The Butler track and field programs concluded the final day of the BIG EAST Indoor Championships in Chicago, Ill.

As a team, Butler medaled in seven more events on Saturday including one gold, four silvers and two bronze medals.

Men's Team
The Bulldog men earned second as a team with 116 points earning the highest finish for the BIG EAST Indoors in program history. The last time Butler made the podium as a team was when the Bulldog men placed third in 2017.

"We've been knocking on this door for a while and today the men kicked it down," head coach Matt Roe stated. "It was a total team and we needed everyone to get it done. It was a remarkable display of maximizing resources. I couldn't be prouder of our athletes and our staff."

Jesse Hamlin secured the gold in the men's mile after posting a time of 4:01.79. Hamlin then made the podium again in the men's 3,000 meters at 7:59.32.

Luke Finnegan earned a medal in three different events. He placed second in the 60-meter dash at 6.82 and the 200 meters at 21.22, which was a new school record. 

Finnegan then joined Zac Stanley, Gavin Cougle and Michael Beros in the men's 4x400 meter relay to place third at 3:13.20. 

In the men's 4x800 relay, the quartet of Martin Kovacech, Joe Barrett, William Cuthbertson and Liam Dennis broke the program record with a time of 7:30.85 to each earn silver medals.

Jack Elder rounded out the medals receiving second in the men's heptathlon with a score of 5357. Elder made the top three in each of the final three events including the pole vault (first), 60-meter hurdles (second) and 1,000 meters (third). 

Also scoring points for the Bulldogs were David Slapak and William Zegarski in the men's 3,000 meters after Slapak placed fourth 8:00.03 and Zegarski took sixth at 8:02.55.

Women's Team
The Butler women's track team placed eighth as a team with 22 points at the BIG EAST Indoors.

Elsa Rusthoven was the highlight on the final day of the event after she set a new personal best in the women's 3,000 meters with a time of 9:25.27. Wiktoria Klebowska also posted a time of 9:33.74 to earn 11th.

The women's 4x400 meter relay team of Reagan Kelly, Jenna Doezema, Clara Reynolds and Jocelyn Davis earned a new season best with a time of 3:51.45

Final Men's Team Results (18 events scored)

1. UConn - 237 points
2. Butler - 116
3. Villanova - 105
4. Georgetown - 93
5. DePaul - 64.5
6. Providence - 40
7. Marquette - 29.5
8. Xavier - 10

Final Women's Team Results (18 events scored)

1. UConn - 168 points
2. Villanova - 121
3. Georgetown - 91
4. DePaul - 89
5. Providence - 79
6. St. John's - 78
7. Marquette - 40
8. Butler - 22
9. Xavier - 11

Up Next
The Bulldogs with the top qualifying times this season will have a week off before heading to Boston, Mass. for the NCAA Indoor Championships on March 8-9.