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Butler Claims Eighth Against Nationally-Ranked Field at the Nuttycombe Invitational

10/17/2025 3:34:00 PM | By: Nick Laudano

The 12th-ranked Butler Bulldogs finished eighth in a field that included 18 nationally ranked teams. The meet took place Friday early afternoon at the Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course in Madison, Wisconsin.

The eighth-place finish put the Bulldogs ahead of 10 nationally-ranked teams, including No. 1 Iowa State, No. 7 Wisconsin, and No. 9 Notre Dame.

Leading the way for the Dawgs in the Championship 8k race was William Zegarski, who finished 14th with a time of 23:36.1. Matthew Forrester finished closely behind in 27th place with a time of 23:44.0.

Jesse Hamlin and Austin Gabay each had solid top-100 finishes. Hamlin placed 47th with a time of 23:56.4, while Gabay finished 51st in 23:57.8.

New Mexico's Habtom Samuel won the race with a time of 22:58.0. Including Samuel, No. 3 New Mexico had four top-15 finishers and won the team title with 51 points. No. 5 Colorado finished second with 150 points. No. 11 Syracuse, No. 13 Northern Arizona and No. 6 BYU rounded out the top five.

Butler also saw positive results in the Men's 8K B Race. Matteo Rosio finished fourth with a time of 24:26.3. Kyle Grove finished 23rd, while Asher Propst placed 26th.

Butler Men's 8k Championship Race Results
14. William Zegarski 23:36.1
27. Matthew Forrester 23:44.0
47. Jesse Hamlin 23:56.1
51. Austin Gabay 23:57.6
119. Elie Fullerton 24:37.0
152. Brendan Thomas 24:57.2
193. David Slapak 25:31.7
197. Sean Byrnes 25:37.4

Butler Men's 8k B Race Results
4. Matteo Rosio 24:34.2
23. Kyle Grove 24:53.7
26. Asher Propst 25:00.6
38. Charlie Jones 25:10.8

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The Bulldogs are set to compete in the BIG EAST Championship on Oct. 31

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