The Valparaiso women’s track and field team posted three top-four finishes from field events on Saturday at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships in Ypsilanti, Mich.

Junior Sarah Drozdowski (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park) took first in the hammer throw and sophomore Jessica Richardson (Columbus, Ind./North) placed third in the 10,000-meter run on Friday to lead the Valparaiso women’s track and field team at the opening day of the Horizon League Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Ypsilanti, Mich.

In their final tune-up before the Horizon League Championship, the Valparaiso women’s track team placed fifth at Saturday’s Redhawk Invitational in Oxford, Ohio.

Valparaiso placed nine student-athletes over six sports on the Horizon League's 2012-13 Winter Academic All-League Teams, as announced by the league office today.

Sophomore Jessica Richardson (Columbus, Ind./North) and junior Sarah Drozdowski (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park) each recorded a second-place finish to lead the Valparaiso women’s track and field team at the Dave Rankin Invitational in West Lafayette, Ind. on Saturday.

Inclement weather in Wisconsin has caused the Valparaiso track and field teams to make a schedule change for this weekend’s competition.

Junior Sarah Drozdowski (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park) recorded a first-place finish and a fourth-place finish at Saturday’s Eagle Invitational in Lisle, Ill., and the Crusader women’s track and field team posted many high marks in the competition.

The Valparaiso women’s track team closed out competition at both the Chicagoland Championships in Romeoville, Ill. and the Duke Invitational in Durham, N.C. on Saturday.