2018 Burkhart competed at the
Junior Pan American Championships in June alongside
Brandon Briones,
JR Chou, and
Isaiah Drake; together they finished first as a team. During event finals he finished seventh on parallel bars and fourth on horizontal bar. In August, Burkhart competed at the
U.S. National Championships in the junior 15–16 division. He placed fourth in the all-around and won gold on horizontal bar.
2019–20 Burkhart next competed at the
2019 Winter Cup where he placed sixth in the all-around and won gold on horizontal bar. In August Burkhart competed at the
U.S. National Championships in the 15–16 age division. He finished first in the all-around and on vault and parallel bars and third on horizontal bar. Burkhart did not compete in 2020 due to the global
COVID-19 pandemic.
2021 Burkhart became age-eligible for senior competition in 2021. He competed at the
Winter Cup and placed fifteenth in the all-around. At the
2021 U.S. National Championships Burkhart placed fifteenth in the all-around.
2022 Burkhart placed sixth in the all-around at the
2022 Winter Cup. He began competing for the
Stanford Cardinal men's gymnastics team during the 2021–22 season. At the
NCAA Championship, he helped Stanford defend their national title. Burkhart made his senior international debut in May at the
Varna Challenge Cup where he won silver on floor exercise and vault and placed fifth on horizontal bar. He next competed at the
Koper Challenge Cup where he won bronze on floor exercise and vault and finished fourth on rings and eighth on horizontal bar. Burkhart was selected as the alternate for the
Pan American Championships. He won the gold medal alongside the team. In late July, Burkhart competed at the
U.S. Classic and placed ninth in the all-around. In August he competed at the
U.S. National Championships where he finished eighth in all-around.
2023 In April, Burkhart competed at the
NCAA Championship. He helped Stanford win their fourth consecutive team title and individually placed second on vault behind Stanford teammate
Asher Hong. In August Burkhart competed at the
Core Hydration Classic. He placed fifteenth overall. Burkhart next competed at the
Xfinity National Championships where he placed twelfth in the all-around but won silver on floor exercise behind
Paul Juda.
2025 Burkhart competed at the
2025 Winter Cup and placed fourth in the all-around. He next competed at the
Antalya World Cup where he won gold on floor exercise, earning his first individual international title. At the
NCAA Championships, Burkhart helped Stanford finish as runner-up to Michigan. He was selected to represent the United States at the
Pan American Championships alongside
Asher Hong,
Taylor Christopulos,
Brandon Dang,
Joshua Karnes, and alternate
Jun Iwai. During the qualification round Burkart qualified to the rings, parallel bars, and horizontal bar finals; however he tweaked his back and could not compete during the team final and he had to withdraw from the apparatus finals. Despite this, he still won a gold medal with the team. ==Eponymous skills==