Josephine Thestrup is from Denmark and runs for the Butler University cross country team. She is adjusting well to life in the United States.
Cross country teams confident for upcoming season
Members of the Butler cross country team out in front of a pack. Photo provided by ButlerSports.com. KEVIN LABOTKA | STAFF REPORTER | klabotka@butler.edu For both the men’s and women’s cross country teams, spirits are high as the runners prepare for the upcoming season. Getting there will be a challenge as the Bulldogs face some…
Seeing triple: West Lafayette sends three of its best
(From left) Lauren, Evan and Kristen Johnson join the first-year runners at Butler. Photo provided by butlersports.com. SAVANNAH BOETTCHER | STAFF REPORTER | sboettch@butler.edu Three future Butler Bulldogs were born on April 10, 1998. Lauren, Evan and Kristen Johnson began running seven years ago and haven’t stopped since. In October of last year, assistant coach Jared…
Bulldogs represented at Olympic games
MARISA MILLER | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | mnmille1@butler.edu Three former Butler track and cross country runners competed the past two weeks in the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Victoria Mitchell, Robert Mullett and Callum Hawkins spent the last 16 days representing Australia and Great Britain respectively in this year’s games. Mitchell, a…
Notre Dame Cross Country Recap
PHILIP TOR | STAFF REPORTER The Butler cross country team came out on top Friday afternoon, capturing the Women’s Gold 5k top spot at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational in South Bend, Indiana. Butler was led by junior Katherine Turner and senior Olivia Pratt, coming in second and fourth place respectively. Butler claimed the…
Peterson wins national honors for victory
GRANT ANSCHUETZ | STAFF REPORTER Photo of Erik Peterson by Jimmy Lafakis The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association named Erik Peterson National Athlete of the Week after his victory at the Virginia Panorama Farms Invitational on Saturday, September 26. He won the race with a come from behind effort on the…
Butler Cross Country completes season opener
PHILIP TOR | STAFF REPORTER The Butler Men’s and Women’s Cross Country team kicked off their season Saturday morning at the Northview Christian Church grounds in Carmel, Ind. Butler raced against instate foes Ball State University, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and Marian University. Both teams started the season off strong despite sitting most of their…
Working From Behind: Cross country excels despite disadvantages
AUSTIN MILLER | CO-SPORTS EDITOR The Butler University men’s and women’s cross-country teams are preparing for their third season of competition in the Big East Conference and are once again taking aim at the top teams in the country. With four of the last five NCAA champions coming from the Big East, the Bulldogs find…
Peterson advances to nationals, but teams head home
SARAH THUET | STAFF REPORTER The 2014 cross-country season has ended for all but one Butler University runner. The men and women’s varsity teams competed in the NCAA Regional Championships this past weekend and failed to qualify as a team for nationals. The men’s team came in eighth, while the women’s team finished ninth. Erik…
Cross-country preps for regionals
SARAH THUET | STAFF REPORTER The NCAA Great Lakes Regionals, held in Madison, Wisconsin, quickly approaches for the Butler cross-country teams. The varsity runners strive to use the momentum they gained from their success at the Big East Championships in this upcoming meet. “The Big East Championship definitely improved the morale of the team,” said…