MATTHEW VANTRYON | SPORTS EDITOR Butler’s cross-country teams gained national attention last season with strong finishes at the NCAA Pre-National meet. The women’s team finished third overall en route to finishing third at the national meet in November, while the men nearly cracked the top-10 with an 11th place finish. But head coach Matt Roe…
Football team falls to Campbell, loses pace in PFL race
BY KYLE BEERY | SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR The Butler football team now finds itself in a deep hole in its quest for a third straight Pioneer Football League Championship. The Bulldogs (3-3 overall, 1-2 PFL) fell on the road at Campbell University Saturday 28-9. The Bulldogs were bit by the injury bug in the first quarter,…
Coaches, conferences and changes
MATTHEW VANTRYON | SPORTS EDITOR Memories of the Butler men’s basketball team making Cinderella runs to the NCAA championship games in 2010 and 2011 will live forever in the minds of Bulldogs fans. But since that time, Butler has experienced two conference changes and, now, three coaching changes. Barry Collier, Butler University’s athletic director, announced…
Bulldogs look for consistency
GRAYSON PRATHER | STAFF REPORTER Butler University men’s soccer team will face Creighton University this Saturday, looking to break a two-game conference losing streak. Creighton (8-1-1) comes into the match ranked No. 9 in the NCAA. Butler has never won against Creighton University with a record of 0-3-1 (zero wins, three losses, and one tie).…
Cross-country runners recount typical day
SARAH THUET | STAFF REPORTER Being a student athlete is a daily challenge requiring a delicate balance between school and your particular sport while still managing to find time for yourself. The Butler University Cross-country runners are no exception to this idea. For the runners, each day begins much earlier than most. “I usually wake…
Bulldogs look for second straight road win
KYLE BEERY | STAFF REPORTER The Butler football team had a wild day on the road at Stetson University, coming from behind to pick up its first conference win of the year with a score of 49-41. Now the Bulldogs turn their focus to their second away game in a row as they travel to…
Bulldogs confident in Coach Holtmann
KYLE BEERY | STAFF REPORTER The Butler men’s basketball team began practice over the weekend in a rare situation. Head coach Brandon Miller is taking a medical leave of absence from the team, the university announced last Thursday. It has not released a reason for Miller’s leave, nor has it set a timetable for any…
Butler players and coaches express concern for Brandon Miller
MATTHEW VANTRYON | SPORTS EDITOR Butler men’s basketball players and coaches expressed concern for head coach Brandon Miller after their first team practice Saturday morning. Butler University athletic director Barry Collier announced in a press release Thursday afternoon that Miller was taking a medical leave of absence. “First and foremost, our thoughts are with Coach…
Bulldogs come from behind to beat Hatters
KYLE BEERY | STAFF REPORTER The Butler football team rebounded in a big way Saturday by topping the Stetson Hatters 49-41 on the road in DeLand, Fla. to improve to 3-2 overall and 1-1 in Pioneer Football League play. The Bulldogs trailed the Hatters (2-2, 0-1 PFL) 20-14 before exploding for 35 second half points.…
Men’s basketball coach Brandon Miller to take medical leave of absence
BY KYLE BEERY | STAFF REPORTER Butler men’s basketball coach Brandon Miller is taking a leave of absence from the team due to medical reasons, according to a statement from Vice President and Director of Athletics Barry Collier. Chris Holtmann has been named the interim head coach. Collier said in a release on butlersports.com that…