6/24/2010
Bradford Earns Third Team Academic All-American Honors
Valparaiso University's Alyssa Bradford (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago) has been named to the ESPN the Magazine women's track and field/cross country Academic All-America Third Team, as voted on by CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America). Bradford is the fourth Crusader athlete to earn Academic All-American honors this academic year.
6/3/2010
Three Crusaders Earn Academic All-District Honors
A trio of Valparaiso seniors were honored Thursday as the CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District V women's cross country/track and field teams were released. Alyssa Bradford (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago) and Lindsey Gilman (South Bend, Ind./Marian) both earned First Team accolades, while Windy Santa Cruz (Fall Creek, Wis./Fall Creek) was a Second Team selection.
5/7/2010
Crusaders Announce Three Additions for 2010
Valparaiso cross country head coach Mike Straubel announced today that Claire Johnson, Grace Shemwell and Grace Watkins have all agreed to join the Crusader women's cross country and track squads as freshmen during the 2010-2011 school year.
12/21/2009
Three Crusader Runners Earn Academic All-League Accolade
Chris Bednarczyk (Westfield, Ind./Westfield), Alyssa Bradford (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago) and Lindsey Gilman (South Bend, Ind./Marian) represented the Valparaiso men's and women's cross country squads on the respective Horizon League Academic All-League teams.
11/14/2009
Valpo Women Conclude Season at Great Lakes Regional
The Valparaiso women's cross country squad finished up its 2009 season Saturday morning at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional in Bloomington, Ind., running to a 30th place finish.
10/31/2009
Valpo Women Run to Ninth-Place Finish at Horizon League Championship
The Valparaiso women's cross country team ran Saturday morning at the Horizon League Championship in Milford, Mich., running to a ninth-place team finish.
10/16/2009
Valpo Women Return to Competition at Bradley
The Valparaiso women's cross country team returned to action for the first time in two weeks Friday afternoon in Peoria, Ill., taking 19th place at the Bradley Classic.
10/2/2009
Gilman Paces Valpo Women at Notre Dame
The Valparaiso women's cross country team was in action Friday afternoon at the Notre Dame Invitational, running to a 17th place finish in the Gold Race.
9/19/2009
Crusaders Finish Sixth Saturday at Vanderbilt
The Valparaiso women's cross country squad placed five runners in the top-third of the field Saturday at Vanderbilt's Commodore Classic in Nashville, Tenn., helping the Crusaders to a sixth-place team finish.
9/4/2009
Crusaders Place Fourth at Season Opener
Led by a 16th-place showing from Alyssa Bradford (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago), the Valparaiso women's cross country team ran to a fourth-place finish Friday evening at the Crusader Open, contested at Sunset Hills Farm in Valparaiso.
9/3/2009
Senior-Laden Squad Takes to the Course in 2009 for Crusaders
While the Valparaiso women's cross country team lost one of the top runners in program history in Laura Rolf to graduation following last season, a ton of experience returns for the 2009 campaign, as everybody else who finished among the Crusaders' top-five runners in any meet last year is back, including six seniors.
7/2/2009
Crusaders Announce 2009 Cross Country Schedule
The Valparaiso cross country squads will open the season at home for the 16th consecutive year in one of four races to prepare for the Horizon League Championships, as head coach Mike Straubel announced the Crusaders' 2009 schedule today.
6/4/2009
Three Crusaders Named to Academic All-District Squads
Valparaiso placed a district-high three athletes on the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District V women's track and field/cross country squad, as voted on by CoSIDA and announced today. Alyssa Bradford (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago) and Lindsey Gilman (South Bend, Ind./Marian) each earned a spot on the first team, while Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) received second team honors.
