Keane and Women’s DMR Highlight First Day for @ButlerXCTF at BIG EAST Indoor Championships

2/24/2023 10:32:00 PM | By: Ethan Polak

Friday Results I Saturday Heat Sheets

After the first day of the BIG EAST Indoor Championships, both the Butler men's and women's squads currently sit third in the standings.

Barry Keane led the way for the Bulldogs earning the first gold medal for the Bulldogs in the 5,000 meters at 13:45.37. In the process, Keane captured his second consecutive title after sitting atop the podium in the same event last season.

The quartet of Katherine Olsen, Reagan Kelly, Morgan Walsh, and Angelina Ellis claimed first in the women's distance medley at 11:20.99. A late boost from Ellis helped the squad crush the school record of 11:33.17 that has stood since 2015.

Karmen Koch placed second in the women's indoor pentathlon with a score of 3817. Koch tied for first in the high jump (1.66m) while also placing in the top four of all five events.

On the men's side, Jack Elder earned the bronze in the men's pole vault at 3.85m. He also currently leads the competition in the men's indoor heptathlon after finishing the first four events with a score of 2840. Elder will complete the final three events tomorrow including the men's 60m hurdles, pole vault, and 1000m.

In the preliminary races, Butler also had four runners qualify for the finals. Jesse Hamlin qualified second in the men's mile while Luke Finnegan advanced in third for the 60m dash. Gavin Cougle also earned a spot in the finals after placing sixth in the men's 400m.

Olsen rounded out the Bulldog qualifiers in the women's 800m finals after placing second in her heat at 2:10.66.

Women's Results (6 events scored)

UConn - 85
DePaul - 30
Butler - 26
Marquette - 23
Villanova - 19
Georgetown - 18
Providence - 16
St. John's - 16
Xavier - 2

Men's Results (5 events scored)

UConn - 62
Villanova - 28
Butler - 24
DePaul - 20
Providence - 18
Marquette - 17
Georgetown - 9
Xavier - 1

The Bulldogs will return to action Saturday, Feb. 25 at 10 a.m. for the final day of the BIG EAST Indoor Championships.

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