The University of Mississippi Athletics
2026 Track and Field Roster

Alicia Burnett
- Year (Indoor/Outdoor):
- R-Sr. / R-Sr.
- Position:
- Sprints
- Hometown:
- St. Peters, Mo.
- High school:
- Parkway North
- Prev. School:
- Missouri
- Major:
- M.S.W. in Social Work
TFRRS Bio
2026 Indoor (Redshirt Senior)
SEC Champion (60-Meter Dash)
First-Team All-SEC
10 SEC Points
School Record Holder (60-Meter Dash)
Qualified for the national meet tied for the NCAA lead in the 60-meter dash ... Won the first 60-meter SEC title in Ole Miss women's history on a career-best 7.08, tying her for 10th in collegiate history ... First SEC women's title for Ole Miss in an event shorter than the mile ... Broke Olympian McKenzie Long's 2023 school record 7.10 run at altitude ... Also ran a then-PR 7.14 as the top qualifier in the SEC prelim ... Had prior 60-meter season-bests of 7.26 at altitude in the New Mexico Classic (fourth place) and 7.23 at the Tyson Invitational (fifth place) ... Ran 23.75 in the 200-meter in New Mexico, good for 10th in Ole Miss history indoors ... Made season-debut in the 400-meter dash at Clemson's Bob Pollock Invitational (56.57).
At Missouri (2023-25)
Two-time Second-Team All-American, set three school records in three seasons with the Tigers ... Left Mizzou with records of 7.21 in the 60-meter dash (2024), 11.10 in the 100-meter (2025) and 23.35 in the indoor 200-meter (2025) ... Left ranked second in Mizzou history in the 200-meter outdoors (23.18/+1.8) ... Named to 2025 USTFCCCA All-Academic team ... Three-time SEC Honor Roll member ... Two-time NCAA qualifier (one indoor, one outdoor), two-time NCAA West Regional qualifier ... 2025 Outdoor: Finished 11th at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 100-meter (11.11/+1.6) ... Qualified for the outdoor national meet with a school record 100 time of 11.10 (+0.0) at the NCAA West Regional ... Also ran in the 200-meter dash at the regional meet (34th place) ... Won the 100-meter dash at the Virginia Challenge (11.23/+0.9) ... Won both the 100 (11.51/-2.4) and 200 (23.18/+1.8) at the SIUE Cougar Classic, the latter being an overall 200-meter PR ... 2025 Indoor: Tallied two 60-meter wins and 200-meter wins apiece, also had a win in the 400 at the Alexis Jarrett Invitational ... Recorded a near career-best 7.22 at the Tyson Invitational in the 60 (third place) ... Set indoor school record 23.35 in the 200-meter at the Dr. Rick McGuire Invitational ... 2024 Outdoor: Did not compete ... 2024 Indoor: Second-Team All-American in the 60-meter dash (12th place, 7.30), first All-American sprinter at Mizzou since 2016 ... Scored two points in seventh place in the 60-meter final at the SEC Championships (7.23) ... Ran school record 7.21 at the KSU DeLoss Dodds Invite ... Ran additional season-bests of 24.06 in the 200 and 55.00 in the 400 ... 2023 Outdoor: Ran in seven meets, including both the 100 and 200-meter dashes at the SEC Championships ... Had season-bests of 11.74 (+0.3) in the 100-meter and 23.98 (-2.0) in the 200-meter ... 2023 Indoor: Ran in four meets, including in the 60 and 200-meter dashes at the SEC Championships ... Ran season-best 7.43 as runner-up in the 60-meter at the Music City Challenge ... Ran season-best 24.43 in the SEC 200-meter prelims.
At Southern Illinois (2021)
Began career at SIU, did not compete across 2021 indoor or outdoor seasons.
High School
Seven-time Missouri state champion at Parkway North High School ... Won individual state titles in the 100-meter, 200-meter, 400-meter, 4x200-meter relay and 4x400-meter relay ... Member of the Vikings’ track and field team state championship squad in 2019 ... Set the Missouri state record in the 100.
Personal
Born June 1, 2002 in St. Louis, Mo. ... Daughter of Shaunta Taylor and Del Burnett ... Completed her bachelor's in psychology at Missouri, currently working toward her master's in social work.
| OLE MISS CAREER HIGHLIGHTS |
| • 1x SEC Champion • 1x First-Team All-SEC • 1x SEC Medalist • 10 SEC Points • 1x School Record Holder |
2026 Indoor (Redshirt Senior)
SEC Champion (60-Meter Dash)
First-Team All-SEC
10 SEC Points
School Record Holder (60-Meter Dash)
Qualified for the national meet tied for the NCAA lead in the 60-meter dash ... Won the first 60-meter SEC title in Ole Miss women's history on a career-best 7.08, tying her for 10th in collegiate history ... First SEC women's title for Ole Miss in an event shorter than the mile ... Broke Olympian McKenzie Long's 2023 school record 7.10 run at altitude ... Also ran a then-PR 7.14 as the top qualifier in the SEC prelim ... Had prior 60-meter season-bests of 7.26 at altitude in the New Mexico Classic (fourth place) and 7.23 at the Tyson Invitational (fifth place) ... Ran 23.75 in the 200-meter in New Mexico, good for 10th in Ole Miss history indoors ... Made season-debut in the 400-meter dash at Clemson's Bob Pollock Invitational (56.57).
At Missouri (2023-25)
Two-time Second-Team All-American, set three school records in three seasons with the Tigers ... Left Mizzou with records of 7.21 in the 60-meter dash (2024), 11.10 in the 100-meter (2025) and 23.35 in the indoor 200-meter (2025) ... Left ranked second in Mizzou history in the 200-meter outdoors (23.18/+1.8) ... Named to 2025 USTFCCCA All-Academic team ... Three-time SEC Honor Roll member ... Two-time NCAA qualifier (one indoor, one outdoor), two-time NCAA West Regional qualifier ... 2025 Outdoor: Finished 11th at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 100-meter (11.11/+1.6) ... Qualified for the outdoor national meet with a school record 100 time of 11.10 (+0.0) at the NCAA West Regional ... Also ran in the 200-meter dash at the regional meet (34th place) ... Won the 100-meter dash at the Virginia Challenge (11.23/+0.9) ... Won both the 100 (11.51/-2.4) and 200 (23.18/+1.8) at the SIUE Cougar Classic, the latter being an overall 200-meter PR ... 2025 Indoor: Tallied two 60-meter wins and 200-meter wins apiece, also had a win in the 400 at the Alexis Jarrett Invitational ... Recorded a near career-best 7.22 at the Tyson Invitational in the 60 (third place) ... Set indoor school record 23.35 in the 200-meter at the Dr. Rick McGuire Invitational ... 2024 Outdoor: Did not compete ... 2024 Indoor: Second-Team All-American in the 60-meter dash (12th place, 7.30), first All-American sprinter at Mizzou since 2016 ... Scored two points in seventh place in the 60-meter final at the SEC Championships (7.23) ... Ran school record 7.21 at the KSU DeLoss Dodds Invite ... Ran additional season-bests of 24.06 in the 200 and 55.00 in the 400 ... 2023 Outdoor: Ran in seven meets, including both the 100 and 200-meter dashes at the SEC Championships ... Had season-bests of 11.74 (+0.3) in the 100-meter and 23.98 (-2.0) in the 200-meter ... 2023 Indoor: Ran in four meets, including in the 60 and 200-meter dashes at the SEC Championships ... Ran season-best 7.43 as runner-up in the 60-meter at the Music City Challenge ... Ran season-best 24.43 in the SEC 200-meter prelims.
At Southern Illinois (2021)
Began career at SIU, did not compete across 2021 indoor or outdoor seasons.
High School
Seven-time Missouri state champion at Parkway North High School ... Won individual state titles in the 100-meter, 200-meter, 400-meter, 4x200-meter relay and 4x400-meter relay ... Member of the Vikings’ track and field team state championship squad in 2019 ... Set the Missouri state record in the 100.
Personal
Born June 1, 2002 in St. Louis, Mo. ... Daughter of Shaunta Taylor and Del Burnett ... Completed her bachelor's in psychology at Missouri, currently working toward her master's in social work.
INTERVIEW: Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan Talks 11th SEC Title
Saturday, February 28
HIGHLIGHTS: Alicia Burnett Wins SEC 60-Meter Gold
Saturday, February 28
HIGHLIGHTS: 2026 SEC Indoor, Day 2
Friday, February 27
HIGHLIGHTS: Ole Miss Men's DMR Wins Silver
Thursday, February 26















