Men's Results  |  Women's Results
 
The Butler cross country teams competed Saturday morning in the NCAA Cross Country Championships, hosted by Florida State University. The men's team finished in the 28th spot, while the women's team finished 29th. The event took place at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Florida.
 
 
Butler's Simon Bedard followed up his BIG EAST title and regional crown with a top-60 finish on the national stage, as the top Bulldog crossed the line in a time of 29:45.7 to finish 60th. Barry Keane (30:09.6) was as high as 56th late in the race but was slowed by a cramp in the final 1K of the 10K race, ultimately finishing 100th. The top overall individual, Connor Mantz of Brigham Young, led the field of 253 elite competitors with a time of 28:33.1.
 
Pierre-Louis Detourbe was Butler's third finisher, coming in 185th (31:02.3). Will Minnette (196th; 31:07.4) and Clark Otte (218th; 31:34.6) also scored the Bulldogs. Jack McMahon crossed the finish line in 31:56.9, finishing 232nd, while Evan Byrne ran a time of 32:14.8 to finish 237th.
 
Butler finished in the 28th position in the elite 31-team field, topping Oregon, Michigan State, and Furman. Northern Arizona, the No. 1 seed, won the team title with five finishers among the top 39 competitors. Iowa State (137) finished second, followed by Oklahoma State (186) and Arkansas (195). Stanford (236) edged out Tulsa to finish in fifth place.
 
 
In the 6K women's race, NC State captured the national title with five runners among the top 32 positions and a corresponding 84 points. No. 1 seed Brigham Young finished second but featured the overall individual champion, Whittni Orton, who finished in 19:25.4. New Mexico (130), Colorado (187), and Notre Dame (215) rounded out the top five in the team competition. Butler finished 29th, in front of Syracuse and Rice.
 
Senior Kami Hankins crossed the line first for the Bulldogs, in 119th, with a time of 20:37.1. Alongside her was teammate Angelina Ellis (120th) in 20:37.3. Also scoring for Butler were Mia Beckham (187th; 21:05.1), Quinn Shanahan (189th; 21:07.4), and Emily Royston (195th; 21:09.9). Maddie McLain ran 21:54.4 to finish 234th, and Katherine Olsen was 247th in 22:44.5.
 
 
The 2021 season marked the third time in program history that both the men's and women's cross country teams were in the championship field during the same season. Both teams also competed in the final event of the 2004 and 2005 seasons.