Five Represent Valpo On Track and Field Academic All-League Teams

Five athletes represented the Valparaiso track and field squads as the Academic All-Horizon League teams for the outdoor season were announced. Claire Johnson (Eden Prairie, Minn./Eden Prairie) was named to the women's squad, while Wally Bradford (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago), Nick Fagan (Sycamore, Ill./Sycamore), Chris Hovan (Elkhart, Ind./Elkhart Christian) and Andrew Rixon (Deerfield, Ill./Deerfield) all were selected to the men's team.


Crusaders Conclude 2012 Horizon League Outdoor Championships

The Valparaiso women’s track and field team concluded the 2012 Horizon League Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Milwaukee, Wis. on Sunday, finishing in eighth place.


Crusader Women Continue Horizon League Outdoor Championship Meet

The Valparaiso women’s track and field team remained in sixth place on Saturday after the second of three days of competition at the 2012 Horizon League Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Milwaukee, Wis.


Valpo Women Kick Off HL Outdoor Championships

The Valparaiso women’s track and field team opened the 2012 Horizon League Outdoor Championships from Milwaukee, Wis. on Friday as two individuals earned sixth-place finishes in event finals.


Crusader Women Compete at Purdue Open

A pair of efforts from sophomore Sarah Drozdowski (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park) that rank second in Crusader history highlighted the Valparaiso women’s track and field team’s performance at the Purdue Open Saturday in West Lafayette, Ind.


Valpo Track and Field Places Four on Academic All-League Team

The Valparaiso track and field program had four athletes named to the Horizon League’s Indoor Track and Field Academic All-League Team, as announced today by the league office. Sophomore Claire Johnson (Eden Prairie, Minn./Eden Prairie) represented the Valpo women’s squad, while redshirt junior Chris Hovan (Elkhart, Ind./Elkhart Christian), junior Joe Johnson (Darien, Ill./Downers Grove South) and junior Andrew Rixon (Deerfield, Ill./Deerfield) earned spots on the men’s team.


Crusaders Compete at Al Owens Classic

A win in the 5,000m run by freshman Jessica Richardson (Columbus, Ind./North) led six top-ten finishes as Valparaiso competed this weekend at the Al Owens Classic in Allendale, Mich., hosted by Grand Valley State University.


Crusaders Place Fourth at Benedictine Eagle Invitational

Four event victories on the infield led the Valparaiso women's track and field effort on Saturday as the Crusaders finished in fourth place at the Eagle Invitational, hosted by Benedictine in Lisle, Ill.


Freeman Sets School Record as Crusader Women Compete at DePauw

Sophomore Kelley Freeman (Valparaiso, Ind./Chesterton) smashed the Valparaiso women's track and field outdoor record in the pole vault by six inches on Saturday, highlighting a day which saw the Crusaders win six events en route to a fourth-place finish at the DePauw Invitational in Greencastle, Ind.


Crusader Women's Track and Field Opens Outdoor Season

The Valparaiso women's track and field squad kicked off its 2012 outdoor campaign this weekend at the Mike Poehlein Invitational, hosted by Purdue in West Lafayette, Ind.


Crusader Women Conclude 2012 HL Indoor Championships

Sophomore Sarah Drozdowski (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park) posted her second top-four finish in as many days as the Valparaiso women’s track and field team finished the 2012 Horizon League Indoor Championships in Youngstown, Ohio with an eighth-place finish.


Crusader Women Sixth After Day One at HL Indoor Championships

Fourth-place finishes Saturday from Sarah Drozdowski (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park) and Kelley Freeman (Valparaiso, Ind./Chesterton) have the Valparaiso women’s track and field team in sixth place after the first day of action at the 2012 Horizon League Indoor Track and Field Championships in Youngstown, Ohio.


Valpo Women Compete at Purdue In Preparation for HL Championships

The Valparaiso women's track and field team got in one final tuneup for the upcoming Horizon League Championships on Saturday, competing at the Boilermaker Invitational, hosted by Purdue in West Lafayette, Ind.


Drozdowski Named HL Field Athlete of the Week

Valparaiso sophomore Sarah Drozdowski (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park) has been named the Horizon League Female Field Athlete of the Week for her performance in the throws last weekend at the GVSU Big Meet in Allendale, Mich.


Crusaders Post Three Top-Tens Saturday at GVSU Big Meet

The Valparaiso women’s track and field team had three different athletes post top-ten finishes Saturday as the Crusaders competed with over 50 other schools at the GVSU Big Meet in Allendale, Mich.


Crusaders Continue Indoor Season at Mastodon Invite

Led by a near record-setting performance by sophomore Kelley Freeman (Valparaiso, Ind./Chesterton), the Valparaiso women’s track and field team continued the 2012 indoor campaign Saturday at the Mastodon Invitational in Fort Wayne, Ind.


Valpo Continues Indoor Season at IPFW Quadrangular Meet

Sophomore Sarah Drozdowski (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park) registered two of Valparaiso's four first-place finishes on Saturday as the Crusader women's track and field team took on IPFW, Detroit and Oakland at the IPFW Quadrangular in Fort Wayne, Ind.


Valpo Women Post Fifth-Place Finish Saturday

Continuing its 2012 indoor season on Saturday afternoon, the Valparaiso women's track and field team closed out action at the Wisconsin Invitational with a fifth-place finish.


Crusader Women Compete Friday at Grand Valley State

The Valparaiso women’s track and field team got a pair of seventh-place finishes from Claire Johnson (Eden Prairie, Minn./Eden Prairie), as well as a seventh-place finish from Jessica Richardson (Columbus, Ind./North) as the distance runners led the way for the Crusaders at the Bob Eubanks Open in Allendale, Mich. on Friday, hosted by Grand Valley State.


Crusaders Begin Season at Mastodon Opener

Led by a victory in the weight throw from sophomore Sarah Drozdowski (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park), the Valparaiso women’s track and field squad opened this year’s indoor campaign on Saturday at the Mastodon Opener in Fort Wayne, Ind.


Crusaders Announce Track Schedule For Upcoming Season

Valparaiso men’s and women’s track and field head coach Ryan Moore announced today the indoor and outdoor schedules for the Crusaders’ 2011-2012 season.