East Carolina University track and field alumnus Tynita Butts has qualified for the International Association of Athletics Federations World Championships. The Championship is set to be held in Dota, Qatar and will span from Sept. 27 to Oct. 7.
“All I can say God is amazing and it’s been a long road,” Butts said. “I could say the hardest thing about the time I graduated until now, was having to learn I wasn’t going to have instant gratification.”
At her time at ECU, Butts was a specialist in high jump and long jump events. During the 2010-2011 season, she became the first female to win multiple All-America designations in ECU program history.