SAU's Butler, ONU's Mikottis Capture Women's Track & Field Weekly Accolades

CHICAGO --- St. Ambrose University's Gabbi Butler (Belleville, Wis.) recorded a 'B' standard mark and Olivet Nazarene University's Kayla Mikottis (St. Charles, Ill.) hit the 'A' standard in claiming Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week honors for the seven-day period ending Feb. 4, the league office announced on Wednesday.

Butler, the CCAC Track Athlete of the Week, gained meet titles in two of the three events she competed in on Friday at Olivet Nazarene's Walter Cramer Invite.  She won the 200-meter dash (25.55 seconds) out of 51 participants and was part of the first-place 4x400-meter relay team (4:06.93).  The senior's time in the former event met the 'B' standard. 

Butler also competed in the 60-meter dash, where her 8.08-second finish placed seventh among 47 competitors.

Mikottis continued her streak of hitting the 'A' standard in the weight throw in each of the five meets that she has competed in this year en route to CCAC Field Athlete of the Week honors.  At the Cramer Invite on Friday, the senior rang up a distance of 55 feet, five inches to finish as the top collegiate performer and in second place overall.

Other Track Nominees: Alyssa Busker (Trinity Christian), Olivia Mathis (Saint Xavier), Kaylah McCall (Olivet Nazarene).

Other Field Nominees: Ayala Marie Adams (Judson), Precious Agugua (Saint Xavier), Abigail Hoekzema (Trinity Christian), Ryleigh Warden (St. Ambrose).