Butler’s Career Day Anchors Falcons At Wolverine Invitational

Saturday, January 11

Ann Arbor, Mich.

11:00 AM

Bowling Green State University

Wolverine Invitational

January 11, 2020 | Women's Track and Field

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

Ann Arbor, Mich. – Redshirt junior Kaila Butler posted a career-best in the weight throw, a mark that ranks among the top 20 in the country, as Bowling Green shook off the rust of a month off Saturday at the Wolverine Invitational. The meet was the Falcons' first of 2020 after opening the season in early December at home.

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BUTLER IMPRESSES

Kaila Butler posted a mark of 66-feet-9.75 (20.36m) to place second in the weight throw at the Wolverine Invitational. That distance positions her around the top 15 in the country.
On three of Butler's six tosses, she recorded a distance that would have been her career-best prior to the meet.
Debbie Ajagbe, of Miami (Fla.), won the meet at 68-9.75. That distance is among the top 10 nationally.
After fouling on her first attempt, Butler had a throw of 19.68m on her second and 19.23m on her third. In the finals, Butler stepped up even more with consecutive tosses of 20.02m, 20.36m and 19.80m.
Butler is one of four student-athletes in the MAC to earn an automatic qualifying bid to the MAC Championship in the weight throw, but she ranks first in the conference.

MORE BIG DAYS FROM THE FALCONS

Redshirt freshman Katie Seyfang placed third in the shot put with a distance of 47-10 (14.58m). That distance is nine inches further than she threw in her first collegiate meet in December. She ranks second in the conference in the event.
Sophomore Ayanna Burrell had a personal best long jump performance, leaping 17-10.25 (5.44m). That mark moves her into the top 10 in the conference.
Freshman Jemeila Hunter trimmed time of her collegiate personal best in the 60, running a time of 7.75 seconds. She was 5/1000s of a second from qualifying for finals.
In the 60 hurdles, senior Chasatea Brown cut .19 seconds off her time from the BG Opener, running the event in 9.15 seconds.
Ryen Draper placed fifth in the 200 with a time of 24.88 seconds. She paced four Falcons in the event.

UP NEXT

Bowling Green will host Toledo Friday for the annual dual meet between the two programs. The meet will begin at 5:00 pm at Perry Field House on BGSU's campus.

WOLVERINE INVITATIONAL

BGSU Results
Shot put – 3. Katie Seyfang 47-10 (14.58m), 8. Ebonie Whitted 44-6.75 (13.58m)
Long jump – 5. Ayanna Burrell 17-10.25 (5.44m), 11. Hannah Shoemaker 15-4 (4.67m)
Weight throw – 2. Kaila Butler 66-9.75 (20.36m)
Triple jump – 6. Destiny Fernandes 35-0.25 (10.67m)
60 hurdles – 14. Chasatea Brown 9.15, 16. Destiny Fernandes 9.84
60 – 9. Jemeila Hunter 7.75, 12. Savannah Nevels 7.80, 14. Ryen Draper 7.90, 15. Iyanna Ross 7.91, 17. Chasatea Brown 8.10, 20. Jayla Currie 8.27
200 – 5. Ryen Draper 24.88, 11. Iyanna Ross 25.61, 16. Hannah Shoemaker 26.73, 17. Jayla Currie 27.12
400 – 12. Anna Roach 60.90
600 – 5. Lauren Jackson 1:41.49
1600 relay – 6. Bowling Green (Gaiters, Hunter, Shoemaker, Roach) 4:01.99