JIMMY LAFAKIS | STAFF REPORTER | jlafakis@butler.edu Taylor Takeda never thought she would be here. Four months ago, her current situation was unfathomable. But as she sprints around the court at Hinkle Fieldhouse, she realizes she was meant to be in this position. Takeda is a sophomore libero on Butler’s volleyball team. She hails from…
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…
Lee: The Olympics, set on pause
DANA LEE | STAFF REPORTER | delee1@butler.edu Watch for the moments of pause in every Olympic game. The silence that settles on air after the broadcaster speaks. The still in the arena before a buzzer accelerates a line of swimmers from their blocks. The second hand of a clock making its way around the circumference…
Lacrosse field set to be completed Sept. 15, more occupancies possible
ZACH HORRALL | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | zhorrall@butler.edu Butler University will have a new, multi-purpose field in less than a month, which will primarily serve for the new women’s lacrosse team debuting this spring. On Butler’s west campus, construction began June 20 on a new lacrosse field just west of the softball field. The field is…
Joel Cornette leaves lasting legacy at Butler
Joel Cornette featured on a television at a memorial service in his honor at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Monday. JIMMY LAFAKIS | STAFF REPORTER | jlafakis@butler.edu Joel Cornette never asked for anything. He wanted to work for everything he had. The attendees at his celebration of life on Monday all came from different backgrounds, but everyone…
Former men’s basketball player Joel Cornette dies at 35
MARISA MILLER | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | mnmille1@butler.edu Former Butler men’s basketball standout Joel Cornette died early Tuesday morning in his Chicago apartment. He was a member of the basketball program from 1999-2003 and made three NCAA tournament appearances. He was 35. “This morning, we spoke with the Cornette Family, who has confirmed that their beloved…
Butler’s connection to auto racing: Tom Carnegie
A plaque mounted to one of the grandstands at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway honoring Tom Carnegie’s more than 60 year dedication to the speedway. Photo by Zach Horrall. ZACH HORRALL | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | zhorrall@butler.edu For 61 years, fans flocked to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to hear not only the cars whizzing around the track,…
Butler’s connection to auto racing: Dave Calabro
The famous Pagoda at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where Dave Calabro calls home as he calls the Indianapolis 500 every year. ZACH HORRALL | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | zhorrall@butler.edu As a kid, Dave Calabro saw car after car race around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and fell in love. He dreamed of one day being a part of that…
Butler’s connection to auto racing: Ed Carpenter
Ed Carpenter signs autographs after turning laps during pole qualifying at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2014. Photo by Zach Horrall. ZACH HORRALL | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | zhorrall@butler.edu IndyCar Series driver Ed Carpenter may spend his life diving into turns at speeds over 200 mph, but it all started by spending four years at Butler University.…
Men’s tennis ends regular season with a loss
Freshman Mason Dragos goes for a swing during a men’s tennis match. Photo by Jimmy Lafakis JIMMY LAFAKIS | STAFF REPORTER | jlafakis@butler.edu The Butler men’s tennis team took a 4-1 loss to the Xavier Musketeers on April 23. The Bulldogs finished the regular season at 9-12. Xavier seized the doubles point to begin the…