Tough. No-nonsense. Ambitious. Lighthearted. Rugged.
Those were some of the words used by track and cross country head coach Matt Roe to describe graduate runner Matthew Forrester, who traveled to Indianapolis from South Africa. Since his arrival at Butler in 2022, the Centurion native has earned all of those titles, gaining national attention for his resilience as he continues to drive the track and cross-country team — currently Butler’s most successful athletic program — forward.
Throughout the course of his career, Forrester has displayed an unyielding mentality, a common thread present since the beginning of his running career.