FULL RESULTS

The Butler track and field team broke several Butler records across the last three days at the Raleigh Relays in Raleigh, N.C. hosted by N.C. State from March 25-27.
 
The famed relays featured over 70 high-level programs, including professional track and field clubs like Nike and ASCIS (GTC Elite).
 
Roe on Raleigh
 
"After coming off a tremendous indoor championship last year, we've utilized thirteen months of high quality training and development," said head coach Matt Roe. "Our group has maximized every opportunity afforded them and were disciplined every step of the way while working within limitations created by the pandemic."
 
"During those thirteen months we also were able to add key contributors in the recruitment process and bring others out of the redshirt process. Our new additions and redshirt (student-athletes) have meshed with our group seamlessly giving our program a powerful added dimension. This meet was merely a validation of the collective work our athletes and staff have put together for the last year. We have a lot in front of us that we are individually, and collectively, excited about pursuing with great energy and attentional focus."
 
Men's Recap
Euan Makepeace made is 2021 debut in the elite section of the men's 5,000-meter, taking second overall with a time of 13:44.18. That time ranks second nationally across all NCAA Division I schools and moved him to third on Butler's all-time list for that event.
 
Also in the 5,000-meter, in his first collegiate outing, Jesse Hamlin won his section with a time of 13:55.71, which is the fastest 5,000-meter debut in Butler history. James Sweeney posted a major personal best time of 14:11.88, good for third in his section.
 
In the 10,000-meter, Simon Bedard and Barry Keane cruised to third and fifth overall with blazing times of 28:33.81 and 23:34.88, respectively. Currently, those times rank fourth and sixth in the nation.
 
Thomas Pitkin and Jacob Uhl both broke the 400-meter school record, going fifth and sixth overall. Pitkin's time of 47.61 set the new Butler record and won his section, followed by Uhl's time of 47.75. The previous mark of 48.0 had stood since 1927, set by Herm Phillips.
 
Uhl went on to win his section of the 200-meter with a personal-best time of 21.75. Pitkin posted a fourth-place finish in the top section of the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 53:51.
 
In the field events, Brendan Watkins made a statement in his first appearance in a Butler uniform, crushing a 51-year-old Butler triple jump record with a mark of 15.34m that earned him third overall.
 
Later in the weekend he would go on to take second in the long jump with a mark of 7.36m, moving him up to third in the Bulldog record book.
 
Matthew Wigelsworth set personal-bests in both the 1,500-meter and the 800-meter. He placed 10^th in the 1,500-meter with a time of 3:44.69 and 11^th in the 800-meter with a mark of 1:50.00, moving him to third in school history.
 
Chandler McGaha ran a lifetime best in the 800-meter, taking second in his section with a time of 1:50.93.
 
Clark Otte had a lifetime-best outing in the 3,000-meter steeplechase clocking an 8:58.87 and taking 10^th despite a fall in the last lap. Jonathan Besselink made his Butler debut in the event, finishing 19^th overall.
 
 
Women's Recap
In Butler's first event of the weekend, Carson Fields set a new school record in the 100-meter with a time of 11.88, good for 15^th overall.
 
Fields would go on to break another school record in the 200-meter with a time of 24.21 for second in her heat and 16^th overall.
 
Angelina Ellis clocked a 10:16.33 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, with was a lifetime-best and good for 10^th in the elite field. Her mark is currently amongst the top in the nation and ranks second all-time in Bulldog history.
 
A strong team execution in the 5,000-meter saw the Bulldogs sweep the top three spots in section three. Mia Beckham (16:38.72), Kami Hankins (16:41.12), and Margo Hornocker (16:42.90) all set personal-bests and made moves on Butler's all-time event list.
 
Corinna Pena and Katherine Olsen went first and second in their section of the women's 1,500-meter, clocking personal-bests of 4:27.45 and 4:28.77, respectively. Both moved into the top-10 list in Butler history.
 
The women's 4x100-meter team clocked a 46.80 for third in section two and ninth in the full field.
 
Lily Hess and Rebecca Collester also ran personal bests in the women's 100-meter with times of 12.20 and 12.37, respectively.