Valparaiso University swimmers Shauna Dangremond (Tucson, Ariz./Sabino H.S.) and Jaclyn Krause (Rochseter, Mich./Notre Dame Prep H.S.) have both been named to the Academic All-Horizon League Team.
Valparaiso set two more school records on the final day of competition at the 2009 Horizon League Swimming and Diving Championships on Saturday afternoon to bring the total number of new school marks set at this year's event by the Crusader women to seven. The Brown and Gold finished the championships in seventh place overall with 214 points.
Rachel Majercik (Schaumburg, Ill./Conant H.S.) set a new school record in the 100 butterfly on Friday for Valparaiso as the Crusaders finished day three of the Horizon League Championships in seventh place in Brown Deer, Wis.
Shaunna Dangremond (Tucson, Ariz./Sabino H.S.) set a school record in the 200 individual medley and was a part of the record-setting 400 medley relay on Thursday evening as Valparaiso moved up into sixth place halfway through the 2009 Horizon League Swimming and Diving Championships held in Brown Deer, Wis.
Valparaiso set school records in two events on Wednesday evening as the Crusaders began competition in the Horizon League Swimming and Diving Championships held in Brown Deer, Wis. As a team, the Brown and Gold finished the opening day in seventh place out of eight schools through four events.
Valparaiso University swimmer Shaunna Dangremond (Tucson, Ariz./Sabino H.S.) has been named this week's U.S. Army Scholar-Athlete of the Week after winning five events last weekend while leading the Crusaders to two victories.
The Valparaiso University women's swimming and diving team closed out the 2008-2009 regular season on Sunday afternoon, sweeping a double dual meet in Indianapolis, Ind. The Crusaders downed IUPUI 166-103 while defeating Butler 188-62.
Valparaiso came up short in its home finale on Friday afternoon, dropping a 128-89 meet to Cleveland State at the Athletics-Recreation Center pool.
Valparaiso wrapped up its weekend road trip on Saturday afternoon, dropping a 213-70 dual meet to Eastern Illinois in Charleston, Ill.
Valparaiso began its weekend road trip on Friday evening dropping a 143.5-67.5 meet to Western Illinois in Macomb, Ill.
Rachel Majercik (Schaumburg, Ill./Conant H.S.) won three times on Saturday afternoon, but it was not quite enough for Valparaiso as the Crusaders dropped a 132-82 meet against UIC at the Athletics-Recreation Center pool.
Valparaiso continued its homestand on Thursday evening, but was unable to come up victorious, dropping a 178-93 meet to the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay at the Athletics-Recreation Center pool.
Valparaiso opened a three-meet homestand on Saturday afternoon at the Athletics-Recreation Center dropping a 159-64 decision to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Valparaiso won three events on Saturday afternoon in Dayton, Ohio, but it was not enough to pull out a meet victory as the Crusaders fell 129-87 to Wright State.
Valparaiso won three events on Friday evening but it was not enough as the Crusaders dropped their home opener to Xavier (Ohio) 82-56 at the Athletics-Recreation Center pool.
Valparaiso defeated Butler but dropped two close meets to Saint Louis and Evansville on Sunday afternoon as the Crusaders opened the 2008-2009 swimming and diving season in Fishers, Ind.
The 2008-2009 women’s swimming and diving season will see a wealth of experience return for the Valparaiso Crusaders and head coach Howard Hunte.