HONORS & AWARDS
All-Missouri Valley Conference (Cross Country): 2017
MVC Cross Country Athlete of the Week: Sept. 19, 2017
MVC Scholar-Athlete (Cross Country): 2017
MVC Scholar-Athlete (Track & Field: 2018
MVC President's Council Academic Award: 2018
MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
MVC Honor Roll: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Bradley Athletic Director's Honor Roll (10): Fall '14, Spring '15, Fall '15, Spring '16, Fall '16, Spring '17, Fall '17, Spring '18, Fall '18, Spring '19
CAREER BESTS & RESULTS
2018-19 SEASON
Indoor: Posted season-best times of 10:26.85 in the 3,000m run at Indiana and 17:43.01 in the 5,000m run at Notre Dame.
Outdoor: Did not run during the outdoor season.
2017-18 SEASON
Cross Country: Earned All-Missouri Valley Conference honors • Placed fifth at the conference meet, helping the Braves to their third MVC Championship in four seasons • Placed in the team’s top three in all five of her meets during her senior campaign • Won the individual title at the Bradley Intercollegiate, earning MVC Athlete of the Week accolades • Finished 43rd overall at the NCAA Midwest Regional with the eighth-best 6K time in school history at 21:09.06.
Indoor: Posted her first career top-10 finish at the MVC Indoor Championship, placing fourth in the 5,000m run • Clocked a pair of top-10 times in school history in the 3,000m and 5,000m • Ran the fifth-quickest mark in the 3,000m at the Meyo Invitational at 9:53.16 • Then posted the sixth-fastest time in the 5,000m at the GVSU Big Meet in 17:04.97.
Outdoor: Did not compete during the outdoor season.
2016-17 SEASON
Cross Country: Ran five times for the Braves during the cross country season • Finished among the team’s top five finishers in four of her five meets • Placed third overall at the Bradley Intercollegiate, running the three-mile course in 17:30.5 • Also set her PRs in the 5K (18:01.8 at Notre Dame) and in the 6K (21:44.5 at the Bradley Classic).
Indoor: Set personal bests in both the 3,000m and 5,000m at the MVC Championship • Placed 11th overall in the conference in the 5,000m with a time of 17:41.53 – the 10th-quickest career-best time in BU history • Posted a time of 10:18.34 in the 3,000m run • Also set a PR in the mile at the Illini Classic in 5:24.49.
Outdoor: Posted career-best times in the 1,500m (4:50.41 at the Bill Cornell Spring Classic) and in the 5,000m (17:53.69 in the EIU Big Blue Classic) in her only two meets of the season.
2015-16 SEASON
Cross Country: Ran in four meets during the fall, pacing the Braves with a second-place finish at the Bradley Invitational • Finished sixth at the Illini Open with a 5K season-best time of 18:42.20 to close the cross country season.
Indoor: Competed in three meets during the indoor season, clocking personal bests in both the mile and 3,000m.
Outdoor: Posted career-best times in the 1,500m, 3,000m and 5,000m during the outdoor season.
2014-15 SEASON
Cross Country: Ran in four meets during the cross country season • Posted a season-best 6K time of 23:25.8 at the Bradley Classic.
Indoor: Did not compete during the indoor season.
Outdoor: Did not race during the outdoor campaign.
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned First-Team all-state honors in track (2012-13) and cross country (2013) • Set the school record in the 3,200m and was third in the state in the 3,200m as a junior • Helped the Warhawks to three consecutive cross country state titles (2011-13) and a second-place finish in track as a freshman.
PERSONAL
The daughter of James and Suzanne Burant, Natalie was born in Milwaukee, Wis. • Three siblings – Anthony, Emily and Daniel • Earned her bachelor's degree in accounting and is pursuing her master's in business administration.
