Butler Brew 5/27: Lace 'Em Up

Quartet Of Bulldogs Set To Take Track at NCAA East Regionals

May 27, 2026

The Official Newsletter for Butler Athletics

Good Morning, Butler Fam. Don’t miss out, folks! Get ‘em while you can!

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

👟 Lace ‘Em Up
🏀 Coach’s Corner
🐶 And much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Lace ‘Em Up. Make sure you brew that extra cup of coffee later. We’ve got ‘Dawgs to watch!

Tonight, the Butler men’s track & field squad will have four student-athletes lacing them up at the NCAA East First Round tonight in Lexington, Ky. The quartet of ‘Dawgs will be chasing their shot at a ticket to the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore.

William Zegarski, Matthew Forrester, Brendan Thomas and Eli Fullerton will all be taking to the track in the 10000m tonight. The gun is set to go off at 9:10 pm ET.

Each region includes the top 48 declared student-athletes in a particular event competing for 12 qualifying spots from their respective region. Those 12 athletes will join 12 athletes from the West region in each event at the NCAA Championships, which are scheduled for June 10-13 in Eugene.

🔼 For The Kids. Don't miss out on the best way for your young Bulldog fan to be a part of the action every game!

For only $45, the Junior Dawg Pound provides kids sixth grade and younger with admission to all Butler home volleyball, men's and women's soccer, AND women's basketball games. Membership also includes a Junior Dawg Pound t-shirt, a swag bag, and much more.  

Another option for the 2026-27 season is to upgrade to a Junior Dawg Pound MVP membership, which includes all of the benefits of a Junior Dawg Pound membership AS WELL AS admission to all Butler home football games. MVP memberships are only $75.

Registration is now open for the 2026 Butler Golf Classic presented by NFP. This university-wide event on Thursday, Sept. 17 brings the Butler community together for an incredible day on the links, with all proceeds directly benefiting Butler Athletics.

For the second consecutive year, Old Oakland Golf Club will serve as the backdrop for the event. 

🤔 BUTLER TRIVIA

With Butler having four runners qualify in the same event for NCAA Regionals, how many schools nationwide have four or more runners in the same event in this week’s regional meets?

Got a guess?

Scroll down to see if you know your stuff!

📆 LOOKING AHEAD

*all times EST

Wednesday, May 27th
👟 Track & Field at NCAA East Preliminary Round (Lexington, Ky.)

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Eight

(Butler, New Mexico, Oklahoma State, Iowa State, BYU, Alabama, Syracuse and Georgia)

🐶 Have a great one!