Bio

In water polo, she was a 4-time All-American and 2-time SCIAC Player of the Year in the foundational years of CMS’ women's water polo program. She helped lead the Athenas to the program's first two SCIAC championships (1997 and 1999) and four top-3 finishes in Collegiate III Nationals. As a freshman, she was Rookie of the Year. As a senior, she was team captain. She led the team during her junior year with 77 goals, her senior year with 84 and finished with 277 career goals. In basketball, Burton was a 2-time Second Team All-SCIAC selection and Team MVP as a senior. She was captain both her junior and senior year. She averaged 12.0 ppg, 9.7 rpg. The Athenas were SCIAC co-champions in 1996 and qualified for the Division 3 NCAA National Championships. As a senior she held the highest field goal % of the CMS program, (both season 66% and career, 60%) and as a senior she led the SCIAC in rebounds. In 1999, as a senior, Darcy was named Claremont McKenna College Female Athlete of the Year. 

Water Polo Awards
All-American – 1998 and 1999 (First Team), 1996 and 1997 (Second Team)
First Team All-Collegiate III Nationals – 1997, 1998, 1999  
Second Team All-Collegiate III Nationals – 1996
First Team All-WWPA – 1999
First Team All-Region – 1996
Second Team All-Region – 1997
SCIAC Athlete of the Year – 1998, 1999
First Team All-SCIAC – 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
Team Rookie of the Year – 1996
Team Greatest Contribution Award – 1998, 1999
Team Captain – 1999
CMC Female Athlete of the Year – 1999

Basketball Awards
Second Team All-SCIAC – 1998, 1999
Team MVP – 1999
Team Captain – 1998, 1999

Team Success
SCIAC Women’s Water Polo Champions – 1997, 1999
Women’s Water Polo Collegiate Nationals – 2nd (1996), 3rd (1997), 3rd (1998), 2nd (1999)
WWPA – 6th (1999)
SCIAC Basketball Co-Champions – 1996

Inducted: 2023