Butler travels to North Carolina to take on Davidson (1-6, 1-3) Saturday. The Bulldogs (6-2, 5-0) are tied with Drake at the top of the Pioneer Football League standings. The Wildcats of Davidson are coming off their first victory of the season, a 28-21 win over rival Campbell. Butler is still undefeated in PFL play…
Football marches to 4-0 in Pioneer Football League
The Butler football team hung on for a 17-14 win against the Marist Red Foxes for its fourth straight win, keeping their Pioneer League record unblemished. The Bulldogs (5-2 overall) are 4-0 in the league for the first time since the 2009 season, in which they won the PFL championship. Marist fell to 2-4 overall…
Crowley to become next athletic director at Niagara University
Butler is losing an associate athletic director to a New York university. Tom Crowley, Butler’s current associate athletic director of internal operations, was named athletic director for the Niagara Purple Eagles last week. “His experience as an administrator, fundraiser and coach will play a critical role in the continued success of our athletics department,” the…
Cross country: newcomer Pratt making a splash
The women’s cross country team has seen a fresh face arrive on the team this season in the form of freshman Olivia Pratt. The Madison, Wis., native was victorious in the Bulldog’s season-opening race at Illinois, winning the four-kilometer race with a time of 14:18 to finish at the front of the 65-runner field. Pratt…
Women’s swimming: success in classroom leads team
After beating only a handful of teams last year, the Butler women’s swim team faces a huge challenge in moving to the Atlantic 10 Conference this season. Despite the lingering competition, the non-scholarship squad has a positive outlook that it will have a good season, particularly in the classroom. “I think, at first, we were…
Women’s tennis: Butler coach makes transition
First-year Butler women’s tennis coach Tayo Bailey played for the Bulldogs, became an assistant coach, went pro in tennis and then returned as head coach for the Butler women’s tennis team—all in the span of six years. But it wasn’t so simple. Bailey was raised by her mother in inner-city Chicago, and she didn’t start…
For your health: wellness on tap
Imagine a drink that energizes, increases muscle volume, improves cognitive performance, curbs appetite, lifts your mood and cures hangovers—all while registering at zero calories. This wonder drink is actually a reality. In fact, it’s on tap. Chemists call it oxidane. We know it as water. We all know water is important, but how much H2O…
Ultimate Frisbee: Club offers multiple ways to compete
Butler’s ultimate frisbee club holds pickup games for more relaxed players who are just trying to have fun, but it also offers a chance to play on a travel team that competes at the intercollegiate level. The club opens its arms to all individuals no matter their skill level. Senior Andrew Erlandson, president of the…
Strength and Conditioning: Coach makes impact behind the scenes
At center stage of Butler athletics are the National Championship runs, the All-Americans, the conference titles and Athletes of the Week. Behind the scenes, however, Butler’s strength and conditioning program plays a key role in making all this possible. What people see on the outside is a major reflection of what happens behind closed doors,…
Volleyball: Team loses on the road
The Butler Volleyball team (11-8, 1-4) fell to Saint Louis (6-13, 1-4) on Saturday evening three sets to one. The Bulldogs had to play behind during the entire set except for when they won the first point. Butler was down by as many as six when the score was14-20. The Bulldogs were able to then…