BIG EAST Release 

Brendan Thomas was named the BIG EAST Male Athlete of the Week, the conference announced Tuesday afternoon. Friday evening at the Mike Baumer Cross Country Classic, Thomas won the five-kilometer race with a finishing time of 14:33.3.  

Five of the first eight finishers in the event were Dawgs, leading to the team win for Butler at the Mike Baumer Cross Country Classic. 

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The Butler men's cross country team will return to action Sept. 26 at the Gans Creek Classic in Columbia, Mo. The course is also the host of the 2025 NCAA Championships later in the fall.