The Butler track and field team concluded action in the Wake Forest Invitational in Winston-Salem, NC on Friday afternoon.
 
Anna Niebrugge finished first in the women's 100-meter race with a time of 11.70 seconds. Niebrugge also finished third in the women's 200-meter with a time of 23.96 seconds. Both of these times for Niebrugge fall inside the limits for qualifying for the NCAA East Preliminary. 
 
Joe Pierro earned his personal best in the men's 100-meter event with a time of 10.59 seconds that earned him fourth-place. Pierro also earned second-place in the men's 200-meter race with a time of 20.98 seconds. Pierro's times also fall inside the qualifying limits for the NCAA East Preliminary. 
 
Pierro and Niebrugge's 200-meter runs were the first time in Butler history that a man has run the event in under 21 seconds and a woman has run it in under 24. These two were achieved within 20 minutes of each other. 
 
For the women's team, Carys Glyn-Jones also earned gold in the women's 800-meter open 2 round with a time of 2:11.19. Glyn-Jones also earned ninth in the women's 1500-meter open 3 round with a time of 4:36.30.
 
On the men's side, three bulldogs placed in the top-five in the men's 5000-meter invite 2 group. Brendan Thomas earned third with a time of 13:53.64. Seth Mahony finished fourth with a time of 13:54.01. Eli Fullerton rounded out the Dawgs in fifth with a time of 13:55.10. In the men's 5000-meter invite 1 group, Kyle Fullerton finished fourth with a time of 14:05.21.
 
Other Top Bulldog Performers Included:

• Poppy Healy earned eighth in the women's 800-meter open 10 round with a time of 2:11.21.
• Ryan Elston earned sixth in the men's 800-meter invite 2 group with a time of 1:49.69
• Graham Tomori earned seventh in the men's 1500-meter invite 6 round with a time of 3:52.53. 
• In the men's 5000-meter invite 3 race, David Slapak finished 13th with a time of 13:50.28 and Matthew Forrester finished 14th with a time of 13:50.75.

 
Up Next
The Bulldogs will return to action next weekend in the Clark Wood Invitational in Louisville, Ky. More information on the event will be available on Butlersports.com.