Timothy Blakely (Baseball) - 1981	Mike Goletz (Football) - 1999	Andy Baker (CC/Track) - 2009
Chuck Crockett (Football) - 1981	Meghann Berrier (CC/Track) - 2000	Matt Howard (MBB) - 2009
Andy Howard (Football) - 1982	John Corcoran (Baseball) - 2002	Kent Wories (CC/Track) - 2009
Elza Purvlicis (WBB) - 1983	Michael Mariscalco (MSOC) - 2002	Conner Burt (MSOC) - 2010
Steve Kollias (Football) - 1984	Amy Morrison (WSOC) - 2002	Gordon Hayward (MBB) - 2010
Jill Taylor (Volleyball) - 1988	Tim Marks (Baseball) - 2003	Matt Howard (MBB) - 2010
Beth Christiansen (Volleyball) - 1990	Monica Behney (CC/Track) - 2005	Grant Hunter (Football) - 2010
Stacia Mellinger (Volleyball) - 1990	Victoria Mitchell (CC/Track) - 2005	Conner Burt (MSOC) - 2011
Kris Atkins (Softball) - 1991	Patrick Reilly (MSOC) - 2005	Matt Howard (MBB) - 2011 *
Scott Metzinger (Baseball) - 1993	Andrew Sherman (CC/Track) - 2005	Ben Sippola (MSOC) - 2011
Julie VonDielingen (WBB) - 1993	Paul Mongillo (MSOC) - 2006	Ronald Nored (MBB) - 2012
Andrew Cornell (Baseball) - 1995	A.J. Graves (MBB) - 2007	Chase Byerly (Baseball) - 2012
Chris Miskel (MBB) - 1995	Genni Gardner (CC/Track) - 2008	Andrew Smith (MBB) - 2013
Nick Batalis (Football) - 1998	A.J. Graves (MBB) - 2008
Mike Goletz (Football) - 1998	Claire Holme (CC/Track) - 2008
Ryan Harber (Baseball) - 1998	Drew Streicher (MBB) - 2008
Sara Unrue (Softball) - 1998	Kent Wories (CC/Track) - 2008

 

 

The academic all-conference teams are selected by each school's sports information directors and faculty athletic representatives. Nominees must meet the following criteria: 1) a cumulative GPA of 3.20 or better on a 4.00 scale; 2) have completed at least three semesters at the same institution; and 3) be a starter or significant contributor in a league-sponsored sport. The team is comprised of the same number of first team all-conference student-athletes in each sport. Ties are not broken.

 

Year	Semester	Semester	Semester
2003-04	Fall '03	Winter '04	Spring '04
2004-05	Fall '04	Winter '05	Spring '05
2005-06	Fall '05	Winter '06	Spring '06
2006-07	Fall '06	Winter '07	Spring '07
2007-08	Fall '07	Winter '08	Spring '08
2008-09	Fall '08	Winter '09	Spring '09
2009-10	Fall '09	Winter '10	Spring '10
2010-11	Fall '10	Winter '11	Spring '11
2011-12	Fall '11	Winter '12	Spring '12
2012-13	Fall '12	Winter 2013	Spring 2013
2013-14	Fall '13	Winter 2014	Spring 2014

 

Former Butler basketball standout Matt Howard won the Elite 88 Award for the 2010 and 2011 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championships.  Howard is the only Butler athlete to ever earn the prestigious NCAA academic award.  

Howard, who graduated in 2011 with a double major in finance and MIS, received the award during the Men’s Final Four Salute Presentation on March 31, 2011. He was recognized by Salute Presentation host Jim Nantz and then escorted to the front of the stage where he received a congratulatory handshake from President George H. W. Bush and his wife Barbara Bush.

Howard was a three-time Academic All-American and was named the 2010-11 Academic All-American of the Year. 

The Elite 88, an award founded by the NCAA, recognizes the true essence of the student-athlete by honoring the individual who has reached the pinnacle of competition at the national championship level in his or her sport, while also achieving the highest academic standard among his or her peers. The Elite 88 is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA’s 88 championships.

Year	Fall Semester	Fall Cumulative	Spring Semester	Spring Cumulative
2007-08	Women's Track (3.407)	Women's XC (3.475)	Women's XC (3.564)	Women's XC (3.513)
2008-09	Women's XC (3.510)	Women's Track (3.532)	Women's XC (3.659)	Women's Track (3.547)
2009-10	Men's Golf (3.562)	Men's Golf (3.454)	Men's Golf (3.558)	Men's Golf (3.465)
2010-11	Women's Tennis (3.564)	Women's Tennis (3.617)	Women's Tennis (3.633)	Men's Soccer (3.535)
2011-12	Women's Tennis (3.723)	Women's Tennis (3.618)	Women's Tennis (3.723)	Women's Tennis (3.624)
2012-13	Women's XC (3.668)	Women's XC (3.612)	Women's XC (3.602)	Women's XC (3.590)

 

Candidates for the Academic Honor Roll needed to meet three criteria in order to qualify: 1) participate in at least one of the League's 19 sports; 2) must have completed three semesters (four quarters on the quarter system) as a full-time student at the same member institution; and 3) must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.25.

Year	Semester	Semester
2003-04	Fall '03	Spring '04
2004-05	Fall '04	Spring '05
2005-06	Fall '05	Spring '06
2006-07	Fall '06	Spring '07
2007-08	Fall '07	Spring '08
2008-09	Fall '08	Spring '09
2009-10	Fall '09	Spring '10
2010-11	Fall '10	Spring '11
2011-12	Fall '11	Spring '12
2012-13	Fall '12