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Ben Butcher
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Dacula, Ga.
- High School:
- Dacula High School
TFRRS Profile
2026 Track and Field
2025 Cross Country
2024 Cross Country
2024 Track and Field
2023 Cross Country
2023 Track and Field
2022 Track and Field
Personal
2026 Track and Field
- Competed in 2 meets, entering the 5,000m (1) and 10,000m (1).
- Ran 15:40.89 in the 5,000m and placed 28th at the Yellow Jacket Invitational on Mar. 21.
- Recorded a did-not-finish in the 10,000m at the Lee University Fast Break Athletics Invitational on Apr. 11.
- Logged a best placement of 28th in the 5,000m and a fastest 5,000m time of 15:40.89 (940.89 seconds).
2025 Cross Country
- Competed in 3 meets during the season.
- Finished 27th in the 8k at the 2025 Atlantic Sun Conference Cross Country Championships on Oct. 31, running 24:19.0 (4:53.5 per mile).
- Placed 190th in the 8k at the Gans Creek Classic on Sep. 26 with a time of 24:35.5 (4:56.8 per mile).
2024 Cross Country
- Second Team All-ASUN
- Academic All-ASUN
- Opened the season with a personal best in the 8k at the Gans Creek Classic with a time of 23:59.0
- Placed eleventh at the 2024 ASUN Cross Country Championships
- Qualified for the NCAA Divison I South Region Cross Country Championships and placed 51st in the 10k with a time of 31:26.4
2024 Track and Field
- Competed in three indoor meets for the Bisons this season, never placing below top 25
- Ran the 3,000m and 5,000m
- Earned a personal best in both events - 8:19.85 in the 3,000m, 14:26.74 in the 5,000m
- Placed fifth in the 5,000m with a time of 14:32.17 at the ASUN Indoor Track & Field Championships alongside his personal best in the 3,000m
2023 Cross Country
- ASUN All-Academic Team
- Competed in five meets for the Bisons, running the 8k and 10k
- Opened the season at the Trevecca/Michael Pretorius Memorial, finishing first place in the 8k with a time of 25:05.4
- Earned a personal best in the 8k with a time of 24:19.7 at the XC23 College & Open
- Placed eighth in the 8k at the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship with a time of 24:46.8, qualifying him for the NCAA Division I South Region Cross Country Championships
- Earned a personal best in the 10k with a time of 29:38.0 at the NCAA Division I South Region Cross Country Championships, finishing in twenty-second
2023 Track and Field
- Competed in three indoor meets and five outdoor meets this season
- Ran the 3,000m run and the 5,000m run for indoor
- Earned a personal-best 8:28.21 in the 3,000m to open the indoor season with a seventh-place finish at the PNC Bank Bellarmine Classic (2/3)
- Finished 15th overall at the ASUN Indoor Championship in the 5,000m with a 14:50.30
- Ran the 1,500m, 3,000m, 5,000m, and 10,000m for outdoor
- Earned personal bests in the 5,000m (14:39.00) and the 10,000m (30:25.20) at the Georgia Tech Invitational and the Flames Invitational respectively
- Eared his best finish of the season at the Music City Challenge where he logged a time of 8:29.38 in the 3,000m to claim fourth place
2022 Track and Field
- Competed in four outdoor meets and five indoor meets for the Bisons
- For indoor - ran the 800m, 3000m, mile, 5000m, 4x400m, and 4x800m over the course of the season
- Earned fifth in the 3000m run (8:38.80) and the 4x400m relay (3:34.18) at the Gladstein Invitational
- Finished seventh in the mile (4:25.59) at the PNC Bank Bellarmine Classic
- Logged a personal best in the mile at the Samford Bulldog Invitational with a time of 4:22.84 to cross the line ninth
- Finished 13th in the 5000m at the ASUN Indoor Championships with a time of 14:47.25
- For outdoor - ran the 800m, the 1500m, the 3000m, and the 5000m over the season
- Recorded a personal best in the 800m at the Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Invitational at 1:59.81 to finish 30th
- Finished 30th in the 5000m at the Joe Walker Invitational with a time of 14:54.80
- Put up a personal best in the 1500m (4:00.96) at the Georgia Tech Invitational to finish 55th
- Finished 11th at the Outdoor Music City Challenge in the 3000m with a personal best time of 8:36.93
- Named ASUN Cross Country Men's Freshman of the Year as he finished 25th overall with a personal-best time of 25:06.5 at the ASUN Championship, the fifth Bison to earn the title
- Named to the ASUN All-Freshman Team
- Made his collegiate debut a tthe Belmont Opener where he clocked a 15:35.2 in the 5K to claim 10th place
- Finished 34th at the North Alabama Showcase with a 25.24.1
- Logged a 25:35.1 at the UAB Blazer Classic to finish 26th
- Prepped at Dacula High School under instruction of coach Matt King
- Helped team to 2017 Cross Country Regional Champions title
- Four-time All-State honoree
- Five-time All-Region honoree
- Served as team captain from 2018-2020
- Held school record for 3200m and 1600m
Personal
- Son of Laura and Ryan Butcher
- Has one brother, Caleb
- Plans to major in sport communication
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