The Butler men's cross-country team earned a runner-up finish Friday afternoon at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championship, securing an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships next Saturday, Nov. 22.

No. 14 Butler placed six runners in the top 34, finishing with 75 points, 15 behind No. 16 Notre Dame, which won the region. 

Jesse Hamlin led the Bulldogs with a second-place finish, covering the 10K championship course in 29:43.16. William Zegarski, last year's individual champion, finished fourth in 29:50.65. Notre Dame's Ethan Coleman won the individual title, finishing two seconds ahead of Hamlin.
Austin Gabay, Matteo Rosio and Eli Fullerton also finished in the top 30. Gabay placed 15th in 30:10.32. Rosio was 25th in 30:30.93, and Fullerton followed in 29th with a time of 30:44.50.

The Bulldogs competed without Big East runner-up Matthew Forrester, a graduate student who will race in the national championship meet next Saturday.

"To rest an All-American and feel comfortable qualifying for NCAAs is new territory for us," head coach Matt Roe said. "We were super confident in our supporting group today, and they delivered."

"The automatic qualification was just a bonus. This result is a program validation that you can still focus on development and be a factor at the national level."

Men's Championship Team Results 
1) No. 16 Notre Dame 60
2) No. 14 Butler 75
3) No. 15 Wisconsin 99

Butler Men Individual 10k Results 
2) Jesse Hamlin 29:43.16
4) William Zegarski 29:50.65
15) Austin Gabay 30:10.32
25) Matteo Rosio 30:30.93
29) Eli Fullerton 30:44.50
34) Brendan Thomas 30:53.41
54) David Slapak 31:43.19

Women's Recap
On the women's side, Butler finished 17th with 461 points. No. 5 Notre Dame won the regional championship, scoring 22 points, 73 ahead of second-place No. 25 Wisconsin.

Hannah Moore led the Bulldogs, finishing 59th over the 6K course in 21:19.88. Notre Dame's Amaya Aramini won the individual title, breaking the course record with a time of 19:37.97.

Camile El Baghlouli and McKenna Mazeski also posted top-100 finishes for Butler. El Baghlouli was 82nd in 21:45.52, while Mazeski finished 99th in 21:59.35.

Women's Championship Team Results
1) No. 5 Notre Dame 22 
2) No. 25 Wisconsin 95
3) Toledo 104   

The Butler Women Individual 6k Results  
59) Hannah Moore 21:19.88
82) Camille El Baghlouli 21:45.52
99) Mckenna Mazeski 21:59.35
108) Kylie Cline 22:08.8
113) Elsa Rusthoven 22:10.87
143) Lila Volkers 22:40.88
181) Cameron Kirtley 23:29.68

Up Next 
The 2025 NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Cross Country Selection Show will air on Saturday, Nov. 15 at 5 p.m. ET on NCAA.com. A link to the show will be on the front page of NCAA.com.