The Student Athlete Advisory Committee plans to host their inaugural spring formal for athletes at the end of the month. According to SAAC Vice President Shelbi Burnett, the Committee has been trying to find a date that allows the most possible athletes to attend. The dance has been tentatively set for Easter Sunday. Tickets for…
Peal fighting cancer
Strength and conditioning coach Jim Peal has a reputation among Butler faculty for successfully and efficiently shaping players for each of the school’s 19 athletic programs for the the past decade. When Peal announced last Tuesday he had been diagnosed with colon cancer, the response was immediate. An outpouring of support from the Butler community…
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,…