Sophomore Eliud Koech won the 5000 meter event on Friday, March 9. The Grizzlies had an overall good performace. Madison Pierce

Madison May
Students Sports Media

On Friday, March 9, the Butch Reynolds Invitational started at 1 p.m. with the women’s 100 meter dash as the first track event. Butler had 14 athletes take first place finishes. Butler’s top finishes follow: freshman Charnice Anderson took first in the women’s 100 meter dash (11.71); sophomore Travis Collins took first in the men’s 200 meter dash (21.13); Ronaldo Griffith took first in the men’s 400 meter dash (53.68); sophomore Conangela Senior took first in the women’s 800 meter run (2:20.77); freshman Tavarius Wright took first in the men’s 100 meter dash (10.39); Derrick Reid took first in the men’s 1500 meter run (4:11.06); sophomore Rebekah Hamilton was first in the women’s 400 meter dash (58.86); sophomore Jade Searles took first in the women’s 1500 meter run (4:58.64); sophomore Eliud Koech finished first in the men’s 5000 meter run (15:55.55); sophomore Kyandre Lyons, freshman Calen Ragsdale, Collins and Wright took first in the men’s 4×100 meter relay (39.97); sophomore Jalicia Neil had a jump of (1.65m) taking first in the women’s high jump; freshman Cierra Baker finished first in the women’s 200 meter dash (25.48); Hamilton, Kayliah Carr, Baker and freshman Kai Lewis took first in the 4×400 meter relay (4:13.22); Finally, Clifton Casurra, sophomore Jakb Taylor, Reid and freshman Madison Edwards took first in the men’s 4×400 meter relay (3:21.22).