Bulter Earns Trip To Worlds With Bronze At USATF Championship
EUGENE, Ore. — Current Georgia champion Aaliyah Butler locked down a bronze medal in the 400-meter dash to punch her ticket to the coming World Athletics Championships at the 2025 Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore., on Saturday.
Butler, a native of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., who played a pivotal role leading the Bulldogs to the 2025 NCAA outdoor team championship, flew to a finish of 49.91 to take third in the 400m final. The 2024 Olympic relay gold medalist will now represent Team USA and Georgia at Worlds (details below).
One spot behind Butler was former Georgia NCAA champion Lynna Irby-Jackson. Irby-Jackson sped to a 50.06 to take fourth overall.
On Friday, former Bulldog great Kyle Garland smoked the field by 462 points to win the decathlon title with a personal best score of 8,869. This is No. 3 on the all-time American list and No. 10 on the all-time world list. He will be joining Butler in Tokyo.
The other Bulldog medal winner so far included former Georgia champion Marc Minichello (javelin – bronze) at the Championships.
Also of note, Bulldog signee Maurice Gleaton Jr. set a high school national record with a 9.92 to take sixth in the 100m final. Gleaton’s finish put the 18-year-old in a tie for the American under-20 record.
The USATF Championships arrive just over a month before the World Athletics Championships are scheduled in Tokyo, Japan, on Sept. 13-21. Those Americans competing at the USATF Championships will have the opportunity to make Team USA during this week’s meet. Georgia director of track and field, Caryl Smith Gilbert, has already been named the head coach of the Team USA women in Tokyo.
How To Keep Up With The Bulldogs: News and updates from Georgia’s track and field and cross country teams are located on X/Instagram at @UGATrack.
Butler, a native of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., who played a pivotal role leading the Bulldogs to the 2025 NCAA outdoor team championship, flew to a finish of 49.91 to take third in the 400m final. The 2024 Olympic relay gold medalist will now represent Team USA and Georgia at Worlds (details below).
One spot behind Butler was former Georgia NCAA champion Lynna Irby-Jackson. Irby-Jackson sped to a 50.06 to take fourth overall.
On Friday, former Bulldog great Kyle Garland smoked the field by 462 points to win the decathlon title with a personal best score of 8,869. This is No. 3 on the all-time American list and No. 10 on the all-time world list. He will be joining Butler in Tokyo.
The other Bulldog medal winner so far included former Georgia champion Marc Minichello (javelin – bronze) at the Championships.
Also of note, Bulldog signee Maurice Gleaton Jr. set a high school national record with a 9.92 to take sixth in the 100m final. Gleaton’s finish put the 18-year-old in a tie for the American under-20 record.
The USATF Championships arrive just over a month before the World Athletics Championships are scheduled in Tokyo, Japan, on Sept. 13-21. Those Americans competing at the USATF Championships will have the opportunity to make Team USA during this week’s meet. Georgia director of track and field, Caryl Smith Gilbert, has already been named the head coach of the Team USA women in Tokyo.
How To Keep Up With The Bulldogs: News and updates from Georgia’s track and field and cross country teams are located on X/Instagram at @UGATrack.
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