After winning the BIG EAST Championship for the fourth time in the past six seasons, Butler remains ranked No. 14 in this week's NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll. 

Last Friday, William Zegarski captured the individual BIG EAST championship, completing the 8k course in 23:08.41. Zegarski became the fourth individual champion in program history. Zegarski won his first BIG EAST Cross Country title after previously finishing third last season and fourth at the 2023 championship. In outdoor track and field, he is also the defending BIG EAST champion in the 10,000 meters. Matthew Forrester finished just five seconds behind, securing second place with a time of 23:11.57.

Including Zegarski and Forrester, the Dawgs placed seven runners on the All-BIG EAST team. Jesse Hamlin finished fifth with a time of 23:16.24, while Austin Gabay followed close behind in sixth at 23:16.92. Brendan Thomas covered the course in 23:45.82, earning 12th place. Eli Fullerton finished close behind in 15th with a time of 23:53.82, while Matteo Rosio followed directly behind in 16th at 23:56.72.
 

Butler will compete in the Great Lakes Regional Championship meet in Evansville, Ind., where the Dawgs will look to punch their ticket to the NCAA