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Tuesday, January 17, 2006

University of Washington senior Kayla Burt has retired from basketball. Burt was admitted to a hospital on Thursday night when her after her internal heart defibrillator was activated during Washington's game against UCLA, Jan. 12.

The decision was reached through a mutual agreement between Burt, her doctors and UW athletic department.

Burt's story has been told many times and her comeback last year earned her the V Foundation Comeback Award.