The NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Track and Field and Cross Country Committee has announced the participants for the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships preliminary competitions, and Butler has one of the names at the top of the list.
The preliminary competitions are scheduled for May 26-28. The University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Fla., hosts the east region, while the west region is at the University of Kansas. The qualifiers out of these regions compete in the NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships held June 8-11 in Eugene, Ore.