The Valparaiso men’s and women’s cross country teams concluded their regular seasons at the Bradley Pink Classic in Peoria, Ill. today. The women ran a 6K and the men ran an 8K.

Senior Jessica Richardson (Columbus, Ind./North) continued her dazzling senior year as she earned another top-ten finish, crossing the finish line in 21:12.4, shattering her previous best by almost 40 seconds,  for seventh place at Newman Golf Course.

Sophomore Liz Bloy (Freedom, Wis./Freedom) finished in 57^th place as she crossed the tape in in 22:25.3. Junior Dezzarae Arce (Orland Park, Ill./Victor J. Andrew) was the third point-getter for the Crusaders as she finished 23:16.7 and gained 136^th place.

Rounding out the Crusader women were sophomore Michelle Espino (Fort Wayne, Ind./Northside) and freshman Kim Heiny (Burnettsville, Ind./Twin Lakes), who finished in 24:31.8 (186^th) and 24:48.4 (192^nd), respectively.

On the men’s side, sophomore Adam Bruno (Bloomington, Ill./Normal) paced the Brown and Gold with a 26:25.5 to finish in 107^th place. Senior Mike Salguero (Ebensburg, Pa./Central Cambria) finished just a few spots behind him in 118^th place with a time of26:30.3.

Sophomore classmates Max Morello (Plano, Ill./Plano), Dan Walters (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) and Jesse Greenhagen (Fishers, Ind./Fishers) rounded out the Crusaders scoring with times of 27:017 (140^th), 27:12.2 (146^th) and 27:13.7 (149^th).

The men finished in 21^st place, while the women finished in 23^rd place.

Valpo returns to action on Nov. 1, when they travel to Kenosha, Wis. for the Horizon League Championships.