Following an incredibly successful season on the track, several of Butler's top performers were also recognized for their work in the classroom as the USTFCCCA announced academic honors.

Butler's Olivia Anderson, Olivia Pratt, Maddie Westerhoff, Euan Makepeace, and Erik Peterson earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors.

To qualify for USTFCCCA All-Academic honors, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative GPA of 3.25 and have met at least one of the following athletic standards:

• For the indoor season, a student-athlete must have finished the regular season ranked in the national top 96 in an individual event or ranked in the national top 48 (collective listing) in a relay event on the official NCAA POP list provided by TFRRS.org.
• For the outdoor season, a student-athlete must have participated in any round of the NCAA Division I Championships (including preliminary rounds).

A total of 752 women and 516 men earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors during the 2016-17 track & field seasons.

Both Butler's men's and women's teams earned scholar team accolades from the USTFCCCA.

In order to be in contention for Scholar Team of the Year, a program must finish highly at the respective national championship meet and have at least a 3.00 cumulative team GPA.

The women had a team GPA of 3.553, while the men's team posted a 3.293 GPA during the season.