Matt Vitale

  • Freshman makes impact quickly

    Butler freshman golfer Andrew Eiler picked up the sport of golf at a young age. Based on his first semester of collegiate golf, the Bulldogs should consider themselves lucky he did. “Andrew is the hardest worker in the world,” junior teammate Matt Vitale said. “He meshed well with this team.” Eiler walked on to the…

  • Golf: With high expectations, teams prepare for spring season

    It is that time of the year again. No, not the wildly popular basketball spectacle that is March Madness. Rather, now is the return of a sport after a long hiatus—golf. The golf season is split into two separate sections—one for the fall semester and one for the spring. But in between those seasons is…

  • Academics at forefront of athletics

    Despite the high demands of Division I athletics, Butler has been very successful with placing students on the Horizon League Honor Roll. This past fall, Butler had eight students on Academic All-League teams.  Last year, 34 athletes received this honor between all of Butler’s athletic teams. Butler also had an Academic All-American last year in…

  • Men’s golf: Bulldogs finish strong in Kentucky

    Butler improved in each round of the 15-team UK Bluegrass Fall Invitational and finished 12th. Host Kentucky won the tournament by four strokes over Dayton. During Sunday’s final round, junior Andrew Wegeng led the Bulldogs with a 71 and finished ninth overall by shooting a 218. Wegeng was one of four Bulldogs to record a…