Gallaudet University

Burns was promoted to Gallaudet's softball head coach on Oct. 20, 2016 and enters his eighth season at the helm in 2025. This is Burns' 11th year overall with the Gallaudet athletics department. 

Burns has been an assistant coach with the Gallaudet softball program for two seasons. GU won 14 games and five conference games in those two seasons.

Burns coached softball at Model Secondary School for the Deaf for seven seasons and won three National Deaf Prep Championships (2003, ’05, ’06) and at the California School for the Deaf-Fremont for six seasons (2009-14) and won two National Deaf Prep Championships (2009, ’13). He was named National Deaf Interscholastic Athletic Association (NDIAA) Coach of the Year  two times (2006, ’13). He also spent time coaching Kendall Demonstration Elementary School softball (1999).

Burns worked at the Model Secondary School for the Deaf as Residence Education Manager for close to a decade. He graduated from Gallaudet in 1998 and earned a master's degree from GU in 2006.

Burns resides in Washington, D.C., and has three sons (Jarrod, Jevon, Jyles). 

COACH BURNS RECORD AT GALLAUDET

* - Season stopped in mid-March due to COVID-19 pandemic

Burns In The News

• 10/19/21  GU softball coach Justen Burns a panelist on NFCA Educate to Elevate Forum on Oct. 20
• 10/06/20  Gallaudet athletics salutes its coaches on National Coaches Day
• 05/21/19  Bison softball members volunteer at 9th annual Perfect Pitch clinic at PNC Park in Pittsburgh
• 06/07/18  GU softball members volunteer at 8th annual Perfect Pitch clinic at PNC Park in Pittsburgh
• 09/15/17  Bison athletic staffers receive University Service Awards
• 12/06/16  Bison baseball and softball members participate in MLB's PLAY BALL event held at Gallaudet University
• 10/20/16  Justen Burns selected as Gallaudet's new softball coach