6/17/2013
19 Crusaders Earn Academic All-League Recognition
Valparaiso placed 19 student-athletes over seven sports on the Horizon League's 2013 Spring Academic All-League Teams, as announced by the league office. The 19 honorees tied for the most from any league institution.
4/28/2013
Voigt’s second-place finish leads Valparaiso at HL Women’s Golf Championship
Valparaiso junior Kelly Voigt (Palatine, Ill./Fremd) finished came in second place individually, and junior Michelle Kleckner (New Brighton, Minn./Irondale) joined Voigt in the top-10 to help the Crusaders finish fourth at the Horizon League Women’s Golf Championship at the Mission Inn Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.
4/27/2013
Crusader women in fourth after second round of HL Championship
Junior Kelly Voigt (Palatine, Ill./Fremd) carded a 1-over par round of 73 and is in second place, one shot behind Allison Mitzel of Youngstown State, after two days of the Horizon League Women’s Golf Championship at the Mission Inn Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.
4/26/2013
Crusaders in a tie for third after day one of HL Championship
Junior Kelly Voigt (Palatine, Ill./Fremd) is tied for second place after a first round 76, and the Valparaiso women’s golf team is tied for third after the first day of the Horizon League Championship at the Mission Inn Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.
4/25/2013
Voigt, Kleckner earn all-Horizon League honors
Valparaiso junior golfers Kelly Voigt (Palatine, Ill./Fremd) and Michelle Kleckner (New Brighton, Minn./Irondale) were both named to the all-Horizon League team when the conference announced the season golf awards on Thursday.
4/14/2013
Crusader women finish up competition at Indiana Invitational on Sunday
The Valparaiso women’s golf team posted a 323 team score, which was their best mark of the tournament, in Sunday’s final round at the Indiana Invitational in Bloomington, Ind.
4/13/2013
Valpo women open Indiana Invitational on Saturday
Junior Erika Pfaender (Pewaukee, Wis./Arrowhead) posted back-to-back rounds of 80 on Saturday to lead the Valparaiso women’s golf team on the first day of the Indiana Invitational in Bloomington, Ind.
4/1/2013
Crusaders take seventh at IPFW Invitational
Junior Kelly Voigt (Palatine, Ill./Fremd) finished in a tie for 10th-place individually, and the Valparaiso women’s golf team finished in seventh after Monday’s final round of the two-day IPFW Invitational at Brookwood GC in Fort Wayne, Ind.
3/31/2013
Crusader women in eighth after first round of IPFW Invite
The Valparaiso women’s golf team is in a tie for eighth place after the first round of the IPFW Invitational at Brookwood GC in Fort Wayne, Ind.
3/5/2013
Valpo women open spring season with win at Crusader Spring Invitational
Michelle Kleckner (New Brighton, Minn./Irondale) shot a final round 76 to claim medalist honors, and Valparaiso bettered its first round total by 15 shots in the final round to win the Crusader Spring Invitational at ChampionsGate G.C. in Orlando, Fla. on Tuesday afternoon.
2/6/2013
Crusader golf teams announce spring 2013 schedules
Valparaiso University men’s golf coach David Gring and women’s coach Mat Blair have announced their schedules for the upcoming spring 2013 season.
1/21/2013
Golfweek.com honors Crusader women
With the spring season just a few weeks away, Golfweek.com made mention of the Valparaiso women’s golf team in its Horizon League preview.
11/15/2012
Valpo Women's Golf Inks Shrum to NLI
Valparaiso women's golf head coach Mat Blair announced today that Sydney Shrum (Cloverdale, Ind./Cloverdale) has signed a National Letter of Intent and will be joining the Crusader women's golf program beginning with the 2013-2014 season.
10/30/2012
Three Crusader Women Compete at Charles Braun Intercollegiate
The Valparaiso women's golf team sent three players to compete as individuals Monday and Tuesday at the Charles Braun Intercollegiate in Boonville, Ind. at Quail Crossing G.C., hosted by Evansville.
10/23/2012
New Individual, Team Records Highlight Valpo Women’s Final Round at Dayton
The Valparaiso women’s golf team finished out its 2012 fall campaign in style on Tuesday, as the team broke single-round and 36-hole tournament records en route to a second-place finish, while junior Kelly Voigt (Palatine, Ill./Fremd) broke her own individual single-round and tournament records while finishing atop the individual standings for the second time this fall.
10/22/2012
Crusader Women Set New Single-Round Record at Dayton
For the first time in program history, the Valparaiso women’s golf team had multiple players shoot even par or better in the same round, while the Crusaders smashed their previous single-round team score record as they sit in third place after day one at the Dayton Invitational.
10/16/2012
Crusaders Finish 10th at Missouri State
The Valparaiso women's golf team closed out the 54-hole MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial in Springfield, Mo., hosted by Missouri State, on Tuesday, closing the event in tenth place.
10/15/2012
Crusader Women Open Up Payne Stewart Memorial Monday
The Valparaiso women's golf team opened the MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial Monday in Springfield, Mo., ending the 36-hole day in 10th place.
10/9/2012
Voigt Leads Crusaders on Final Day of Butler Fall Invitational
Junior Kelly Voigt (Palatine, Ill./Fremd) matched the second-lowest round in program history to lead the Valparaiso women's golf team as it finished in 10th place Tuesday afternoon at the Butler Fall Invitational in Indianapolis, Ind.
10/8/2012
Valpo Tenth After Day One at Butler
The Valparaiso women's golf team finished the opening round of the Butler Fall Invitational in Indianapolis, Ind. in 10th place on Monday.
9/23/2012
Crusader Golfers Close Cardinal Classic in Tenth Place
Valparaiso closed out the two-day, 36-hole Cardinal Classic in Yorktown, Ind., hosted by Ball State, on Sunday afternoon, finishing out the event in tenth place.
9/22/2012
Crusaders Open Cardinal Classic on Saturday
The Valparaiso women’s golf team kicked off the two-day Cardinal Classic in Yorktown, Ind. on Saturday, hosted by Ball State, finishing the day in seventh place out of 12 competing teams.
9/18/2012
Voigt Earns Individual Medalist Honors as Valpo Finishes Second at Chicago State
Junior Kelly Voigt (Palatine, Ill./Fremd) smashed a number of program records en route to earning individual medalist honors, leading the Valparaiso women's golf team to a second-place finish at the CSU Cougar Classic on Tuesday in Chicago, Ill.
9/17/2012
Crusader Women Open CSU Cougar Classic Monday
The Valparaiso women’s golf team completed round one of the two-day CSU Cougar Classic in Chicago, Ill. on Monday afternoon in a tie for sixth place, while individually, junior Kelly Voigt (Palatine, Ill./Fremd) is tied for fourth place after 18 holes and matched the Crusaders’ all-time best round in relation to par.
9/11/2012
Crusaders Place Seventh at Green Bay Invitational
The Valparaiso women's golf team closed the two-round Green Bay Invitational on Tuesday in Green Bay, Wis., finishing the tournament in seventh place.
9/10/2012
Voigt Leads Valpo on First Day at Green Bay Invitational
Led by a round of 77 from junior Kelly Voigt (Palatine, Ill./Fremd), the Valparaiso women's golf team sits in sixth place after the first day of action at the Green Bay Invitational.
9/8/2012
Crusader Women Open Fall Season at IU
The Valparaiso women's golf team opened its 2012 fall season Saturday at the IU Fall Kickoff in Bloomington, Ind., ending the first day of competition in eighth place. The Crusaders were led by a round of 80 from senior Jessica O'Brien (Chesterton, Ind./Chesterton).
8/30/2012
Crusaders Announce Fall Golf and Tennis Schedules
The Valparaiso men’s and women’s golf teams will play in seven events apiece this fall, while the men’s tennis team will compete five times and the women’s tennis team three times as the Crusaders released fall 2012 schedules for all four sports Thursday morning.
7/11/2012
Kleckner and Pfaender Named to NGCA All-American Scholar Team
Valparaiso University’s Michelle Kleckner (New Brighton, Minn./Irondale H.S.) and Erika Pfaender (Pewaukee, Wis./Arrowhead H.S.) have both been named to the National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) All-American Scholar Teams for Division I.
