Rasheta Butler Class: Junior Hometown: Chicago, Ill. High School: Percy L. Julian Height: 5-7 Position: Sprints Birthdate: 09/17/1988

2008-09: Indoor - Set personal records in both the 200m dash (25.90) and the 400m dash (59.21) at the MAC Championships (2/27)... 200m time was an NIU season-best... won two golds at the Panther Open (1/17)... took first in the 60m dash with an 8.04... ran a 26.13 200m dash at the event, winning first... took first place with a 1:00.67 400m dash at the Carthage Opener (1/10). Outdoor- Set a personal record in the100m dash with a first-place time of 12.11 at the NIU Invite (5/9) ... also recorded a first-place finish of 25.69 in the 200m run at the NIU Invite ... achieved a first-place finishes in the 100m dash (12.66) and the 200m dash (25.51) at Spartan (4/18) ... earned a personal-best time of 24.83 in the 200m dash at the MAC Championships ... member of the 4 x 100 relay team that broke a NIU school record with a time of 47.78 at the MAC Championships.

2007-08: Practiced with the team but did not compete.

High School: In just one year at Percy L. Julian High School, Butler set the school record in the 200m and 400m... 400m, while finishing second in the 100m.

Personal: Daughter of Geraldine Walker and Frederick Butler. Born September 17, 1988. Major: Sociology/Political Science. Minor: Dance