DELAWARE, Ohio – St. Thomas senior Mallory Burnham cleaned up Saturday in the final round of the NCAA Division-III Outdoor Championships, placing first or second in all three of the events she competed in.

Burnham won the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.02 seconds, gaining 10 points for the Tommie women’s overall score. She beat second-place Sierra DeLeon of Kenyon College by .10 seconds.

Burnham said she was “in shock” after winning the hurdles, but she said it was a great way to end the season.

“It was anyone’s game out there to win, so when I crossed the finish line I kind of knew that I won, but I didn’t know for sure,” she said. “It still hasn’t really set in … right now I’m just super happy.”

The women’s 4×100-meter relay team of juniors Erika and Angela Tipp, senior Christina Rozeske and Burnham set a St. Thomas record with their 46.67 time, .59 seconds behind winner Wisconsin-La Crosse. The women were seeded ninth going into the championships, but their time placed them in second.

Burnham said it was “a little nerve-wracking” going into the championships for the relay.

“Going into finals we knew we could do a lot better than we had in prelims, so we just gave it our all and coming home with the second place is more than I could ever imagine,” Burnham said.

Burnham also placed second in the 100-meter dash in a photo finish, trailing winner Carly Fehler of Wisconsin-Eau Claire by .003 seconds. Her second-place finish grabbed another eight points for the Tommies.

“When I crossed, I had no idea what place I had,” Burnham said. “One of the officials brought us over to look at how close it was. Actually, my head was over first but they mark it for the torso … and hers was over. But I’m happy with that. I can’t complain about that.”

Assistant coach Aaron Lund said he “wasn’t surprised” by Burnham’s top finishes because she put in so much hard work throughout the season.

“The biggest thing I was telling the girls and my team is ‘you compete the best when it means the most,’” Lund said. “It’s a great feeling for them to have, and I know she really appreciates and enjoys having her teammates there.”

Junior Kayla Goeman also ran the 800-meter and placed eighth with a 2:17.66 time. Goeman was originally seeded 13th.

The St. Thomas women’s team finished in fifth place overall, with 27 points. Burnham contributed 26 points, and Goeman earned one for the Tommies.

Baihly Warfield can be reached at warf3860@stthomas.edu.