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Butler XC Runners Recap: Men finish in the top-15 as a team at the NCAA Cross Country Championship

Butler men’s cross country finishes 13th at NCAAs, one of their highest finishes in program history. Simon Bedard earned All-America honors for his finis. Photo by Butler Athletics.

ETHAN POLAK | STAFF REPORTER | eapolak@butler.edu

In their first appearance as a team to the Division I NCAA Cross Country Championship since 2009, the Butler men’s cross country team finished in 13th as a team on March 15 at Stillwater, Okla. This was one of the highest finishes for the Bulldogs not only in program history, but also Butler Athletic history.

The 22nd-ranked men were led by graduate student Simon Bedard who placed 37th overall in a time of 30:44:5.