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The Crusaders wrapped up their cross-country seasons at the NCAA Regionals in Madison, Wisconsin Friday. The men's team turned in a 29th-place finish while the women's squad earned a 30th place result.

Nov 15th 2013, 9:39pm 538 views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Richardson Earns First Team All-League; Rutkowski Clinches 20th at HL Championships

Richardson finishes 5K in 18:49.19 for 7th place; Rutkowski crosses line at 26:43.09 to claim 20th place finish in Horizon League Championships at Boardman High School in Ohio.

Nov 2nd 2013, 10:50pm 7K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Richardson Again Leads the Pack as Valpo Women Place 21st at Bradley Classic; Men Finish 19th

Junior Jessica Richardson turned in a 6K time of 21:51 at the Bradley "Pink" Classic, good for 32nd place overall; Rutkowski paces the men at 26:04 in the 8K, Przybyla just behind at 26:15.

Oct 19th 2013, 2:54am 2K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Rutkowski Paces Crusaders at Notre Dame Invitational; Richardson Again Leads Women

Men's cross country finished 22nd at the Notre Dame Invitational behind David Rutkowski's time of 27:34 on 5-mile track; Jessica Richardson crosses line of 5K race at 18:25.4, helps women's team to 23rd place finish.

Oct 5th 2013, 1:21am 1K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Women's Cross Country Records 12th Place Finish at Iona Meet of Champions, Rutkowski Crosses Line at 28:18 on Men's Side

Jessica Richardson takes 18th place overall in the Women's 6K with a time of 23:29.84; Rutkowski crosses line at 28:17.16 in the Men's 8K in Bronx, New York.

Sep 22nd 2013, 3:03pm 1K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Women Take 2nd, Men 3rd at Crusader Open

Jessica Richardson clocked in at 18:39.7 to clinch 7th place at the Crusader Open. Richardson helped her team to a second place finish Friday at Sunset Hills Farm.

Sep 7th 2013, 7:32am 1K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Crusaders Announce 2013 Cross Country Schedule

Valparaiso cross country head coach Mike Straubel announced today the Crusaders schedule for the upcoming 2013 season, featuring the season-opening Crusader Open.

Jul 1st 2013, 11:30am 2K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Crusader Cross Country Announces Incoming Freshman Class

Valparaiso cross country head coach Mike Straubel announced today the incoming freshman class for the Crusaders' program in 2013, with eight male and five female newcomers. Among the newcomers are Crown Point H.S. graduate Dan Walters and Conner Ennis...

Jun 20th 2013, 4:53pm 1K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Trio of Cross Country Teams to Be Inducted Into Valpo Hall of Fame

The Valparaiso men’s cross country squads from 1963, 1964 and 1965 put together perhaps the most impressive run of high finishes in national competition in Valparaiso athletics history, and on Saturday, February 16, the group of three teams will ...

Feb 12th 2013, 4:38pm 833 views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Ten Crusaders Named to Academic All-Horizon League Squads

Valparaiso placed a league-high ten student-athletes over five sports on the Horizon League's 2012 Fall Academic All-League Teams, as announced by the league office.

Feb 11th 2013, 5:59am 709 views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments