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Christine Butler Junior, Jumps Matteson, Ill./Rich Cenral
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2007: Indoor All-American in the triple jump with a third-placing leap of 41 feet, 0.25 inches ... Qualified for nationals at the outdoor championships, placing ninth ... Won the GLVC Indoor Championships long jump and triple jump ... Won the GLVC outdoor championships triple jump and placed second in the long jump ... 2006: Earned All-American status in the NCAA outdoor competition in triple jump for the second straight year ... The jump was 41 feet, 3.25 inches (12.59 meters) it broke her previous school record in the triple jump by 2.5 feet ... GLVC indoor champion in long jump with a distance of 18 feet and 8.5 inches (5.70 meters) and in triple jump with a distance of 39 feet and .5 inches (11.90 meters) ... She was also the GLVC outdoor champion in the triple jump with a distance of 39 feet and 2.25 inches (11.94 meters) ... She was also the GLVC outdoor long jump champion with a distance 18 feet and 3.75 inches (5.58 meters) ... 2005: Earned All-American status at the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the triple jump ... Great Lakes Valley Conference Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field champion in the triple jump ... Set school record in the triple jump at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships with a leap of 38 feet, 9.5 inches (11.82 meters) ... Set indoor season high in the long jump on Jan. 22 with a mark of 18 feet, 1.5 inches (5.52 meters) ... Set the school record in the long jump during the outdoor season with a mark of 18 feet, 7.5 inches (5.68 metes) ... Notched outdoor season high in the triple jump at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a leap of 39 feet, five inches ...
High School: Letterwinner in track, gymnastics, and cheerleading at Rich Central High School ... Captained her track and gymnastics teams during high school ... 2003-04 sectional and conference Champion ... Holds the Rich Central H.S. school record in the triple jump at 36-9 ... Blue Honor roll student ... Born: July 18, 1985 ... Major: Nursing (Pre-Clinical). |