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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

Women’s Track and Field Places 12th at Region 6 Indoor Championships
Women’s Track and Field Places 12th at Region 6 Indoor Championships

7 Student-Athletes Post Top-10 Finishes

Grizzlies Compete in Final Tune-up Before Region Meet
Grizzlies Compete in Final Tune-up Before Region Meet

Sophomore Elizabeth Hernandez Qualified for NJCAA Nationals in the 5000m

Hernandez Qualifies for Nationals, Grizzlies Wrap Up Stay at Washburn Open/Coach Wilson Invitational
Hernandez Qualifies for Nationals, Grizzlies Wrap Up Stay at Washburn Open/Coach Wilson Invitational

TOPEKA, Kan. – Butler women’s track and field wrapped up its stay at the Washburn Open and Coach Wilson Invitational on Friday and Saturday with the Grizzly women seeing their first National Qualifier this season.

Grizzly Women Compete at NAIA/JUCO Challenge
Grizzly Women Compete at NAIA/JUCO Challenge

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

La Tanya Johnson races at the Thane Baker Invitational in Manhattan, Kan.
Women’s Track and Field Opens Indoor Season at Kansas State

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Butler women’s 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.

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.

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.

Track and Field in Louisiana for NJCAA Championships
Track and Field in Louisiana for NJCAA Championships

Butler 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.

Photo Credit: Bhekizulu Thumalo
Grizzlies See 3 Region Champions, 13 Medalists at Region VI Championships

PRATT, Kan. – Butler track and field wrapped up the 2024 Region VI Outdoor Championships at Pratt’s Bill Keller Family Sports Complex on Saturday.

Farinha, Jackson Shine at KU Relays
Farinha, Jackson Shine at KU Relays

LAWRENCE, 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.

Star Mpama ran the fastest outdoor 800m time in Butler women's track and field history, running 2:13.59. She overtook C. Dietrich's time of 2:13.7 set in 1999.
School Record Falls, Grizzlies See Big Success at KT Woodman Classic

WICHITA, KAN. – The 2024 KT Woodman Classic was good to Butler Track and Field.