2011-12 Men's Track & Field
Kevin Adamik Sprints
Cy Badertscher Jumps
Drew Baker Sprints
Nathan Bluhm Distance
Wally Bradford Mid-Distance
Sean Carey Jumps
Josh Carow Sprints
Logan Coan Sprints
Tyler Crum Sprints
Mickey Delcambre Sprints
Nick Fagan Distance
Jacob Frey Throws
Henry Gamamou Sprints
Jeremy Getz Jumps
David Goad Throws
Kiefer Heiman Mid-Distance
Chad Henkel Sprints
Eric Hickok Distance
Joe Holy Sprints
Chris Hovan Jumps
Leandro Jaime Distance
Joe Johnson Mid-Distance
Pat Johnson Distance
Nick Kowaleski Sprints
Ricky Laskowski Sprints/Hurdles
Eric Loria Distance
Mack Morris Distance
Trace Ostergren Distance
Jordan Piaskowy Distance
Matthew Przybyla Mid-Distance
Andrew Rixon Throws
Bill Rixon Throws
Pete Rufo Jumps
David Rutkowski Distance
Derek Schnake Mid-Distance
Travis Simmons Jumps
Julian Smith Sprints
Ryan Stegenga Throws
Full Roster
David Rutkowski

David Rutkowski

Events Distance
Yr. Fr./Fr./Fr.
Hometown Cedarburg, Wis.
High School (Prev. School) Living Word Lutheran

2014 (Track): Ranked second on the team in the 3K (9:02.69) indoors ... member of the HL Academic Honor Roll.

2013 (Cross Country): Led the Crusaders in five of six races...finished in 33:14 at NCAA Great Lakes Regional...placed 20th at HL Championships with a time of 26:43.09.

2013 (Track): Paced Crusaders with a time of 15:53.23 over 5K during indoor campaign ... also posted a top time of 9:09.83 in the 3K indoors ... third-fastest on the team in the 3,000m steeplechase (10:38.53) during outdoor season.

2012 (Cross Country): Competed in all six races for Valpo his sophomore season...recorded top-five times for Crusader runners in all six meets...finished the Crusader Open 6K in 20:40.3, good for second on the team...placed first amongst Crusaders at the Evansville Invitational 8K (26:55.16)...ran his fastest 8K at the Horizon League Championships (26:34)...finished the NCAA Regional 10K in 34:28, good for second amongst the Crusaders.

2012 (Track): Ranked second on the team indoors in the one mile run (4:26.80) and third in the 3,000m run (8:59.47) ... outdoors, ranked fourth on the team in the 800m (2:06.45), 1,500m (4:21.45) and 5,000m (15:55.03) runs ... also posted a top time of 10:27.78 in the 3,000m steeplechase, placing ninth in the event at the HL Outdoor Championships.

2011 (Cross Country): Ran in three races for the Crusaders as a rookie, contributing to Valpo's team score twice ... started career with 8K time of 28:15.14 at Evansville Invitational to finish fifth among Valpo runners ... placed fourth among Crusader contingent at NCAA Great Lakes Regional with 10K time of 34:43.0.

Prep: A four-year letterwinner for the Timberwolves … a three-time All-Conference in the indoor 1600 … an All-Conference selection in the outdoor 1600 as a senior … an indoor and outdoor All-Conference honoree in the 800 as a senior … state qualified in the 1600 and 800 as a senior … also lettered in cross-country and basketball … a member of National Honor Society.

Personal: David is the son of Mark and Kathy Rutkowski … major is mechanical engineering … born April 11, 1992.