Butler men earn at-large berth to 2006 NCAA Cross Country Championships

Nov. 12, 2006

The Butler University men's squad will represent the Horizon League at the 2006 NCAA Cross Country Championships, as announced by the NCAA Men's and Women's Track & Field Committee on November 12.

The Bulldogs qualified as an at-large team after placing third at the Great Lakes Regional Championship yesterday in Bowling Green, Ohio.  This selection marks the third consecutive season that the Butler men have been chosen for the Championship field.

The entire men's field consists of 31 teams: Alabama, American, Arkansas, Brigham Young, Colorado, Florida State, Georgetown, Iona, Kansas, North Carolina State, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Providence, Stanford, Texas, William and Mary and Wisconsin round out the automatic qualifiers, while Arizona, Butler, Cal Poly, Florida, Iowa, Louisville, Michigan State, Portland, UC Santa Barbara, UCLA, Virginia, Washington and Washington State earned at-large berths.

The women's field includes Arkansas, Baylor, Boston College, Colorado, Duke, Florida, Georgetown, Georgia, Illinois, Iona, Michigan State, Minnesota, North Carolina State, Princeton, Stanford, Texas Tech, UC Santa Barbara and Wisconsin as automatic qualifiers with Arizona State, Brigham Young, Colorado State, Florida State, Iowa, Michigan, North Carolina, Providence, Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest and Weber State picking up at-large berths.

The Butler men will be led by senior Scott Overall, after he posted a runner-up individual finish at the regional.  Overall covered the 10K course in 31:01.17 and was also the individual champion at the Horizon League Championships.

Indiana State University will host the 2006 NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships, November 20, at the LaVern Gibson Championship Course located at the Wabash Valley Family Sports Center in Terre Haute, Indiana. The women's race will begin at noon Eastern time followed by the men's race at 1:15 p.m.