Butler University Athletics

The 1961 men's track and field team won the Indiana Collegiate Conference championship. Throughout the season, the team set new school records in the pole vault, discus, triple jump, and half-mile relay. The Bulldogs tied for first at the 8th Wabash Relays that included 10 teams, won a dual meet with Indiana State, and won triangular meets with DePauw and Memphis State, and Indiana Central and St. Joseph's, respectively. The team placed second in a quadrangular meet with Purdue, Anderson and Franklin.