Butler competes in Junior Olympics

A young man standing on track holds up a medal as he smiles.

Jonas “Tank” Butler, a straight-A student-athlete out of Grand Prairie, Texas, qualified for a second time for the Track and Field Junior Olympics in North Carolina in 2024.

Jonas ranks fourth in the Region for the Triple Jump and fifth in the Region for the 400m hurdles. At only 14 years old, going into his Freshman year of high school, Jonas is competing against 15-16-year-old sophomores and Juniors.

Jonas is excited to participate once again in the Junior Olympic Games and represent the Choctaw tribe on a national level.