North Vancouver's Lindsey Butterworth helped Simon Fraser University's cross country running team to a seventh place finish in their first ever appearance at the NCAA Division II championships held last month in Spokane, Wash.
Butterworth was the top SFU finisher, placing 12th overall in a field of 244 runners. The Handsworth grad clocked a time of 21:23.7 on the six-kilometre course.
"My goal was a top 25 finish so I was just trying to go out with the people that I knew from our conference and our region," said Butterworth in an SFU release. "It worked out even better than expected and I'm happy with the results."
Clan head coach Brit Townsend was also thrilled with the results from the senior.
"Lindsey was awesome," she said, adding that Butterworth set a personal best time in the race.
It was the first appearance in the NCAA Division II Championship race for the Clan cross country program in just their second year of eligibility after transferring from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics where the SFU women won more NAIA championships than any other school in history.
