BUTCHER ON TFRRS
Honors: CAA All-Conference (2015), CAA Runner of the Week (2015), CAA All-Academic Team (2014)
Senior (2016-17): Cross Country - Limited by injury, appeared in four races for the Cougars, scoring for the College on three occasions ... Finished fourth among her teammates at the CAA Championships, taking 59th with a 6K time of 23:55.12 ... Finished 10th overall at the WCU Invitational, clocking a 2 Mile time of 12:12.19 ... Indoor - Sat out the indoor campaign nursing a lower body injury ... Outdoor - Appeared in two meets for the Cougars ... Ran a 10:36.06 in the 3000m at the USC Open to take sixth place
Junior (2015/16): Cross Country - Competed in all seven races fo the Cougars ... Finished first among her teammates five times, and finished no worse than second on any given race ... Finished in the Top 5 overall in her first five meets of the year ... Won the CofC Classic outright with a time of 18:13.5 ... Became the fourth-ever All-Conference honoree in CofC women's cross country history by finishing ninth at the CAA Championships ... Her time of 21:08.4 at the conference meet made her the second-fastest 6K runner in CofC History ... Became the third-fastest 5K runner in CofC history at the Royals Challenge, achieving a time of 17:47.6 to finish fifth overall ... Named CAA Runner of the Week following her placing third overall at the Charlotte Invitational with a time of 22:15.6 ... Indoor - Appeared in five meets for the College, competing in the mile, 3000m and 5000m ... Logged three Top 2 finishes on the year, including a pair of first place finishes in the 5000m at both the Art and Linda Maillet Open and Bob Pollock Invitational ... Earned a trip to the ECAC Championships in Boston for her work in the 5000m, where she finished 11th overall with a personal best time of 16:56.20, the second-fastest in CofC History ... Took second place in the 3000m run at the High Point Team Challenge with a personal best time of 10:05.18, the second-fastest in CofC History ... Hit a personal best time of 5:05.81 in the mile at the UCS Invitational, the third-fastest time in school history ... Outdoor - Competed in the middle and long distances, as well as the steeplechase across six meets for the College ... Was the only member of the Cougars to single-handedly score in two events at the CAA Championships, finishing sixth in the steeplechase with a time of 10:46.67 and fourth in the 5000m with a personal best time of 16:53.44 to give CofC eight total points ... Finished first overall in the 3000m at the Lowcountry Collegiate Invitational with a time of 9:58.35 ... Hit a PR in the steeplechase at the Florida Relays with a time of 10:45.29, finishing tenth ... Finished the season with the following rankings in CofC History: fifth-best in the 1500m, second-best in the 5000m, and third-best in the steeplechase
Sophomore (2014/15): Cross Country - Competed in all seven meets for the Cougars ... Named a 2014 CAA All-Academic Team selection ... Became the fifth-fastest runner in the 6k in program history by logging a time of 22:21.9 at the NCAA Southeast Regional Meet, achieving 108th overall and finishing 2nd among her teammates ... Secured a top-four finish vs. the rest of her team in every meet she competed in ... Pulled off a season-best 5k time (18:33.1) at the College of Charleston Invitational, grabbing fifth overall ... Indoor T&F - Appeared in four meets for the Cougars, competing in the Mile, 3000m, 5000m and distance medley relay ... Logged four top-five finishes on the season, headlined by a pair of second place finishes in the 5000m (UCS Invitational) and distance medley relay (Bob Pollock Invitational) ... Improved upon her PR in the mile by over 16 seconds at the Bob Pollock Invitational with a time of 5:17.40 ... Achieved an indoor personal best in the 3000m with a time of 10:18.33 at the ETSU Bucaneer Invitational, finishing fourth ... Outdoor T&F - Appeared in seven meets for the Cougars, competing in the 800m, outdoor mile, 1500m, 3000m, steeplechase and distance medley relay ... Accumulated five top-five finishes on the year, headlined by a first place finish at the Palmetto Classic in the mile with a personal best time of 5:16.19 ... Finished second in the steeplechase with a personal best time of 10:55.86 at the Georgia Tech Invitational ... Hit a PR in the 800m at the UNCW Seahawk Invitational with a time of 2:26.95, finishing 13th
Freshman (2013/14): Opened her collegiate career with a top-25 performance at the Carolina Challenge…Ran well at the Cougars’ inaugural CAA meet, the Towson Invitational, where she posted a 5K mark of 19:59.32…Finished 72nd overall at the CAA Championships with a 6K time of 27:13.05…Contributed well to the track and field team as well, posting a PR in the 800 meters at the UCS Invitational…Set a new PR in 1500m at the Shamrock Invitational.
High School: On the track, Butcher was an all-County honoree three consecutive years in both the 1500 and 3000 meter run…Member of the National Honor Society…Key Club Member…Peer counselor…graduated Summa Cum Laude.
Personal:Â Daughter of Jim and Patty Butcher
Butcher's CofC Personal Bests
XC
5K: 17:47.6 - Royals Challenge (Oct 9, 2015)
6K: 21:08.4 - CAA Championship (Oct 31, 2015)
Indoor
800m: 2:31.52 - UCS Invitational (Feb 14, 2014)
Mile: 5:05.81 - UCS Invitational (Feb 20, 2016)
3000m: 10:05.18 - High Point Team Challenge (Feb 11, 2016)
5000m: 16:56.20 - ECAC Championships (Mar 5, 2016)
Outdoor
800m: 2:26.95 - UNCW Seahawk Invitational (Mar 14, 2015)
1500m: 4:43.59 - Mountaineer Outdoor Open (Apr 30, 2016)
5000m: 16:53.44 - CAA Championships (May 6, 2016)
Steeplechase: 10:45.29 - Florida Relays (Mar 31, 2016)
