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2023-24 Men's Track and Field Roster

John Fetcho
John Fetcho
John Fetcho
John Fetcho

Jack Elder

  • Position Sprints/Hurdles
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Effingham, Ill.
  • Highschool Effingham Saint Anthony

Biography

2024 Indoor All-BIG EAST Honors (pole vault, heptathlon)
2022 Outdoor All-Big East (Pentathlon)
Butler record holder in the 60-meter hurdles (8.03)
Butler record holder in the 4x100 meters (40.78)


Collegiate Results:
https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/7728731/Butler/Jack_Elder.html

2024 Outdoor Track
Earned a mark of 6.64 meters in the long jump at the Raleigh Relays…finished fourth in the 4x100-meter relay with a time of 40.97 at the Clark Wood Open…recorded a score of 4860 to take seventh in the decathlon at the BIG EAST Outdoor championships.

2023-24 Indoor Track
Won the pole vault with a personal best of 4.80 meters at the Blue & Gold Invitational…etched his name in the history books in the 60-meter hurdles running a time of 8.03 at the Illini Open…secured the win in the heptathlon at the IUPUI Invitational with a score of 5222…posted a score of 5357 in the heptathlon to take second at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships…placed third in the pole vault at 4.35 meters…earned All-BIG EAST Indoor honors in two both events.

2021-22 Season: 2nd place finish in the long jump the the Blue & Gold Invitational (12/3)...3rd place in the high jump at the Gene Edmonds Invitational (1/8)...3rd place in the decathlon at the Big East Outdoor Championships (5/13 and 5/14)

PRIOR TO BUTLER: Was a four-year varsity letter winner at Effingham Saint Anthony… 3x Illinois State qualifier… Placed 7th at the 2019 Illinois State Championships… Clocked a career best 110m-hurdle time of 15.53 and 300m-hurdle time of 40.86… Was a multi-sport athlete, competing in soccer and basketball… Member of National Honors Society.

PERSONAL: Son of John and Christy Elder… Has two siblings, Avery and Griffen.

WHY ELDER CHOSE BUTLER: “I choose Butler because I feel it will better prepare me for life. The university’s location and student body size were pivotal in making my college decision.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    Sprints/Hurdles
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Sprints/Hurdles
  • 2022-23Junior

    Sprints/Hurdles
  • 2023-24Senior

    Sprints/Hurdles
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