Timothy Blakely (BB) - 1981	Mike Goletz (FB) - 1999	Andy Baker (CC/TF) - 2009	Brandon Fricke (MSOC) 2014
Chuck Crockett (FB) - 1981	Meghann Berrier (CC/TF) - 2000	Matt Howard (MBB) - 2009	David Goldsmith (MSOC) 2015
Andy Howard (FB) - 1982	John Corcoran (BB) - 2002	Kent Wories (CC/TF) - 2009	Sean Horan (FB) 2016
Elza Purvlicis (WBB) - 1983	Michael Mariscalco (MSOC) - 2002	Conner Burt (MSOC) - 2010	Olivia Pratt (CC/TF) 2017
Steve Kollias (FB) - 1984	Amy Morrison (WSOC) - 2002	Gordon Hayward (MBB) - 2010	Maddie Westerhoff (CC/TF) 2017
Jill Taylor (VB) - 1988	Tim Marks (BB) - 2003	Matt Howard (MBB) - 2010	Erik Peterson (CC/TF) 2017
Beth Christiansen (VB) - 1990	Monica Behney (CC/TF) - 2005	Grant Hunter (FB) - 2010	Euan Makepeace (CC/TF) 2017
Stacia Mellinger (VB) - 1990	Victoria Mitchell (CC/TF) - 2005	Conner Burt (MSOC) - 2011	Eric Dick (MSOC) 2017
Kris Atkins (SB) - 1991	Patrick Reilly (MSOC) - 2005	Matt Howard (MBB) - 2011 *
Scott Metzinger (BB) - 1993	Andrew Sherman (CC/TF) - 2005	Ben Sippola (MSOC) - 2011
Julie VonDielingen (WBB) - 1993	Paul Mongillo (MSOC) - 2006	Ronald Nored (MBB) - 2012
Andrew Cornell (BB) - 1995	A.J. Graves (MBB) - 2007	Chase Byerly (BB) - 2012
Chris Miskel (MBB) - 1995	Genni Gardner (CC/TF) - 2008	Jayme Szafranski (FB) - 2012
Nick Batalis (FB) - 1998	A.J. Graves (MBB) - 2008	Andrew Smith (MBB) - 2013
Mike Goletz (FB) - 1998	Claire Holme (CC/TF) - 2008	Katie Clark (CC/TF) - 2013
Ryan Harber (BB) - 1998	Drew Streicher (MBB) - 2008	Katie Clark (CC/TF) - 2014
Sara Unrue (SB) - 1998	Kent Wories (CC/TF) - 2008	Mara Olson (CC/TF) - 2014

Former Butler basketball standout Matt Howard won the Elite 88 Award for the 2010 and 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championships. Howard is the only Butler athlete to ever earn the prestigious NCAA academic award.

Howard, who graduated in 2011 with a double major in finance and MIS, received the award during the Men's Final Four Salute Presentation on March 31, 2011. He was recognized by Salute Presentation host Jim Nantz and then escorted to the front of the stage where he received a congratulatory handshake from President George H. W. Bush and his wife Barbara Bush.

Howard was a three-time Academic All-American and was named the 2010-11 Academic All-American of the Year.

The Elite 88, an award founded by the NCAA, recognizes the true essence of the student-athlete by honoring the individual who has reached the pinnacle of competition at the national championship level in his or her sport, while also achieving the highest academic standard among his or her peers. The Elite 88 is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA's 88 championships.

Mara Olson earned the Elite 89 Award for the 2015 NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship. Olson, majoring in biology with minors in chemistry, neuroscience and Spanish, carried a 4.0 GPA and was presented with the award during the indoor track and field banquet.

The Elite 89, an award founded by the NCAA, recognizes the true essence of the student-athlete by honoring the individual who has reached the pinnacle of competition at the national championship level in his or her sport, while also achieving the highest academic standard among his or her peers. The Elite 89 is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA's championships.

Eligible student-athletes are sophomores or above who have participated in their sport for at least two years with their school. They must be an active member of the team, traveling and a designated member of the squad size at the championship. All ties are broken by the number of credits completed.

Year	Fall Semester	Fall Cumulative	Spring Semester	Spring Cumulative
2007-08	Women's Track (3.407)	Women's XC (3.475)	Women's XC (3.564)	Women's XC (3.513)
2008-09	Women's XC (3.510)	Women's Track (3.532)	Women's XC (3.659)	Women's Track (3.547)
2009-10	Men's Golf (3.562)	Men's Golf (3.454)	Men's Golf (3.558)	Men's Golf (3.465)
2010-11	Women's Tennis (3.564)	Women's Tennis (3.617)	Women's Tennis (3.633)	Men's Soccer (3.535)
2011-12	Women's Tennis (3.723)	Women's Tennis (3.618)	Women's Tennis (3.723)	Women's Tennis (3.624)
2012-13	Women's XC (3.668)	Women's XC (3.612)	Women's XC (3.602)	Women's XC (3.590)
2013-14	Men's Tennis (3.608)	Women's XC (3.593)	Men's Tennis (3.667)	Women's XC (3.575)
2014-15	Men's Tennis (3.866)	Women's XC (3.674)	Women's Golf (3.565)	Women's Golf (3.651)
2015-16	Women's Golf (3.651)		Women's Golf (3.708)
2016-17	Women's Golf (3.795)	Women's Golf (3.765)	Women's Golf (3.80)	Women's Golf (3.76)
2017-18	Women's Tennis (3.580)		Women's Golf (3.699)
2018-19	Women's Track (3.622)
2019-20	Women's Soccer (3.734)		Women's Soccer (3.861)
2020-21	Women's Soccer (3.802)		Women's Soccer (3.817)
2021-22	Women's Soccer (3.702)		Women's Cross Country (3.853)
2022-23	Women's Cross Country (3.779)		Women's Cross Country (3.827)