The Butler Indoor Track & Field team got their first taste of competition this past Friday in the Div. I / JUCO Challenge hosted by Washburn University in their new Athletic Indoor facility.

"We had a really good meet in my opinion," commented head coach Dustin Mettler. "We knocked off the yearlong rust everyone had due to COVID. We had some new personal bests, several qualifiers and some facility records. We are gearing up for regionals, but it is a bit tricky to train when it is -5 degrees outside, so our training is getting really creative.

The highlight of the meet was the ten athletes who hit national qualifying marks.

• Caleb Jackson- 60meter
• Dakari Carter- 60meter & 200meter
• Jerod Elcock- 60meter
• Brandon Smith- 60Meter Hurdles
• Linesha Thompson- 60meter, 400meter & 4x400 Relay
• Destiny Castillo- 60meter & Long Jump
• Kaleb McDonald- 400meter & 4x400 Relay
• Kiara Brown- 60meter & 4x400 Relay
• Toshel Goffe- 60meter
• Zadie St. Louis- 800meter & 4x400 Relay

Top 5 Performances:

Women:

60 Meter Dash:

Linesha Thompson – 2^nd - 7.43

Destiny Castillo – 5^th – 7.64

200 Meter Dash:

Toshel Goffe – 4^th – 24.99

400 Meter Dash:

Linesha Thompson – 1^st – 57.28

Kaleb McDonald – 2^nd – 58.54

800 Meter Run:

Zadie St. Louis – 5^th – 2:22.58 

60 Meter Hurdles:

Jennifer Godfrey – 1^st – 9.17

Hadassah Hampton – 4^th – 10.12 

4x400 Relay:

2^nd – 3:55.66 (Kiara Brown, Kaleb McDonald, Zadie St. Louis, Linesha Thompson)

Long Jump:

Destiny Castillo – 1^st – 5.83m

Men:

60 Meter Dash:

Caleb Jackson – 1^st – 6.76

Dakari Carter – 2^nd – 6.76

Shawn Brown – 5^th – 6.93 

200 Meter Dash:

Dakari Carter – 1^st – 21.42

400 Meter Dash:

Judah Taylor – 1^st – 49.40

Mile Run:

Daniell Birchell – 3^rd – 4:33.69

60 Meter Hurdles:

Brandon Smith – 3^rd – 8.30

David Niang – 5^th – 8.61

4x400 Relay:

1^st – 3:20.20 (Dakari Carter, Caleb Jackson, Jerod Elcock, Judah Taylor)

Long Jump:

Jalen Smith – 4^th – 6.45m 

Triple Jump:

Jalen Smith – 3^rd – 13.96m

Full Meet Results at: http://www.butlergrizzlies.com/x/q68wo

The Grizzlies will turn their attention to the Region VI and KJCCC Championships happening this Saturday and Sunday in Pittsburg, KS at Pittsburg State University.