5/25/2017
Valparaiso University to Join Missouri Valley Conference
Valparaiso University president Mark A. Heckler, Ph.D., announced today that the University has accepted an invitation to join the Missouri Valley Conference on July 1, 2017. The Crusaders will begin competing for MVC championships in the 2017–2018 academic year.
5/7/2017
Men Finish Fifth, Women in Seventh at League Championships
The Valparaiso University men’s and women’s track and field teams concluded the 2017 Horizon League Outdoor Championships on Sunday. The men finished in fifth place with 49 points and the women ended in eighth with 24 points. Senior Liz Owen received the top honor over the weekend by earning a first-place nod in the 1,500m race.
5/6/2017
Pole Vault Highlights Second Day of Outdoor Championships
The Valparaiso University men’s and women’s track and field teams competed in Day 2 of the Horizon League Outdoor Championships at Youngstown State University on Saturday. The men have 21 points and the women have tallied nine points after two days of competing. The men scored nine of their points in the pole vault.
5/5/2017
Crusaders Finish Day One of HL Outdoor Championships
The Valparaiso University men’s and women’s track and field teams the Horizon League Outdoor Championships hosted by Youngstown State on Friday. The Crusader men leave the opening day with seven points, holding seventh place overall. Sophomore Drew McKissick Jr. highlighted the opening day of the league championships for Valpo.
5/1/2017
Valpo Places League-Most Eight on Horizon League Track & Field All-Academic Teams
The Valparaiso University men’s and women’s track and field teams emerged as Champions in Classroom, placing a league-most eight athletes on the Horizon League all-academic team, which was announced on Monday. The men’s team boasts six honorees and the women have two on the team.
4/29/2017
Valpo Men Win Crusader Open, Women Place Second
On a cold, rainy and windy day, the Valparaiso University men’s and women’s track and field teams hosted their fourth home meet in school history at the Warren G. Hoger Track. The men ended up with 180 points, receiving their first team victory this season. The women finished in second with 107 total points.
4/28/2017
Track & Field Set for Annual Home Meet
The Valparaiso University track and field team will host its fourth home meet since the opening of Warren G. Hoger Track on Saturday with the third annual Crusader Open.
4/22/2017
Bruno, Owen Lead Valpo on Final Day of Pacesetter Invite
The Valparaiso University men’s and women’s track and field teams completed the Pacesetter Invite with the men coming in fourth with 58 points and the women receiving sixth with 23 points. Sophomore Alexander Bruno earned the men’s top finish, capturing second place in the 1,500m, senior Liz Owen had the same result in the same event.
4/21/2017
Crusaders Complete Day 1 at Pacesetter Invite
The Valparaiso University men’s and women’s track and field teams competed in Day 1 at the Pacesetter Invite hosted by Indiana State on Friday. The men left the first day of competition in fourth with 11 points, while the women are fifth with seven points. Jack Mader led all Crusader athletes with a second-place result in the 5,000m race.
4/19/2017
McKissick Earns Horizon League Men’s Field Athlete of the Week
The Horizon League announced on Wednesday that Valparaiso University sophomore Drew McKissick Jr. (Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley) has been selected as the league’s Men’s Field Athlete of the Week.
4/16/2017
Valpo Competes at Benedictine University Relays
The Valparaiso University men’s and women’s track and field teams participated in a two-day meet at Benedictine University in Lisle, Ill. on Friday and Saturday. The men earned 10th of 28 teams with 45 points, and the women finished in 15th with 19 points. Junior Ben Zibricky (New Lenox, Ill./Lincoln Way Central) and senior Liz Owen (Freedom, Wis./Freedom) tabbed first-place results for the Crusaders, both in the 1,500m run.
4/8/2017
Five Top Finishes Lead Valpo at DePauw Invitational
The Valparaiso University men’s and women’s track and field teams stayed in Indiana as they traveled to Greencastle for the DePauw Invitational on Saturday. The men’s team garnered four first-place marks, three coming in field events, while the women tallied one, which also came in a field event. The Crusader men finished in third with 96 points and the women ended the invitational in sixth with 46 points.
4/1/2017
Owen Leads Valpo with Pair of Top 2 Finishes at Big Blue Classic
The Valparaiso University men’s and women’s track and field teams both increased their point totals from a day ago on the last day of the Big Blue Classic at Eastern Illinois University on Saturday. The men went home with 26 team points for a seventh-place result and the women received 22 and finished ninth. Senior Liz Owen added first and second-place marks to her long list of career achievements as a Crusader runner, earning 18 points for the team.
3/31/2017
Day One Closes at EIU Big Blue Classic
The Valparaiso University men’s and women’s track and field teams finished the first day of competition in the Eastern Illinois Big Blue Classic on Friday. Of the 17 schools participating in the event, the men are in eighth with two points and the women enter Saturday seeking their first team point.
3/27/2017
Women’s Throws, Men’s Pole Vault Highlight Strong Showing at Edmonds Invite
The Valparaiso University men’s and women’s track and field teams competed in an outdoor meet with their full squads for the first time this spring on Saturday at the Edmonds Invite hosted by St. Joseph’s College in Rensselaer, Ind.
3/18/2017
Valpo Concludes Season Opener in Sunshine State
The Valparaiso University men’s and women’s track and field teams concluded Day 2 of the Bulls Invitational at the University of South Florida in Tampa, finishing the outdoor season opener. The women garnered three Top 10 results and the men achieved 11.
3/17/2017
Crusaders Begin Outdoor Season at South Florida
The Valparaiso University men’s and women’s track and field teams started their outdoor seasons on Friday by participating in the Bulls Invitational, hosted by the University of South Florida. The field event athletes maintained the momentum from their stellar performances at the Horizon League Indoor Championships and earned three Top 10 marks.
2/26/2017
Crusaders Wrap Up Horizon League Indoor Championships
The Valparaiso University men’s and women’s track and field teams ended their indoor seasons on Sunday at the Horizon League Indoor Championships. Senior Liz Owen (Freedom, Wis. / Freedom) was named the Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championships Outstanding Performer in the running events after first and second-place results in two events.
2/25/2017
Valpo Track & Field Finishes Day 1 of Horizon League Indoor Championships
The Valparaiso University men’s and women’s track and field teams competed Saturday on Day 1 of the Horizon League Indoor Championships, held at Youngstown State University. The men are in third place with 27 points. One individual and one relay squad left Day 1 with top honors in their events.
2/17/2017
Valpo Track & Field Completes Final Tune-Up Before League Championships
The Valparaiso University men’s and women’s track and field teams competed at the Grand Valley State University Tune-Up to conclude their indoor regular season on Friday. The meet marked the final day of competition before the Horizon League Championships next weekend. The men were led by one individual winner and one first-place relay, while the women boasted four Top 5 finishes.
2/11/2017
Watson’s Career Best in Pole Vault Among Highlights at Chicagoland Championships
The Valparaiso University men’s track and field team headed west to the Windy City for the Chicagoland Championships, hosted by North Central College on Saturday. The Crusaders tallied seven team points at the meet, giving Valpo a 12th-place finish in the 19-team event.
1/29/2017
Watson, Guzek with Top Six Finishes at Grand Valley State
The Valparaiso University men’s and women’s track and field teams competed at the Grand Valley State University Lints Alumni Meet on Saturday. Junior pole vaulter Alexander Watson (Bolivar, Ohio/Tuscarawas Valley) and junior thrower Andrew Guzek (Valparaiso, Ind. / Valparaiso) earned top-six finishes in their respective events for the Crusaders.
1/21/2017
Crusaders Record Five First-Place Finishes at Fort Wayne
The Valparaiso University men’s and women’s track and field competed at the Fort Wayne Duals Saturday. The Crusader men defeated Butler, Detroit and IUPUI to finish the day with a perfect 3-0 record, while the women beat Butler and IUPUI. The Valpo men had four first-place finishes in field events and the women posted one top finish on the track.
1/13/2017
Crusaders Continue Indoor Campaign at GVSU
The Valparaiso University men’s and women’s track and field teams were back in action indoors Friday evening after the holiday break, traveling to Grand Valley State University for the Bob Eubanks Open. The men took home third place, while the women came away with a sixth-place performance.
12/2/2016
Valpo Track and Field Opens Season Friday
Three Valparaiso University track and field athletes posted marks among the Crusaders’ all-time best as the men’s and women’s track and field teams opened their indoor season Friday afternoon at Notre Dame’s Blue & Gold Invitational.
11/30/2016
Track and Field Announces 2016-17 Schedule Wednesday
The Valparaiso University men’s and women’s track and field teams announced their 2016-17 indoor and outdoor seasons schedules. The indoor season begins this Friday, Dec. 2 at the University of Notre Dame for the Blue and Gold Invitational, while the Crusaders will host a home meet at the Warren G. Hoger Track on campus for the third straight year on April 29.
