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Barry Keane - Meyo - 2018

Men's Track and Field John Dedman

Lifetime Bests Highlight @Butler_CCTF's Time at Meyo Invitational

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The Bulldogs posted a number of strong individual performances at the prestigious Meyo Invitational hosted by Notre Dame Friday and Saturday in South Bend, Ind. The event is in its 31st year and the 2018 edition featured 889 athletes.

In the top section of the 3,000 meters, it was a pair of Bulldogs – young and old – who stood out. Freshman Barry Keane finished fourth with a time of 8:04.50. The time was good for seventh on Butler's all-time list and is currently the third among true freshmen in the NCAA this season. Keane came in one spot behind Butler alum Tom Anderson, who finished in a time of 8:03.44. Both Bulldogs posted lifetime bests in the event.

Daniel Garcia ran an electrifying time of 4:03.82 in the Meyo Mile. Garcia finished fourth in the event and his time ranks eighth in Butler history.

A number of Bulldogs posted lifetime bests in their respective events. Those marks included Jake Kellersohn (7.11) in the 60 meters, Graham Stecz in the 400 meters (50.05), Kyle Harris in the 800 meters (1:54.93) and both Evan Johnson (4:09.46) and Michael Carey (4:18.94) in the mile. Johnson won his section, Carey was second, and Harris was third in his.

On Friday, Stecz (1:21.04) and Chandler McGaha (1:22.22) posted the third- and fifth-fastest times, respectively, in Butler history in the 600 meters. Also on Friday, Bobby Johnson was 13th overall in the 5k, crossing the line in 14:37.23. Matt Lumbar finished second in his 5k section, running a time of 14:43.37.

On the women's side, sophomore Josephine Thestrup finished fifth in the Meyo Mile. Her time of 4:48.65 is the best indoor performance for her in the event.

Freshman Kelly Mindak highlighted the Friday action in South Bend, with a school-record time of 1:34.56 in the 600 meters. That was also good enough to win her section.

Angelina Ellis finished fourth in her section of the mile Saturday, running a lifetime-best 4:58.04.

Freshman Niki Enzeh had a lifetime-best throw of 13.0m in the shot put. She moves into the top five of the BIG EAST list for the 2018 indoor season.

The Bulldogs are back in action next weekend. A majority of the roster will travel to Bloomington for the Indiana University-hosted Hoosier Hills meet. Select Bulldogs will travel to the University of Washington for the Husky Classic.
 
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Players Mentioned

Michael Carey

Michael Carey

Middle Distance
Senior
Bobby Johnson

Bobby Johnson

Distance
Senior
Evan Johnson

Evan Johnson

Distance
Sophomore
Jake Kellersohn

Jake Kellersohn

Sprints
Junior
Matt Lumbar

Matt Lumbar

Distance
Senior
Graham Stecz

Graham Stecz

Sprints
Senior
Daniel Garcia

Daniel Garcia

Distance
Senior
Kyle Harris

Kyle Harris

Distance
Freshman
Barry Keane

Barry Keane

Distance
Freshman
Chandler McGaha

Chandler McGaha

Distance
Freshman
Josephine Thestrup

Josephine Thestrup

Distance
Sophomore
Angelina Ellis

Angelina Ellis

Distance
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Michael Carey

Michael Carey

Senior
Middle Distance
Bobby Johnson

Bobby Johnson

Senior
Distance
Evan Johnson

Evan Johnson

Sophomore
Distance
Jake Kellersohn

Jake Kellersohn

Junior
Sprints
Matt Lumbar

Matt Lumbar

Senior
Distance
Graham Stecz

Graham Stecz

Senior
Sprints
Daniel Garcia

Daniel Garcia

Senior
Distance
Kyle Harris

Kyle Harris

Freshman
Distance
Barry Keane

Barry Keane

Freshman
Distance
Chandler McGaha

Chandler McGaha

Freshman
Distance
Josephine Thestrup

Josephine Thestrup

Sophomore
Distance
Angelina Ellis

Angelina Ellis

Freshman
Distance
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