The Butler men’s and women’s cross country teams enter the 2012 season in an unfamiliar position in their new home in the Atlantic 10 Conference. Coach Matt Roe said that while the Bulldogs were consistently at the top in the Horizon League, the team will face a higher quality of competition in the A-10 this…
Conference change creates new rivals
Butler University athletics will face a change in competition following its the early departure from the Horizon League for the Atlantic 10 Conference. They also expect to rise to the occasion. Administrators said they feel that Butler teams will still be top competitors in the A-10, as they were in the Horizon League for many…
Volleyball welcomes first season in Atlantic 10
The new will meet the old this fall as the Butler volleyball team prepares for another season on the court. The new is the fresh competition the Bulldogs will face in their first season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The old are the four starters returning to the team—junior middle blockers Maggie…
Atlantic 10 move received warmly by coaches
Butler University’s move to the Atlantic 10 Conference brought praise from coaches of several different athletic teams on campus. Men’s basketball coach Brad Stevens said the move to the A-10 was no surprise and that the conference is one of the best basketball conferences in the county. “It is one heck of a basketball league,…
Butler alumni run in Olympics
Butler University was well represented at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London as graduates Scott Overall and Ava Hutchinson competed in the marathon. The former Bulldogs competed close to home, with London native Overall running for Great Britain and Hutchinson representing Ireland. Matt Roe, Butler cross country and track and field coach, said that it…
Butler swaps conferences early
The question still lingers as to why Butler University made the decision to move to the Atlantic 10 conference a year earlier than planned, regardless of whether it was for the best. President Jim Danko announced on May 2 that Butler was moving to the A-10 from the Horizon League. “We considered many aspects and…
Women’s soccer gets first win of season
After dropping its season opener to Louisville, the Butler women’s soccer team was ready to put the first loss in the past and move on to Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne. The Bulldogs (1-1) came out firing on all cylinders to get their first win of the season. The Bulldogs finished the Mastodons (0-1) off…
Women’s soccer falls to Louisville in season-opener
With memories of the team’s 1-0 double overtime loss to Louisville possibly sitting in the minds of some Butler women’s soccer players, the Bulldogs looked to avenge the defeat in tonight’s rematch. The Cardinals (1-0) proved to be too strong for the Bulldogs (0-1) to handle, however, as Louisville made its way to a 2-0 victory.…
Butler to move to Atlantic 10 in 2012-13
Butler University will join the Atlantic 10 conference in the 2012-13 academic year. This afternoon, university officials announced at a conference that Butler would move out of the Horizon League and join the likes of Xavier University and University of Dayton and 11 other institutions. “We’re pleased to be the newest member of the Atlantic…
Report: Butler to join Atlantic 10 conference
According to a report from ESPN’s Andy Katz, Butler will officially join the Atlantic 10 conference tomorrow for the 2013-14 school year. Katz reported that Butler will leave the Horizon League in all sports. No mention is made of Butler’s football team, which is a member of the Pioneer Football league, but earlier reports about…