The Peacock grad and Huskies third year joined Karson Lehner, Jacob Murphy and Michael Akintude to finish second in the men’s 4x200 metres at the USports championships, currently underway in at the University of Alberta in Edmonton.
The foursome – with Botterill running anchor – crossed the line in 1:28.85 to finish a second and a half back of the powerhouse Guelph Gryphons.
The Huskies opened the event bv winning their preliminary round race in impressive fashion, with Saskatoon’s Elliott Klassen subbing in for Lehner – who won the USports award as the top male track and field athlete after an impressive sprints season – and Botterill running third. They’d cross the line in 1:28.85 to win their heat and land the second seed in the final, while also recording the fourth-fastest time of first round.
U of S would go on to finish third in the team standings with 51 points, with the Gryphons running away with the title with 129 points and Calgary landing second with 65.
