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2023 Men's Cross Country Roster

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Michael Butterfield

Michael Butterfield

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    150
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Bovey, Minn.
  • High School:
    Greenway

Summary

Biography

YELLOWJACKET CAREER
2023: 
Ran in six meets as a junior ... Named to the All-UMAC First Team for the third-straight season ... Took 12th place in the UMD Open, running the 3.73-meter course in 19:25.4 ... Consistently shaved seconds off his 8k times at the Running of the Cows, Blugold Invitational, and Augustana Interregional Invitational before placing first at the UMAC Championships with a 25:45.4, earning the individual championship with nearly 30 seconds between the next fastest runner ... Named UMAC Academic All-Conference.

2022: Ran in all seven meets as a sophomore ... Earned All-UMAC First Team for the second-straight season ... Finished the UMAC Championship with a second place finish in 27:20.3 on Oct. 29 ... Earned a third place finish in his season debut at the Crown College Invitational, running a 20:30 6K ... Ran a career-best 25:54.2 8K in the Augustana Interregional Invitational on Oct. 15 ... Won UMAC Athlete of the Week on Sept. 12, 19, and Oct. 17 ... Currently the eighth-fastest in school history in the 8K ... Named UMAC Academic All-Conference. 

2021: Ran in all six meets as a freshman ... Earned All-UMAC First Team honors, finishing the 8K UMAC Championship course fifth overall in 28:00.6 on Oct. 30 ... Made his collegiate debut with a 20:49.8 6K time in the season-opening Dan Conway Classic/UMAC Preview on Sept. 9 to finish 17th ... Ran a season-best 26:49.9 for 113th at the NCAA Division III North Regional on Nov. 13.

Before UWS: Son of Allison and Bruce Butterfield ... Has three siblings, Carrissa, AJ and Amber ... Ran cross country and track for Greenway High School, graduating in 2021 ... Part of five Iron Range Conference championships, including four in cross country and one in track and field ... Helped Greenway to two section titles in cross country and one in track and field ... Qualified for five state meets in his career, winning six individual conference championships ... Honor-roll student at Greenway ... Exercise Science major and Sports Management minor at UW-Superior.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2021Freshman

    Distance
    6'0" 150 lbs
  • 2022Sophomore

    Distance
    6'0" 150 lbs
  • 2023Junior

    Distance
    6'0" 150 lbs