Seven different Crusader athletes combined on nine top-ten finishes Sunday as the Valparaiso men's track and field team closed out the 2010 Horizon League Outdoor Championships in Lisle, Ill. in seventh place.
Vince Liuzzo (Jamestown, N.Y./Jamestown) earned the event victory in the javelin throw Saturday, leading the Valparaiso men's track and field team as it concluded the day's action at the 2010 Horizon League Outdoor Championships in Lisle, Ill. in fourth place.
Competition at the 2010 Horizon League Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Lisle, Ill. has been postponed due to lightning in the area. The meet is scheduled to resume Saturday morning at 10 a.m.
Jarrett Mickens (Aurora, Ill./Waubonsie Valley) picked up a pair of event victories in the jumps as the Valparaiso men's track and field team competed Saturday at the Aquinas Open in Grand Rapids, Mich., its final meet before next weekend's Horizon League Outdoor Championships.
For the second time during the 2010 outdoor campaign, junior Jarrett Mickens (Aurora, Ill./Waubonsie Valley) has been named the Horizon League Male Field Athlete of the Week, this time after posting a pair of the best leaps in Crusader track and field history.
Four Valparaiso athletes represented the Crusaders on the Horizon League Men's Indoor Track and Field Academic All-League squad, as released by the league office today.
Jarrett Mickens (Aurora, Ill./Waubonsie Valley) posted career-best marks in both the long and triple jumps at the Dave Rankin Invitational in West Lafayette, Ind., both of which were also the second-best marks in Valparaiso men's track and field history, as he led the Crusader men Saturday.
Jarrett Mickens (Aurora, Ill./Waubonsie Valley), Steve Schubert (Lisle, Ill./Benet Academy) and Nick Babbitt (Milwaukee, Wis./Nicolet) posted some of the top performances in Crusader history in their respective events, leading the Valparaiso men's track and field squad to a ninth-place finish Saturday at the Miami Invitational in Oxford, Ohio.
Valparaiso junior Jarrett Mickens (Aurora, Ill./Waubonsie Valley) has been named the Horizon League Male Field Athlete of the Week after winning the triple jump last Saturday at the DePauw Invitational in Greencastle, Ind.
Crusader athletes went 1-2-3 in the triple Saturday at the DePauw Invitational in Greencastle, Ind., three of 13 top-ten finishes on the day for the Valparaiso men's track and field squad as it finished in seventh place.
Nine different Crusaders recorded top-ten finishes on Saturday as the Valparaiso men's track and field team opened its 2010 outdoor season at the Polar Bear Invitational in Marion, Ind., hosted by Indiana Wesleyan.
Valparaiso graduate and current assistant coach Steve Bartholomew competed this past weekend in the weight throw at the 2010 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, finishing in 12th place.
Jarrett Mickens (Aurora, Ill./Waubonsie Valley) and Steve Schubert (Lisle, Ill./Benet Academy) each recorded top-five finishes in the triple jump Sunday to lead the Valparaiso men's track and field team as it concluded a seventh-place finish at the 2010 Horizon League Indoor Track and Field Championships in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Nick Babbitt (Milwaukee, Wis./Nicolet) posted one of the best efforts in school history in the weight throw, while Jarrett Mickens (Aurora, Ill./Waubonsie Valley) also registered a top-five finish Saturday as the Valparaiso men's track and field team competed on the first of two days of action at the 2010 Horizon League Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Junior Jarrett Mickens (Aurora, Ill./Waubonsie Valley) won the triple jump Saturday, one of his two top-fives on the day as the Valparaiso men's track and field team took part in the Boilermaker Invitational in West Lafayette, Ind.
Junior Jarrett Mickens (Aurora, Ill./Waubonsie Valley) posted a pair of Valparaiso's best performances ever in the jumps as the Crusader men's track and field squad finished in 11th place Saturday at the Chicagoland Championships in Chicago, Ill.
Five Crusader athletes combined for six top-ten finishes as the Valparaiso men's track and field team took part in the Findlay Classic in Findlay, Ohio on Friday and Saturday.
Jarrett Mickens (Aurora, Ill./Waubonsie Valley) and Eric Slenk (Holland, Mich./Christian) each posted top-ten finishes Saturday to lead the Valparaiso men's track and field team on the final day of competition at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Jarrett Mickens (Aurora, Ill./Waubonsie Valley), Steve Schubert (Lisle, Ill./Benet Academy) and Nick Babbitt (Milwaukee, Wis./Nicolet) all posted marks in their respective events among the top-five in Crusader history as the Valparaiso men's track and field team competed on the first of two days at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational in Ann Arbor, Mich. Friday.
Jarrett Mickens (Aurora, Ill./Waubonsie Valley) and Eric Slenk (Holland, Mich./Christian) both posted performances among the top-five in Crusader history as the Valparaiso men's track and field team competed Friday evening at the Mike Lints Alumni Open in Allendale, Mich.
The Valparaiso men's track and field squad got the 2009-2010 indoor season underway on Saturday, competing at the Redbird Open in Normal, Ill., hosted by Illinois State.
Head coach Ryan Moore has the Valparaiso men's track and field team ready for the 2009-2010 season, with the indoor slate set to kick off on Saturday at Illinois State's Redbird Open.
The Valparaiso track and field teams, in partnership with Reachout Ministries, will be holding a lift-a-thon fundraiser next week, with all funds raised going to provide Christmas to families in Chiquimula, Guatemala who otherwise would not be able to celebrate.
Valparaiso head men's and women's track and field coach Ryan Moore announced today the indoor and outdoor schedules for the 2009-2010 campaign.
Brett Maynard (Pawcatuck, Conn./Stonington) represented the Valparaiso men's track and field squad Friday at the NCAA Mideast Regional, contested in Louisville, Ky., by competing in the javelin throw.