Senior Melanie Wilson (Saint Louis, Mo./Rosati-Kain) ran the second-fastest time of her career in the 60m hurdles as she competed Saturday at the Alex Wilson Invitational in Notre Dame, Ind....Full Story

Melanie Wilson (Saint Louis, Mo./Rosati-Kain) set a new school record in the 60m hurdles Sunday at the final day of competition at the Horizon League Indoor Championships in Kent, Ohio, while Amanda Body (Harlan, Ky./Harlan) matched her own record in the 60m dash.  Both were also part of the Valpo 4x400m relay squad that smashed a school record, as the Crusader women ran to a fourth-place team finish....Full Story

Amanda Body (Harlan, Ky./Harlan) lowered her own school record in the 60m dash Saturday as the Valparaiso women’s track and field squad competed at the Horizon League Indoor Championships in Kent, Ohio....Full Story

The Valparaiso women’s track and field team defeated Horizon League foes UIC (69-44) and Loyola (72-38), as well as non-conference opponent Chicago State (70-28), Friday evening at the Panther Tune-Up in Milwaukee, Wis.  Only the host Panthers defeated the Crusaders (84-52) in the meet that featured dual-meet scoring....Full Story

Led by a victory from Melanie Wilson (Saint Louis, Mo./Rosati-Kain) in the 55m hurdles, the Valparaiso women’s track and field team finished fifth at the Chicagoland Championships Friday evening in Romeoville, Ill....Full Story

Junior Amanda Body (Harlan, Ky./Harlan) has been named the Horizon League’s Women’s Track and Field Athlete of the Week today after posting four individual top-two placements Saturday at the DePauw Invitational, helping Valparaiso to a second-place team finish....Full Story

16 top-five finishes Saturday, led by four apiece from Amanda Body (Harlan, Ky./Harlan) and Melanie Wilson (Saint Louis, Mo./Rosati-Kain), helped propel Valparaiso to a second-place finish at the DePauw Invitational in Greencastle, Ind.  Among Wilson’s top-fives was a new school record in the 55m hurdles....Full Story

Melanie Wilson (Saint Louis, Mo./Rosati-Kain) posted three top-five finishes to lead Valparaiso in competition at the Findlay Classic in Findlay, Ohio on Friday and Saturday....Full Story

Senior Melanie Wilson (Saint Louis, Mo./Rosati-Kain) was honored as the Horizon League Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week today following her impressive performance last Saturday at the Phoenix Invitational....Full Story

Melanie Wilson (Saint Louis, Mo./Rosati-Kain) won two events Saturday and finished second in another to help guide Valparaiso to a fifth-place team finish at the Phoenix Invitational in Chicago, Ill....Full Story

Emilie Marsicek (Spalding, Mich./Carney-Nadeau) smashed Valparaiso’s program record in the shot put, leading the Crusaders as they competed at the Redbird Open in Normal, Ill. for their first meet of the season....Full Story

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

Valparaiso University's Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) has been named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District V Second Team, as announced today by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA)....Full Story

Crusader senior Ashley Billstrom (Hales Corners, Wis./Whitnall) concluded her outstanding career Saturday evening at the NCAA Mideast Regional in Columbia, Mo., placing 14th in the 3,000m steeplechase with a time of 10:47.16....Full Story

Lakisha Lane (Topeka, Kan./Highland Park) competed in the preliminary round of the 400m hurdles Friday evening at the NCAA Mideast Regional in Columbia, Mo., finishing her heat in 1:07.81....Full Story

After finishing in third place at the 2007 Mid-Continent Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships, the best finish in program history, the Crusader women's track and field squad had six athletes named to the All-Conference team, led by 2007 Outdoor Newcomer of the Year Lakisha Lane (Topeka, Kan./Highland Park)....Full Story

Valparaiso edged UMKC by one point Saturday for third place at the 2007 Mid-Continent Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Kansas City, Mo. The third-place finish is the best ever by a Crusader women's squad at the outdoor championship meet. Leading the way Saturday was freshman Lakisha Lane (Topeka, Kan./Highland Park), who earned Mid-Con Newcomer of the Year honors after winning the 400m hurdles....Full Story

Ashley Billstrom (Hales Corners, Wis./Whitnall) took home the gold medal in the 3,000m steeplechase for the second consecutive year, while Amanda Body (Harlan, Ky./Harlan) set two new school records in the sprints Friday as Valpo competed on the second day of the three-day 2007 Mid-Continent Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Kansas City, Mo....Full Story

Rachael Button's (Farmington, Mich./Farmington) third-place finish in the 10,000m run led Valparaiso on its first day of competition at the 2007 Mid-Continent Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Kansas City, Mo....Full Story

Emilie Marsicek (Spalding, Mich./Carney-Nadeau) broke her own school record in the shot put, while Valparaiso's 4x100m relay team also set a new school record as the Crusaders competed Saturday at the Butler Twilight meet in Indianapolis, Ind....Full Story

The Mid-Continent Conference named Ashley Billstrom (Hales Corners, Wis./Whitnall) its Women's Track and Field Athlete of the Week today after her outstanding performance in the 3,000m steeplechase last Friday at the Hillsdale Gina Relays....Full Story

For the second time in two days, the Valpo women's track and field team broke a school record, as Lakisha Lane (Topeka, Kan./Highland Park) set a new standard in the 100m hurdles to lead the Crusaders on the final day of competition Saturday at the Hillsdale Gina Relays in Hillsdale, Mich....Full Story

Ashley Billstrom (Hales Corners, Wis./Whitnall) led the Crusaders at the Hillsdale Gina Relays Friday with a dominating performance in the 3,000m steeplechase, breaking her own school record and qualifying for the NCAA Regional meet....Full Story

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

Valparaiso captured top honors in ten events Saturday at the Puma Invitational in Rensselaer, Ind., led by three event victories by Emilie Marsicek (Spalding, Mich./Carney-Nadeau)....Full Story

Emilie Marsicek (Spalding, Mich./Carney-Nadeau) recorded three top-ten finishes Saturday to lead the Valparaiso women's track and field team at the Miami Invitational in Oxford, Ohio....Full Story

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

Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) has been named the Mid-Continent Conference Women's Athlete of the Month for March after her All-American performance in the mile run at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships....Full Story

Emilie Marsicek (Spalding, Mich./Carney-Nadeau) kicked off the outdoor season with a record-setting performance in the shot put as Valparaiso competed at the Mike Poehlein Invitational in West Lafayette, Ind. on Saturday....Full Story

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

Sophomore Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) became just the second Crusader track and field athlete to earn All-American honors with a tenth-place finish Saturday in the finals of the mile run at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Fayetteville, Ark....Full Story

Sophomore Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) finished fifth in her heat of the mile run Friday at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Fayetteville, Ark. By virtue of her finish, Rolf qualifies for Saturday's event final, which will be run at 6:15 p.m....Full Story

Sophomore Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) has been accepted into the 2007 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships to compete in the mile run. Rolf is one of just 16 runners who will compete in the event at the national meet....Full Story

The Valparaiso women's track and field team earned a program-record eight All Mid-Continent Conference honors following a record-setting performance at the Mid-Con Indoor Track and Field Championships....Full Story

The Valparaiso women's track and field team registered 85 points, its highest point total in team history, as the two-day Mid-Continent Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships concluded Monday in Bloomington, Ill. The Crusaders used four runner-up finishes from four different athletes to tally the record point total....Full Story

Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) shattered a Championship record on her way to victory in the 3,000m run, while Amanda Body (Harlan, Ky./Harlan) broke the school record in the 60m dash as Valparaiso competed on day one of the Mid-Continent Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships in Bloomington, Ill....Full Story

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

Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) registered one of the nation's best times this season in the mile, while Amanda Body (Harlan, Ky./Harlan) turned in three runner-up finishes Saturday as the Valparaiso women's track and field team competed at the Boilermaker Invitational in West Lafayette, Ind....Full Story

Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) was named the Mid-Continent Conference Women's Track and Field Athlete of the Week after her record-breaking performance in the 3,000m run last weekend at Notre Dame's Meyo Invitational....Full Story

Sophomore Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) continued her assault on the Valpo record books Saturday at the Meyo Invitational in Notre Dame, Ind., breaking former All-American Collette Liss' record in the 3,000m run with a time of 9:22.44, the tenth-fastest time in the nation by a NCAA Division I runner this year in the event. Two other Crusaders joined Rolf at the Meyo Invitational, while the rest of the Valpo women's track and field squad took part in the Akron Open....Full Story

Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) was named the Mid-Continent Conference Women's Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week today after her outstanding performance Saturday at the Findlay Track and Field Classic....Full Story

Laura Rolf (Rochester, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) registered one of the best efforts in school history in the 3,000m run, and three other Crusaders posted two top-10 finishes apiece as Valpo took part in the Findlay Track and Field Classic on Friday and Saturday....Full Story

Valparaiso recorded five individual event victories and Amanda Body (Harlan, Ky./Harlan) added four top-three finishes as the Crusaders finished second Saturday at the Chicago Invitational....Full Story

Three Crusader athletes combined to post six top-10 finishes Saturday as the Valpo women's track and field team kicked off its indoor slate at Illinois State's Earlybird Invitational....Full Story

Following a 2006 campaign in which the Crusaders broke five indoor and seven outdoor records, the Valparaiso women's track and field team will aim to break more records and move into the top half of the Mid-Continent Conference in 2007....Full Story

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