3/5/2009
Crusader Squads Earn USTFCCCA All-Academic Team Recognition
Both the Valparaiso men's and women's cross country teams have been awarded U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Team honors for the 2008 season, as announced today by the USTFCCCA.
12/17/2008
Four Crusaders Earn Academic All-League Recognition
Lindsey Gilman (South Bend, Ind./Marian), Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) and Caitlin Sauerhage (Rising Sun, Ind./Rising Sun [Indiana]) were all named to the 11-athlete Horizon League Academic All-League squad for women's cross country, while Chris Honig (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard South [Indiana]) received the same recognition on the men's side.
12/4/2008
Rolf Earns Horizon League Athlete of the Year Honors
For the second straight year, Valpo senior Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) has been named the Horizon League Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Year. Rolf is the first runner in Crusader cross country history to earn multiple League Athlete of the Year honors.
11/15/2008
Rolf Earns All-Region Honors as Valpo Closes Season at Great Lakes Regional
Crusader senior Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) earned All-Region honors for the fourth time in as many years as the Valparaiso women's cross country team closed out its 2008 campaign with a 28th place finish Saturday at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional in West Lafayette, Ind.
11/1/2008
Rolf Wins Second Consecutive Horizon League Championship
Senior Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) made her first victory of the season a big one Saturday, taking the Horizon League individual championship in Green Bay, Wis. while helping the Valparaiso women's squad to a fourth-place team finish.
10/20/2008
Rolf Named Cross Country Athlete of the Week
Crusader senior Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) was named the Horizon League Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week today after her second-place finish at the Evansville Invitational on Saturday.
10/18/2008
Rolf Leads Crusader Women at Evansville
Led by Laura Rolf's (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) season-best second-place finish, the Crusader women's cross country team ran to a sixth-place finish Saturday morning at the Evansville Invitational.
10/10/2008
Crusader Cross Country Squads Adjust Schedule
The Valparaiso men's and women's cross country teams, which were originally scheduled to compete next Saturday, October 18 at the NCAA Pre-Nationals in Terre Haute, Ind., will run at the Evansville Invitational on the 18th instead.
10/3/2008
Crusaders Return to Action at Notre Dame
The Valparaiso women's cross country team returned to action Friday afternoon at the Notre Dame Invitational, finishing in 17th place in the gold race.
9/19/2008
Crusaders Place Eighth at Indiana Intercollegiates
The Valparaiso women's cross country team returned to action Friday at the Indiana Intercollegiates in Bloomington, Ind., placing eighth out of the 21 squads competing at the meet.
9/5/2008
Crusaders Open Season With Fourth-Place Finish
The Valparaiso women's cross country squad opened the 2008 campaign at its home course of Sunset Hills Farm on Friday afternoon, placing fourth in the 20th annual Crusader Invitational.
9/3/2008
Crusaders Ready for 2008 Campaign
The Valparaiso women's cross country team made an immediate impact on the Horizon League in its first season running in the new league, as Laura Rolf captured the individual championship and the Crusaders ran to a fourth-place team finish at the league championships.
7/10/2008
Crusaders Announce 2008 Cross Country Slate
The Valparaiso men's and women's cross country teams will compete four times, including once over their home course at Sunset Hills Farm Park, before heading to the Horizon League Championships as head coach Mike Straubel released the teams' schedules today.
