Track and Field Opens Outdoor Season at Bethel Invite, Spire Distance Carnival
Grizzlies Begin 2025 Outdoor Season
NORTH NEWTON, Kan. – Butler track and field opened its 2025 outdoor season this weekend competing at the University of St. Mary for the Spire Distance Carnival and Team Challenge on Friday and then capped the weekend off at the Bethel College Open on Saturday.
On Friday in Leavenworth the Grizzly women competed in the 800m, 1500m and 5000m with La Tanya Johnson having the best finish of the day coming in seventh (2:29.23) in the 800m.
On the men's side Emmanuel Otim won the 1500m running it in 3:53.31.
At the Bethel Open on the men's side, Ethan Burton placed fourth in the 100m running it in 10.94. Ke'vontae Walls-Burdine ran a personal record of 11.02 for a fifth-place finish. The men's 4x100m relay took first as Burton, Jermaine Thompson, Oruamabo and Walls-Burdine combined for a run of 41.74.
Click here for Spire Distance Carnival results.
Click here for Bethel College Open results.
Butler treks on in the outdoor season this coming weekend competing in the Texas Relays in Austin as well as the Bobcat Invitational in San Marcos, Texas.
SPIRE DISTANCE CARNIVAL & TEAM CHALLENGE
Women's 800 Meters
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PL |
NAME |
YEAR |
TEAM |
TIME |
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7 |
FR-1 |
2:29.23 |
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|
18 |
SO-2 |
2:44.80 |
Women's 1500 Meters
|
PL |
NAME |
YEAR |
TEAM |
TIME |
|
16 |
SO-2 |
4:59.79 |
||
|
30 |
SO-2 |
5:21.50 |
Women's 5000 Meters
|
PL |
NAME |
YEAR |
TEAM |
TIME |
|
19 |
SO-2 |
19:39.24 |
||
|
27 |
FR-1 |
20:17.82 |
Men's 1500 Meters
|
PL |
NAME |
YEAR |
TEAM |
TIME |
|
1 |
FR-1 |
3:53.31 |
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4 |
FR-1 |
3:55.62 |
||
|
12 |
FR-1 |
4:00.06 |
||
|
14 |
SO-2 |
4:01.24 |
||
|
20 |
SO-2 |
4:05.25 |
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|
21 |
FR-1 |
4:06.54 |
||
|
37 |
SO-2 |
4:13.96 |
||
|
42 |
FR-1 |
4:14.26 |
Men's 5000 Meters
|
PL |
NAME |
YEAR |
TEAM |
TIME |
|
35 |
FR-1 |
15:47.82 |
||
|
49 |
FR-1 |
16:12.69 |
BETHEL COLLEGE OPEN
Women's Long Jump
|
PL |
NAME |
YEAR |
TEAM |
MARK |
CONV |
|
6 |
FR-1 |
4.49m |
14' 8.75" |
||
|
Women's Javelin
|
PL |
NAME |
YEAR |
TEAM |
MARK |
CONV |
|
8 |
FR-1 |
27.30m |
89' 7" |
||
|
Men's 100 Meters Finals
|
PL |
NAME |
YEAR |
TEAM |
TIME |
|
4 |
FR-1 |
10.94 |
||
|
5 |
SO-2 |
11.02 |
Men's 200 Meters
|
PL |
NAME |
YEAR |
TEAM |
TIME |
|
4 |
FR-1 |
23.00 |
||
|
11 |
FR-1 |
23.86 |
Men's 400 Meters
|
PL |
NAME |
YEAR |
TEAM |
TIME |
|
|
SO-2 |
DNS |
||
|
|
SO-2 |
DNS |
Men's 400 Hurdles
|
PL |
NAME |
YEAR |
TEAM |
TIME |
|
7 |
FR-1 |
1:03.80 |
Men's 4 x 100 Relay
|
PL |
TEAM |
ATHLETES |
TIME |
|
1 |
Ethan Burton, Jermaine Thompson, Amos Oruamabo, Ke'Vontae Walls-Burdine |
41.74 |
Men's Long Jump
|
PL |
NAME |
YEAR |
TEAM |
MARK |
CONV |
|
3 |
FR-1 |
6.55m |
21' 6" |
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