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Durell Busby (2010-2014) graduated as one of the most-decorated athletes in school history, capped by First-Team All-American honors after taking seventh in the 110m hurdles at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Busby was named the Horizon League Outdoor Athlete of the Year for the second time in his career his senior season, as well as crowned league champion in the 110m hurdles for the third-straight year and the javelin for the third time in his career. His time of 13.88 in the 110m hurdles at the league meet broke his own league record and his toss of 62.12m (203-10) in javelin also a new league and school record.
Busby won a remarkable 11 league titles during his time with the Black & Gold. He still holds school and league records in the 60m hurdles, 110m hurdles and javelin.
He started his career by winning a league championship in the 60m hurdles as a freshman at the 2010 indoor meet and never stopped setting records. Overall, he closed out his career as holder of three league records and five school records, but he didn't just break those marks once – Busby owns the school record in the 55m hurdles, set the school record in the 60m hurdles five different times, set the MKE mark in the 110m hurdles on six different occasions, the javelin twice, and the shuttle relay twice. He also broke the Horizon League standard in the 60m and the javelin twice apiece.
His list of conference titles includes the following: 2014 Horizon League 110m Hurdle Champion, 2014 Horizon League Javelin Champion, 2014 Horizon League 60m Hurdle Champion, 2013 Horizon League 110m Hurdle Champion, 2013 Horizon League 4x100m Relay Champion, 2012 Horizon League 110m Hurdle Champion, 2012 Horizon League Javelin Champion, 2012 Horizon League 60m Hurdle Champion, 2011 Horizon League Javelin Champion, 2011 Horizon League 60m Hurdle Champion, and 2010 Horizon League 60m Hurdle Champion. He was also All-League Second Team in the javelin (2013) and 4x100m (2012).
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