Junior Katie Clark won the individual race at the Toledo Bubble Buster Friday, leading the Butler women’s cross country team to a first place finish. The Bulldogs placed first in the 14-team field that included four nationally ranked teams by finishing with 72 points. No. 23 San Francisco finished second with 86 points followed by…
Track and field: Distance team leads way
School records, meet records and league records—the Butler track and field team has recorded them all this season. The trend continued this past weekend at the Horizon League Indoor Championships in Youngstown, Ohio. Although neither the men (fourth) nor the women (third) were able to capture a team title, individuals on both sides had strong…
Track and field: More records posted by team
The Butler track and field team continued breaking both personal and school records in its push toward a Horizon League Championship. The Bulldogs competed in the Flotrack Husky Classic, hosted by the University of Washington, last weekend. Coach Matt Roe said his athletes performed very well in an invitational that is recognized as one of…
Track and field: Two Bulldogs narrowly miss records
Competing in Bloomington for the second weekend in a row, members of the Butler track and field team made further strides toward what could be a record-setting season at the Indiana Relays. In the field events, freshman Nicole Hudec narrowly missed breaking her own school records in the long and triple jumps, recording distances of…
Track and field: Distance runners lead Bulldogs in Bloomington
On a cold, rainy Friday night in Bloomington, the Butler track team was busy heating things up at the two-day Gladstein Invitational. Despite a handful of Butler’s top athletes sitting out due to injuries, the Bulldogs managed to come away with a group of strong performances in the meet, which was hosted by Indiana University.…
Track and field: Women break four Butler marks
While the Blue and Gold Meet at Notre Dame was not scored, the school records set by members of the Butler track and field team on Friday are officially in the books. Three Bulldogs came away from the season-opening event with four Butler records in their respective events. Perhaps the least surprising of these new…
Track teams take third
In his last Horizon League Indoor Championship meet, senior Kris Gauson went out with a bang. Gauson won both the 800-meter run and the mile with only 50 minutes of rest in between and led Butler to a third-place finish at the Horizon League Indoor Championships. “He’s in great shape,” head coach Matt Roe said.…