http://www.butlersports.com en-us en-us http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/070711aab Butler senior Kris Gauson (Edinburgh, Scotland) has been named the Horizon League Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year, while Wright State junior Cassandra Lloyd (Springfield, Ohio) has been named Athlete of the Year on the women’s side. Results were determined by a vote of the League’s head coaches. Thu, 07 Jul 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/070711aab 2011-07-07T04:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/gauson-legg-allamerica Senior Kris Gauson and sophomore Kirsty Legg, who each advanced to the NCAA Outdoor Track Championships in the 1500 meter run, were named honorable mention All-America. Fri, 10 Jun 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/gauson-legg-allamerica 2011-06-10T04:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/201106096d4kav Senior Kris Gauson and sophomore Kirsty Legg finished their standout outdoor track seasons at the NCAA Outdoor Track Championships Thursday night at Drake Stadium. Both athletes competed in the 1500 meter run, with Legg placing 17th in the women's run to highlight the night. Gauson did not finish in the men's 1500. Thu, 09 Jun 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/201106096d4kav 2011-06-09T04:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2009-10/releases/060311aaa Just days after earning a berth in the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Track And Field National Championship, Butler’s Kris Gauson has been named to the Capital One Academic All-District V University Division Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country Team, chosen by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). He was one of 10 athletes honored on the District V first team. Fri, 03 Jun 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2009-10/releases/060311aaa 2011-06-03T04:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/052811aaa Kris Gauson and Kirsty Legg added to already impressive resumes and will represent Butler at the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Des Moines, Iowa. The two middle distance standouts each qualified for the nationals with strong performances at the NCAA East Preliminary Round on Saturday, May 28. Sat, 28 May 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/052811aaa 2011-05-28T04:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/051911aab Butler’s track and field squad will be well-represented at the preliminary round of the 2011 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships being held in Bloomington, Ind., May 26-28. Nine Bulldogs will be headed to the NCAA event at Indiana’s E. C. Billy Hayes Track, including 1500 meter top seed Kris Gauson. Thu, 19 May 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/051911aab 2011-05-19T04:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/051411aaa Kris Gauson closed out the regular season with an individual win to pace a small Butler’s track and field contingent at the Cardinal Twilight, hosted by the University of Louisville on Friday (May 13) night. Sat, 14 May 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/051411aaa 2011-05-14T04:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/050711aab Katie Clark and Kris Gauson each broke a league record and Kirsty Legg successfully defended two individual titles to pace a strong Butler performance at the 2011 Horizon League Outdoor Track and Field Championship, which concluded on Sunday, May 7. The Bulldogs finished third in both the men’s and women’s competitions. Sun, 08 May 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/050711aab 2011-05-08T04:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/050611aaa Justin Roeder and Lauren McKillop each picked up individual wins to highlight the performance of Butler's track and field team on the first day of the 2011 Horizon League Outdoor Track and Field Championship. The three-day meet is being held at the Michael A. Carroll Stadium on the IUPUI campus in Indianapolis. Sat, 07 May 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/050611aaa 2011-05-07T04:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/050611aab Kris Gauson and Kaitlyn Love turned in top qualifying times and Craig Jordan picked up an individual win to pace Butler’s track and field squad on the second day of the 2011 Horizon League Outdoor Track and Field Championship at Michael A. Carroll Stadium in Indianapolis. The league meet concludes with all final events on Sunday, May 7. Sat, 07 May 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/050611aab 2011-05-07T04:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/050511aaa Butler will look to a strong corps of middle distance and distance runners to spark its bid when it competes in the 2011 Horizon League Outdoor Track and Field Championship, beginning on Friday, May 6. The three-day meet, hosted by Butler, will be held at Michael A. Carroll Stadium on the IUPUI campus in Indianapolis. Thu, 05 May 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/050511aaa 2011-05-05T04:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/050111aaa A first place finish in the women’s 1500 meter run by senior Marbeth Shiell highlighted the performance of Butler’s track and field squad at the Stan Lyons Invitational held at Michael A. Carroll Stadium on Saturday, April 30. The meet was Butler’s final competition before the 2011 Horizon League Outdoor Championship. Sun, 01 May 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/050111aaa 2011-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/042311aab Butler's track and field squad closed out three days of competition at the weather-delayed Polytan Invitational on Saturday, April 23. The non-scoring meet hosted by Indiana University featured competitors from more than 20 teams. Sat, 23 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/042311aab 2011-04-23T04:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/stan-lyons2011 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/stan-lyons2011 2011-04-22T04:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/genrel/041911aac Eight Butler student-athletes, including three men’s basketball players, have been named to the 2010-11 Horizon League Winter Academic All-League Teams, announced by the league office on Tuesday, April 19. The honored athletes were chosen by a vote of league faculty athletic representatives and sports information directors. Tue, 19 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/genrel/041911aac 2011-04-19T04:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/041611aab Senior Kris Gauson paced an elite 1500 meter field and broke his own school record to highlight Butler’s track and field performance at the Mt. Sac Relays in Walnut, Calif., on Friday and Saturday, April 15-16. The middle distance ace led a select group of Butler athletes competing in the nationally-prominent meet. Sat, 16 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/041611aab 2011-04-16T04:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/041311aaa Butler senior Kris Gauson has been named 2011 Horizon League Men’s Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year, while sophomore Kirsty Legg was tabbed as the 2011 Horizon League Women’s Indoor Track and Field Co-Athlete of the Year, along with Cassandra Lloyd of Wright State. Wed, 13 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/041311aaa 2011-04-13T04:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/041211aac Sophomore Kirsty Legg, who picked up the lone win by Butler’s women at the Miami (Ohio) Invitational, has been named Horizon League Women’s Track Athlete of the Week for the week ending April 10. Tue, 12 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/041211aac 2011-04-12T04:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/041011aaa Senior Kris Gauson and sophomore Kirsty Legg each picked up an individual win to pace Butler at the weather-delayed Miami (Ohio) Invitational, which wrapped up at the George L. Rider Track in Oxford, Ohio, on Saturday, April 9. Butler’s men placed eighth in the meet, while Butler’s women were 10th. Sun, 10 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/041011aaa 2011-04-10T04:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/040711aaa WEST LAFAYETTE, IND. -- Senior Kris Gauson and sophomore Kirsty Legg each grabbed first place honors at the 2011 Mike Poehlein Invitational. The meet was hosted by Purdue University at Dave Rankin Track and concluded on Saturday, April 2. Thu, 07 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/040711aaa 2011-04-07T04:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/stanford-invite Lauren McKillop posted a school-record 35:24.28 in the section 1 10K run to highlight the Butler track team's performance at the Stanford Invitational. Six BU runners recorded lifetime bests in addition to McKillop's record-breaking run. Sun, 27 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/stanford-invite 2011-03-27T04:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/030511aaa Senior Kris Gauson ran a sub-four minute mile and paced a quartet of Butler athletes at the Alex Wilson Invitational, hosted by Notre Dame, on Saturday (March 5). All four Butler runners turned in lifetime best performances. Sat, 05 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/030511aaa 2011-03-05T05:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/022711aaa Senior Kris Gauson and sophomore Kirsty Legg each picked up a pair of individual titles and the two helped power the Butler men’s and women’s track squads to third place team finishes at the 2011 Horizon League Indoor Track and Field Championship. The league meet concluded at the GaREAT Complex in Geneva, Ohio, on Sunday, Feb. 27. Sun, 27 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/022711aaa 2011-02-27T05:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/022611aac Butler, paced by the women’s distance medley relay team, opened solidly on the first day of the 2011 Horizon League Indoor Track and Field Championship at the GaREAT Complex in Geneva, Ohio, on Saturday, Feb. 26. Butler’s men ended the opening day in a tie for second place, while Butler’s women stood fourth. Sat, 26 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/022611aac 2011-02-26T05:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/021811aab Sophomores Katie Clark and Craig Jordan posted individual victories to lead Butler at the EIU Friday Night Special, hosted by Eastern Illinois on Friday (Feb. 18). The meet was Butler’s final tune-up prior to the Horizon League Indoor Championship, Feb. 26-27. Sat, 19 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/021811aab 2011-02-19T05:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/021211aab Distance stalwarts Kris Gauson and Katie Clark turned in strong individual performances to lead a small contingent of Butler runners at the powerful Flotrack Husky Classic, hosted by the University of Washington. The two day meet concluded in Seattle, Wash., on Saturday (Feb. 12). Sat, 12 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/021211aab 2011-02-12T05:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/021111aaa Butler’s talented corps of distance runners will face their stiffest test yet when they compete in the prominent Flotrack Husky Classic in Seattle, Wash., on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 11-12. Butler head coach Matt Roe will take six of his top runners to the elite competition. Fri, 11 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/021111aaa 2011-02-11T05:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/021011aaa Butler’s already strong distance running program took another step forward with the signing of two elite prospects. Set to join the Bulldogs’ track and cross country programs next year are high school All-American James Martin of Fort Wayne, Ind., and English Schools Champion Tom Curr of Stroud, U.K. Thu, 10 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/021011aaa 2011-02-10T05:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/020511aab Sophomore Kirsty Legg continued her strong indoor track and field performance with Butler’s top finish at the Meyo Invitational, which wrapped up at the Loftus Sports Center at Notre Dame on Saturday, Feb. 5. Sat, 05 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/020511aab 2011-02-05T05:00:00Z http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/020111aab Butler sophomore Kirsty Legg, who turned in a record-breaking performance at the Indiana Relays, has been named Horizon League Women’s Track and Field Runner of the Week for the week beginning Jan. 24. It’s the second consecutive week that the talented Butler runner has been honored by the league. Tue, 01 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/releases/020111aab 2011-02-01T05:00:00Z