Phillip Butler Jr.

Twitter  Dion Miller announced Phillip Butler Jr. as the jumps coach for Arizona State on July 13, 2022. Butler is a veteran coach with more than a decade of experience, contributing to seven conference championships between stops at Prairie View A&M (2015-21) and Stephen. F Austin (2013-15). Butler has extensive experience in not only coaching track & field, but also strength & conditioning and recruiting. His development at Arizona State has been immeasurable in his short time on campus. In year one, he led the 2023 Pac-12 high jump champion in Grace Campbell to First-Team All-American honors at the NCAA Championships. Campbell placed ninth in the high jump at the national championships, just a month after setting a new school-record at the Pac-12 Championships (1.84m/6' 0.5"). He also helped Christina Warren to becoming the school's record-holder in the triple jump (13.35m/2023), who set the mark at the 2023 NCAA West Regional Preliminaries. At the 2023 Pac-12 Championships, Warren went 13.29m in the triple jump to reach the podium (3rd). PAC-12 CHAMPION! ??Grace Campbell! 1.84m/6-0.5 pic.twitter.com/2OaGZc00K3— Sun Devil Track and Field/XC (@SunDevilTFXC) May 14, 2023 In the 2023-24 season, Butler developed true freshman Alex Johnson into an NCAA Championship qualifier in the long jump. Johnson, who now holds the third-best long jump mark in Women's team history at 6.52m, placed 22nd at the national meet. She was one of three true freshmen to reach the NCAA Championships for the Sun Devils. While guiding the young talent in Johnson, Butler also helped lead veterans Kiara Lee and Tierra Robinson-Jones in '23-24. Both Lee and Robinson-Jones, like Johnson, were among the 19 Sun Devils to qualify for the NCAA West Region Preliminary Round in Fayetteville, Arkansas. At regionals, Lee's mark of 13.13m in the triple jump improved her status as the third-best in Women's team history, trailing just Christina Warren (13.35m/2023) and Keyasia Tibbs (13.22m/2017). Lee was the runner-up at the 2024 Pac-12 Track and Field Championships in the triple jump with her mark of 12.88m. Robinson-Jones had an excellent season in her first as a Sun Devil under Butler in 2024, as she took fourth in the triple jump (12.64m) and ninth in the long jump (5.83m) at her first conference championships in May. In March, Robinson-Jones set a new PR in the triple jump at 12.82m, becoming the sixth-best in team history. Following the conclusion of the 2024 season, three of the top-six triple jumpers in Women's team history -- Warren, Lee and Robinson-Jones -- have all trained under Butler.   Arriving at Arizona State in February 2022 as a volunteer assistant coach, Butler helped in the continued development of two-time Pac-12 Champion Jamar Marshall Jr. (110H), NCAA West Region qualifiers Jalen Drayden (100m), Justin Robinson (400m) and Gamali Felix (400m). He also assisted with home meet operations. Excited to announce Phillip Butler Jr. has joined the staff as our new jumps coach! ??Full announcement ?? https://t.co/eAoePV683u pic.twitter.com/mQFAxq4WvU— Sun Devil Track and Field/XC (@SunDevilTFXC) July 13, 2022   Phillip Butler Jr. Resumé Coaching (Track & Field) 3 NCAA National Qualifiers 19 NCAA Preliminary Round Qualifiers 4 USTFCCCA All-Academic Honorees 1 Junior National Record Holder 23 Individual Conference Champions 34 All-Conference Performers 2 Conference Meet Records 4 Southland Conference Team Championships 3 Southwestern Athletic Conference Team Championships 2021 USTFCCCA #9 Ranked Event Squad  – Women’s Triple Jump (Outdoors) 2020 USTFCCCA #14 Ranked Event Squad  – Women’s Triple Jump (Indoors) 2020 USTFCCCA #26 Ranked Event Squad  – Women’s Long Jump (Indoors) 2019 USTFCCCA #15 Ranked Event Squad  – Women’s Triple Jump (Outdoors) 2019 USTFCCCA #28 Ranked Event Squad  – Women’s Long Jump (Outdoors)  Coaching (Strength & Conditioning) 2 USATF Outdoor National Finalists 1 NCAA National Qualifiers 23 NCAA West Regional Qualifiers 50 Individual SWAC Champions 97 All-SWAC Performers 12 SWAC Conference Meet Records Student-Athlete Selected for the U.S. Olympic Commitee “Next Olympic Hopeful” Bobsled Camp (2017) Selected for the U.S. Olympic Commitee F.L.A.M.E. Program (2017) Selected for the NCAA National Career in Sports Forum (2012) Razorback Iron Hog Award (2011) 2x NJCAA National Meet Qualifier (2010) Top-5 Performer in Johnson County CC History NJCAA Freshman All-Conference Team (2010) JCCC Cavalier Leadership Award (2010)  Phillip Butler Jr. spent seven seasons at Prairie View A&M University as the jumps and combined events coach as well as recruiting coordinator for the track & field and cross country programs. Butler was also a part of the PVAMU strength and conditioning coach staff. During the 2020-2021 season along, Butler's horizontal jumpers and combined event student-athletes: Scored a total of 81 team points at the SWAC Outdoor Championships Completed the season with a Top-10 USTFCCCA Event Squad ranking in women’s triple jump Contributed to two SWAC championship team titles Qualified three student-athletes to the NCAA Preliminary Championships -  each of who earned Division-I All-Academic honors. Freshman Nathan Crawford-Wallis jumped (15.88m/52-1.25) in triple jump to break the Barbados junior national record and qualify for the NCAA West Prelims. At the SWAC Championships, Crawford-Wallis won the triple jump and placed top-8 in long jump, high jump, and the 110m hurdles. Sophomore Mia Heard jumped (6.25m/20-6.25) in long jump to qualify for the NCAA West Prelims and (12.38m/40-7.5) in triple jump to earn All-SWAC honors. Senior Kaizha Roberts jumped (12.70m/41-8) to qualify for the NCAA West Prelims. At the SWAC Championships, Roberts placed second in triple jump, fifth in the 100m, and fifth as a part of the 4x100m Relay. Indoors, Roberts was named the SWAC Outstanding Performer of the Meet after winning the long jump, placing finishing second in triple jump and earning a second place finish the 60m. Butler also assisted PVAMU head coach Chris Clay with advancing the 4x100m relay to the 2017 NCAA Outdoor Championships after running a school-record time of 39.34 at the 2017 NCAA West Preliminary Meet. Butler assisted with the development of Prairie View A&M greats Deonca Bookman (56.78 400mH, 13.41 100mH), Keon Campbell (10.14w, 100m), Ja’Sha Sloan (1.82m/5-11.5, high jump), Nekiesha Bailey (1.80m/5-10.75 high jump), and Alicia Carter (54.13, 400m).   Prior to Prairie View, in his two seasons with Stephen F. Austin State, Butler assisted in mentoring Jamal Peden to the 2014 NCAA Outdoor Championships in long jump. While at SFA, Butler coached 2 NCAA West Preliminary qualifiers, 1 Southland conference champion, 5 All-Southland Conference performers, and assisted with SFASU men’s team with earning a USTFCCCA top-25 ranking, along with four Southland Championship team titles.   As a recruiter, Butler has proved his worth by signing two top-15 athletes in the United States, ten top-25 athletes in Texas, and six top-5 athletes in their respective states ranging across all events in track and field. As a strength coach, Butler was instrumental in the development of 2 NCAA National Qualifiers, 23 NCAA West Preliminary qualifiers, 50 SWAC champions, 97 All-SWAC performers, 12 conference meet record holders, and 2 USATF Outdoor National finalists. In 2019, Butler was invited to attend the prestigious USATF Emerging Elite Coaches Camp for the jumps in Chula Vista, California at the Team USA Training Center. He holds a strength and conditioning certification and is a USATF Level 1 certified coach. A native of Coffeyville, Kansas, Butler was a two-time national qualifier at Johnson County Community College in long and triple jump. After earning his associate’s degree, he transferred to the University of Arkansas where he competed in the horizontal jumps, was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll, and earned his bachelor’s in sports management in 2013. He completed his master’s of education in physical education from Prairie View A&M in 2016 and is a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.