2025-26 Men's Track & Field Roster

Jeremiah Burch Jr.

  • Position Throws
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Charlotte, N.C.
  • High School Olympic

Biography

PR's
Outdoor: DT - 46.90m (153' 10") ... HT - 42.89m (140' 8") ... SP - 14.87m (48' 9.5")

2025
Outdoor
  • Recorded a hammer throw personal best of 42.89m (140’ 8”), took third with a toss of 44.34m (145’ 6”), and posted a mark of 13.79m (45’ 3”) at the Mountaineer First Chance (Mar. 21)
  • Competed in the discus at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships (May 8-10), where he recorded a mark of 46.32m (152’ 0”)
  • Posted top-10 finishes in the discus (46.61m (152’ 11”)) and hammer throw (42.36m (139’ 0”)) at the App State Open (Apr. 18-19)
  • Finished among the top-20 in the discus with a toss of 45.43 (149’ 0”) at the Duke Invitational (Apr. 10-12)
  • Notched a first-place finish in the discus with a toss of 44.00m (144’ 4”) and a top-10 finish in the hammer throw with a mark of 38.40m (126’ 0”) at the LR Open (Apr. 26) 
  • Competed in the shot put, discus, and hammer throw at the Raleigh Relays (Mar. 27-29)
2024
Outdoor
  • Posted a personal best of 46.90m (153’ 10) in the discus and recorded a toss of 11.85m (38’ 10.5”) at the SBC Outdoor Championships (May 9-11)
  • Placed ninth with a personal best of 14.87m (48’ 9.5”) in the shot put at the Weems Baskin Relays (Mar. 22-23)
  • Registered three top-10 finishes at the Lenoir-Rhyne Open in the shot put (13.67m (44’ 10.25”)), discus (43.07m (141’ 4”)), and hammer throw (41.53m (136’ 3”)
  • Competed in seven meets for the Mountaineers and tallied 12 top-20 finishes on the outdoor season
2023
Outdoor
 
  • Recorded a personal best toss of 44.66m (146’ 6”) to place third in the discus at the Adidas Winthrop Invitational (Mar. 24-25)
  • Placed fifth in the hammer throw with a personal best of 40.40m (132’ 6”) in addition to placing sixth in the shot put (14.08m (46’ 2.5”)) and discus (40.96m (134’ 4”)) at the Southside Power & Fitness Invitational (Apr. 14-16)
  • Posted a mark of 13.63m (44’ 8.75”) in the shot put at the Georgia Tech Invitational (Apr. 21-22)
High School 
  • Two-time All-Conference in football and track & field
  • Was third in the state in shot put
  • Was the conference and regional champion in both shot put and discus events
  • Finished third in indoor shot put at the state meet
Club
  • Competed on the Olympic Trojans track and field club team
  • Was the team MVP and highest point scorer
Personal
  • Son of Jeremiah Sr. and Helen Birch
  • Has two siblings: Amyia and Jalen
  • Intends to become an ESPN analyst after his track and field career

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

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  • 2023-24Sophomore

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  • 2024-25Junior

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  • 2025-26Senior

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