Cross Country | 12/7/09
Andy Baker, Katie Clark Named Horizon League Cross Country Athletes of the Year
Butler distance standouts Andy Baker and Katie Clark were selected Horizon League Cross Country Athletes of the Year by a vote of league cross country coaches. It marked the third straight year that Baker has captured the league’s top individual honor, while Clark earned the award in her first season with the Bulldogs.

Cross Country | 11/23/09
Butler Cross Country Season Ends At NCAA Meet
Butler runners Andy Baker and Madison Roeder closed out a successful cross country season for the Bulldogs at the 2009 NCAA Men’s Cross Country Championship, hosted by Indiana State at the LaVern Gibson Championship Course in Terre Haute on Monday (Nov. 23). The two Butler runners were among 250 competitors in the men’s championship.

Cross Country | 11/16/09
Madison Roeder, Andy Baker Earn NCAA Bids
Butler’s duo of Madison Roeder and Andy Baker, who posted “Top 10” individual finishes at the Great Lakes Regional Meet, have been selected to participate in the 2009 NCAA Men’s Cross Country Championship on Nov. 23. The two were among 38 individuals chosen through an automatic qualifier and at-large selection process.

Cross Country | 11/14/09
Butler Men Place Fifth, Women Tenth At Great Lakes Regional
Junior Madison Roeder paced Butler’s men with a seventh place individual finish and freshman Katie Clark led Butler’s women with a 22nd place finish at the Great Lakes Regional Cross Country Meet, hosted by Indiana University on Saturday, Nov. 14. Butler’s men placed fifth of 30 teams, while Butler’s women came in 10th of 32 squads.

Cross Country | 11/7/09
Andy Baker Named Horizon League Scholar-Athlete of the Month
Butler’s Andy Baker, who set a blistering pace on the cross country course and in the classroom, has been named the Horizon League Male Scholar Athlete of the Month for October. He’s the second consecutive Butler male athlete to win the award this year.

Cross Country | 10/31/09
Butler Sweeps Horizon League Cross Country Titles
The Butler men’s cross country team continued its league dominance and Butler’s women re-emerged as a conference power with a sweep of the men’s and women’s titles at the 2009 Horizon League Cross Country Championship at Kensington Metropark in Milford, Mich., on Saturday (Oct. 31).

Cross Country | 10/30/09
Bulldogs Begin Stretch Run At Horizon League Championship
Butler will begin the final and most important segment of its cross country campaign at the 2009 Horizon League Cross Country Championship on Saturday, Oct. 31. The league meet will held at Kensington Metropark in Milford, Mich., beginning with the men’s championship race at 11 a.m. The women’s championship will follow at noon.

Cross Country | 10/21/09
Andy Baker Honored By Horizon League
Butler All-American Andy Baker, who again established himself as one of the top male runners in the nation at the ISU Pre-National Invitational, has been named Horizon League Cross Country Male Athlete of the Week for the period October 12-18. It’s the third time this season he’s been honored by the league.