Gauson, Legg Lead Butler At Indiana Relays
BLOOMINGTON, IND. -- Senior Kris Gauson and sophomore Kirsty
Legg continued their strong indoor track season with top
performances to lead Butler at the Indiana Relays, hosted by
Indiana University. The two-day meet wrapped up at Harry
Gladstein Fieldhouse on Saturday, Jan. 29.
Gauson narrowly missed a sub-four minute mile in a race that
produced the world’s fastest mile this season. The
Butler distance ace placed third in the Men’s Mile
Invitational with a time of 4:00.31. The race was won by
Indiana’s Andy Bayer, who crossed the finish line in a
world-best 3:57.75. Ross Millington of New Mexico came in
second in 3:59.86. Butler freshman Ross Clarke was seventh in
the competition in 4:04.07.
Legg placed runner-up in both the Women’s 800 Invitational
and the Women’s Mile Invitational. She crossed the
finish line in the 800 race in 2:11.31, coming in just over a
second behind Rebecca Addison of Michigan. In the mile, Legg
finished in 4:41.59, breaking her own school record of 4:44.49 set
last year. Butler sophomore Katie Clark came in fifth in the
mile in 4:46.00.
Freshman Brad Magnetta picked up an individual victory for the
Bulldogs with a win in the men’s 600 in 1:22.86.
Freshman Andrew Wallace, who won his section of the race, placed
fifth overall in the 600 in 1:24.60.
Freshman Alex Berry finished fourth in the men’s 400 in
50.49, while sophomore Kevin Oblinger placed fourth in the
men’s 5,000 in 15:18.91. Freshman Nigel Spears posted a
sixth place finish in the men’s long jump with a leap of
21-03.50. Sophomore Lauren McKillop finished seventh in the
women’s 3,000 with a time of 10:09.62, and freshman Harry
Ellis placed seventh in the men’s 800 Invitational in
1:58.52.
The Bulldogs will return to action on Feb. 4-5 at the Meyo
Invitational in South Bend.
