Almost all students go through a health fad at some point in their collegiate tenure. I’ve been an active gym rat since my junior year of high school, and I’ve tried too many fitness fads to count. I pitched the idea of health tips in The Collegian, which snowballed into this health column. The column’s…
Bulldogs make early mark in Atlantic 10
Butler athletes are already making a mark on the Atlantic 10 Conference, picking up various conference awards. At the end of each week of athletic events, the A-10 produces a list of awards, including Athlete of the Week and Rookie of the Week. Each of the A-10 schools sends in a nominee from each sport,…
Volleyball: Team gets first conference win
The Butler volleyball team is preparing to take on its next conference opponent, Saint Louis, after going 1-1 on the weekend and earning its first-ever Atlantic 10 conference win. The Billikens (5-13, 0-4) are coming off a 15-12 record last year and a loss in the second round of the A-10 tournament to Xavier. Saint…
Men’s soccer: Bulldogs look forward to Ohio State
The Butler Men’s soccer team will begin a stretch of three consecutive matches in Ohio with a non-conference game at Ohio State tonight. Since 1998, the Bulldogs and Buckeyes have played eight games with the Buckeyes leading the series with six wins and two losses against Butler. The two teams last met at Jesse Owens…
Cross Country: places 16th at Notre Dame
The Butler men’s and women’s cross country teams sent full squads to the 57th Annual Notre Dame Invitational this past weekend – or at least, they were supposed to. The entirety of the nationally-ranked women’s team (No. 21) was scratched from the meet, in hopes of both keeping legs fresh and avoiding additional injuries, and…
Football: Bulldogs move to 2-0 in conference play
Butler will play for a trophy next Saturday after upending rival Dayton 21-11 Saturday afternoon. Junior running back Trae Heeter led the Bulldogs with 159 rushing yards and two touchdowns. The Bulldogs (3-2, 2-0) remain undefeated in Pioneer League play with the win. Butler has won three of four in the lifetime series with Dayton.…
Butler welcomes newest Hall of Fame inductees
On Saturday night, Butler inducted seven new members into its Athletic Hall of Fame. The inductees were Clyde McEntire, Norman “Norm” Ellenberger, Lynn Schreiber Wallace, Charles “Chuck” Orban, Beth Christiansen Hutson, Fraser Thompson and James “Jim” McGrath. “It’s a tremendous honor,” McGrath said. “To be recognized for doing your job is almost beyond the scope…
Women’s Soccer: Rookie shines for Bulldogs
One could argue that no single player has had as much of an impact on his or her team this fall at Butler than freshman midfielder Sophie Maccagnone has had on the women’s soccer team. Maccagnone currently leads the team with seven goals and has started in all 11 matches for the Bulldogs so far…
Football team downs rival Flyers
The Butler football team upended rival Dayton 21-11 Saturday afternoon behind 159 yards and two touchdowns from running back Trae Heeter. The Bulldogs (3-2 overall) remained undefeated at 2-0 in Pioneer League play. Butler has won three of four in the series with Dayton. “From day one I was here, I always knew we’d be…
Softball: team completing fall season
Softball is typically a spring sport, but the Butler softball team is more than halfway through its fall season. Butler’s official season is still in the spring, but the team is using a short, eight-game fall season to take stock of the newcomers and figure out individuals’ technique and skill levels. “We’re looking to gauge…