Butler University Athletics

Butler Earns Automatic Bid to the NCAA Championships

11/15/2025 6:41:00 PM | By: Nick Laudano

The Butler men's cross country team earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Championship after placing second Saturday afternoon at the Great Lakes Regional.

Leading the way for the Bulldogs was Jesse Hamlin who finished second, covering the 10k championship course in 29:43.16. William Zegarski, last year's Great Lakes individual champion, finished fourth in 29:50.65. The Bulldogs competed without Big East runner up Matthew Forrester, who will compete in the national meet.

Austin Gabay, Matteo Rosio and Eli Fullerton also finished in the top 30 at the Great Lakes Regional. Gabay placed 15th in 30:10.32, Rosio was 25th in 30:30.93, and Fullerton followed in 29th at 30:44.50.

On Saturday, Nov. 22, Butler will compete at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Missouri. It will be Butler's sixth-straight season competing at the NCAA Championships.

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