Butler Brew 1/30: The Running Men

Butler Earns Top-15 Ranking In Two Distance Events In Latest National Poll

January 30, 2026

The Official Newsletter for Butler Athletics

Good Morning, Butler Fam. More scenes like this coming to Hinkle tomorrow!

What all do we have stirring in today’s Brew? Check it out below!

👟 The Running Men
🏀 Hosting The Hoyas
🥍 Nine Days Away
🐶 And much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 The Running Men. It may be winter outside, but the Butler men’s track & field has been heating up the indoor track.

This week, two event groups for the Bulldogs earned top-15 national rankings.

With an average time of 8:02.15 as a group, the men’s 3k group sits #8 nationally, while the men’s mile group sits at #15 with an average time of 4:03.22.

🔼 A Game Changer. Butler Athletics and Playfly Sports, the sports industry's leading revenue maximization company, recently announced a partnership with Droplight. The multi-year agreement is the largest and most comprehensive sponsorship agreement in Butler Athletics history.
 
The partnership with Droplight will highlight many of the partners and businesses within its network, including Desnuda Tequila, Call Sign, Pregame, Indiana Small Batch, and others.

Droplight is a strategic growth partner that plugs brands into a powerful ecosystem of companies, sports teams, and live events. From racing paddocks to major stages like LightX, Droplight creates partnerships and cross-pollinated campaigns that put clients in rooms and relationships they couldn't access on their own. By aligning strategy, operations, and brand storytelling with high-impact partners, Droplight helps organizations of any size unlock new value, bigger audiences, and faster opportunities than they could build alone. 

🔼 Hosting The Hoyas. It’s bounce back time for the Butler men’s hoops squad.

After a tough midweek loss to nationally-ranked St. John’s, the Bulldogs return to Hinkle tomorrow for a Saturday afternoon showdown with the Hoyas of Georgetown.

Butler sits a game ahead of Georgetown in the BIG EAST standings as both programs jockey for position in the final few weeks of league play.

Tip time tomorrow is set for 12 pm.

🔼 Future So Bright. This past weekend, the future of Butler soccer was recognized among the best in the country.

Maurer is currently a senior at Muskego High School in Wisconsin where she boasts an impressive record, including three consecutive WIAA High School Division 1 State Championships. She finished the 2025 season with an impressive 20-0-2 record, bringing her overall high school record to 55-2-8. She will play collegiately for Butler University beginning in the Fall 2026 season. 

🤔 BUTLER TRIVIA

First pitch is just one week away for the Butler softball team, who went 14-10 last year in BIG EAST play.

Who was the Bulldogs leading hitter in those 24 conference games?

Got a guess?

Scroll down to see if you know your stuff!

📆 LOOKING AHEAD

*all times EST

Friday, January 30th
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Northern Illinois @ 4pm
👟 Track & Field at Midwest Classic (Indianapolis, Ind.)
👟 Track & Field at PNC Lenny Lyes Invitational (Louisville, Ky.)

Saturday, January 31st
🥍 Women’s Lacrosse vs. Indianapolis @ 12pm (Exhibition)
🏊 Women’s Swimming at IU Indy @ 12pm
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Georgetown @ 12pm l Tickets 
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Valparaiso @ 3pm
👟 Track & Field at Midwest Classic (Indianapolis, Ind.)
👟 Track & Field at PNC Lenny Lyes Invitational (Louisville, Ky.)

Sunday, February 1st
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Toledo @ 9am
🏊 Women’s Swimming vs 17th Annual Butler Invitational @ 12pm
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Xavier @ 1pm
⛳️ Women’s Golf at UNCG Advance Partners Intercollegiate (Palm City, Fla.)

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Cate Lehner (.489 in 24 BIG EAST games)

🐶 Have a great weekend!