Matthew Butcher

Position:
Sprints
Height:
6-0
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Longmont, Colo.
High School:
Longmont/Oregon

PERSONAL BESTS

OUTDOOR

200 Meters: 21.28 (2008)

400 Meters: 47.01 (2007)

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP SCORING

2010 (I) 4x400 Meter Relay, 6th (3:08.42) - At Oregon

HONORS

2010 4x400 Meter Relay All-American

2012: Indoor: Butcher made an immediate impact on the team. He recorded the third best time by a Buff in 2012 in the 400-meter dash, clocking 48.91 in the prelims of the Husky Classic (2/10). The time was seventh in the open section. At the same meet, he recorded a season best mark in the 200, finishing the race in 22.44. Butcher was also a member of the 4x400-meter relay that finished the Husky Classic in 3:14.93.

Outdoor: Redshirt. Did not compete.

2008-11 (at Oregon): Butcher earned All-American status while at Oregon, placing sixth in the 4x400-meter relay at the NCAA Indoor Championships in 2010. The relay recorded a time of 3:08.42. Butcher also scored for the Ducks at the 2009 Pac-12 Championships when the 4x100 relay placed seventh (41.23).

HIGH SCHOOL: Butcher broke the Colorado boys 400-meter state record while capturing the 2007 4A title in 47.01. He scored points in the 400 all four years, helping LHS win the state championship his senior season (2008). Butcher won back-to-back state titles in the 200 in 2007 (21.55) and 2008 (21.28) and placed third in the 100 as a junior.

HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: 100 Meters: 10.72; 200 Meters: 21.28; 400 Meters: 47.01.

IN THE CLASSROOM: Butcher is majoring in sociology. He owns a GPA greater than 3.00.

PERSONAL: Matthew James Butcher was born on April 16, 1990 in Orlando, Fla. He is the son of Jim and Candy Butcher or Longmont, Colo. and has one brother.