Butler's cross-country runner Tarik Xavier and volleyball's Sydney Scanlon have been selected as the Butler Athletes of the Week, presented by White Eagle Credit Union.

Tarik Xavier, Cross-Country

Tarik Xavier, freshman from St. Lucia, was the lead runner for the Grizzly Men’s Cross-Country team this past weekend at the Chili Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, AR. Tarik finished 65^th out of 346 runners in the Men’s 8K race. He ran a 27:09.3 which was his best 8K of the season cutting 12-seconds off his last race.

Sydney Scanlon, Volleyball

Sydney Scanlon, sophomore setter from El Dorado, KS, posted a career high 47 set assists in the Grizzlies 3-1 victory over Northeast (NE) last Friday and helped lead Butler to a 3-1 weekend. Scanlon, in five matches this week, finished with 169 set assists. She also added in 27 digs, seven blocks and four aces on the week. Sydney is currently 5^th in the Jayhawk East in total assists (591) and assists/set at 8.21. 

*Sydney had back to back games of 44 assists last season against Pratt and Independence. She recorded 43 earlier this year against Barton.