Matt Howard has been selected as one of ten finalists for the 2011 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. Howard, one of five seniors on the Butler men’s basketball team, was nominated for the award alongside 29 other senior collegiate basketball players in November. The award focuses on student-athletics, specifically by encouraging student-athletes to be leaders in…
Results are not enough
Sports fans loudly cheer for buzzer-beating shots and the game-winning touchdown, but one thing they silently acknowledge is effort, essentially because they expect it. Effort leads to all those amazing shots and catches, so perhaps the praise is implied. Still, fans tend to acknowledge a lack of effort with boos far more often than they…
Hedges leaves Butler for UNC
Butler men’s soccer starting center back and junior Matt Hedges has transferred to the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Communications on his Facebook page eluded to the transfer and two sources later confirmed the news, one saying that Hedges made the decision to transfer in December. Last year, Hedges was named to the National Soccer…
Track looks to build off strong showing at IU Relays
The Butler men’s and women’s track teams were in Bloomington this past weekend for the Indiana Relay meet. For sophomore Kirsty Legg, it was a meet to remember. Legg, who ran the 800 meters and the mile this weekend, took second in both and built upon her already impressive resume. “We have a few people…
Green Bay Lady Pheonix narrowly defeat women’s basketball
[imagebrowser id=7]Thursday night, January 28, the Butler women’s basketball team faced one of their toughest tests yet when the Lady Phoenix of Wisconsin-Green Bay came to Hinkle Fieldhouse, clinching a 66 to 62 win. The Lady Phoenix, ranked number 16 in the USA Today Coaches Poll, came in tied with the Bulldogs for the lead…
Men’s tennis experiences deja vu after identical losses
Butler men’s tennis was shut out by No. 4 Ohio State yesterday, one day after falling to No. 46 Indiana by the same score. Junior Chris Herron had the most success against the Buckeyes (2-0), winning five games in two sets during the No. 3 singles match. Senior Brandon Bayliss fell by similar means, 6-1,…
Women’s swim team looks forward to last third of season
The Butler women’s swim team traveled to Florida and the Bahamas during break, but it was far from a vacation. Head coach Maurice Stewart gave them a training trip they won’t soon forget. Through the hard workouts, the girls not only became better swimmers, but also closer as a team. Freshmen Kaitie Ring and Kathleen…
New year gives opportunity to reflect on 2010’s best players
The beginning of every calendar year gives media members a chance to look back on the previous year and make a lot of judgments. Accordingly, I’ve compiled my top 10 athletes of 2010. But first, here’s how I came up with the list. I thought of athletes in every sport to be as fair as…
Track begins joint season full of potential
Butler’s men’s and women’s track teams competed together for the first time this season at the Gladstein Invitational Meet at Indiana University last weekend. Senior Kris Gauson captured the men’s 800-meter invitational first-place finish (1:52.56) on Saturday among eight other runners. That same day, sophomore Craig Jordan won the men’s 800-meter run (1:55.09), to be…
Butler swept away by Milwaukee
A pair of double-doubles from senior Matt Howard and freshman Khyle Marshall was not enough as Butler fell in overtime to conference rival Milwaukee, 86-83, Sunday at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The Panthers (10-11, 5-5) relied on veteran leadership to overcome a six-point deficit late in the game, as senior Tone Boyle hit a pair of free…