Lantern Staff Butler Grizzly Shawn Brown returns this semester after rolling his ankle in a pick-up game of basketball early into the fall semester. In fact, the Grizzly is starting off this track and field season strong, doing well at the meet at Washburn University on Saturday, Jan 21. “I won the 60, and I… Continue reading Brown returns stronger: Goals are only a baseline for success
Tyler Bond Student Sports Media While we were all out partying, working and going to different places, the track and field team was busy during spring break. On Saturday, March 19, the team traveled to the Bethel Open in Newton, racking up a couple of first place spots. Butler finished third in men’s competition with… Continue reading Track & field runs at Bethel
Jen Anima Lantern Staff The start of this Butler track season has had an incredible turnout for both the men’s and women’s teams. Nearly two months in, both teams are ranked in the top four of their division, meaning they are on the road to Nationals already. The women are currently in 14th place, and… Continue reading On the line as a family
Jen Anima Lantern Staff A high school senior, suffering a dislocated knee hoping to get some type of offer to be able to run track at the next level. That is when Butler Community College came into play for sophomore Caleb Jackson. Jackson is from Birmingham, Alabama, a tourist destination, and the largest city in… Continue reading Jackson: ‘In God I Run’
Adrian Holguin Student Sports Media Butler track is off to an extremely hot start, led by first year Head Coach Greg Franklin, with the Butler men currently ranked fifth and the women ranked 12th in the NJCAA. In an previous interview with Butler athletics, Franklin said it is very exciting for his team to be… Continue reading Butler track and field off to hot start under first year coach
Juan Tovar Student Sports Media The Butler Grizzlies traveled down to Conway, Arkansas, for the Richard Martin Jr. Track Meet, hosted by the University of Central Arkansas on Monday, March 19. The Grizzlies were the only JUCO team at the meet and competed against a number of Division 1 and Division 2 teams. For some… Continue reading Grizzlies take first meet by storm
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
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