The Bulldogs once again will toe the line against many of the nation's other elite programs, joining the field for the Nuttycombe Invitational hosted by Wisconsin Friday morning.
 
The field includes 21 of the 30 teams ranked in this week's USTFCCCA national poll, including six of the Top 10 in No. 1 New Mexico, No. 2 Iowa State, No. 6 Colorado, No. 7 BYU, No. 8 Wake Forest, and No. 10 Florida. Host Wisconsin is ranked No. 12 nationally this week.
 
Butler, ranked No. 21 in this week's poll, is one of three BIG EAST teams competing alongside No. 30 Georgetown and Providence.
 
The Bulldogs have run twice so far this fall and have twice earned BIG EAST Male Athlete of the Week honors following those performances: Kyle Grove after the Spartan Invitational Sept. 11 and William Zegarski after the John McNichols Invitational Sept. 19. Zegarski placed 12^th individually at the McNichols Invitational and was joined in Butler's Scoring Five by Graham Tomori, Simon Jeukenne, Sean Byrnes, and Grove.
 
Teams will traverse the 8k Thomas Zimmer Championship Course in Madison, Wis., in the Men's "A" Race that will begin at 12:10 p.m. (Eastern, 11:10 a.m. Central). The Bulldogs will also have entries in the Men's "B" Race later in the afternoon.
 
The meet serves as the final competition for the Butler men prior to the BIG EAST Championships Oct. 30 in Virginia.
 
Fans can watch the races on RunnerSpace.com. Live results are also available.