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9/14/2007
Rolf Wins for Second Straight Week; Crusaders Finish Seventh
Junior Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) captured her second meet championship in as many weeks Friday afternoon at the Boston College Open in Boston, Mass., setting a new personal best in the 5K with a time of 17:14 to lead Valpo.
9/11/2007
Rolf Earns League Athlete of the Week Honors
The Horizon League announced today that junior Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) has been named its Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week for her performance last Friday at the Crusader Open.
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Rolf, Button Finish 1-2 For Valpo at Crusader Open
For the second straight year, Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) took top honors at Valparaiso’s annual Crusader Open, contested Friday afternoon at Sunset Hills Farm.
9/5/2007
Crusader Squad Poised for 2007 Season
Coming off of a runner-up finish in the 2006 Mid-Continent Conference Championships, the best league finish in program history, the Valparaiso women’s cross country team moves into the Horizon League with high aspirations for the 2007 campaign, led by one of the nation’s best runners in junior Laura Rolf.
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7/16/2007
Crusaders Announce 2007 Cross Country Schedule
Valparaiso will host the 2007 Horizon League Cross Country Championships, one of two home meets for the Crusaders on the 2007 schedule as announced today by head coach Mike Straubel.
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Men's, Women's Cross Country Squads Earn Academic Honors
The U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) has announced that Valparaiso's men's and women's cross country teams have each earned All-Academic team honors. In addition, Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) received All-Academic individual accolades for her athletic and academic performance this past fall....Full Story
11/20/2006
Rolf Places 41st at NCAA National Meet
Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) finished 41st Monday afternoon at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Terre Haute, Ind....Full Story
11/14/2006
Rolf Named Mid-Con Athlete of the Week
Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) has been named the Mid-Continent Conference Cross Country Athlete of the Week for the second time this season after registering a third-place finish at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional last weekend to qualify for the NCAA Cross Country Championships....Full Story
11/11/2006
Rolf Registers Third-Place Finish at Regionals; Sophomore Sensation Qualifies for Nationals; Team Finishes Ninth
Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) ran to a third-place finish at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Saturday morning in Bowling Green, Ohio. With her finish, Rolf automatically qualifies for the NCAA Cross Country Championships November 20 in Terre Haute, Ind....Full Story
10/28/2006
Crusaders Edged Out for Mid-Con Championship; Rolf Breaks Own School Record, Leads Five All-Conference Honorees
Valparaiso put together its best Mid-Continent Championship meet performance in program history, but came up just short of its first-ever team title, finishing second at the 2006 Mid-Con Championship Saturday in Lee's Summit, Mo. Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) led the Crusaders with a third-place finish, earning first team All-Conference honors for a second consecutive year and breaking her own 6K school record for the second time this season....Full Story
10/26/2006
Valparaiso Looks for First Conference Title
The Valparaiso women's cross country team has its sights set on its first conference championship as the squad travels to Lee's Summit, Mo. to run in the Mid-Continent Conference Championship meet on Saturday....Full Story
10/14/2006
Rolf Smashes School Record at Pre-Nationals
Sophomore Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) continued to plow through the Crusader record books Saturday morning, shaving a ridiculous 1:19 off her own 6K school record at the 2006 Pre-Nationals meet in Terre Haute, Ind....Full Story
9/29/2006
Laura Rolf Carries Crusaders in Near-Record Style
Sophomore Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) obliterated her previous career-best and nearly broke one of Valpo's most hallowed school records Friday afternoon at the Notre Dame Invitational Blue Race, leading the Crusaders against 18 of the nation's top teams....Full Story
9/26/2006
Crusaders Earn First Ever Regional Ranking
Behind two strong efforts in the season's first two events, the Valpo women's cross country team is ranked eighth in the Women's Intercollegiate Cross Country Coaches Association (WICCA) Great Lakes Regional Poll, the first ever ranking for the program....Full Story
9/15/2006
Crusaders Outstanding at Indiana Intercollegiates
The Valpo women's cross country team, fresh off a win at the Crusader Invitational, continued their brilliant opening to the season with a second place finish at the 26-team Indiana Intercollegiates Friday in Terre Haute, Ind....Full Story
9/12/2006
Laura Rolf Named Mid-Con Athlete of the Week
After winning the Crusader Invitational and leading the Brown and Gold to their first ever team win at the event Friday, sophomore Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) was today named the Mid-Continent Conference Athlete of the Week....Full Story
9/8/2006
Valpo Wins First Crusader Invitational in Style
For the first time in the 18-year history of the event, the Valpo women's cross country team won the Crusader Invitational Friday, riding the one-two finishes of Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) and Danielle Nunnelly (Valparaiso, Ind./Valparaiso) to best second-place Notre Dame by one point at Sunset Hills Farm....Full Story
9/7/2006
Valpo Poised for Major Breakthrough in 2006
For three straight seasons the Crusader women's cross country team has been building, finishing third at the conference championships each of the last three years. But now, with two of the Mid-Con's 10 fastest runners back and primed for bigger things, the Brown and Gold have their sights set higher; all the way to the top of the Mid-Continent Conference....Full Story
8/23/2006
Crusaders Fourth in Mid-Con Preseason Poll
After a strong third place finish in 2005, the Valparaiso University women's cross country team has been picked to finish fourth in the Mid-Continent Conference by a preseason poll of the league's eight head coaches....Full Story
8/23/2006
Crusaders Announce 2006 Schedule
The Valparaiso University cross country teams will host the 18th annual Crusader Cross Country Invitational September 8 at Sunset Hills Farms, kicking off a 2006 season that includes seven meets around the Midwest....Full Story
