“The Valley is renowned for the success of its schools and their student-athletes across all sports. “We are excited for the opportunity to become members of the Missouri Valley Conference,” said Mark LaBarbera, director of athletics. Seventeen Valpo Athletics programs will begin competition in the Missouri Valley Conference for the 2017–2018 academic year: baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, women’s swimming, women’s tennis, men’s and women’s track and field and volleyball. Valparaiso University will join the following members of the Missouri Valley Conference (as of July 1): Bradley University, Drake University, the University of Evansville, Illinois State University, Indiana State University, Loyola University Chicago, Missouri State University, Southern Illinois University and the University of Northern Iowa. A conference renowned for its stability, Valparaiso University is just the second new full-fledged member to join the MVC in the last two decades. “Valpo has a great tradition in athletics and a strong academic profile they’ll be a great fit in all of the sports the Missouri Valley Conference offers.”įounded in 1907, the Missouri Valley Conference is the nation’s second-oldest NCAA Division I athletics conference, second only to the Big Ten Conference. “We are truly excited to welcome Valparaiso to our family,” said Commissioner Doug Elgin. Since the start of the 2011–2012 season, the Crusaders have made 11 NCAA Tournament appearances - three in softball two each in baseball, men’s basketball, and men’s tennis and one apiece in women’s soccer and men’s golf - and have claimed 11 regular season league championships - five in men’s basketball two in men’s tennis and one each in baseball, softball, men’s soccer, and women’s soccer. Valpo’s recent athletic success goes well beyond the basketball court, however. The program has enjoyed the two winningest seasons in program history in the last three years and has appeared in the postseason all three years, including a run to the NIT championship game at Madison Square Garden in 2015–2016. Over the last three seasons, Valpo has won 82 games - a total that ranks among the top-15 nationally. The Crusaders have captured 14 league regular season titles over the last 23 years and have made nine trips to the NCAA Tournament. Valpo brings a strong tradition across its athletic programs to the Missouri Valley Conference, most notably its success in men’s basketball. The Valley is one of the nation’s most historic athletic conferences, and we look forward to actively engaging with its outstanding member institutions and Valley leadership to strengthen both the conference and Valpo Athletics.” “This is an important step forward for all of our athletics programs and an opportunity to advance the national standing of Valparaiso University. “We are thrilled to join the Missouri Valley Conference,” said Mark A. The Crusaders will begin competing for MVC championships in the 2017–2018 academic year. Heckler, Ph.D., announced today that the University has accepted an invitation to join the Missouri Valley Conference on July 1, 2017. Valparaiso University to Join Missouri Valley Conference
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