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Butler Concludes BGSU Career with Second-Team All-America Honors at NCAA Championship
June 09, 2022 | Women's Track and Field
EUGENE, Ore. – Bowling Green State University's Kaila Butler secured second-team All-America honors in the hammer throw on Thursday night at the NCAA Track and Field Outdoor Championship at Oregon's famed Hayward Field. Zaresha Neal finished No. 18 in the shot put to round out BGSU's participation at the 2022 NCAA Track and Field Championship.
 
Butler finished No. 13 in the hammer throw with a toss of 66.13m. It is Butler's third second-team All-America honors in the hammer throw. She also earned the accolade in 2019 when she finished No. 12 and she received it again last year with a No. 9 finish.
 
Neal, competing for the first time at the outdoor NCAA championship, finished No. 18 with a throw of 16.61m in the shot put.
 
Throws
• Butler's hammer throw was her sixth-best toss of the season
• Neal's toss was her fourth-best shot put of the season
 
Thursday's Results
Hammer – No. 13 Kaila Butler – 66.13m (216-11.00)
Shot Put – No. 18 Zaresha Neal – 16.61m (54-6.00)
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Butler finished No. 13 in the hammer throw with a toss of 66.13m. It is Butler's third second-team All-America honors in the hammer throw. She also earned the accolade in 2019 when she finished No. 12 and she received it again last year with a No. 9 finish.
Neal, competing for the first time at the outdoor NCAA championship, finished No. 18 with a throw of 16.61m in the shot put.
Throws
• Butler's hammer throw was her sixth-best toss of the season
• Neal's toss was her fourth-best shot put of the season
Thursday's Results
Hammer – No. 13 Kaila Butler – 66.13m (216-11.00)
Shot Put – No. 18 Zaresha Neal – 16.61m (54-6.00)
Follow The Falcons
Twitter – @BGAthletics and @BG_XCTrack
Instagram – 'bgfalcons' and 'bg_xctrack'
Facebook – 'BGSU Athletics'
YouTube – 'Falcon Athletics'
Website – BGSUFalcons.com
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