Honors & Accomplishments
• Former No. 1-ranked player in Belgium (2009).
• Ranked as high as 97th in the world by the Professional Squash Association (February 2002).
• Advanced to Round of 16 at 2010 World Open Masters in Birmingham, England.
• Winner of multiple PSA Challenger events and professional events in Belgium — including consecutive Wilson National Series titles in 2008 and 2009.
• Three-time representative for Belgium at the European Team Championships (2010, 2011 and 2012).
Coaching Experience
• Associate Head Coach, Cornell University (May 2025-present)
• Assistant Coach, Cornell University (February 2019 - 2025)
• Invited Coach, Japan National Team Training (March 2018 and March 2019)
• National Coach, Luxembourg men's, women's and junior teams (September 2015 - January 2019)
• RTC Program Coach, Flemish Squash Federation, Belgium (September 2015 - June 2017)
• Head Coach, Burkesquash Academy, Belgium (May 2005 - July 2019)
• Head Coach, Recrean Sportcentrum, Belgium (June 2004 - April 2015)
• Head Coach/Trainer, Bateas Squash/Tennis Club, Belgium (January 2000 - June 2006)
• Head Coach/Trainer, De Diepput Squash Club, The Netherlands (January 2000 - February 2002)
Coaching Credentials
• UKCC Level 3 Squash Coaching (2014).
• BLOSO Trainer B, Belgian Squash Coaches Accreditation System (2006).
• NCAS Level 2 Squash Coaching Certificate (2002).
Education
• M.A.Sc, Sports Coaching, University of Queensland (Australia) (2008).
At Cornell
Burke has served as assistant coach for both the Cornell men's and women's squash teams since 2019 and was promoted to associate head coach in May 2025.
Burke has helped develop some of the programs' best talent in recent memory, including Veer Chotrani '24 of the men's team and Sivasangari Subramaniam '23 of the women's team, who were both Four-Time First Team All-Americans by the College Squash Association (CSA) and four-time First Team All-Ivy honorees.
Chotrani was named the Ivy League's Rookie of the Year in 2020, becoming Cornell's second men's squash player to earn the award since the inaugural presentation of the award in 1984, joining Nick Sachvie in 2011.
Cornell's women's team has had a CSA First Team All-American in each of the last six seasons with Burke on staff, including all four of Subramaniam's All-American awards (2019, 2020, 2022, 2023), along with two-time honoree Wen Li Lai (2022 and 2024), and Xin Ying Yee (2025).
After defeating No. 5-ranked Virginia in the consolation semifinals of the Potter Cup, the Cornell men's squash team finished sixth in the final national rankings — its highest standing under the guidance of David Palmer, the James Broadhead '57 Head Coach of Cornell Squash.
Originally joining the Big Red as a volunteer assistant coach in February 2019, Burke was elevated to assistant coach in October 2019 before being promoted to his current role as associate head coach.
Prior to Cornell
Burke joined the Big Red with experience coaching national teams in Japan and Luxembourg while serving as the head coach at Burkesquash Academy and Recrean Sportcentrum in Belgium for 15 years. He has coached several players on both the boys and girls sides that have reached the No. 1 junior ranking in Belgium.
Burke also enjoyed a celebrated professional playing career, ranking No. 1 in Belgium as recently as 2009 and achieving a highest Professional Squash Association world ranking of 97th in 2002. He won a handful of PSA Challenger events, Winner of multiple PSA Challenger events and professional events in Belgium — including consecutive Wilson National Series titles in 2008 and 2009 — and he was a three-time representative for Belgium at the European Team Championships in 2010, 2011 and 2012. He advanced into the Round of 16 at the World Masters Championships in 2010.
