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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....Full Story
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. Now, entering 2008, Rolf is back to close out her impressive career, but she has plenty of backup among her teammates, as she leads a contingent of nine Crusader runners returning for the 2008 campaign....Full Story
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....Full Story
6/5/2008
Rolf Receives Academic All-District Accolade
Valparaiso University’s Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) has been named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District V women’s track and field/cross country Second Team for the second consecutive year, as announced today by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA)....Full Story
12/10/2007
Honig, Rolf Earn Academic All-Horizon League Honors
Valparaiso cross country juniors Chris Honig (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard South [Indiana]) and Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) have been named to the men’s and women’s cross country Academic All-Horizon League Teams, respectively, for their academic and athletic performance this season....Full Story
11/26/2007
Rolf Named Horizon League Athlete of the Year
Valparaiso junior Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) was named the Horizon League women’s cross country Athlete of the Year today. Rolf finished the season with five victories in seven races, including a winning effort at the Horizon League Championship....Full Story
11/19/2007
Rolf Places in Top-50 at NCAA Championships
Junior Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) earned a top-50 finish at the NCAA Championships for the second straight year Monday in Terre Haute, Ind., finishing in 48th position out of an elite field of 253 runners....Full Story
11/10/2007
Rolf Finishes Sixth as Valpo Competes at Great Lakes Regional
Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) earned a second consecutive trip to the NCAA Cross Country Championships with a sixth-place finish Saturday morning in Bloomington, Ind., as she paced the Valparaiso women’s squad at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional....Full Story
10/27/2007
Five-for-Five: Rolf Wins Horizon League Championship; Button Earns First Team Honors as Crusaders Finish Fourth
Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) won her fifth consecutive race Saturday morning at Sunset Hills Farm Park in Valparaiso, winning the Horizon League Championship and helping the Crusaders to a fourth-place team finish....Full Story
10/13/2007
Rolf Breaks Own School Record; Wins For Fourth Time in 2007
Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) continued her stellar junior campaign Saturday morning, winning for the fourth time in as many races and breaking her own 5K school record at the Evansville Invitational in Evansville, Ind. Rolf helped lead Valparaiso to a tie for fourth place in the team standings....Full Story
10/2/2007
Rolf Receives Third League Honor of the Season
For the third time this season, junior Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) has been named the Horizon League women’s cross country Athlete of the Week....Full Story
9/28/2007
Rolf Wins Third Consecutive Race With Dominating Performance at Notre Dame
Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) dominated the Gold Race at the Notre Dame Invitational in Notre Dame, Ind. Friday afternoon, covering the five-kilometer course in 17:04, setting a new school record for the distance and winning the race by 46 seconds....Full Story
9/18/2007
Rolf Receives Repeat Horizon League Honor
For the second week in a row, junior Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) has been named the Horizon League’s Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week after winning the Boston College Open last weekend....Full Story
9/14/2007
Rolf Wins for Second Straight Week; Crusaders Finish Seventh
Junior Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) captured her second meet championship in as many weeks Friday afternoon at the Boston College Open in Boston, Mass., setting a new personal best in the 5K with a time of 17:14 to lead Valpo.
9/11/2007
Rolf Earns League Athlete of the Week Honors
The Horizon League announced today that junior Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) has been named its Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week for her performance last Friday at the Crusader Open.
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Rolf, Button Finish 1-2 For Valpo at Crusader Open
For the second straight year, Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) took top honors at Valparaiso’s annual Crusader Open, contested Friday afternoon at Sunset Hills Farm.
9/5/2007
Crusader Squad Poised for 2007 Season
Coming off of a runner-up finish in the 2006 Mid-Continent Conference Championships, the best league finish in program history, the Valparaiso women’s cross country team moves into the Horizon League with high aspirations for the 2007 campaign, led by one of the nation’s best runners in junior Laura Rolf.
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7/16/2007
Crusaders Announce 2007 Cross Country Schedule
Valparaiso will host the 2007 Horizon League Cross Country Championships, one of two home meets for the Crusaders on the 2007 schedule as announced today by head coach Mike Straubel.
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