2018 RIT Men's Cross Country Roster
Biography
TFRRS Profile
2018 (Cross Country): Competed in four events … recorded a career-best time of 27:02.7 over 8,000-meters tin his final collegiate race, the Liberty League Championship, hosted by Clarkson … placed 51st overall at the league championship … finished 51st at the Highlander Invitational, hosted by Houghton … broke 30 minutes over 8,000-meters three times … was a point-scorer (top-five RIT finisher) for RIT in one event … named to Liberty League All-Academic Team for maintaining at least a 3.30 grade-point average.
2017 (Cross Country): Competed in five races … opened season with 30th place finish at Highlander Short Course Twilight Invitational … season-best finish of 40th at the Bill Fritz Invitational … placed 48th overall at the Liberty League Championship in a career-best time of 27:46.1 … named to the Liberty League All-Academic Team for maintaining a 3.30 cumulative grade-point average.
2016 (Cross Country): Appeared in the first two events of the season before suffering an injury … earned a 15th place finish at the Cardinal Early Season Invitational, completing the 6,000-meter course in 21:00 … also competed at the Yellowjacket Invitational … named to the Liberty League All-Academic Team for maintaining at least a 3.30 grade-point average.
2015: Ran in three meets to open his collegiate career … placed 47th at the Flower City Opener … set a career-best time of 28:21.5 at the Mike Woods Invitational hosted by Geneseo.
Before RIT: Was a four-year varsity cross country, indoor and outdoor track athlete at Lakeview High School ... team captain in both cross country and track and field ... named track and field MVP ... received the Northeast Ohio OHSAA Scholarship.
Personal: Mechanical engineering major ... son of Mark and Jennifer Butler ... has one sister, Hannah.
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