Cohen Butler of Camas places 55th at nationals

Senior soaks in experience of big race in Portland

By Staff writer

December 11, 2025 8:03 am

Camas, News, Sports

Cohen Butler of Camas (132) runs in the Nike Cross Nationals 5,000-meter men’s championship race on Saturday at Glendoveer Golf Course in Portland. He posted a time of 15 minutes, 59.2 seconds. (Ken Martinez/West Coast XC)

Cohen Butler of Camas (132) runs in the Nike Cross Nationals 5,000-meter men’s championship race on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, at Glendoveer Golf Course in Portland. (Ken Martinez/West Coast XC)

Cohen Butler of Camas (132) warms up prior to the start of the Nike Cross Nationals 5,000-meter men’s championship race on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, at Glendoveer Golf Course in Portland. (Ken Martinez/West Coast XC)

Cohen Butler of Camas (132) stands alongside other Northwest individual competitors prior to the start of the Nike Cross Nationals 5,000-meter men’s championship race on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, at Glendoveer Golf Course in Portland. (Ken Martinez/West Coast XC)

After chasing down a Class 4A state championship in record time and winning the Nike Cross Regional Northwest Championships, Camas senior Cohen Butler capped a busy monthlong stretch with a memorable experience competing in the Nike Cross Nationals on Saturday.

“It’s a crazy race. There’s definitely nothing that compares to it,” Butler told Ken Martinez of West Coast XC after Saturday’s race at Portland’s Glendoveer Golf Course. “I had a blast the whole weekend. Even if it wasn’t the race I wanted, I still had so much fun out here.”

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