about Jacob Buckman and Butler.
The Mid-Eastern Race at Bloomington, Indiana on March 3, 2001,
was packed with over 1500 runners for this year's meet. Zack Tuttle
's 4:49 and Taylor Smith's 4:51 in the mile were highlights for
Butler. With Zack and Taylor coming off injuries the past few weeks, they both still ran
their PR's for the indoor mile. Jacob Buckman had this weekend off.
Great job by everyone on the team! Special kudos to
Ben McClure's 7th place finish in the 800m,
Zack Tuttle's 8th place finish in the 1500m,
Jacob Buckman's runner-up finish in the 3000m, and the 4x800m Relay team's 4th place
finish. Way to go guys! See the team's results from the Mason-Dixon Games.
The 2001 indoor track season started off with a blast at the UK HS
Indoor Invitational. Jacob Buckman the only entry from Butler had a strong fourth place finish
in the two mile with a 9:45. In placing behind Charlie Koeppen, Carmel TC-IN, Isaac LaFond,
S. Oldham HS-KY, and Kevin Schwarz, Cinc. Moeller-OH, Jacob's efforts for February has him on
pace to run under 9:20 later in outdoor track in this his sophomore year.
In the bitter cold, rain and mud of the McAlpine Park in Charlotte,
North Carolina, Jacob Buckman's outstanding cross country season
came to a muddy conclusion. Unable to get out with the lead pack because of his poor start,
Jacob floundered in the low forties for most of the race. The results of this race has left him
determined to strive for higher goals the next two seasons. Running at the Footlocker Nationals is
one of those goals.
The team banquet November 11 was great with a good time had by
all. The current team along with their families were joined by several almni including
guest speaker David Jaggers(Class of '72). It was announced
that Taylor Smith and Jacob Buckman were voted by their teammates to be co-captains for
the 2001 season. Check out the awards given out and some of the pictures taken by
Larry Bush at the 2000 Boys CC Banquet page.
Led by Jacob Buckman's third place
finish(15:47.9) the team rallied back from injuries to finish twelfth. Jacob was
named First Team All-State and to the KTCCCA Super and Sophomore Teams. Also honored
was Taylor Smith who was named Honorable Mention All-State.
Super efforts by Taylor Smith, Ben McClure, Bret Combest,
Aaron Grant, and Chris Smith along with Jacob Buckman's 2nd place finish(15:31.8 School
Record) helped the team qualify for the State Meet by finishing third behind Manual and
St. X. Super thanks to all those who showed up to support Butler!
The young runners from Butler put up a good fight in the
JCPS Championship. Led by Aaron Grant's 25th
place finish and strong grouping from the rest of the runners. Newcomer
Chris West set a PR on the tough Creason Park Course finishing 33rd.
Jacob Buckman's outstanding effort leads team
to third place finish. A Strong effort by Ben McClure was also a
highlight for the team.
At the Barren Co. Inv. in Glasgow, KY,
Jacob Buckman lead the way winning the Boys' Race in a school
record 15:39. Everyone on the team ran at least a season best in the 5K with
Taylor Smith running a super PR of 16:33. The guys finished 1st
and 6th in the varsity team competition.
At the Gallatin Inv. in Gallatin, TN,
Jacob Buckman lead the way winning the Boys' Invitational Race in a course
record 16:16. Many other runners on the team ran very well with the highlights being
Ben McClure's 10th and Bret Combest's 16th
place finishes. It is good to see them recovered from their injuries and running well.
At the GACCF in Charlotte, NC,
Jacob Buckman lead the way winning the Boys' Open Race in 16:02.1.
Zack Tuttle and Taylor Smith ran strong as well, finishing 29th and 30th respectively, both under
17:30. The whole team did a great job finishing 7th out of 29 teams. The race had teams
from 8 states: Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee, & Virginia.
At the Trinity Inv.,
Zack Tuttle showed improvement finishing fortieth in a PR of 17:11.
Zack's effort lead the varsity runners who raced today. Still missing because of minor injuries
were Jacob Buckman, Taylor Smith, and Bret Combest. Those three runners should be able to go
in the Great American Cross Country Festival. Alex Johnston's seventh place finish with a 4K
PR of 14:48 lead the frosh runners.
At the Hillsboro Inv.(Hillsboro, OH)
Jacob Buckman broke the Liberty Park course record set by
Ernie Ziegler, winning in 15:52.63. Bret Combest is showing steady improvement to be
one of the top five runners on the team. Bret's 17:58.43 was an impressive showing since
he was unable to practice the week prior to the race.
Jacob Buckman starts the 2000 Cross Country
season off with a blast at the Tiger Run! He finished a strong second(15:42.1-5K School Record) to sophomore Bobby Curtis of
St. X(15:39) in a race that was a rousing battle throughout. Taylor Smith's
super effort of 16:57.1 placing him 19th was also a highlight for the team.
The rain stopped long enough for the 4th
annual Alumni Run to take place at Shively Park.
The alumni continued their winning ways in the team competition beating
the current team 23-38. The individual honors though were a different
matter, for the first time an alumnus did not finish first.
Jacob Buckman overcame pre-race favorite
Brandon Lesher(class of 96) and two-time winner Jason Filippazzo(class
of 96) to win with a time of 10:00 in the 2 mile race. The rain
returned shortly after the race to cause the cancellation of the
tennis' and spades' tournaments. The pot luck lunch was enjoyed by all
in relative dryness. The bowling was moved up to take the place of
the rain cancelled activites and everybody
had fun. Thanks to everyone who came and especially to
those who brought the food(it was very good).
See everyone again next year and hopefully those familiar faces that we
did not see this year will be back next year as well.
At the Foot Locker Outdoor, June 16&17, at
Raleigh, NC two Butler runners shined. Matt McClure
trained for a new distance, 400m H, and his hard work paid off. He won
his heat with a 55.10 and placed thirteenth overall. Matt has signed with
Western Kentucky University.
In the 2 Mile Jacob Buckman
finished fourth in his heat and nineteenth overall with a 9:27.13. Jacob
was the top freshman in the 2 Mile.
David would like the team to pack well,
attack the other teams, and be top 3 in all invitationals and State.
We have to work hard! As a "big brother" to an incoming frosh, I hope to be the best role model and
teacher I can be for the guys.
Taylor Smith, Justin Bush, & Jake Davis
Bottom Row(L to R): David Rogers, Chris Smith, Alex Johnston,
Jacob Buckman, Bret Combest, & Aaron Grant