INDIANAPOLIS – Butler could not win a Big East men’s basketball championship with a couple of scholarship athletes and a roster filled with walk-ons. Yet, the Bulldogs nearly did so in men’s indoor track and field.
Implausibly, they finished third in the February conference meet with 128 points. DePaul was first with 146 and Marquette second with 135. As in most sports, Butler does not award the maximum number of track scholarships allowed.
“We’re scrappy. We play small ball, find avenues to get points,” coach Matt Roe said.
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