Butler adds to its list of national qualifiers at KU Relays

The Butler Community College track and field teams added more national qualifiers when they competed at the KU Relays over the weekend.   

Juliette Gourdet got the meet started by qualifying for the NJCAA Championships in the 800 Meters. She ran a time of 2:21.34. Other new qualifiers were Cesar Sanabria and Joseph Metcalf both of them qualifying in the 10,000 Meters. 

The only relay team to get qualified was the men's 4 x 100. The team of Shauron Jennings, Jamelle Ardis, Cameron Hampton and Lonell Watkins came across the line in a time of 42.06.

The team also had many improved national qualifying marks.

Track

Women

100M             Remona Burchell                11.70P/ 11.74F 

200M             Remona Burchell                24.45P/ 24.50F

800M             Juliette Gourdet                2:21.34                      National Qualifier

                        Fiona Masai                          2:23.00

10,000M       Aadrian McCollum              43:54.59

400H              Latesha Bigby                     1:05.57                      Improved Qualifier

                        Carole Idolphine                  1:07.21

3000M SC     Fiona Masai                         11:55.07                   Improved Qualifier

Men

800M             Kelvin Busienei                  1:53.20                      Improved Qualifier

                        Devery Robley                     1:58.20

                        Coty Williams                       1:58.52

Jameson Fay             1:58.83

Drake Brown                       2:00.58

Colby Nuessen                     2:02.27

                        Dale Nuckolls                       2:02.41

                        Taylor Parker                       2:02.61

10,000M       Cesar Sanabria                   32:16.78                   National Qualifier

                        Joseph Metcalf                  32:35.39                   National Qualifier

4 x 100M                                                       42.06                         National Qualifier

            (Jennings, Ardis, Hampton, Watkins)

4 x 440Y                                                        3:21.77

            (Moore- 50.9, Hampton- 49.9, Robley- 51.4, Busienei- 50.0)

4 x 880Y                                                        7:56.13

            (Robley- 2:00.9, Fay- 2:03.1, Busienei- 1:51.8, Brown- 2:00.5)                                                     

Field

Women

High Jump     Latesha Bigby                      5'1"