Hartwick College Athletics

Prior to Hartwick: Graduated from Onteora High School... lettered in cross country, track & field, and swimming and served as captainin all three sports... Sectional qualifier in varisty cross country, track & field, and swimming... 3x MVP in varsity swimming... Coaches Award recipient... varisty cross country Most Improved Award recipient... MHAL Scholar Athlete Award for Onteora High School recipient... 2025 New York State YMCA Swimming Championship Scholar Athlete Award recipient... 4x Scholar Athlete Award winner... National Technical Honor Society member... National Honor Society member... winner of MHAL Southern Catskills Officials Sportsmanship Award... holds high school records in the 100 backstroke event and the 500 free event... frequent volunteer of Autism Swims, O+ Festival, Christmas Wishes Ulster County Inc, St. John's Holiday Food Basket program, and the YMCA

Personal: Son of Jeannine and Patrick Burkhardt... majoring in nursing... hobbies include hiking, camping, playing guitar, and listening to music... favorite athlete is George Kittle... favorite sports team is the San Francisco 49ers... favorite movie is Ford v Ferrari... favorite musical group is The Lumineers

Why Hartwick?: "The nursing program at Hartwick stood out to me. I felt so welcomed by the coaches and the swimmers on the swim team and thought I would love the opportunity to be a part of their program. Those two aspects, combined with the beauty of the campus and surrounding area, with hiking trails and beautiful views, felt like me."