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Butcher, Zack
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Zack Butcher
- Position:
- Sprints
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Epworth, Iowa
- High School:
- Western Dubuque HS
Bio
2025 OUTDOOR: Finished fourth in the decathlon with a score of 4,936 at the Wartburg Outdoor Select ... Finished second in the long jump leaping for 7.03 meters and ninth in the 100 meter dash in 10.75 seconds at the Jim Duncan Invitational ... Placed sixth in the decathlon with a score of 7,052 at the Drake Relays ... Placed first in the long jump leaping for 7.16 meters, fourth in the javelin throw with a toss of 50.79 meters and fourth in the 200-meter in 21.48 seconds at the Musco Twilight ... Won the decathlon at the MVC Championships with 7,379 points, while also taking seventh in the javelin (54.56m) ... Placed 19th in the 4x400-meter relay (3:08.36) at the NCAA West Prelims.
2025 INDOOR: All-MVC Team ... Finished fourth in the heptathlon with a score of 5054 at the ISU Holiday Invite ... Finished first in long jump with a leap of 7.19 meters at the Jack Jennett Open ... Placed ninth in the 60-meter hurdles in a time of 8.42 at the Hawkeye Invitational ... Finished first in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.95 seconds and eighth in the high jump premier with a height of 1.80 meters at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational ... Finished eighth in the mens heptathlon with a score of 5140 at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational ... Finished first in the long jump leaping for 7.28 meters at the Iowa Open ... Finished second in the heptathlon with a score of 5304 and fifth in the long jump with a leap of 7.11 meters at the Missouri Valley Indoor Championships ...
2024 OUTDOOR: Won the decathlon with a score of 7,046, competing unattached at the Wartburg Outdoor Select ... Won the 200-meter in a personal-best time of 21.84 and third in the long jump with 6.82 meters, competing unattached at Musco Twilight ...
2024 INDOOR: Finished second in the long jump with 7.17 meters and placed second in the 4x400-meter relay in a time of 3:17.94 at the Hawkeye Invitational ... Placed fifth in the shot put with a career-best throw of 13.14-meters at Friday Knight Lights ... Won the long jump with 6.90 meters, placed 13th in the 60 meter dash prelims in a time of 6.91 and seventh in the 4x400-meter relay in a time of 3:28.91 at the Iowa State Classic ... Took third place in the long jump with 7.16 meters at the Iowa Open ... Took second in the heptathlon with a total score of 5,297 points and placed fifth in the long jump with an season best 7.24 meters at the MVC Indoor Championships ...
2023 OUTDOOR: Placed 9th in the Javelin throw (47.22m), 3rd in the 100 meter dash in a career-best run of 10.71, finished 2nd in the long jump (7.00m), and placed 18th in the 4x400 meter relay (3:39.62) at the Wartburg Outdoor Select ... Took ninth in the 200 meter dash in a career-best time of 21.85 and second in the 4x400 meter relay in a time of 3:16.01 at the Fighting Illini Challenge ... Placed ninth in the 110 meter hurdles (15.72) at the Jim Duncan Invitational ... Placed 19th in the discus throw with a career-best throw of 39.41 meters and 6th in the high jump with a career-best 1.87 meters at the Meet of Champions ... Took second in the decathlon with a career-best score of 6,875 points at Drake Relays ... Won the men's decathlon with 6,688 points and placed fifth in the javelin throw with a career-best throw of 52.21 meters at the MVC Outdoor Championships ...
2023 INDOOR:
2022 OUTDOOR: Part of the winning 4x400 team at MVC Championships (3:09.69) ... fifth at MVC Championships decathlon with 6,465 points ... fourth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.03 and placed eighth in the 4x400 with a time of 3:23.64 at South Dakota ... fifth in 100-meter dash at Jim Duncan with a time of 11.07, as well as placing third in the 4x400 with a time of 3;23:17.
2022 INDOOR: Finished fifth in heptathlon (4,730 points) at the MVC Championships and eighth in the 400-meter dash (50.46) ... placed fourth in the heptathlon with 4,585 points at the Jack Jennett Open ... part of the 4x400 relay that placed fourth at the ISU Classic with a time of 3:52.15.
2021 OUTDOOR: Led the Panthers in the decathlon, clinching gold with a personal-best score of 6490 at the MVC Outdoor Championships (May 14-16) … Recorded a personal-best in the javelin with a mark of 50.37m to place sixth at the MVC Outdoor Championships (May 14-16) … Posted a leap of 6.82m in the long jump at the South Dakota Tune-Up (May 7) … Took second in the decathlon with a score of 6238 at the Gibson Invitational (April 15-16).
2021 INDOOR: Competed in the heptathlon, long jump, and 200-meters at the MVC Indoor Championships (Feb. 26-28) … Placed fifth in the 200 meters with a personal-best time of 22.19 and in the long jump with a leap of 6.69m at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 12-13) … Member of the 4x400-meter team that placed third with a time of 3:26.32 at the Ted Nelson Dual (Feb. 6) … Clocked a personal-best time of 7.08 in the 60 meters at the Panther Invite (Jan. 9).
2020 INDOOR: Ran a personal best in the 60 meters with a time of 7.14 at the Jimmy Grant Invite (12/14)… Placed third in the 4x400 at the Hawkeye Invitational (1/10)… Placed second in the 4x400 at the Bison Team Cup (1/18)… Competed in the heptathlon at the Jack Jennett Open (1/23)… Ran a personal best in the 400 meters with a time of 50.80 at the Black and Gold Premier (1/31)… Ran a personal best in the 200 meters with a time of 22.48 at the Iowa State Classic (2/14)… Competed at the Liz Wuertz Indoor Invitational (2/22)… Recorded a personal best in the long jump and heptathlon with respective marks of 7.13m and 4,496 at the MVC Indoor Championships (2/29).
HIGH SCHOOL: Zack played four sports in high school...First team All-Conference track and field (2017-2018)...Mississippi Valley Conference track and field athlete of the year(2018-2019) ...School record holder in the Distance Medley(2018)... Number 2 all time in the Long Jump, 4x1,4x2, and 4x3...Zack was on honor roll all four years of high school.
PERSONAL: Son to J.J and Monique...has two younger siblings...Volunteered with the Andrew Connolly Project. Majoring in real estate.
2025 INDOOR: All-MVC Team ... Finished fourth in the heptathlon with a score of 5054 at the ISU Holiday Invite ... Finished first in long jump with a leap of 7.19 meters at the Jack Jennett Open ... Placed ninth in the 60-meter hurdles in a time of 8.42 at the Hawkeye Invitational ... Finished first in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.95 seconds and eighth in the high jump premier with a height of 1.80 meters at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational ... Finished eighth in the mens heptathlon with a score of 5140 at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational ... Finished first in the long jump leaping for 7.28 meters at the Iowa Open ... Finished second in the heptathlon with a score of 5304 and fifth in the long jump with a leap of 7.11 meters at the Missouri Valley Indoor Championships ...
2024 OUTDOOR: Won the decathlon with a score of 7,046, competing unattached at the Wartburg Outdoor Select ... Won the 200-meter in a personal-best time of 21.84 and third in the long jump with 6.82 meters, competing unattached at Musco Twilight ...
2024 INDOOR: Finished second in the long jump with 7.17 meters and placed second in the 4x400-meter relay in a time of 3:17.94 at the Hawkeye Invitational ... Placed fifth in the shot put with a career-best throw of 13.14-meters at Friday Knight Lights ... Won the long jump with 6.90 meters, placed 13th in the 60 meter dash prelims in a time of 6.91 and seventh in the 4x400-meter relay in a time of 3:28.91 at the Iowa State Classic ... Took third place in the long jump with 7.16 meters at the Iowa Open ... Took second in the heptathlon with a total score of 5,297 points and placed fifth in the long jump with an season best 7.24 meters at the MVC Indoor Championships ...
2023 OUTDOOR: Placed 9th in the Javelin throw (47.22m), 3rd in the 100 meter dash in a career-best run of 10.71, finished 2nd in the long jump (7.00m), and placed 18th in the 4x400 meter relay (3:39.62) at the Wartburg Outdoor Select ... Took ninth in the 200 meter dash in a career-best time of 21.85 and second in the 4x400 meter relay in a time of 3:16.01 at the Fighting Illini Challenge ... Placed ninth in the 110 meter hurdles (15.72) at the Jim Duncan Invitational ... Placed 19th in the discus throw with a career-best throw of 39.41 meters and 6th in the high jump with a career-best 1.87 meters at the Meet of Champions ... Took second in the decathlon with a career-best score of 6,875 points at Drake Relays ... Won the men's decathlon with 6,688 points and placed fifth in the javelin throw with a career-best throw of 52.21 meters at the MVC Outdoor Championships ...
2023 INDOOR:
2022 OUTDOOR: Part of the winning 4x400 team at MVC Championships (3:09.69) ... fifth at MVC Championships decathlon with 6,465 points ... fourth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.03 and placed eighth in the 4x400 with a time of 3:23.64 at South Dakota ... fifth in 100-meter dash at Jim Duncan with a time of 11.07, as well as placing third in the 4x400 with a time of 3;23:17.
2022 INDOOR: Finished fifth in heptathlon (4,730 points) at the MVC Championships and eighth in the 400-meter dash (50.46) ... placed fourth in the heptathlon with 4,585 points at the Jack Jennett Open ... part of the 4x400 relay that placed fourth at the ISU Classic with a time of 3:52.15.
2021 OUTDOOR: Led the Panthers in the decathlon, clinching gold with a personal-best score of 6490 at the MVC Outdoor Championships (May 14-16) … Recorded a personal-best in the javelin with a mark of 50.37m to place sixth at the MVC Outdoor Championships (May 14-16) … Posted a leap of 6.82m in the long jump at the South Dakota Tune-Up (May 7) … Took second in the decathlon with a score of 6238 at the Gibson Invitational (April 15-16).
2021 INDOOR: Competed in the heptathlon, long jump, and 200-meters at the MVC Indoor Championships (Feb. 26-28) … Placed fifth in the 200 meters with a personal-best time of 22.19 and in the long jump with a leap of 6.69m at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 12-13) … Member of the 4x400-meter team that placed third with a time of 3:26.32 at the Ted Nelson Dual (Feb. 6) … Clocked a personal-best time of 7.08 in the 60 meters at the Panther Invite (Jan. 9).
2020 INDOOR: Ran a personal best in the 60 meters with a time of 7.14 at the Jimmy Grant Invite (12/14)… Placed third in the 4x400 at the Hawkeye Invitational (1/10)… Placed second in the 4x400 at the Bison Team Cup (1/18)… Competed in the heptathlon at the Jack Jennett Open (1/23)… Ran a personal best in the 400 meters with a time of 50.80 at the Black and Gold Premier (1/31)… Ran a personal best in the 200 meters with a time of 22.48 at the Iowa State Classic (2/14)… Competed at the Liz Wuertz Indoor Invitational (2/22)… Recorded a personal best in the long jump and heptathlon with respective marks of 7.13m and 4,496 at the MVC Indoor Championships (2/29).
HIGH SCHOOL: Zack played four sports in high school...First team All-Conference track and field (2017-2018)...Mississippi Valley Conference track and field athlete of the year(2018-2019) ...School record holder in the Distance Medley(2018)... Number 2 all time in the Long Jump, 4x1,4x2, and 4x3...Zack was on honor roll all four years of high school.
PERSONAL: Son to J.J and Monique...has two younger siblings...Volunteered with the Andrew Connolly Project. Majoring in real estate.
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