Butler Joins Sycamore Staff
Wednesday, August 25 2021Brad Butler Joins Sycamore Staff as Assistant Cross Country/Track & Field Coach
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State has announced the hiring of Brad Butler as an assistant cross country and track & field coach, Program Director Angela Martin announced Friday afternoon.
"We are very excited to have Coach Butler joining our staff," Martin said. "He has worked hard at Eastern Illinois over the past 10 years and his experiences there set him up to coach our distance runners at Indiana State. He knows the area well for recruiting and, being so close, he knows our conference and what it is going to take to win. He has followed the Sycamores and knows a lot of our track & field and cross country history. Coach Butler has an infectious personality and will motivate our student athletes well."
Butler joins the Sycamores after an 11-year stint at Eastern Illinois as the men's and women's assistant cross country and track & field coach. During his time with the Panthers, Butler helped lead EIU athletes to 86 All-Ohio Valley Conference honors in track and field, 49 All-OVC honors in cross country, 36 OVC cross country Medal of Honor winners, 31 OVC champions in track and field, 25 team championships and 19 school records.
On the national stage, Butler's athletes have qualified for NCAA Regionals eight times and two athletes have earned All-Region honors in cross country.
"I first want to thank Angie Martin and the rest of the staff for giving me this opportunity," Butler said. "There is a rich and successful tradition here at Indiana State and I look forward to building on that. I am very excited to be joining the program and can't wait to get started."
In addition to success on the course and track, Butler's athletes have enjoyed academic success, with the average cross country team GPA coming in a 3.33. He has also seen 26 athletes named to the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic Teams.
Prior to his career in coaching, Butler was a successful runner at Eastern Illinois. He was the OVC 10K champion in 2006 and 2009 in addition to the indoor 5K champion in 2007. In all, Butler earned eight All-OVC honors between cross country and track and field.
For the latest information on the Sycamore Cross Country and Track & Field teams, make sure to check out GoSycamores.com. You can also find the team on social media including Facebook and Twitter.
"We are very excited to have Coach Butler joining our staff," Martin said. "He has worked hard at Eastern Illinois over the past 10 years and his experiences there set him up to coach our distance runners at Indiana State. He knows the area well for recruiting and, being so close, he knows our conference and what it is going to take to win. He has followed the Sycamores and knows a lot of our track & field and cross country history. Coach Butler has an infectious personality and will motivate our student athletes well."
Butler joins the Sycamores after an 11-year stint at Eastern Illinois as the men's and women's assistant cross country and track & field coach. During his time with the Panthers, Butler helped lead EIU athletes to 86 All-Ohio Valley Conference honors in track and field, 49 All-OVC honors in cross country, 36 OVC cross country Medal of Honor winners, 31 OVC champions in track and field, 25 team championships and 19 school records.
On the national stage, Butler's athletes have qualified for NCAA Regionals eight times and two athletes have earned All-Region honors in cross country.
"I first want to thank Angie Martin and the rest of the staff for giving me this opportunity," Butler said. "There is a rich and successful tradition here at Indiana State and I look forward to building on that. I am very excited to be joining the program and can't wait to get started."
In addition to success on the course and track, Butler's athletes have enjoyed academic success, with the average cross country team GPA coming in a 3.33. He has also seen 26 athletes named to the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic Teams.
Prior to his career in coaching, Butler was a successful runner at Eastern Illinois. He was the OVC 10K champion in 2006 and 2009 in addition to the indoor 5K champion in 2007. In all, Butler earned eight All-OVC honors between cross country and track and field.
For the latest information on the Sycamore Cross Country and Track & Field teams, make sure to check out GoSycamores.com. You can also find the team on social media including Facebook and Twitter.
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