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Kaila Butler Earns All-America Honors with Career-Best Throw at NCAAs

EUGENE, Ore. – Bowling Green State University's Kaila Butler closed out the 2021 outdoor track and field season with an All-American performance.

Butler finished ninth in the hammer throw at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field National Championships on Thursday (June 10), and was named a second-team All-American for the second time in her career. The national meet, hosted by the University of Oregon, is taking place at Hayward Field.

A CAREER-BEST PERFORMANCE

  • Butler's first throw on Thursday was her best, as she recorded a career-best distance of 219-feet-10 (67.