Wesley Hagar Student Sports Media With the Region VI meet coming to an end, both the men’s and women’s track and field teams finished strong with the women’s team finishing one of their best performances in a long time. The women’s team was able to get three runners in 1st place, 2nd place in four… Continue reading Track sprints away with titles
Raymond Hoare Student Sports Media The Butler Grizzlies Track and Field teams are starting to heat up during these last couple of months. The track team headed to Wichita State University for the Preludes on Friday, Jan. 17. The Grizzlies had a successful day. Notable outcomes included freshman Robert Richardson in the triple jump as… Continue reading Track enjoys variety of successes
Christopher Lowry Student Sports Media The Grizzlies track and field teams were able to punch six more tickets to the National Indoor meet after competing at the Jayhawk Classic hosted by the University of Kansas in Anschutz Pavilion. Sophomore Xavier Atkins led the way with his second consecutive 60 meter dash with a time of… Continue reading Handful of Grizzlies punch tickets to nationals
Emmie Boese Business Manager Deciding to run track and attend Butler wasn’t the plan, but it is working out for sophomore exercise science major Mark Doyley. Doyley is from Clarendon, Jamaica. He competes in the 60m, 200m and 400m during the indoor season for Butler, and the 100m, 200m and 400m during the outdoor season. In Jamaica, track is popular, but Doyley said it… Continue reading Doyley races towards the future
Emmie Boese Lantern Staff The Butler Men’s and Women’s track team finished their season off at the NJCAA Division 1 Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 18 in Hobbs, New Mexico.The Grizzlies claimed two national titles from their men’s 4×100 m relay team and in the men’s 100m dash. The men’s and women’s… Continue reading Track team finishes season on a strong note, claims two national titles
Emmie Boese & Tyler Godwin Lantern Staff & Student Sports Media Butler’s men’s track team has had great success this year. Part of that success comes through the chemistry of their men’s 4×100 relay team. The relay team includes freshman liberal arts major Cardet Bienvenue from Fort Meyers, Florida; sophomore business major Tavarius Wright from… Continue reading Men’s track team make name for themselves
Emmie Boese Lantern Staff Sophomore Tavarius Wright, business major from Memphis, Tennessee, begins the end of his Butler career by becoming a national champion and breaking a record. Wright recently became the national champion in the 60m dash, as well as breaking the school record in this event. Wright set the record with an event… Continue reading Wright emerges into success
Wendy Griffin Reporting 1 Student Big Apple to small town El Dorado, Kai Lewis came to Butler on a track scholarship. In her second year at Butler, Lewis is originally from Trinidad and Tobago. She also plans to get her degree in nursing in the future. She is excited to get out and explore her… Continue reading A long way from home
