Butler’s 4x400 meter relay team passes the baton off during the first hand off. Butler’s 4x400m relay team wins the race with a time of 3:56.88.
Butler’s track and field team hosted the Butler Invitational on Jan 20 at the Indiana Farm Bureau Fall Creek Pavilion. The Bulldogs had strong performance in a variety of events.
In the women’s 800 meter run, Abby Fostveit (2:16.10) and Morgan Wash (1:53.73) took first and second place.
While in the men’s 800 meters, the Bulldogs swept the podium, with Jesse Hamlin (1:49.25), Liam Dennis (1:53.42), and David Slapak (1:53.73) taking the top three spots.
Both the men’s and women’s 4×400 meter relay teams won the race. The women’s team finished with a time of 3:56.88 and the men’s at 3:18.90.
On the sprinting side, Luke Finnegan (6.89) and Ben Bradley (6.97) would take first and second in the 60 meter sprint.
Gavin Cougle (50.05) took first in the 400 meter dash. While, Martin Kovachech won the men’s mile with a time of 14:13.08.
Senior, Zac Stanley, flies high above the long jump sand pit to secure a season best of 6.72 meters.
Senior, Renate Toldo, runs in lead pack to start the mile race.
Renate Toldo finishes second in the one mile race with a time of 5:02.71.
Butler pacer guides graduate student, Matin Kovacech, while leading the one mile race. He finishes with a season best of 4:12.08.
Junior, Luke Walden, gets ready to run down the runway to perform a pole vault jump. He finished second with a distance of 4.64 meters.
Freshman, Harrison Herbek, pushes down the back stretch to his heat and secure a season best (52.37) in the 400 meterrun.
Senior, Abby Fostveit, leads the 800 meter race to place first with a time of 2:16.10.
Freshman, Cabott Craft, takes his second jump on the triple jump. Craft place second with a 13.66 meters.
Freshman, Cabott Craft jumps off one leg in the triple jump. Craft secured a second-place finish and season best of 13.66 meters.
Sophomore, Grace Stedge jumps as she gets ready to run the 200 meter race.
Graduate student, Joe Barrett, and Senior, Sean Robertson run together during the 3000 meter race. Barret would end up separating himself from the pack with a second-place finish and time of 8:26.65.
Joe Barret separates himself from the chase pack down the back stretch.
Senior, Reagan Kelly, holds a baton as she gets ready for the first leg of the 4×400 meter relay.
Graduate student, Luke Finnegan, cross the finish line for the 4×400 meter relay. The relay team finished first with a time of 3:18.90.
Freshman, Cabott Craft rises through the air to secure a thrid place finish in the long jump. He records a distance of 6.84 meters.
Sophomore, Mason Steinbraker, positions himself on the starting blocks for the 400 meter race.
Senior, Abby Olson, runs alongside fellow competitors in the 3000 meter run.
Senior, Zac Stanley, flies high above the long jump sand pit to secure a season best of 6.72 meters.
Butler’s 4×400 meter relay team passes the baton off during the first hand off. Butler’s 4x400m relay team wins the race with a time of 3:56.88.
Butler Invitational is held at the new indoor track and field facility at the Indiana Farm Bureau Fall Creek Pavilion. The meet held runners from 11 different school, majority from Indiana.
