2023-24 Men's Track & Field News
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Track and Field/Cross Country Sees Coaching Staff ShakeupAugust 13, 2024EL DORADO, Kan. – The Butler Community College cross country and track and field program will see some change with its coaching staff ahead of the 2024-25 seasons.
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Duo of Former Butler Sprinters Set to Compete in 2024 Summer OlympicsJuly 24, 2024EL DORADO, Kan. – Former All-American Butler track and field sprinters Akeem Sirleaf and Emmanuel Matadi are slated to compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics, held in Paris from July 26-August 11.
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Butler National Champion and 2-Time Olympian Melvin Lister To Be Inducted Into Kansas Sports Hall of FameJuly 22, 2024WICHITA, Kan. – Former Butler track and field star and two-time Olympian Melvin Lister was named as part of the 2024 Kansas Sports Hall of Fame Class, announced by the organization earlier this month
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Butler Athletics Sees 8 Programs, 72 Student-Athletes Earn Academic Recognition from the NJCAAJuly 18, 2024The NJCAA office released its All-Academic teams Thursday morning and 72 Grizzly student-athletes earned honors while eight of Butler’s 11 programs earned the NJCAA Academic team award.
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New Turf and Track Coming Soon at BG Products Veterans Sports ComplexJune 18, 2024For the first time since the opening of BG Products Veterans Sports Complex in 2012, the complex is getting a facelift as new field turf and a new track surface are currently being installed at the 6,000 seat complex
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Butler Track and Field Wraps Up Outdoor Season With Multiple All-American PerformancesMay 19, 2024WEST MONROE, La. – Butler track and field concluded its outdoor season at the 2024 NJCAA D1 Outdoor Track and Field Championships hosted by the University of Louisiana-Monroe at Brown Stadium from Thursday through Saturday.
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Track and Field in Louisiana for NJCAA ChampionshipsMay 15, 2024Butler track and field is in West Monroe, Louisiana, for the 2024 NJCAA D1 Outdoor Track and Field Championships hosted by the University of Louisiana-Monroe at Brown Stadium.
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Grizzlies See 3 Region Champions, 13 Medalists at Region VI ChampionshipsMay 05, 2024PRATT, Kan. – Butler track and field wrapped up the 2024 Region VI Outdoor Championships at Pratt’s Bill Keller Family Sports Complex on Saturday.
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Farinha, Jackson Shine at KU RelaysApril 20, 2024LAWRENCE, Kan. – Butler track and field competed at the Kansas Relays for three days from Thursday through Sunday as the team prepped at its final competition ahead of the Region VI championships at Pratt.
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School Record Falls, Grizzlies See Big Success at KT Woodman ClassicApril 14, 2024WICHITA, KAN. – The 2024 KT Woodman Classic was good to Butler Track and Field.
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Grizzlies See 6 Claim 1st Place Finishes, Multiple Top-10 NJCAA Finishes at Friends Spring OpenApril 07, 2024WICHITA, Kan. – Butler track and field competed at Friends University Spring Open over the weekend and came away with some impressive results.
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Grizzlies Come Away With 4 1st Place Finishes at ESU RelaysMarch 29, 2024EMPORIA, Kan. – Butler track and field had a successful day of competition at Francis G. Welch Stadium for the Emporia State Relays on Thursday.
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Farinha Earns KJCCC Track Athlete of the Week HonorMarch 26, 2024Butler track and field sprinter Jonathan Farinha was named the KJCCC outdoor track athlete of the week, the league announced Tuesday.
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Grizzlies See Success at Cowley’s Mark Phillips InviteMarch 24, 2024ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. – Butler track and field made the short trip to Cowley’s Mark A. Phillips Track and Field Complex on Saturday for the Mark Phillips Invite.
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Butler Track and Field Opens Outdoor Season at UNT’s Bill Schmidt InviteMarch 16, 2024DENTON, Texas – The Butler track and field team opened its outdoor season at the University of North Texas’ Bill Schmidt Invite on Friday and Saturday.
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Several Grizzlies Earn All-American Honors at NJCAA Indoor NationalsMarch 03, 2024GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Butler track and field competed at the NJCAA Indoor Nationals at the Alachua County Sports & Events Center on Friday and Saturday and had several student-athletes earn All-American recognition.
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Lee wins 60m Hurdles Championship, Grizzlies Finish 4th at Region VI ChampionshipsFebruary 19, 2024PITTSBURG, Kan. – The Butler men's track and field team competed at the Region VI Indoor Championships on Saturday and Sunday, placing fourth in the region event hosted at Pittsburg State's Robert W. Plaster Center.
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Butler Track and Field Prepped for Region VI Indoor ChampionshipsFebruary 17, 2024EL DORADO, Kan. – Butler track and field is set to compete in the Region Vi Indoor Championships, hosted at Pittsburg State’s Robert W Plaster Center on Saturday and Sunday.
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Mpama Breaks School Record, Several Grizzlies Shine at Tyson InvitationalFebruary 09, 2024FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. – Butler women’s track and field sprinter Star Mpama broke a school record in the 800m and a host of other Grizzlies impressed against high level competition at the Tyson Invitational hosted by the University of Arkansas on Friday and Saturday.
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Women’s 4x400 Relay Shines at Washburn OpenFebruary 07, 2024TOPEKA, Kan. – Butler track and field continued its steady progress towards the NJCAA Indoor Nationals with a strong performance at the Washburn Open in Washburn’s Indoor Athletic Facility on Friday and Saturday.
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Bird, Morrison Named KJCCC Track Athletes of the WeekJanuary 30, 2024A pair of Butler track and field athletes were named KJCCC Track Athletes of the Week on Tuesday, the conference announced.
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Butler Track and Field Leaves Pittsburg With Multiple Top NJCAA MarksJanuary 29, 2024PITTSBURG, Kan. – Butler track and field competed at the Pittsburg State Invitational on Saturday and had multiple student-athletes come away with top NJCAA indoor marks.
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Men’s 4x400 Meter Relay Claims Title at Washburn Rust BusterJanuary 23, 2024TOPEKA, Kan. – Butler track and field competed at the Washburn University Rust Buster on Saturday afternoon in their third competition of the indoor season.
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Jackson, Vu Earn KJCCC Track Athlete of the Week HonorsJanuary 18, 2024The first competition of the season for Butler track and field produced two weekly honors from the Jayhawk Conference.
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Track and Field Opens Season With 10 National Qualifying PerformancesJanuary 14, 2024Butler track and field opened its season running at the Friends First Chance Qualifier in Wichita and the Graduate Classic in Lincoln, Nebraska.