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  • Track team making strides in preparation for Big East

    The Butler track and field team is ready to begin a new season. Butler will rely on upperclassmen to help reach its goals. With the team beginning its first year in the Big East Conference, a transition from the Atlantic 10 Conference will be required for many. But senior distance runner Katie Clark is confident…

  • Butler places third at national meet

    Mathhew Van Tryon | Staff Reporter They aren’t showy and flashy. They don’t make headlines like some other Butler athletic teams. Yet, the athletes on Butler’s women’s cross country team turned in one of the best seasons in Butler athletics history this fall. The Bulldogs finished their season two weeks ago with a third-place finish at the…

  • Cross country: Butler women finish third at national championship meet

    MATTHEW VANTRYON | STAFF REPORTER A magical journey came to an end Saturday for the Butler women’s cross country team with a third place finish at the NCAA Division I National Championship Meet. The team that began the season ranked No. 30 in the preseason rankings, turned in steady performance after steady performance as the…

  • Track teams split for weekend invites

    The Butler track and field teams split this weekend to compete in the Miami Invitational in Oxford, Ohio, and the Sun Angel Classic in Tempe, Ariz. Sophomore Tom Curr placed third in the men’s 1,500-meter run with a time of 3:42.79 in Arizona. Junior Ross Clarke recorded a time of 3:43.94 and finished in sixth…

  • Butler track and field teams compete at A-10 meet

    Four short months ago, Butler men’s and women’s cross country brought home the first two Atlantic-1o Conference titles in school history. This past weekend, runners from both teams blended with the rest of the track team to try their hands – rather, feet – at another new meet: the Atlantic-1o Indoor Track and Field Championships.…

  • Track and Field: Runners split for three weekend meets

    For most teams, splitting a squad up is usually done due to one of three things: injury, illness or disciplinary consequences. For the Butler track and field team, it’s a little different. This past weekend, members traveled to multiple meets, but not because of sickness, injured athletes or violating team rules. The split was completely…

  • Track and field squads go separate ways over weekend

    Butler track and field athletes competed at multiple meets last weekend. Four athletes competed at the Husky Classic in Seattle, Wash. Sophomore Mara Olson won the women’s 3,000-meter run in a time of 9:29.05, defeating more than 50 other racers for the title. Senior Kirsty Legg finished 14th overall in the women’s mile, clocking  4:54.91.…

  • Track competes at Notre Dame

    The Butler men’s and women’s track and field teams participated in the Meyo Invitational at Notre Dame last weekend. Junior Craig Jordan had the best individual performance for the Bulldogs. Jordan finished third in the men’s 1,000-meter run with a time of 2:26.31. Grzegorz Kalinowski of Eastern Michigan and Scott Leitch of Western Ontario finished…

  • Track competes at Gladstein Invitational

    Men’s and women’s track sent partial squads to Bloomington this weekend, posting two wins and a handful of top 10 finishes at Indiana’s Gladstein Invitational. Junior Alex Berry won the men’s 400-meter dash in a time of 49.11 seconds, just shy of his own school record. In the men’s 800-meter invitational race, junior Craig Jordan…