other Cougars in the 100m final, he finally won his first NCAA individual title, with Elijah Hall 2nd and Mario Burke 8th. Burrell dedicated his win to his teammate Brian Barraza, who fell after leading in the steeplechase and finished in 10th.[8]

    Burrell equaled his personal best of 9.93 in the heats of the

    Anniversary Games, where he placed 4th in his heat and 9th in the final.[19] Burrell then traveled to Toronto for the NACAC Championships, and picked up a bronze medal in the 100m.[20]

    After their seasons ended, Burrell and Elijah Hall turned professional and signed with Nike and Red Bull.[1]

    Death

    Burrell died on August 9, 2021, at the age of 26.[21] It was later revealed he died by suicide from a gunshot in a parking garage in Houston, Texas.[22][23]

    Statistics

    Personal bests

    Event Time or mark Wind (m/s) Venue Date Notes
    60 m
    		 6.48 — Birmingham, Alabama, US March 12, 2016 Indoor
    100 m
    		 9.93 +0.8 Eugene, Oregon, US June 7, 2017
    +1.4 Des Moines, Iowa, US June 21, 2018
    9.90 w +4.5 Austin, Texas, US May 25, 2017 Wind-assisted
    200 m
    		 20.75 +0.1 Orlando, Florida, US May 14, 2016
    20.64 w +2.7 Houston, Texas, US May 7, 2021 Wind-assisted
    4×100 m relay
    		 38.17 — Eugene, Oregon, US June 8, 2018 Former collegiate record[note 1]
    Long jump 8.06 m (26 ft 5+1⁄4 in) −0.4 San José, Costa Rica August 8, 2015
    8.17 m (26 ft 9+1⁄2 in) w +3.5 Eugene, Oregon, US June 25, 2015 Wind-assisted

    International championship results

    Representing the  United States
    Year Competition Position Event Time or mark Venue Notes
    2011 World Youth Championships 15th Long jump 7.11 m (23 ft 3+3⁄4 in) Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France (+1.6 m/s wind)[25]
    1st (semi 1) Medley relay 1:51.13 WYL, PB, Q[note 2][26][27]
    2012 World Junior Championships 1st (semi 2) 4×100 m relay 39.25 Barcelona, Spain PB, Q[note 2][28][29]
    2013 Pan American Junior Championships 1st 4×100 m relay 39.17
    Medellín
    , Colombia    		 PB
    2015
    NACAC Championships
    		 1st Long jump 8.06 m (26 ft 5+1⁄4 in) San José, Costa Rica (−0.4 m/s wind) Championship record,[30] PB
    2017 Universiade 3rd 100 m 10.27 Taipei, Taiwan (−0.9 m/s wind)
    2nd 4×100 m relay 38.69
    2018 Athletics World Cup 1st 4×100 m relay 38.42 London, England
    NACAC Championships 3rd 100 m 10.12 Toronto, Ontario, Canada (+0.4 m/s wind)
    DNF 4×100 m relay — Teammate dropped baton
    2019 World Relays 1st (semi 3) 4×100 m relay 38.34
    Yokohama
    , Japan    		 Q[note 3][31][32]

    National championship results

    Representing CL Athletics Stars (2010–2013), the Houston Cougars (2014–2018), and Nike and Red Bull (2019)
    Year Competition Position Event Time or mark Wind (m/s) Venue Notes
    2010 USATF Junior Championships 9th Long jump 6.62 m (21 ft 8+1⁄2 in) −0.5 Des Moines, Iowa [33]
    2011 US World Youth Trials 9th 100 m 10.87 −1.4 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina PB[34]
    1st Long jump 7.37 m (24 ft 2 in) +1.7 PB[35]
    2012 USATF Junior Championships 4th 100 m 10.64 −1.8 Bloomington, Indiana [36]
    4th Long jump 7.48 m (24 ft 6+1⁄4 in) w +2.2 Wind-assisted[36]
    2013 USATF Junior Championships 3rd 100 m 10.65 −4.8 Des Moines, Iowa [37]
    2014 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships 6th 60 m 6.66 A — Albuquerque, New Mexico Altitude-assisted
    NCAA Division I Championships 16th 4×100 m relay 39.65 — Eugene, Oregon
    2015 USATF Championships 6th Long jump 8.17 m (26 ft 9+1⁄2 in) w +3.5 Eugene, Oregon Wind-assisted[38]
    2016 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships 2nd 60 m 6.48 — Birmingham, Alabama PB
    NCAA Division I Championships 4th 100 m 10.26 −2.3 Eugene, Oregon
    2nd 4×100 m relay 38.44 — PB
    US Olympic Trials
    		 16th 100 m 10.18 w +2.4 Eugene, Oregon Wind-assisted[39]
    2017 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships 2nd 60 m 6.54 — College Station, Texas
    NCAA Division I Championships 2nd 100 m 10.12 −2.1 Eugene, Oregon
    1st 4×100 m relay 38.34 — PB
    USATF Championships 7th 100 m 10.19 −0.7 Sacramento, California [40]
    2018 NCAA Division I Championships 1st 100 m 10.13 −0.9 Eugene, Oregon
    1st 4×100 m relay 38.17 — Collegiate record,[note 1] PB
    1st (semi 2) 4×400 m relay 3:06.51 — Q[note 4]
    USATF Championships 5th 100 m 10.04 +1.1 Des Moines, Iowa [41]
    2019 USATF Championships 18th 100 m 10.43 −2.0 Des Moines, Iowa [42]
    • NCAA results from Track & Field Results Reporting System.[43]

    Seasonal bests

    Year 60 m 100 m Long jump
    2010 — 11.06 s 7.20 m (23 ft 7+1⁄4 in)
    2011 6.94 s 10.41 s 7.49 m (24 ft 6+3⁄4 in)
    2012 6.82 s 10.42 s 7.60 m (24 ft 11 in)
    2013 6.61 s 10.36 s 7.09 m (23 ft 3 in)
    2014 6.54 s 10.32 s 7.73 m (25 ft 4+1⁄4 in)
    2015 6.60 s — 8.06 m (26 ft 5+1⁄4 in)
    2016 6.48 s 10.16 s 7.80 m (25 ft 7 in)
    2017 6.53 s 9.93 s —
    2018 6.69 s 9.93 s —
    2019 6.60 s 10.12 s —
    2020 6.62 s — —
    2021 6.58 s 10.01 s w —

    Notes

    1. ^ a b Shared with John Lewis III, Elijah Hall, and Mario Burke for the Houston Cougars. Burrell was the fourth runner for the team.[7][1]
    2. ^ a b Burrell was replaced in the final, but the four runners that ran in the final finished first, earning the team gold medals.
    3. ^ Burrell was replaced in the final, but the four runners that ran in the final finished second, earning the team silver medals.
    4. ^ Burrell was replaced in the final, and the four runners that ran in the final finished fifth.

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