Dean Trailways Comets of the Week - April 5, 2021

This week’s Dean Trailways Male Comet of the Week is freshman Jordon Butler, of Charlotte, and graduate of Charlotte High School. Butler won the long jump (22 feet, 1 inch) and finished fifth in the javelin throw (124 feet, 4 inches) at the Comet Invitational. The winning mark in the long jump ranks first in the MIAA this spring. Butler also ran legs of the 4x100-meter relay (42.78 seconds) and 4x400-meter relay (3:34.40), which scored second-place points.

This week’s Dean Trailways Female Comet of the Week is freshman Jersey Gaedert, of Charlotte, and graduate of Charlotte High School. Gaedert scored points in two individual events and one relay at the Comet Invitational. She was third in the 200-meter dash (28.38 seconds) and fourth in the 100-meter dash (13.89 seconds), and ran the second leg of the winning 4x100-meter relay (52.43 seconds).