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2024 Women's Track Roster

Elizabeth Butzke

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

Biography

At Midwestern State

Individual Honors

All-Lone Star Conference (Indoor) (2): 2020 (3rd), 2023 (3rd)
All-Lone Star Conference (Outdoor) (1): 2023 (3rd)

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)

Indoor Track Personal Bests

800 Meters: 2:25.90 -- J.D. Martin Invitational (1/21/23)
1 Mile: 5:15.33 -- Crimson & Gold Invitational (12/10/22)
3,000 Meters: 10:35.51 -- Wendy's/Pittsburg State Invitational (1/28/23)

Outdoor Track Personal Bests

800 Meters: 2:25.64 -- UT Tyler Icebreaker Classic (3/19/22)
1,500 Meters: 4:51.59 -- UT Tyler Icebreaker Classic (3/19/22)
3,000-Meter Steeplechase: 11:53.71 -- Wes Kittley Invitational (3/17/23)
5,000 Meters: 18:08.96 -- John Jacobs Invitational (4/22/23)

2023 Season

Indoor Season (Junior)

earned All-Lone Star Conference third-team honors... competed in six meets during indoor season... ran 1,600-meter anchor leg to help MSU to a third-place finish in the distance medley relay along with Jadyn Dangerfield Moore, Da'Shrana Sims, and Nathalia Escontrias at the LSC Indoor Championships (2/18)... ran indoor PR time of 2:25.90 to place seventh in the 800-meter run at the J.D. Martin Invitational (1/21)... paced a PR time of 5:15.33 in the 1-mile run to take 12th at the Pittsburg State Crimson & Gold Invitational (12/10)... produced a PR time of 10:35.51 to finish 15th in the 3,000-meter run at the Wendy's/Pittsburg State Invitational (1/28)...

Outdoor Season (Junior)

earned All-Lone Star Conference third-team honors... competed in six meets during outdoor season... won bronze medal with a time of 12:03.28 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the LSC Outdoor Track & Field Championships at the LCU Soccer & Track Facility (5/6)... ran PR time of 18:08.96 to take second in the 5,000-meter run at the John Jacobs Invitational (4/22)... her 5,000-meter time ranks as the sixth fastest in program history and was the fastest time in nine seasons for an MSU runner... raced to a PR time of 11:53.71 to finish fourth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Wes Kittley Invitational (3/18)... the 3,000-meter steeplechase time ranks ninth on MSU's all-time performance chart...

2022 Season

Indoor Season (Redshirt Sophomore)

competed in four meets during the indoor season... ran the 1,600-meter leg of the distance medley relay with Alexandra Feller, Daiza Jones and Nathalia Escontrias to finish fourth at the Lone Star Conference Indoor Championships with a time of 12:54.21 (2/25)... finished 16th in the 3,000-meter run at the LSC Indoor Championships with a time of 11:05.81 (2/26)... set a 3,000-meter PR time of 10:46.50 to take 30th at the 7th Annual Indoor Gorilla Classic (2/11)... ran personal best mile time of 5:20.57 to finish 12th at Pittsburg State's Crimson & Gold Invitational (12/4)...

Outdoor Season (Sophomore)

competed in five meets during the outdoor campaign... finished seventh with a personal best time of 11:58.61 in the 3,000-meter Steeplechase at the Lone Star Conference Outdoor Championships (5/5)... time of 11:58.61 ranked ninth on MSU's all-time performance charge in the 3,000-meter Steeplechase... also finished 11th in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 19:14.36 at the LSC Championships (5/7)... set PR time of 18:37.38 finishing 13th in the 5,000-meter run at the Oklahoma Baptist Invitational (3/26)... set a pair of PRs i the season opening UT Tyler Ice Breaker Classic finishing third in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:51.59 and was sixth in the 800-meter dash with a time of 2:25.64 (3/19)... won the 3,000-meter Steeplechase with a time of 12:15.31 at the East Texas Invitational (4/9)...

2021 Season

Indoor Season (Sophomore)

served redshirt season...

Outdoor Season (Freshman)

competed in seven meets... finished eighth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Lone Star Conference Outdoor Championships with a time of 12:43.50... placed ninth in the 5,000-meter run at the LSC Championships with a time of 19:47.78... clocked personal best time of 19:15.37 to take seventh in the 5,000-meter run at ACU's Oliver Jackson Twilight (4/21)... won the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a personal best time of 12:28.83 at the Oklahoma Baptist Invitational (3/27)... ran a personal best time of 5:15.85 at UT Tyler's Ice Breaker Classic (3/13)...

2020 Season

Indoor Season (Freshman)

earned All-Lone Star Conference third-team honors after combining with Gemma Gonzalez, Katie Till and Taylor Carr to finish third in the distance medley relay with a time of 12:54.80 at the LSC Championships (2/21)... competed in five meets during the indoor season... posted season-best time of 5:31.72 to take fourth in the mile at the UCO Alumni Classic (2/15)... finished 14th in the mile at the LSC Championships with a time of 5:37.77... ran top 3,000-meter time of 11:22.23 to finish 11th at the J.D. Martin Invitational (2/8)... paced season-best 1,000-meter time of 3:19.70 to take fourth at the Wichita State College Invitational (1/31)... paced a campaign best 800-meter time of 2:31.99 at UCO's Weilert Open (1/18)...

Outdoor Season (Freshman)

canceled due to coronavirus pandemic...

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...

Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

    5'2"
  • 2021Sophomore

    5'3"
  • 2022Junior

    5'3"
  • 2023Junior

    5'3"
  • 2024Senior

    5'3"