Three former Butler track and cross country runners competed the past two weeks in the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Victoria Mitchell, Robert Mullett and Callum Hawkins spent the last 16 days representing Australia and Great Britain respectively in this year’s games.
Mitchell, a 34-year-old steeplechase runner of Australia, attended Butler from 2004-2005 to study for her Master’s degree in Education. She received All-American honors in 2004 after finishing eighth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2004 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship.
At Rio, Mitchell faltered during her Round 1 Heat 2 steeplechase run, finishing 10th and not qualifying for the final.