University of Wisconsin La Crosse Athletics

Burnoski was a three-time All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Football selection, earning first team honors in 2003 and 2004 and honorable mention accolades in 2002. Named the 2004 WIAC Player of the Year and a finalist for the Gagliardi Trophy for the top National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Player, Burnoski was selected to the 2004 D3football.com All-America Second Team. He finished the season with a team-high 72 receptions for 931 yards and 14 touchdowns. Burnoski's 14 touchdown receptions are tied for third in school history while his 90 points are tied for sixth. 

In 2003, Burnoski finished with 76 receptions (sixth-most in single-season school history) and 1,100 yards (fourth-most). He had four touchdown catches versus UW-Whitewater on November 13, 2004, tied for second in single-game UWL history. Burnoski totaled a career-high 204 receiving yards against UW-Platteville on October 25, 2003. In the 2004 NCAA Division III Playoffs versus St. Norbert College (Wis.), Burnoski recorded a 94-yard interception return for a touchdown. It is the fourth-longest interception return in school history.

UWL's career leader in receptions (195), Burnoski is second in school history in receiving yards (3,004) and touchdowns (30) while ranking 10th in career points (188). He is eighth in WIAC history in touchdowns, 10th in yards and tied for 10th in receptions. He was a member of three WIAC Championship and NCAA Division III Playoff teams (2002-04).

A native of Rochester, Minnesota, Burnoski earned his bachelor's degree in business at UWL in 2006.