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The Crusaders were original members of The Summit League, then known as the Mid-Continent Conference, from 1982 to 2007.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are very pleased to have Valparaiso return to the league in the sports of men\u2019s tennis and men\u2019s swimming and diving,&#8221; said Commissioner <strong>Tom Douple<\/strong>. &#8220;Both programs will help strengthen The Summit League in their respective sports for years to come.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Valparaiso will be immediately eligible for championships and all individual awards starting in 2017-18.<\/p>\n<p>Summit League men&#8217;s tennis membership will now consist of eight teams: Denver, Drake, Illinois State, IUPUI, Omaha, Oral Roberts, South Dakota State, and Valparaiso. Men\u2019s swimming and diving membership includes Denver, Eastern Illinois, IUPUI, South Dakota, South Dakota State, Valparaiso, and Western Illinois.<\/p>\n<p>Valparaiso won the Mid-Continent Conference men\u2019s tennis regular season title in 2002 and totaled three Player of the Year and a trio of Coach of the Year individual accolades. As a member of the Horizon League, the Crusaders have won both the regular season and tournament crowns in each of the past two seasons, including a 23-3 overall record and 7-0 league mark this spring, and collected three Player of the Year awards and two Coach of the Year honors.<\/p>\n<p>In men\u2019s swimming and diving, Valpo\u2019s <strong>Tom Weidner<\/strong> accounted for a pair of Mid-Continent titles, winning the 50 freestyle in both 1999-2000 and 2001-02. The Crusaders best team finish came as runner-up in 1998-99.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE SUMMIT LEAGUE<br \/>\n<\/strong>Celebrating its 35<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0season of Division I athletics, The Summit League offers 19 championship sports and has a combined enrollment of over 120,000 at nine institutions, including four located in top 60 U.S. metro populations and two\u00a0land-grant universities. Member institutions include: Denver (University of Denver), Fort Wayne (Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne), IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis), North Dakota State University, Omaha (University of Nebraska Omaha), Oral Roberts University, the University of South Dakota, South Dakota State University and Western Illinois University. Previously known as the Mid-Continent Conference, The Summit League rebranded in 2007 and has since produced eight NCAA Champions along with over 80 Academic All-Americans, 75 All-America selections and numerous former student-athletes competing at the highest professional level. For more information about the league, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesummitleague.org\/admin\/team\/releases\/www.thesummitleague.org\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.thesummitleague.org\/admin\/team\/releases\/www.thesummitleague.org&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1497381142110000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHH5B_xyY3YhrJyTd7S4TZMYyqqfA\">www.thesummitleague.org<\/a>\u00a0website, follow The Summit League on Twitter\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/summithoops\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/twitter.com\/summithoops&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1497381142110000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH_QaqTQRbiicn5k3OyHhMXtK_R3g\">@thesummitleague<\/a>\u00a0and watch the weekly &#8220;Inside The Summit League&#8221; show at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesummitleague.org\/itsl\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.thesummitleague.org\/itsl&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1497381142110000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEMKswRdh-NDK2smSmRIwL0QBP8-Q\">www.thesummitleague.org\/itsl<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Press release courtesy of The Summit League<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Summit League announced the addition of Valparaiso University as an affiliate member for men&#8217;s tennis and men\u2019s swimming and diving beginning with the 2017-18 academic year. 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