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Richardson Repeats as HL Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week
Jessica Richardson earned her second league Runner of the Week honor. (Ray Acevedo)
Jessica Richardson earned her second league Runner of the Week honor. (Ray Acevedo)

Monday, October 15, 2012

Valparaiso sophomore Jessica Richardson (Columbus, Ind./North) has been named the Horizon League women’s cross country Runner of the Week for the second straight weekend of competition following a second-place finish at the Evansville Invitational on Saturday.

Richardson covered the 5K course at Evansville in a time of 18:09.15 to finish in second place in the 55-runner field.  The time marked Richardson’s second-best 5K time of her career and was 25 seconds faster than she covered the same course a season ago.  The sophomore has now posted top-ten finishes in all four of Valpo’s races in 2012, and becomes the first Crusader to earn multiple cross country Runner of the Week honors since Laura Rolf in 2007.

Richardson and the rest of the Crusaders now set their sights on the 2012 Horizon League Championships, hosted by Milwaukee in Kenosha, Wis. on Saturday, Oct. 27.

W Track Hillsdale Classic Hillsdale, Mich.
May 8 No Team Score
Softball Valpo 1 Chicago, Ill.
May 8 Youngstown State 9
Softball Valpo 3 Chicago, Ill.
May 9 UIC 1
M Track Dr. Keeler Invitational Naperville, Ill.
May 10 No Team Score
Softball Valpo 4 8 inn.
May 10 Cleveland State 3
Softball Valpo 10 Chicago, Ill.
May 10 Wright State 2
Baseball Valpo 0 Chicago, Ill.
May 10 UIC 3
W Track GVSU Last Chance Allendale, Mich.
May 11 No Team Score
Softball Valpo 2 Chicago, Ill.
May 11 Youngstown State 1
Softball Valpo 11 Chicago, Ill.
May 11 Youngstown State 9
Baseball Valpo 5 Chicago, Ill.
May 11 UIC 12
Baseball Valpo 2 Chicago, Ill.
May 12 UIC 5
Baseball Toledo 1 Emory G. Bauer Field
May 14 Valpo 6
M Golf NCAA Regional Championship Columbus, Ohio (The Ohio State University GC)
May 16 13th/13 (309)
Baseball Youngstown State 1 Emory G. Bauer Field
May 16 Valpo 4
M Golf NCAA Regional Championship Columbus, Ohio (The Ohio State University GC)
May 17 13th/13 (617)
Baseball Youngstown State 4 Emory G. Bauer Field
May 17 Valpo 7
Softball Valpo 0 Ann Arbor, Mich.
May 17 #7/8 Michigan 5
M Golf NCAA Regional Championship Columbus, Ohio (The Ohio State University GC)
May 18
Baseball Youngstown State Emory G. Bauer Field
May 18, 1:00 p.m. Valpo
Softball Valpo Ann Arbor, Mich.
May 18, 1:30 p.m. Central Michigan
Softball Valpo Ann Arbor, Mich.
May 19, 1:30 p.m. TBA
Baseball Valpo Niles, Ohio
May 23, 1:30 p.m. Horizon League Championship
Baseball Valpo Niles, Ohio
May 24, 1:30 p.m. Horizon League Championship
Baseball Valpo Niles, Ohio
May 25, 1:30 p.m. Horizon League Championship
Baseball Valpo Niles, Ohio
May 26, 1:30 p.m. Horizon League Championship