Athlete Spotlight: Brayden Burleigh

Midlothian junior Brayden Burleigh competed this past weekend at the Nike Cross Nationals in Portland, Oregon. The top runner on likely one of the top returning teams for next fall is anxious to make a return trip back to NXN and potentially with his team. His race at Portland Meadows was not spectacular with a 74th place, but the fact that he qualified was an achievement in itself as Burleigh was certainly not on the short list of Virginia runners expected to compete in a national race this season. The former Nike Indoor freshmen mile champion had a breakthrough cross country race at the NXN Southeast Regional with a 15:24 fourth place finish to earn the trip to Portland.

Interview with Brayden Burleigh

(Photo right by Cherly Treworgy of prettysporty.com)

MileStat.com: Congratulations on qualifying and competing at Nike Cross Nationals. It was quite a surprise to see you earn one of the individual spots. Were you surprised about the finish or did you think you had a shot g...