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2023 Women's Cross Country Roster

Trey Reed / Midwestern State University
Trey Reed / Midwestern State University
Dwain Linden
Trey Reed / Midwestern State University
Trey Reed / Midwestern State University

Elizabeth Butzke

  • Height 5-3
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Mansfield, Texas
  • Prev School Mansfield HS

Biography

At Midwestern State

Academic Awards

President's Honor Roll (2): 2023 (S), 2019 (F)
Provost's Honor Roll (5): 2022 (F), 2022 (S), 2021 (F), 2021 (S), 2020 (S)
Dean's Honor Roll (1): 2020 (F)
Mustang Scholar Award (3): 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24
LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll (9): 2019 (F), 2020 (S), 2020 (F), 2021 (S), 2021 (F), 2022 (S), 2022 (F), 2023 (S), 2023 (F)

Cross Country Personal Bests

6,000 Meters: 23:03.20 -- NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships (11/6/21)
5,000 Meters: 18:30.0 -- Missouri Southern Stampede (9/17/22)
4,000 Meters: 16:15.40 -- Mustang Derby (9/7/23)

Senior (2022)

competed in seven meets... delivered team countable performances in all seven meets and was the team's frontrunner two times... placed 26th in the Lone Star Conference Championships completing the 6K course in a season-best time of 23:40.20 at River Creek Golf Course (11/5)... finished 88th overall in the NCAA Division II Championships with a 6K time of 24:35.00 at Washington Park in Denver (11/19)... raced to a PR 5K time of 18:30.40 finishing as MSU's frontrunner while taking 53rd at the Missouri Southern Stampede (9/17)... earned frontrunner honors while finishing 15th in the DBU Old Glory Gallop at Lynn Creek Park (10/15)... finished fourth in the Cameron Aggie Duals with a 5K time of 18:56.00 (9/9)... placed fifth at the Mustang Derby with a 5K time of 19:01.00 at River Creek Golf Course (10/8)...

Junior (2021)

competed in six meets... turned in team countable performances at all six meets and was the team's frontrunner at the Lone Star Conference Championships and NCAA Division II South Central Regionals... ran 27th in the 6K Lone Star Conference Championships with a time of 23:48.67 at the Big Green Soccer Complex in Lawton, Okla. (10/23)... ran a cross country personal best 6K time of 23:03.20 to finish 77th at the NCAA Division II South Central Regional at Lubbock Christian's Cross Country Course... clocked a 5K personal best time of 19:05.09 to take sixth at the Mustangs Invitational at Lake Wichita Park (10/9)... placed fifth in the Angelo State Blue & Gold Classic covering the 6K course in 23:49.00... finished 91st at the 5K Missouri Southern Stampede with a time of 19:10.28 (9/18)...

Sophomore (2020)

competed in four meets... posted team countable finishes in each of her last three meets... finished 46th overall at the Lone Star Conference Championship in San Angelo completed the 6K loop in a season best time of 24:49.93 (10/31)... placed 35th with a 6K time of 26:04.01 at the Angelo State Cross Country Classic (10/16)... finished 41st overall in the 5K West Texas A&M Buffalo Stampede with a time of 22:05.95... finished 40th overall at the season opening Orville Rogers/DBU Cross Country Classic with a 5K time of 21:51.30...

Freshman (2019)

competed in six meets as a true frosh... contributed team countable performances in each of her six competitions... paced a pair of Top 10 finishes... finished seventh overall with a 5K time of 20:34.70 at the Red River Cross Country Shootout (10/10)... placed ninth in collegiate debut with a time of 22:05.07 at the 5K Endurance House Stampede (9/5)... ran season-best 5K time of 20:41.30 to finish 33rd at the Texas Tech Open (9/21)... finished 50th overall in the Lone Star Conference Championships with a 6K time of 25:10.16 (10/29)... turned in season-best 6K time of 24:48.89 to finish 114th at the NCAA II South Central Championship (11/9)...

At Mansfield High School

a four-year letter winner for coaches Mike Kulibert, Hector Calderon and Heather Primavera at Mansfield (Texas) High School... an Area qualifier in the 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs as a senior in 2019... paced personal best time of 11:33.08 to take fifth at UIL Class 6A Area meet... posted 1,600-meter PR of 5:30.33 to finish fourth at the District 7-6A championships, then took fifth at the Area meet with at ime of 5:36.88... helped Tigers to district team titles in 2017 and 2018... member of the National Honor Society... placed fourth at the District 7-6A Cross Country Championships completing the 5K course in 19:34.20...  a four-time academic all-district honoree...

Personal

daughter of Dale and Jo Anna Butzke...

Cross Country Career Performances

Fifth Year (2023)

Date Meet Distance Time Overall/Team
9/2/23 DBU Orville Rogers XC Opener 5K 20:06.40 24 / 9
9/7/23 Mustang Derby 4K 16:15.40 11 / 8
9/23/23 OSU Cowboy Jamboree 6K 24:19.20 69 / 5
10/7/23 DBU Old Glory Gallop 5K 19:04.40 53 / 6
10/21/23 LSC Championships 6K 23:20.62 23 / 4
11/4/23 NCAA II South Central Championship 6K 23:05.91 75 / 2

Senior (2022)

Date Meet Distance Time Overall/Team
9/3/22 DBU Orville Rogers XC Opener 5K 19:41.20 12 / 4
9/9/22 Cameron Aggie Duels 5K 18:56.00 4 / 2
9/17/22 Missouri Southern Stampede 5K 18:30.40 53 / 1
10/8/22 Mustang Derby 5K 19:01.00 5 / 2
10/15/22 DBU Old Glory Gallop 5K 18:35.70 15 / 1
11/5/22 LSC Championships 6K 23:40.20 26 / 2
11/19/22 NCAA II South Central Championship 6K 24:35.00 88 / 2

Junior (2021)

Date Meet Distance Time Overall/Team
9/10/21 Cameron Aggie Duels 5K 19:08.09 5 / 2
9/18/21 Missouri Southern Stampede 5K 19:10.28 91 / 3
10/9/21 Mustangs Invitational 5K 19:05.09 6 / 2
10/13/21 ASU Blue & Gold Classic 6K 23:49.00 5 / 4
10/23/21 LSC Championship 6K 23:48.67 27 / 1
11/6/21 NCAA II South Central Championship 6K 23:03.20 77 / 1

Sophomore (2020)

Date Meet Distance Time Overall/Team
9/25/20 Orville Rogers DBU XC Opener 5K 21:51.30 40 / 9
10/9/20 Buffalo Stampede 5K 22:05.95 41 / 5
10/16/20 Angelo State XC Classic 6K 26:04.01 35 / 5
10/31/20 Lone Star Conference Championship 6K 24:49.93 46 / 5

Freshman (2019)

Date Meet Distance Time Overall/Team
9/5/19 Endurance House Stampede 5K 22:05.07 9 / 4
9/14/19 Gerald Richey UTA Invitational 5K 19:23.80 15 / 2
9/21/19 Texas Tech Open 5K 20:41.30 33 / 2
10/10/19 Red River Cross Country Shootout 5K 20:34.70 7 / 4
10/29/19 Lone Star Conference Championship 6K 25:10.16 50 / 5
11/9/19 NCAA II South Central Championship 6K 24:48.89 114 / 3

Historical Player Information

  • 2019Freshman

    5'2"
  • 2020Sophomore

    5'3"
  • 2021Junior

    5'3"
  • 2022Senior

    5'3"
  • 2023Fifth Year

    5'3"