2017 Demon Track and Field Roster

Gary Hardamon
Gary Hardamon
Gary Hardamon
Gary Hardamon
Gary Hardamon

Grant Butts

Grant Butts

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-2 / 172
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Witesboro, TX
  • Highschool:
    Whitesboro HS

Summary

Biography

2017 Outdoor Season Performances:
 
Date Meet Result Place
1500 Meter Run
4/8 Baylor Invitational 4:26.78 19th
4 x 400 Meter Relays
3/11 McNeese Cowboy Relays
J. Dahlhoff, J. Wilkins, G. Butts, A. Renteria
3:37.89 13th
4 x 800 Meter Relay
3/11 McNeese Cowboy Relays
A. Renteria, G. Butts, J. Dahlhoff, A. Ballow
8:19.52 7th




2017 Indoor Season Performances:
DATE MEET RESULT PLACE
800 Meter Run
1/27 McNeese Indoor II 2:05.25 5th




 

Career Bests:
800 Meter Run
Indoor: TAMU 13-Team Invitational 1:59.98 15th (1/16/15)         
Outdoor: SFA Skechers Carl Kight Invitational 1:58.99 8th  (4/3/15)
1500 Meter Run
Outdoor: Leon Johnson NSU Invitational 4:01.70 1st  (4/9/16)
1 Mile Run
Indoor: LSU Purple Tiger 4:35.30 11th (1/8/16)
4x400 Meter Relay
Indoor: LSU Invitational 3:42.19 7th (1/9/15)
             (T. Owens, K. Carter, G. Butts, M. Foster)                   
Outdoor: Demon Triangular Invite 3:17.73 2nd (4/11/15)
                 (K. Carter, B. Giddens, B. Butts, H. Wamack)
4x800 Meter Relay
Outdoor: McNeese Cowboy Relays 8:03.77 2nd (3/12/16)
                 (G. Butts, J. Dahlohoff, J. Wilkins, A. Renteria)
1600 Sprint Medley Relay
Outdoor: MSU Cowboy Relays 3:29.97 4th (3/14/15)
                 (G. White, A. James, A. Taylor, G. Butts)
Distance Medley
Indoor: Cameron Comm. McNeese Invite 11:10.21 (1/29/16)
             (J. Dahlohoff, L. Ballow, G. Butts, A. Renteria)
 

2015 Southland Conference Commissioner's Fall Honor Roll
2015 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll

 
2016 Indoor Season: Ran the 800 meter, 1 mile and distance medley, while participating in three meets… had six finishes in the top ten, including a first-place finish in the Cameron Communication McNeese Invite distance medley with Jacob Dahlhoff, Anson Ballow, and Anthony Renteria combining for a time of 11:10.21… best mark in the 800 meter was 2:04.03 at the LSU Bayou Bengal… in the one mile had a top mark of 4:35.30.
 
2016 Outdoor Season: Ran in the 800, 1500, and 4x800 meter relay, participating in seven meets… had three top-five performances with a first-place finish in the 1500m at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational… best mark in 800m was 2:08.30 at the SLU Lion Invitational… top finish in the 1500m was again at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational with a time of 4:01.70… led off the 4x800 meter relay with Jacob Dahlhoff, Josh Wilkins and Anthony Renteria combining for second-place finish at the McNeese Cowboy Relays with a time of 8:03.77.

2015 Outdoor Season: Ran in the 800m, 1500m, 4x400m, and 1600 sprint medley; participating in eight meets… had six top-five performances with a 1st place finish in the 1500m at the Demon Triangular Invite… best mark in the 800m was 1:58.99 at SFA Skechers Carl Kight Invitational… in the 1500m, best mark of 4:03.74 was at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational… in the 4x400 had a performance of 3:17.73 with Kaymin Carter, Brent Giddens, Hunter Wamack at the Demon Triangular… 3:29.97 mark with Gabriel White, Amir James, and Anthony Taylor in the 1600 sprint medley at MSU Cowboy Relays.
 
2015 Indoor Season: Participated at the LSU Invitational and The TAMU 13-Team Invitational... best performance in the 800m was at TAMU with 1:59.98 mark… with Tanner Owens, Kaymin Carter and Marquise Foster, best performance in the 4x400m relay was 3:20.18 when came in 7th at LSU.
 
High School: Graduated with a 3.4 GPA… participated in band, FBLA, and National Honor Society… lettered four years in football, basketball, track, and cross country… cross country team was district champs and 3rd in regionals and track team was district and area champs his junior year… during his senior year, the cross country team as district champs, placed 3rd at regionals and 7th at state; track team was district and area champs and 3rd at regionals…captain of high school’s first team to make it to state meet… participated in the 5000m, 1600m and 3200m events… ran best time for 5000m his senior year with a time of 16:16… 1600m best time of 4:24 during senior year… 800m best time 1:53.7 his senior year... as a junior was district champ for cross country, mile and 800m… was district champ for cross country, state qualifier, all-state, all-academic for 5000; district and regional champ in the 1600m; and district and regional champ, and state runner-up in the 800… broke 2-mile and 40 year old 800m school records… coached by Brand and Barbara Urban.

Personal: Son of Jeff and Carrie Butts… born February 15, 1996… has one younger brother Nicholas… mother is a teacher and father is a banker… majoring in Computer Information Systems… he plans on getting a career in database administration or cyber security.
 

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Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

    Distance
    5'8" 0 lbs
  • 2016Sophomore

    Distance
    5'8" 169 lbs
  • 2017Junior

    Distance
    6'2" 172 lbs