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Kathy Butler

  • Class
  • Induction
    1994-97
  • Honors
    Women's Cross Country (1994), Women's Cross Country (1995), Women's Track & Field (1995), Women's Track & Field (1996), Women's Track & Field (1997)
  • Five-time NCAA champion - 1995 outdoor 3000m, 1995 cross country, 1996 outdoor 3000m, 1997 Indoor distance medley relay, 1997 outdoor 3000m
  • 1995-96 Honda Sports Award for cross country (top award for women in sport)
  • 1995, 96 Canadian cross country champion
  • 1995, 99 Canadian 5000m champion
  • 1996 Olympian at 5000 meters
  • 1997 Co-Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year
  • 1997 First-team Academic All-American
  • 13-time All-American
  • 17-time Big Ten champion
  • Two-time UW Female Athlete of the Year
  • Has competed in world championships for both cross country, (with highest finishes of fourth in 1999 and 11th in 2004 and a team bronze medal in 2004), and track (highest finish of 11th at world indoor championships 2001)
  • 2000, 2002 Scottish 1500m champion
  • 2001 Bronze medal Goodwill Games 5000m
  • 2001 Scottish Female Athlete of the Year
  • 2004 British cross country champion
  • 2004 British Olympic trials champion 10,000m
  • 2004 Athens Olympic Games placed 12th in the 10,000m
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