Upper Iowa University Athletics

Upper Iowa Career
2025: AFCA Second Team All-American … CSC Academic All-America® Second Team … Don Hansen All-America Honorable Mention … CSC Academic All-District® … All-GLVC First Team … started all 12 games … tied for a team-high 55 catches with 641 receiving yards and five touchdowns … had the fifth-most receiving yards nationally by a tight end … had multiple catches in every game … caught a season-high eight passes for 95 yards and two touchdowns against UIndy (11/15) … recorded five catches for 83 yards against McKendree (Ill.) (11/1) … tallied seven catches for 57 yards in the Albanese Candy Bowl vs. Hillsdale (Mich.) (12/6) … finished career with 15th-most receiving yards in program history (1,681), 14th-most receptions (138) and eighth-most receiving touchdowns (19) … totaled the 16th-most touchdowns in an Upper Iowa football career.

2024: Academic All-GLVC ... appeared in eight games ... caught 28 passes for 309 yards ... recorded three touchdowns ... averaged 11.0 yards per reception with a long of 37 yards.

2023: D2CCA All-Super Region Three Second Team ... Don Hansen All-America Honorable Mention ... All-GLVC First Team ... Academic All-GLVC ... appeared in all 11 games ... caught 43 passes for 616 yards and a GLVC-high eight touchdowns ... longest catch went for 58 yards ... completed a 12-yard pass on a fake punt against Quincy ... scored a touchdown in the final four games of the season.

2022: Played in all 11 games ... caught 12 passes for 115 yards ... tied for the team lead with three receiving touchdowns ... longest catch went for 25 yards ... recorded a season high five catches for 60 yards and two touchdowns in the win vs. Minot State.

Personal: Son of Tim and Janel Burgess ... elementary education major.