Emily Buter Competes at NAIA National Championships  (5/25/07)
Emily Buter (Grand Rapids, MI) '10 did what no other Trinity track athlete has done. She qualified and competed in the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Emily earned the trip to the national meet held at Fresno Pacific University (Fresno, CA) on May 24-26 when reach the qualifying time of 1:04.86 in the 400 meter hurdles at the NCCAA nationals on May 4-5. 

Coming into the NAIA national meet Emily had the 21st fastest time of the 36 qualifiers. She ran in the outside lane of the 3rd heat of the preliminaries and finished with a time of 1:09.72, putting her in 33rd place and eliminating her from moving on to the semifinals.

Emily holds the school record in the 400 meter hurdles. She is also a member of the relay teams that set school records in the 4 x 400 meter relay (4:11.89) and the 4 x 100 meter relay (51.54).
 

back to athletics