IU Hoosier Open Results (PDF) |
UIndy Winter Break Invitational Results (PDF)
The Bulldogs closed out 2017 competition at two events Friday. A majority of the team traveled to Bloomington for Indiana University's Hoosier Open, while a portion of the roster stayed within the Circle City for the University of Indianapolis Winter Break Invitational.
The Hoosier Open featured a loaded field including Indiana, Purdue, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Cincinnati. That didn't stop the Bulldogs from posted some top times.
Daniel Garcia, in his first meet wearing a Butler uniform, won the mile with a time of 4:09.35. He was seven seconds clear of Purdue's Bryan Hester, who finished second.
Allie Vogeler broke her own 500-meter dash school record with a time of 1:13.96.
Freshmen
Angelina Ellis (2:56.11) and
Kelly Mindak (2:58.60) ran the fifth and eighth-fastest 1,000m marks in Butler history.
Evan Johnson took second in the 3,000 meters (8:28.64) and teammate
Matt Lumbar was fourth with a time of 8:36.85.
Other top performances by the Bulldogs included
Jake Bowers (second in the 400-meter dash with a time of 51.87),
Jake Kellersohn (fourth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.68),
Luke Russell (collegiate-best 6.74m in the long jump),
Hannah Hartzell (third in the 3000-meter run with a time of 10:17.84), and
Jacob Uhl (1:04.54 in the 500-meter dash).
Results from the University of Indianapolis Winter Break Invitational are also linked at the top of this page.
Butler has final exams this week and then the Bulldogs are off from competition until after the new year. The team's next meet is the Illini Open, hosted by the University of Illinois, on Jan. 13.
