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Florian Le Pallec and Jesse Hamlin 5K 2024 BIG EAST Outdoor Champs

Hamlin, Le Pallec and Cuthbertson Set to Toe the Line at the NCAA Championships

6/4/2024 1:12:00 PM | By: Ethan Polak

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The Butler track and field team is ready to race at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships this week in Eugene, Ore. Three different Bulldog men will make their first outdoor championship appearances on Wednesday and Friday.

The championships are set to begin on Wednesday and run through Saturday at Hayward Field in Eugene. Each event will have 24 student-athletes that feature 12 qualifiers from the East First Round in Lexington, Ky., and 12 coming from the West First Round in Fayetteville, Ark.
The men will run on Wednesday and Friday, while the women will compete on Thursday and Saturday.

ESPN+ will stream a majority of the action from Eugene with links available on ButlerSports.com. The competition will also be broadcast on the ESPN family of networks.

Wednesday, June 5
William Cuthbertson will kick off competition for the Bulldogs in the 800-meter semifinal beginning at 9:14 p.m. ET.

Cuthbertson qualified for the championships after breaking a new program record of 1:46.51 in the 800-meter finals at the NCAA East First Round in Lexington. The graduate student didn't earn an automatic bid but ran the next three fastest times to place 10th in the event.

Florian Le Pallec advanced to the finals in the 10,000 meters after placing ninth at the NCAA East First Round in 29:20.01. The Bulldogs will be racing in the 10K finals for the fourth consecutive season after former All-American Barry Keane made appearances in the event the last three seasons (2021-2023).

Le Pallec will look to cap off his incredible season in the 10K on Wednesday at 10:08 p.m. ET.

Friday, June 7
Jesse Hamlin will round out the Bulldog competitors in the 5,000 meters. Hamlin punched his ticket to Eugene after posting a time of 13:53.35 to place sixth in the NCAA East First Round.

Hamlin will look to carry the momentum into Friday night with the race slated to start at 10:55 p.m. ET.

Daily Schedule

Wednesday
Men's 800-meter Semifinal - 9:14 p.m. ET
William Cuthbertson (11th, 1:46.51)

Men's 10,000-meter Finals - 10:08 p.m. ET
Florian Le Pallec (21st, 29:20.01)

Friday
Men's 5,000-meter Finals - 10:55 p.m. ET
Jesse Hamlin (17th, 13:53.35)

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