Butler's Scott Overall Places 12th At NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships
March 12, 2006
Senior Scott Overall closed out his Butler indoor track and field career with a 12th place finish in the men's 3,000 meter run at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championship on Saturday night (March 11). Overall, the 2006 Indoor Track & Field Most Outstanding Performer for Running Events, was the lone Horizon League athlete competing in the national meet, hosted by the University of Arkansas at the Randall Tyson Track Center.
Overall, competing in his first NCAA indoor track championship, finished the 3,000 meter run in 8:16.56. The race was won by Chris Solinsky of Wisconsin in 7:59.68.
Earlier this spring, Overall set Butler's indoor 3,000 meter record with a time of 7:56.58 at the Meyo Invitational. He also qualified for the mile run at the national meet by setting a school record with a run of 4:00.53 at the Notre Dame Invitational in January. However, Overall opted not to compete in that event this weekend.
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