MATTHEW VANTRYON | SPORTS EDITOR The Butler men’s cross-country team will gets its first opportunity to make a case for an appearance in the national meet this weekend as it opens its season at the Notre Dame Invitational. Head coach Matt Roe said he expects a strong performance from his squad after a summer of…
Bulldogs prepare for Roy Griak Invitational
KAYLIN PELLEGRINI | STAFF REPORTER The Butler women’s cross country team will compete Saturday in the Roy Griak Invitational at the University of Minnesota. The team placed third in last year’s invitational. This is the first meet where the team will be able to earn points to help them reach the national meet. Minnesota native …
Different countries, one team
KAYLIN PELLEGRINI | STAFF REPORTER This year’s cross-country team boasts a unique international flair. Five of the student-athletes on the team are from overseas. Senior Katie Good and junior Laura Riches are from Manchester, senior Ross Clarke is from Essex, junior Tom Curr is from Stroud, and senior Harry Ellis hails from Warrington. The process…
Three years. Three conferences. One constant. Success.
KAYLIN PELLEGRINI | STAFF REPORTER Matt Roe was introduced as Butler’s cross country and track and field head coach in 2007. The first conference that Roe’s teams faced was the Horizon League. In 2011, Mara Olson was a freshman and just starting her collegiate running career with the Bulldogs. Now a senior, Olson recalls the…
New recruits shine in cross country opener
KAYLIN PELLEGRINI | STAFF REPORTER The Butler cross country team began its season this morning in Carmel, and both the men and women had strong showings. The men’s team came in first place overall and had four freshmen finish in the top five. Freshman Matt Lumbar placed first in the men’s 6K race with a…
Amidst success, cross country stays the course
KAYLIN PELLEGRINI | STAFF REPORTER The cross country coaches and runners have one common goal—to return to the NCAA Division I National Championship Meet. The women’s team has several runners returning from last season’s nationals team. Senior All-American Mara Olson has turned the page on last season. “Every year is a new blank slate,” Olson…
Butler Runner Competes Overseas
Marko Tomich | Staff Reporter Butler freshman Lauren Wood, just 18 years old, was selected to compete for the United States team in the 25th Bupa Great Edinburgh cross country race Saturday, Jan. 11. After receiving All-Conference recognition in her first season in the Big East, Wood also was chosen as one of six…
Butler places third at national meet
Mathhew Van Tryon | Staff Reporter They aren’t showy and flashy. They don’t make headlines like some other Butler athletic teams. Yet, the athletes on Butler’s women’s cross country team turned in one of the best seasons in Butler athletics history this fall. The Bulldogs finished their season two weeks ago with a third-place finish at the…
Cross country: Butler women finish third at national championship meet
MATTHEW VANTRYON | STAFF REPORTER A magical journey came to an end Saturday for the Butler women’s cross country team with a third place finish at the NCAA Division I National Championship Meet. The team that began the season ranked No. 30 in the preseason rankings, turned in steady performance after steady performance as the…
Cross country readies for regional
MATTHEW VANTRYON | STAFF REPORTER While the Butler women’s varsity cross country squad spent the week preparing for this weekend’s NCAA Great Lakes Regional, the second squad competed in the Hoosier Invitational. Leading the way for the Bulldogs was sophomore Samantha Turley, who earned an eighth-place finish with a time of 19:10. Freshman Maddie Westerhoff…