Bulldog in Beijing

Courtesy a BU press release:

Butler University 2005 graduate and standout cross country runner Victoria Mitchell has been named to Australia’s 2008 Olympic field and track team.
Mitchell will compete in the 3000 meter steeplechase, the same event for which she won the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I championship title in 2005. Finishing in 9:54.32 minutes, Mitchell became the first Butler athlete to capture an individual national championship in 73 years. In 2005 she was ranked as high as 7th in the world.
The 26-year-old Mitchell now lives in Ettaogah, Victoria, Australia, and is under contract with NIKE. Mitchell’s personal best time in the 3000m steeplechase is 9:54.81, in the St. Mary’s Classic in Australia this past June.
The Beijing games mark the first time that women’s steeplechase will be an Olympic sport.
While earning a master’s degree in education at Butler, Mitchell captured five Horizon League individual track championships. She was named the league’s 2004 Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year and 2004 Cross Country Athlete of the Year.

So, there you have it. The Bark wishes Ms. Mitchell all the best and will post results once track and field events get underway this Thursday.