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4/8/2008

Stohs Earns Scholar-Athlete of the Week Honors

Chris Stohs becomes the 12th Crusader athlete to receive Scholar-Athlete of the Week recognition this year.
Sophomore thrower Chris Stohs (Shawnee, Kan./Shawnee Mission North) has been named the U.S. Army Horizon League Male Scholar-Athlete of the Week after his performance last weekend at the DePauw Invitational....Full Story
4/5/2008

Valpo Places Seventh at DePauw Invitational

Steve Bartholomew won the hammer throw Saturday.
Led by a victory from Steve Bartholomew (Valparaiso, Ind./Morgan Township) in the hammer throw, the Valparaiso men’s track and field team placed seventh Saturday at the DePauw Invitational in Greencastle, Ind....Full Story
4/2/2008

Bartholomew Named Horizon League Indoor Track and Field Male Athlete of the Year

Steve Bartholomew won the weight throw seven times during the indoor season.
The honors continue to roll in for Crusader senior Steve Bartholomew (Valparaiso, Ind./Morgan Township), as the Horizon League announced today that he was named the league’s Indoor Track and Field Male Athlete of the Year....Full Story
4/1/2008

Bartholomew Named Horizon League Athlete of the Week

Steve Bartholomew earned Horizon League Athlete of the Week honors for the third time this year.
Steve Bartholomew (Valparaiso, Ind./Morgan Township) was named the Horizon League’s Track and Field Athlete of the Week today after his performance during the first weekend of outdoor competition....Full Story
3/29/2008

Bartholomew Wins Two Events as Crusaders Finish Third

Steve Bartholomew won the discus and hammer throws Saturday.
Senior Steve Bartholomew (Valparaiso, Ind./Morgan Township) won two events Saturday to lead the Valparaiso men’s track and field team as it placed third at the Ted Haydon Invitational in Chicago, Ill....Full Story
3/15/2008

Bartholomew Closes Out Indoor Campaign at NCAA Championships

Steve Bartholomew won the weight throw seven times during the 2008 indoor campaign.
Steve Bartholomew (Valparaiso, Ind./Morgan Township) closed out the indoor season for Valparaiso Saturday at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Ark., finishing 16th in the weight throw....Full Story
3/10/2008

Bartholomew Selected to Throw at NCAA Indoor Championships

Steve Bartholomew will throw this weekend at the NCAA Indoor Championships.

Senior Steve Bartholomew (Valparaiso, Ind./Morgan Township) is one of 17 competitors selected to compete in the weight throw at the NCAA Indoor Championships, to be contested March 14-15 at Fayetteville, Ark.

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3/6/2008

Bartholomew Bests Field at Nebraska

Steve Bartholomew won the weight throw Thursday.
Steve Bartholomew (Valparaiso, Ind./Morgan Township) won the weight throw Thursday afternoon at the Nebraska Last Chance Meet in Lincoln, Nebraska....Full Story
3/2/2008

Bartholomew Named Outstanding Field Performer as Crusaders Close Out Horizon League Championships

Chris Honig placed second in the mile run Sunday.
Chris Honig (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard South [Indiana]) ran the fastest time by a Crusader in the mile run in over 30 years to lead the Valparaiso men’s track and field team Sunday in the final day of competition at the Horizon League Indoor Championships in Kent, Ohio.  Steve Bartholomew (Valparaiso, Ind./Morgan Township) was named the Horizon League Outstanding Field Performer after his record-setting effort in the weight throw on Saturday....Full Story
3/1/2008

Bartholomew Crushes Weight Throw Mark to Lead Crusader Men

Steve Bartholomew broke the school and Horizon League Championship records in the weight throw Saturday.
Senior Steve Bartholomew (Valparaiso, Ind./Morgan Township) demolished multiple records Saturday in the weight throw at the Horizon League Indoor Championships in Kent, Ohio to lead the Valparaiso men’s track and field team....Full Story
2/27/2008

Bartholomew Earns Second Athlete of the Week Accolade

Steve Bartholomew won the weight throw for the fifth time this season.
Senior Steve Bartholomew (Valparaiso, Ind./Morgan Township) has been named the Horizon League Track and Field Athlete of the Week for the second time during the indoor season after surpassing his own school record in the weight throw for the third time this year at the Panther Tune-Up in Milwaukee, Wis. last weekend....Full Story
2/22/2008

Valpo Men Split at Milwaukee

Steve Bartholomew posted his fifth victory of the season in the weight throw.
The Valparaiso men’s track and field team beat Loyola (73-49) and Chicago State (81-46), but lost to Milwaukee (81-54) and UIC (70-63) at the Panther Tune-Up Friday evening in Milwaukee, Wis., scored as dual meets.  Steve Bartholomew (Valparaiso, Ind./Morgan Township) once again bested his own school record in the weight throw to lead the Crusader squad....Full Story
2/16/2008

Two Event Victories Pace Valpo to Fifth-Place Finish

Chris Honig won the mile run Saturday.

Chris Honig (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard South [Indiana]) took top honors in the mile run with one of the best efforts in program history, while Steve Bartholomew (Valparaiso, Ind./Morgan Township) won the weight throw for the fourth time on the season with yet another school-record effort as the Valparaiso men’s track and field team competed Saturday at the Chicagoland Championships in Chicago, Ill.

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2/9/2008

Bartholomew Surpasses Previous School Record Twice as Crusaders Compete at Meyo Invitational, DePauw Invitational

Steve Bartholomew surpassed his previous school record in the weight throw at two meets this weekend.
Senior Steve Bartholomew (Valparaiso, Ind./Morgan Township) owned Valpo’s school record in the weight throw entering the weekend, and proceeded to surpass it at both meets the Crusaders competed in this weekend.  Valpo sent Bartholomew and two others to the Meyo Invitational in Notre Dame, Ind., while the rest of the squad competed at the DePauw Invitational in Greencastle, Ind....Full Story
1/26/2008

Two Event Victories Highlight Valpo Showing at Findlay

Jim Turchyn won the 3,000m run Saturday.
Philip Lohrmann (Battle Ground, Wash./Battle Ground [Clark C.C.]) took top honors in the pole vault, while Jim Turchyn (Batesville, Ind./Batesville) captured the 3,000m run as Valparaiso competed Friday and Saturday at the Findlay Classic in Findlay, Ohio....Full Story
1/22/2008

Bartholomew Tabbed as U.S. Army Horizon League Scholar-Athlete of the Week

Steve Bartholomew was named the Horizon League Scholar-Athlete of the Week today.
Senior Steve Bartholomew (Valparaiso, Ind./Morgan Township) was named the U.S. Army Horizon League Male Scholar-Athlete of the Week today following his winning performance last weekend at the Phoenix Invitational in Chicago, Ill....Full Story
1/19/2008

Crusaders Place Fourth at Phoenix Invitational

Chris Honig won the 3,000m run Saturday.
Steve Bartholomew (Valparaiso, Ind./Morgan Township) and Chris Honig (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard South [Indiana]) each registered individual event victories for Valparaiso Saturday at the Phoenix Invitational in Chicago, Ill., helping the Crusaders to a fourth-place team finish....Full Story
12/19/2007

Bartholomew Tabbed as Athlete of the Week

Steve Bartholomew received the first Horizon League Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week honor of the 2007-2008 campaign.
Senior thrower Steve Bartholomew (Valparaiso, Ind./Morgan Township) added to his impressive resumé on Wednesday, as he was named the Horizon League’s Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week following the Crusaders’ first meet as a league member....Full Story
12/8/2007

Bartholomew Earns Victory in Weight Throw at Redbird Open

Steve Bartholomew won the weight throw Saturday at the Redbird Open.

Senior Steve Bartholomew (Valparaiso, Ind./Morgan Township) captured the victory in the weight throw Saturday at the Redbird Open in Normal, Ill., leading Valparaiso’s men’s squad in the season’s first meet.

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12/3/2007

Crusaders Announce 2007-2008 Track and Field Schedule

Crusader head coach Ryan Moore
Valparaiso men’s and women’s track and field head coach Ryan Moore has announced the Crusaders’ 2007-2008 indoor and outdoor schedules.  The season begins this Saturday, December 8, as the Crusaders travel to Normal, Ill. to participate in the Redbird Open....Full Story
5/25/2007

Bartholomew Concludes Season at NCAA Regional

Steve Bartholomew finished 21st at the NCAA Mideast Regional in the hammer throw.
Steve Bartholomew (Valparaiso, Ind./Morgan Township) concluded his 2007 outdoor campaign Friday at the NCAA Mideast Regional, finishing 21st out of 35 of the region's elite competitors in the hammer throw....Full Story
5/14/2007

Bartholomew Receives All-Conference Honors

Steve Bartholomew earned All-Conference honors for the second straight year.
Steve Bartholomew (Valparaiso, Ind./Morgan Township) has been named to the Mid-Continent Conference Outdoor Track and Field All-Conference Team after recording two podium finishes at the outdoor championship meet....Full Story
5/12/2007

Crusaders Finish Fifth at Mid-Con Championships

Brett Maynard finished fourth in the javelin throw.
Valparaiso closed out competition at the 2007 Mid-Continent Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships Saturday in Kansas City, Mo., finishing the meet in fifth place. Philip Lohrmann (Battle Ground, Wash./Battle Ground [Clark C.C.]) and Brett Maynard (Pawcatuck, Conn./Stonington) each registered fourth-place finishes on the final day to lead the Crusaders....Full Story
5/11/2007

Bartholomew Medals Again to Lead Crusaders

For the second straight day, Steve Bartholomew (Valparaiso, Ind./Morgan Township) posted a podium finish, coming in second place in the discus throw to lead Valparaiso on the second day of competition at the 2007 Mid-Continent Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Kansas City, Mo....Full Story
5/10/2007

Bartholomew Leads Valpo On Day One at Mid-Con

Steve Bartholomew (Valparaiso, Ind./Morgan Township) posted a podium finish in the hammer throw to pace Valparaiso on the first of three days of competition at the 2007 Mid-Continent Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Kansas City, Mo....Full Story
5/5/2007

Valpo Competes at Butler Twilight

The Valparaiso men's track and field team completed its final tuneup for the Mid-Continent Conference Outdoor Championships Saturday, competing at the Butler Twilight meet in Indianapolis, Ind....Full Story
4/28/2007

Crusaders Conclude Competition at Gina Relays

The Valparaiso men's track and field team finished with some strong individual performances on the last of three days of competition Saturday at the Hillsdale Gina Relays in Hillsdale, Mich....Full Story
4/27/2007

Crusaders Compete on Second Day of Gina Relays

Three members of the Valparaiso men's track and field team broke into the Crusaders' all-time charts Friday as Valpo took part in the second day of action at the Hillsdale Gina Relays in Hillsdale, Mich....Full Story
4/26/2007

Three Crusaders Kick Off Hillsdale Gina Relays

Emilie Marsicek (Spalding, Mich./Carney-Nadeau) and Lindsey Gilman (South Bend, Ind./Marian) competed in the first four events of the heptathlon, while Dustin Lawrence (Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence Central) completed the first five events of the decathlon to kick off action at the Hillsdale Gina Relays Thursday in Hillsdale, Mich....Full Story
4/24/2007

Bartholomew Earns Weekly Conference Honor

Steve Bartholomew (Valparaiso, Ind./Morgan Township) has been named the Mid-Continent Conference Men's Track and Field Athlete of the Week after breaking his own school record and qualifying for the NCAA Regional meet in the hammer throw last weekend....Full Story
4/21/2007

Valparaiso Competes at Puma Invitational

Steve Bartholomew (Valparaiso, Ind./Morgan Township) posted an NCAA Regional qualifying mark in the hammer throw Saturday to lead the Crusader men's track and field team at the Puma Invitational in Rensselaer, Ind., hosted by Saint Joseph's....Full Story
4/14/2007

Crusaders Finish Eighth at Miami Invitational

The Valparaiso men's track and field team utilized strong performances in the throws Saturday to finish eighth at the Miami Invitational in Oxford, Ohio....Full Story
4/13/2007

Three Crusaders Compete at Mt. SAC Relays

Ashley Billstrom (Hales Corners, Wis./Whitnall) posted the best finish of the three Valpo athletes competing at the prestigious Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, Calif. Friday evening....Full Story
3/31/2007

Crusaders Open Outdoor Campaign

The Valparaiso men's track and field team kicked off its 2007 outdoor season Saturday at the Mike Poehlein Invitational in West Lafayette, Ind., hosted by Purdue....Full Story
3/23/2007

Crusader Women Picked Fourth; Men Fifth in Preseason Poll

The Valparaiso women's track and field team has been projected to finish fourth during the 2007 Mid-Continent Conference outdoor campaign, while its male counterparts have been picked fifth in preseason polling of the league's six head coaches, who were not allowed to vote for their own squads....Full Story
2/27/2007

Two Crusaders Earn All-Conference Honors

Steve Bartholomew (Valparaiso, Ind./Morgan Township) and Eric Smith (Portage, Ind./Portage) have received All Mid-Continent Conference accolades for their respective performances at the Mid-Con Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships....Full Story
2/26/2007

Crusaders Close Out Competition at Mid-Con Meet

The Valparaiso men's track and field team completed the final day of competition at the Mid-Continent Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships Monday in Bloomington, Ill. Eric Smith (Portage, Ind./Portage) led the Crusaders with a third-place finish in the shot put, pacing three Crusaders in the top-eight in the event....Full Story
2/25/2007

Two School Records Fall on First Day of Mid-Con Championships

Steve Bartholomew (Valparaiso, Ind./Morgan Township) and Philip Lohrmann (Battle Ground, Wash./Battle Ground [Clark C.C.]) broke school records Sunday in the weight throw and pole vault, respectively, as Valparaiso competed on day one of the Mid-Continent Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships in Bloomington, Ill....Full Story
2/20/2007

Bartholomew, Rolf Receive Conference Honors

Junior Steve Bartholomew (Valparaiso, Ind./Morgan Township) has been named the Mid-Continent Conference Men's Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week, while sophomore Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) received the same honor on the women's side after the duo registered outstanding performances last Saturday at the Boilermaker Invitational....Full Story
2/17/2007

Bartholomew Sets School Record at Purdue

Junior Steve Bartholomew (Valparaiso, Ind./Morgan Township) set a new school record in the weight throw Saturday as Valparaiso took to the track at the Boilermaker Invitational in West Lafayette, Ind....Full Story
2/3/2007

Honig Leads Crusaders at Akron Open

Chris Honig (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard South [Indiana]) captured his second individual victory this season in the 3,000m run, leading the Valparaiso men's track and field team at the Akron Open....Full Story
1/27/2007

Crusaders Compete at Findlay Indoor Track and Field Classic

Chris Honig (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard South [Indiana]) led the Valpo men Friday and Saturday at the Findlay Indoor Track and Field Classic with a third-place finish in the 3,000m run....Full Story
1/20/2007

Valpo Finishes Fourth at Chicago Invite

Chris Honig (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard South [Indiana]) led a 1-2-3-4 finish for the Crusaders in the mile run Saturday at the Chicago Invitational, helping Valpo to a fourth place team finish....Full Story
12/9/2006

Crusaders Open Season at Illinois State

The Valparaiso men's track and field team kicked off its indoor season Saturday at the Earlybird Invitational, hosted by Illinois State....Full Story
12/7/2006

Crusaders Take to the Track For 2007 Campaign

A solid base of experience, led by 2006 Mid-Continent Conference Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year Steve Bartholomew, will look to propel Valparaiso's men's track and field team into the top half of the Mid-Con in 2007....Full Story
11/30/2006

Crusaders Announce 2006-2007 Track and Field Schedule

Valparaiso track and field head coach Ryan Moore has announced the Crusaders' 2006-2007 men's and women's indoor and outdoor schedules, his first season at the helm of the program....Full Story