Butler Debuts With Historic Hammer Throw Performance To Close Raleigh Relays

Saturday, March 25

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Butler Debuts With Historic Hammer Throw Performance To Close Raleigh Relays

March 25, 2017 | Women's Track and Field

By: by Jason Knavel, Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Communications

Final Results (.pdf)

Raleigh, N.C. – Kaila Butler posted the second-best freshman hammer throw performance in BGSU Outdoor Track & Field history Saturday, placing third with a distance of 187-feet-4 on the final day of the Raleigh Relays Saturday.

In her outdoor track and field debut, Butler threw at least 180 feet in all six of her attempts, moving into fifth place in program history for all throwers. Only Jessie Rowland, a freshman in 2011, threw further in their introductory collegiate season among BGSU hammer throwers.

Butler's mark earned her a Mid-American Conference automatic qualifying mark, one of three for the Falcons on the weekend. Only Laura Igaune, the Latvian hammer throw record holder and a non-collegian, and Towson junior Ksenia Safonova threw further the Butler. Among the 36-person field, Butler defeated throwers from schools such as Duke, Michigan State, North Carolina, Cincinnati, Wake Forest and MAC rival Ohio.

On top of the effort in the hammer throw, Bowling Green's 800 relay team also posted a stellar time of 1:37.88 to finish fourth overall. In fact, the quartet of Dorresha Green, Taylor Rambo, Mis'cha Sellers and Cortisha Short posted the second-fastest 800 relay time in school history.

The Falcons earned two other top 10 performances at the Raleigh Relays, one of the largest competitions in the country this weekend. Cortisha Short was eighth in the 200 with a time of 24.84 seconds and Kayla Velasquez finished 10^th in the hammer throw at 171-4.

Bowling Green will have a week off before the team's annual Toledo Dual meet. The event will take place at Toledo April 7.

RALEIGH RELAYS
BGSU RESULTS
200 – 8. Cortisha Short 24.84
400 hurdles – 37. Chasatea Brown 1:05.34, 44. Paige Geatz 1:06.80
800 relay – 4. Dorresha Green, Taylor Rambo, Mis'cha Sellers, Cortisha Short 1:37.88
1600 relay – 17. Mis'cha Sellers, Brianna Tidmore, Paige Geatz, Rachel Stute 3:55.30
Hammer throw – 3. Kaila Butler 187-4 (57.10m), 10. Kayla Velasquez 171-4 (52.23m)
Triple jump – 21. Kyla Paster 37-8.75 (11.50m)