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Track and Field Opens Outdoor Season at Bethel Invite, Spire Distance Carnival
Track and Field Opens Outdoor Season at Bethel Invite, Spire Distance Carnival

Grizzlies Begin 2025 Outdoor Season

Ishmael Acheampong (Left) and Ainsley Campbell (Right) Pose With Their All-American Medals From Impressive Performances in the Men's 800m.
Grizzly Men Place 11th at NJCAA Indoor Championships, Break 3 School Records

School Records Fall for Butler at Texas Tech's Sports Performance Center

Ishmael Acheampong (right), watches on as teammate Ainsley Campbell runs alongside
Acheampong Named KJCCC Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week

Sophomore from Ghana Was Also Named 2025 NJCAA Region 6 Men's High Point Athlete of the Meet

Men’s Track and Field Finishes 3rd at Region 6 Indoor Championships
Men’s Track and Field Finishes 3rd at Region 6 Indoor Championships

Acheampong Named Region 6 Men's High Point Athlete of the Meet, 8 Grizzlies post national qualifying marks

From left to right: Doug Chance, Melvin Lister, Ericka Lassiter, Brynn Minor
2025 Class Inducted Into Butler Athletics Hall of Fame

Four Grizzlies Enter the Butler Athletics Hall of Fame

Men’s Track and Field Tallies Top Marks at Gorilla Classic
Men’s Track and Field Tallies Top Marks at Gorilla Classic

Nxgabazi, Campbell, Pavia, Otim, Ramatsebe Post Qualifying Times

Track and Field Impresses With 5 More National Qualifying Marks
Track and Field Impresses With 5 More National Qualifying Marks

EL DORADO, Kan. – Butler men’s track and field ran at both the Washburn Open in Topeka and the Coach Wilson Invitational in Wichita on Friday and Saturday, turning in impressive performances in both.

Grizzlies Place 3rd at NAIA/JUCO Challenge, See 8 National Qualifying Performances
Grizzlies Place 3rd at NAIA/JUCO Challenge, See 8 National Qualifying Performances

PITTSBURG, Kan. – The Butler Community College men’s track and field team competed at the NAIA/JUCO Challenge at Pittsburg State University's Robert Plaster Center on Saturday afternoon.

Kamohelo Ramatsebe (front) and Itumeleng Nxgabazi (back) race at the Thane Baker Invitational in Manhattan, Kan., in the indoor season opener.
Men’s Track and Field Qualifies 3 for NJCAA Nationals at Kansas State

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Butler track and field kicked off its 2025 indoor season at Kansas State’s Cliff Rovelto Indoor Track as part of the Thane Baker Invitational on Saturday.

Grizzlies Cap Successful Fall Semester in Classroom
Grizzlies Cap Successful Fall Semester in Classroom

EL DORADO, Kan. – Not only has the competition on the court/field wrapped up during the 2024 fall semester, but in the classroom as well as student-athletes have completed their finals and received grades for the semester.

Track and Field/Cross Country Sees Coaching Staff Shakeup
Track and Field/Cross Country Sees Coaching Staff Shakeup

EL 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.

Duo of Former Butler Sprinters Set to Compete in 2024 Summer Olympics
Duo of Former Butler Sprinters Set to Compete in 2024 Summer Olympics

EL 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.

Butler Athletics Sees 8 Programs, 72 Student-Athletes Earn Academic Recognition from the NJCAA
Butler Athletics Sees 8 Programs

The 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.

Former Butler CC national champion track and field student-athlete Melvin Lister will be inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in October
Butler National Champion and 2-Time Olympian Melvin Lister To Be Inducted Into Kansas Sports Hall of Fame

WICHITA, 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

New Turf and Track Coming Soon at BG Products Veterans Sports Complex
New Turf and Track Coming Soon at BG Products Veterans Sports Complex

For 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

Butler Track and Field Wraps Up Outdoor Season With Multiple All-American Performances
Butler Track and Field Wraps Up Outdoor Season With Multiple All-American Performances

WEST 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.