2024 Track & Field Roster
Aaliyah Butler
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Miami Northwestern
- Hometown:
- Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
2023 NCAA Outdoor First Team All-American (4x100m)
2023-24 NCAA Outdoor Second Team All-American (400m)
2023 NCAA Outdoor Second Team All-American (4x400m)
2024 NCAA Indoor First Team All-American (400m)
2024 NCAA Indoor First Team All-American (4x400m)
2024 NCAA Outdoor First Team All-American (4x400m)
2024 Olympic Gold Medalist (4x400m – USA)
2024 Olympian (400m, 4x400m – USA)
2025 SEC Indoor Women’s Runner of the Year
2025 SEC Indoor 400m Champion
2025 SEC Indoor 4x400m Champion
2025 NCAA Indoor First Team All-American (400m)
2025 NCAA Indoor First Team All-American (4x400m)
2025 SEC Outdoor 400m Champion
2025 NCAA Outdoor 400m Champion
2025 NCAA Outdoor 4x400m Champion
2025 NCAA Outdoor First Team All-American (400m)
2025 NCAA Outdoor First Team All-American (4x400m)
2025 Honda Sport Award (Track & Field)
2025 The Bowerman – Semifinalist
2025: Outdoor – Earned her first NCAA outdoor title in the 400-meter dash, clocking a 50.16 in the prelims before running a school-record time of 49.26 in the finals to take home the gold medal…Her finals time ranks fifth in NCAA history… Led the Bulldogs to a national title in the 4x400m relay with a school-record time of 3:23.62 (48.79 anchor, No. 3 all-time fastest collegiate leg), helping Georgia become the No. 8 performer in NCAA history in the event, and further distance themselves from the competition to capture the team’s first NCAA outdoor team title…SEC champion in the 400m, clocking a time of 50.36 in the final to take gold following her third-place time of 51.27 in the prelims…Led the Bulldogs’ 4x400m relay team to second place at the conference meet, running the anchor leg as Georgia clocked a time of 3:24.85…Also led the Bulldogs to first place in the 4x400m relay at the NCAA East Regional with a time of 3:25.80…Finished first in the 400m quarterfinals at the NCAA East Regional with a time of 50.68, also posting the second-fastest time in the first round (51.21)…Broke the 400m school record at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational, crossing the line in 49.44 to win the 400m invite in Gainesville…Helped Georgia win the 4x400m relay at the Tiger Track Classic with a time of 3:28.25…Ran the second leg on Georgia’s 4x400m relay at the Florida Relays, crossing the finish line in 3:30.87 for fifth place…Competed in the 200m twice, placing fourth at the Florida Relays (22.63) and third at the Tiger Track Classic (22.73)…Winner of the Honda Sport Award for Track & Field, recognizing the top woman athlete in track & field and symbolizing the “beat of the best in collegiate athletics.”
Indoor – NCAA runner-up in the 400-meter dash, clocking the No. 6 all-time collegiate performance with a 49.97 to earn First Team All-America honors…Guided the 4x400m relay team to second place at the NCAA Championships, running the first leg to help the squad post a school record time of 3:26.07 (No. 6 performers in NCAA history)… Her 49.87 anchor split ranks as World No. 5 performer and No. 7 performance among all legs and among US and collegians, she is the No. 4 performer/No. 6 performance among all legs…SEC champion in the 400m and 4x400m relay…Clocked the second-fastest performance in NCAA history in the 400m (49.78) to shatter the meet, school and facility records en route to her SEC title in the event…Ran the opening leg of the 4x400m relay in College Station to help the team post a 3:26.42 to claim gold…Named USTFCCCA Natonal Athlete of the Week following her performance at the SEC Championships…Finished in the top three in every race in which she competed during the indoor season…Victorious in the 400m in the Ted Nelson Invite to open the season (51.71), also anchoring the winning 4x400m relay team at Texas A&M (3:30.39)…Clocked the fastest 200m time by a Bulldog indoors in 2025 (22.83) to win the Razorback Invite in her only appearance in the event…Victorious in the 400m orange race at the Tiger Paw Invitational with a time of 50.85, setting a meet and facility record.
2024: Olympics – Competed in the 400-meter dash and 4x400-meter relay at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, where she emerged as a gold medalist as a member of Team USA…Ran the third leg of Team USA’s first-round 4x400m relay which finished first with a time of 3:21.44 to advance to the finals…The Americans went on to win gold in the event, with Butler earning UGA track & field’s ninth gold medal in program history…Finished 20th overall in the 400m, clocking a time of 50.52 in the first round before posting a 51.18 in the semifinals.
Outdoor – Victorious in the 200-meter dash to open her outdoor season, clocking a 23.05 at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational…Won the 400m at the Battle on the Bayou with a time of 51.22, which ranked third in school history…Ran the anchor leg on the 4x400-meter relay team that finished second at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational with the No. 3 time in Georgia history (3:33.00)…Helped the Lady Bulldogs place fourth in the 4x400m relay at the Battle on the Bayou with a time of 3:34.79 (No. 7 in school history)…Runner-up in the 400m invite at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational with the second-fastest time in Georgia history (50.05), also running the anchor leg on Georgia’s third-fastest 4x100m relay all-time for sixth place (43.26)….Placed fourth in the 400m at the SEC Championships with a school-record time of 49.79, making her the No. 9 all-time collegiate performer with the No. 20 collegiate performance in the event…Ran the first leg of the 4x400m relay at the SEC Championships, helping the team place fourth with a school-record time of 3:27.47…Victorious in the quarterfinals of the NCAA East Prelims with a facility-record time of 50.30…Helped the 4x400m relay squad improve its school record to 3:26.06 as the Lady Bulldogs emerged victorious and added a facility record at the NCAA East Prelims…Anchored the 4x100m team to fifth place at the NCAA East Prelims with a time of 43.45…Ran the second leg of Georgia’s fourth-place 4x400m relay team at the NCAA Championships, setting a school record of 3:24.26 to become the No. 8 all-time collegiate performer with the No. 20 all-time collegiate performance…Placed 14th in the 400m at the NCAA Championships with a time of 51.64...Finished second in the 400m at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials, clocking a 49.71 to punch her ticket to the Paris Olympics...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll.
Indoor – Became the No. 15 all-time collegiate performer in the 300-meter dash with a winning time of 36.85 at the Clemson Invite…That time marked the No. 18 all-time collegiate performance in the event…Improved her No. 3 time in school history in the 400m twice on the season, placing fifth to score at the SEC Championships with a time of 51.19 and finishing second at the Razorback Invite with a 51.34…Earned First Team All-America honors in the 400m, placing fourth at the NCAA Championships with a time of 51.64…Also clocked the third-fastest prelim time in the event (51.46)…Runner-up in the 400m at the Track at New Balance Collegiate Showdown, finishing in 51.93 for a then-personal best…Posted the No. 4 time in school history in the 200m at the Tiger Paw Invite, finishing second with a 22.80…Ran the second leg on the school record-breaking 4x400m relay team that clocked the No. 30 time in collegiate history as the No. 9 all-time collegiate performer (3:28.01) at the Razorback Invitational… Helped Georgia place sixth in the 4x400-meter relay at the NCAA Championships, earning First Team All-America honors with a time of 3:30.07…Ran the first leg of the fourth-fastest 4x400m relay in school history at the Clemson Invite, claiming victory with a time of 3:33.37…Also helped the Lady Bulldogs to a 4x400m victory with a time of 3:29.28 at the Tiger Paw Invite, running the relay’s final leg…That relay team later placed sixth at the SEC Championships with a time of 3:30.43.
2023: Outdoor – Placed fifth in the 400-meter dash at the SEC Championships with a time of 51.32, her fastest of the season that stands third in the school record books…Finished seventh in the 400m prelims at the SEC Championships with a time of 51.39…Placed sixth in the first round of the NCAA East Prelims in the 400m with a time of 52.49 before running a time of 52.25 to place fourth in the quarterfinals…Finished 16th in the 400m prelims at the NCAA Championships, clocking a time of 51.66…Victorious in the 400m at the Spec Towns and Torrin Lawrence Invitational (52.31) and at the GT Invite (52.81)…Ran the anchor leg on the 4x100m relay team that placed sixth at the NCAA Championships with a time of 42.87, setting a school record…Ran the opening leg on the 4x400m relay team at the NCAA Championships, helping the Bulldogs post their fastest time of the season with a school record (3:29.90) to finish eighth in the prelims…The 4x400m relay team went on to place ninth in the NCAA finals with a time of 3:30.55.
Indoor – Ran her best 400-meter dash of the season at the Tiger Paw Invite, crossing the line at 52.92 to finish 15th and secure the No. 3 time in Georgia history in the event…Victorious in the 400m at the Texas Tech Open with a time of 52.95…Finished 14th in the 400m prelims at the SEC Championships (53.21)…Placed fifth in the 200m at the Texas Tech Open with a 23.48, the eighth-fastest time in program history…Ran the opening leg on the 4x400m relay team that took the crown at the Texas Tech Open with a time of 3:33.28, the second-fastest in Georgia history… Was also a member of the 4x400m team that recorded UGA’s No. 5 mark all-time at the Clemson Invite (3:36.25) for runner-up honors.
High School: National champion in the 400-meter dash at the Nike meet as a junior and was a three-time All-American…New Balance All-American in the 400m in her first season…Three-time Florida high school state champion in the 400m as a freshman, junior and senior…Ran on the state champion 4x400m relay team as a junior and senior…Broke the state record in the 400m as a freshman…Captured district and regional titles in the 400m as a freshman, junior and senior…Won district and regional championships in the 200m in her first year…Personal bests of 23.64 (200m) and 52.25 (400m)…Member of National Honor Society…Graduated Magna Cum Laude and with the Superintendent Diploma of Distinction…Honor Student.
Personal: Born Nov. 5, 2003…Daughter of Lashelle Oliver and Nickholas Butler…Brother, Daeqwan Butler, was on the FSU track and field team…Intending to major in Entertainment & Media Studies.
