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2022 Track & Field Roster

Stephanie Van Horn
CUSA

Colin Butler

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mansfield, Texas
  • Highschool Lake Ridge HS

Biography

2021
  • Competed in the long jump and 4x100m relay in 2021
  • Recorded a PR in the long jump with a leap of 7.38m (24’-02.5”) to place third at the 38th Victor Lopez Classic
  • Finished fifth at the C-USA Outdoor Championships (5/13-16) with a leap of 7.30m (23'-11.5")
  • Placed eighth in the long jump with a mark of 6.79m (22’-03.5”) to place eighth at LSU’s Battle on the Bayou
  • Helped Tech’s 4x100-meter relay team finish fifth with a time of 41.31 at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight
  • Placed fifth at the Conference USA Indoor Championships in the long jump with a leap of 7.08m (23’-02.75”)
  • Finished eighth in the long jump at the KMS Open with a mark of 6.72m (22’-0.75”) 
2020
  • Competed in the long jump during the indoor season
  • Recorded a third-place finish at the Conference USA Indoor Championships with a leap of 7.14m (23’-05.25”)
  • Registered a then-PR of 7.22m (23’-08.25”) at the Houston G5-Super 22 Invitational to place third
  • Placed fourth at the J.D. Martin Invitational with a leap of 6.98m (22’-11”)
  • Finished sixth at the UAB Blazer Invitational with a mark of 6.80m (22’-03.75”)
  • Outdoor season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 
2019
  • Participated in the long jump during the indoor and outdoor seasons for the Bulldogs
  • Best indoor mark was 22-04.25 (6.81m) which came at the Texas A&M Ted Nelson Invitational (1/11)
  • Finished 10th in the long jump at the KMS Invitational (1/27) with a mark of 21-08.75 (6.62m)
  • Notched a season-best mark of 23-00.50 (7.02m -- +0.7 wind) for a 10th place finish at the C-USA Outdoor Championships (5/9)
  • Placed fifth at the Jim Mize Invitational (4/5) with a jump of 22-00.25 (6.71m -- +0.3 wind)
  • Lone sprint of the season came at the ULL Classic (3/15) with a time of 11.59 (+1.0 wind) in the 100m dash
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Lake Ridge High School in 2018 ... Lettered in track and field while competing in jumping events during his prep days.

PERSONAL
Colin Edison Butler ... Son of Rodney and Shelly Butler ... Born on Nov. 14, 1999 in Bedford, Texas ... Has two siblings: Ariel and Cayden.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019Freshman

    Jumps
    5'9"
  • 2020Sophomore

    Jumps
    5'9"
  • 2021Junior

    Jumps
    5'9"
  • 2022Senior

    Jumps
    5'9"