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6/12/2020

#ChampionsInClassroom: Valpo Athletics Boasts Strong Semester of Academic Success

The Valparaiso University Athletic Department continued its tradition of excellence in the classroom during the 2020 spring semester as student-athletes enjoyed a particularly strong term of academic success.

5/26/2020

Cookerly, Bruno Highlight 2020 ARC Awards Winners

2020 would have marked the 12th year of the annual ARC Awards ceremony, celebrating the accomplishments of Valpo student-athletes throughout the past season. While the physical ceremony was canceled this year, the award winners that would have been announced that evening were unveiled on social media throughout the month of May. On this Spark page, you will also find the nominees for each award, thoughts from winners' head coaches and other videos that were part of the social media presentation of this year's ARC Awards.

5/19/2020

Valpo Continues to Excel as NCAA Releases Latest APR Data

A week after Valparaiso University boasted a conference-most six teams earning NCAA Public Recognition Awards and just days after the department recognized 132 student-athletes with Presidential Academic Honors, the academic success of Valpo student-athletes was in the limelight once again on Tuesday.

5/17/2020

132 Valpo Student-Athletes Earn Presidential Academic Honors; Germann Earns Laurel Award

132 Valparaiso University student-athletes earned Presidential Academic Honors for their work in the classroom while senior Katherine Germann earned the Laurel Award, among the awards announced as part of a social media presentation Sunday in lieu of the yearly Student-Athlete Presidential Academic Honors Banquet.

5/13/2020

Conference-Most Six Valpo Teams Earn NCAA Public Recognition Awards

Six Valparaiso University athletic programs have earned NCAA Public Recognition Awards for outstanding academic performance, as announced by the NCAA this week. Valpo student-athletes emerged as champions in the classroom as the department boasted the most NCAA Public Recognition Awards in the Missouri Valley Conference.

3/13/2020

Statement Following This Week’s Decisions Cancelling Competitions

Valparaiso University fully supports decisions made by the Missouri Valley Conference, the Summit League and the NCAA in cancelling all remaining MVC and Summit League winter and spring contests and NCAA championship events.

3/12/2020

MVC Announces Cancellation of Women's Basketball Tournament / Suspension of Spring Sports Contests

The Missouri Valley Conference announced today that it has canceled the MVC Women's Basketball Tournament scheduled to begin today at TaxSlayer Center in Moline, Ill. In addition, the MVC has announced that all Conference spring sports contests have been suspended through March 30, effective immediately.

2/28/2020

Rin Seibert Announces Retirement from Valparaiso University

Valparaiso University Director of Recreational Sports/Associate Director of Athletics Rin Seibert ’76 has announced her retirement after leading Valpo recreational sports for the last four decades.

1/21/2020

Valpo Athletics Announces TicketSmarter as Official Ticket Marketplace Sponsor

The Valparaiso University Athletic Department has announced the addition of TicketSmarter to its corporate partner program.

12/23/2019

Valpo Athletics Announces Hall of Fame Class of 2020

Three individuals will be inducted into the Valparaiso University Athletics Hall of Fame on Saturday, Feb. 22. Jeanne Gelner ’62 Blievernicht, Chuck Kriston ’63 and Sara Strickland ’12 Musashe comprise the 23rd class in Hall of Fame history.

10/4/2019

Nominations Being Accepted For Valpo Athletics Hall of Fame

Nominations are open through Friday, October 11 to be included in the pool of candidates for the Valparaiso University Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2020. Former student-athletes whose last season of competition was 2013-14 or earlier are eligible to be nominated.

9/9/2019

DeAngelis, Jones Join Valpo Athletic Training Staff

Valparaiso University Director of Sports Medicine Nate Twedt has announced two additions to his staff as Ken DeAngelis and Stephen Jones have been hired as Assistant Athletic Trainers.

8/27/2019

Valpo Athletics Announces Partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana

Valparaiso University Athletics and Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana jointly announced today that they entered into a partnership heading into the 2019-2020 academic year. The partnership will bring to life the “Young Crusaders Club” giving youth from the Region opportunities to visit Valparaiso University’s campus and attend Division I athletic events. The partnership also will provide opportunities for Valpo student-athletes to give back to the community through volunteer activities at Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana.

8/19/2019