Bulldog Weekly Report (Feb. 14)

By Jacob Knabel on Feb. 14, 2017 in Athletic Announcements

Bulldog Athletic Association Athletes of the Week

Male: Chandler Folkerts, Basketball

Folkerts, who hails from Milford, averaged 23.7 points and 9.0 rebounds over last week’s three GPAC contests. In Sunday’s 109-106 overtime upset at No. 7 Dakota Wesleyan, Folkerts went off for a career high 37 points to go along with 14 rebounds. He’s averaging 19.0 points and 8.0 rebounds this season.

Female: Kali Robb, Track & Field

Robb, a native of Sidney, Neb., took over the national lead in the weight throw with her winning and season best toss of 59’ 4” at last week’s Concordia Invite. She also finished second in the shot put with another season best of 46’ 4 ¼,” good for fifth on the national leaderboard.

Pole vault star with familiar name fueled by ACL tear: Allie Brooks rediscovered her passion for pole vaulting after suffering an ACL tear during her senior year of high school. Brooks is the current national leader and school record holder in the pole vault. On Feb. 8 she was named the NAIA National Field Athlete of the Week. For more on the Seward High School product, click HERE.

Folkerts tabbed CoSIDA Academic All-District for third time: Accomplished senior Chandler Folkerts was named a CoSIDA Academic All-District selection last week, marking the third time he’s earned the award in his career. He’s also a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American. Folkerts will again be on the ballot for Academic All-America accolades.

Cheer places fifth, dance seventh at GPAC championships: First-year head coach Mandi Maser’s dance and cheer squads competed at last week’s first ever GPAC Cheer and Dance Championships. The cheer team placed fifth and the dance squad finished seventh. Both teams have also gone 1-1 in dual meets this season. The NAIA qualifying events will be held Feb. 24-25. GPAC institutions will compete in the Northwest Grouping at Baker University in Baldwin City, Kan., on Feb. 24. The 2017 season marks the first year that NAIA will sponsor an official dance and cheer national championship. The NAIA is the only athletics association to offer national championships in these sports.

Dani’s story: Not a day goes by without Dani Andersen thinking of her mother Lisa. Even while draining 3-pointers, Dani thinks of mom. Check out our story of a mother’s love, heartache and the faith that gives Dani the strength to persevere. Dani’s story can be found HERE.

How to purchase Cultivating Men of Faith and CharacterThe book, Cultivating Men of Faith and Character: The History of Concordia Nebraska Football, remains available for purchase online HERE. For more than 90 years, the Concordia football program has cultivated men of faith and character. This journey through the program’s entire history takes a narrative, coach-by-coach approach in bringing back to life the memorable plays, players and moments in Bulldog football history. Win or lose, Christian character has guided a storied football tradition in Seward, home to the “college in the cornfield.”

Bulldog Coaches Show airs every Thursday at 6 p.m. CT: The Bulldog Coaches Show is in its second year of existence. The show airs live for a half hour every Thursday beginning at 6 p.m. CT on KTMX-FM 104.9 Max Country. The weekly feature can also be heard live via 104.9 Max Country’s website or by downloading the TuneIn Radio app and searching “Max Country.” Throughout the 2016-17 season, Bulldog football, men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball contests will be aired live on Max Country.

Concordia Sports Network: Live webcasts for most home varsity contests can be accessed by visiting http://www.cune.edu/csn at game time. Check team schedules/results pages for webcast dates. Scrimmages, exhibitions and junior varsity events are not broadcasted.

Wrestling

  • For a third-straight year, Concordia has reigned supreme in the GPAC. In their only outing of last week, the Bulldogs dominated Hastings, 28-6, while winning eight of 10 matches to secure their third outright GPAC dual championship in a row. First-year head coach Andrew Nicola’s squad completed the dual season with records of 11-4 overall and 7-0 inside the conference. For more information on the Bulldog wrestling program, click HERE.
  • Concordia has established a regional dynasty. It has won 21-consecutive GPAC duals while going unbeaten in conference action in each of the past three years. During that string, it has outscored opponents by a combined total of 702-186 and has won 159 out of 210 individual bouts. The Bulldogs last lost a conference dual on Feb. 13, 2014. In addition, Concordia has won the NAIA North Group Qualifying tournament the past two seasons.
  • Five seniors were part of last week’s lineup in what was their final home appearance. Four of them earned victories: Kodie Cole (133), Foster Bunce (141), Ken Burkhardt Jr. (197) and Ceron Francisco (285). Bunce produced the biggest upset of the night when took down fourth-ranked Christian Mesa in the final seconds to snare a 4-3 decision. Cole and Burkhardt Jr. also defeated ranked opponents. Cole topped No. 11 Trey Trujillo, 5-1. All Cole needed was a pair of takedowns to register his 18th victory of the season. Meanwhile, Burkhardt Jr. defeated No. 13 Jeremiah Gerl.
  • The senior class has put together an impressive list of accomplishments. As a collection, it has an overall dual record of 42-20, including a sparkling 26-2 GPAC record. In addition, they have been integral in the Bulldogs’ three conference dual titles, two regional championships and three top-25 national finishes (8th, 12th and 22nd) over the past few seasons. The group of seniors also possesses five All-America awards (two apiece for Burkhardt Jr. and Cole and one for Francisco).
  • Fresh national rankings were released last week. From a team perspective, the Bulldogs moved back to No. 15 nationally, but continue to lead the NAIA North Group by a wide margin. Concordia also has seven individuals with NAIA national rankings: No. 13 Dmitri Smith (125), No. 9 Cole (133), No. 16 Jon Lado (157), No. 16 Kirk Kaliszewski (165), No. 16 Walker Fisher (174), No. 5 Burkhardt Jr. (197) and No. 3 Francisco (285).
  • Palomar College transfer Kirk Kaliszewski continued his run of success last week. The native of Ramona, Calif., has strung together five-consecutive wins – all against GPAC opponents in dual meets. During that run, Kaliszewski has collected two pins, a major decision and two victories via decision. He has pushed his records to 16-13 overall and to 10-5 in duals. He has beaten ranked opponents in back-to-back matches.
  • Seventeen Bulldogs have piled up at least 10 wins this season (see list below). Concordia is topped by the 31 from Burkhardt Jr. Francisco (19-2) boasts the team’s top winning percentage. Burkhardt Jr. has placed at all five tournaments that he has competed in. He took first at both the Doane and Grand View Opens, third at the Missouri Valley Invite, fourth at the Dakota Wesleyan Open and sixth at the UNK Open. Francisco (two), Burkhardt Jr. (two) and Nate Bennett (one) have each won at least one tournament title.
    • Ken Burkhardt Jr. (197): 31-7
    • Ceron Francisco (285): 19-2
    • Kodie Cole (133): 18-9
    • Alexander Reimers (197): 17-13
    • Kolton Larsen (157): 16-12
    • Josh Nelsen (184): 17-15
    • Kirk Kaliszewski (165): 16-13
    • Dmitri Smith (125): 14-8
    • DJ McIntyre (285): 14-8
    • Jon Lado (157): 13-9
    • Gabe Crawford (157): 13-10
    • Deandre Chery (174): 12-12
    • Darrin Miller (174): 12-12
    • Walker Fisher (174): 13-14
    • Cooper Bailey (133): 11-10
    • Foster Bunce (149): 11-8
    • Kyle Carey (141): 10-13
  • Twelve Bulldogs will continue their seasons at the NAIA North Group Qualifier hosted by Doane on Saturday. The action is set to get started at 9 a.m. CT in Crete. Concordia captured regional championships in 2015 at York College and again in 2016 when the Bulldogs hosted the event inside Walz Arena.

Track & Field

  • The Bulldogs enjoyed what head coach Matt Beisel called their best meet of the season last week at the Concordia Indoor Invitational, held inside the Fieldhouse on Feb. 10. By the time the action concluded, Bulldog athletes had combined for 59 personal bests, seven event titles and five runner-up finishes. The meet marked the second and final time Concordia hosted a meet this indoor season. For more on information on Concordia track and field, click HERE.
  • It was an impressive showing for senior Lucas Wiechman, who set new personal bests in both the 60 meter hurdles (8.25) and the pole vault (16’ 4 ¾”) in winning efforts at the Concordia Invite. Wiechman, a native of Pilger, Neb., is one of the top all-around athletes in the nation. He leads the NAIA in the heptathlon (5,073) and also owns top-five national marks in the pole vault (third) and the 60 meter hurdles (fifth). Wiechman also ran a leg for the 4x400 meter relay that placed first with a season best time of 3:20.37 that ranks No. 4 in the country.
  • Senior Kali Robb is also a national leader thanks to her season best toss of 59’ 4” in the weight throw last week. That mark pushed her above Hastings’ Sara Olsen (58’ 6”) on both the conference and national lists. Robb also put up a season best in the shot put (46’ 4 ¼”) to bump herself into the top five nationally. Robb is the defending GPAC champion in the weight throw and also won the conference title in the shot put at the 2016 outdoor meet. She’s a seven-time All-American.
  • Throwers totaled seven season bests that are also automatic national qualifying marks. Winner of 2016 indoor and outdoor shot put national titles, Zach Lurz improved his season marks in the shot put (55’ 2 ¼”) and weight throw (62’ 1 ¾”), events in which he ranks fifth nationally. Adrianna Shaw (shot put), Samantha Liermann (shot put) and Philip Kreutzer (weight throw) also turned in their best performances of the season. Concordia has three of the top 11 women’s shot put throwers in the nation.
  • Shaw has been impressive in her freshman season. The native of Bassett, Neb., won three Nebraska Class D state championships (two in the discus, one in the shot put) as a prep at Rock County High School. She’s now No. 2 in the NAIA in the shot put with her toss of 47 ¼” that came at the Concordia Invite. Her mark also ties her for fourth on the school’s all-time list.
  • Bulldog event champions at the Concordia Invite included the men’s 4x400 meter relay, Cody Boellstorff (weight throw), Nathan Matters (600 meters), Robb (weight throw), Shaw (shot put) and Wiechman (60 meter hurdles and pole vault). The five runner-up finishes were turned in by Allie Brooks (pole vault), Ben Hulett (60 meter hurdles), Robb (shot put), Emily Sievert (3,000 meters) and Marti Vlasin (600 meters).
  • No fresh automatic national qualifying marks were posted last week by Concordia athletes, but four Bulldogs did produce ‘B’ standard marks: Jasmine Eickhoff (shot put, 42’ 5 ½”), Matters (600 meters, 1:22.18), Tricia Svoboda (weight throw, 52’ 3 ¾”) and Vlasin (600 meters, 1:38.66).
  • Below is the list of 17 automatic national qualifying marks and the 11 ‘B’ standard qualifying marks recorded by Concordia athletes through the first five weeks of the 2017 indoor season. Of the 17 auto marks, nine have been produced by throwers. Another five have come in additional field events. In addition to Wiechman’s national best total in the heptathlon, two Bulldogs appear on the national list in the pentathlon: Jessica Deterding (20th, 2,900) and Anna Beune (22nd, 2,879).
    • Men’s 4x400m relay (A, 3:20.37)
    • Cody Boellstorff: weight throw (A, 66’ 9 ¾”); shot put (B, 50’ 5 ½”)
    • Allie Brooks: high jump (A, 5’ 7”); pole vault (A, 12’ 10 ¾”)
    • Jasmine Eickhoff: shot put (B, 42’ 5 ½”)
    • Jacy Embray: shot put (B, 43’ 5 ¼”)
    • Ben Hulett: 60 meter hurdles (B, 8.39)
    • Scott Johnson: long jump (A, 23’ 5 ½”)
    • Philip Kruetzer: weight throw (A, 58’ 11 ¼”); shot put (B, 50’ 5 ½”)
    • Samantha Liermann: shot put (A, 45’ 3”)
    • Zach Lurz: shot put (A, 55’ 2 ¼”); weight throw (A, 62’ 1 ¾”)
    • Nathan Matters: 600 meters (B, 1:22.18)
    • Sydney Meyer: weight throw (A, 55’ 9”)
    • CJ Muller: 600 meters (A, 1:20.07); 800 meters (B, 1:56.55); 400 meters (B, 49.84)
    • Johanna Ragland: shot put (B, 42’ 5 ¼”)
    • Tyrell Reichert: pole vault (A, 15’ 5”)
    • Kali Robb: shot put (A, 46’ 4 ¼”); weight throw (A, 59’ 4”)
    • Adrianna Shaw: shot put (A, 47’ ¼”)
    • Tricia Svoboda: weight throw (B, 52’ 3 ¾”)
    • Marti Vlasin: 600 meters (B, 1:38.66)
    • Lucas Wiechman: 60 meter hurdles (A, 8.21); pole vault (A, 16’ 4 ¾”); heptathlon (5,073)
  • The GPAC championships are up next. The meet will take place on Friday and Saturday inside the Recreation Center in Sioux Center, Iowa, where Dordt will serve as the host. At the 2016 GPAC indoor championships, the Bulldogs placed second on the women’s side and third on the men’s side. For more information on the meet, click HERE.

Women’s Basketball

  • Though the second-longest win streak in school history has come to an end, the second-ranked Bulldogs did not come up empty handed last week. Courtesy of its 97-73 win over Doane and 90-70 triumph at Briar Cliff, Concordia secured the outright GPAC regular-season title and an automatic bid to the national tournament. In the Feb. 12 makeup game at No. 12 Dakota Wesleyan, the Bulldogs fell by a 75-53 score, snapping a 26-game win streak. Eleventh-year head coach Drew Olson’s squad owns records of 26-2 overall and 17-1 in conference play. For more information on Bulldog women’s basketball, click HERE.
  • The 26-game win streak was matched by only the 33-gamer strung together by the 2002-03 Concordia Athletic Hall of Fame team that started its season at 33-0. The ’02-03 team, coached by Todd Voss, went 36-2 overall (still a school record for most wins in a season) and reached the national semifinals. Olson has also overseen two other win streaks of more than 20 games. The 2011-12 team won 21 in a row and the 2014-15 squad triumphed in 23 straight. Both of those teams also reached at least the national semifinals.
  • The Concordia women’s basketball program has now won four conference regular-season titles during the GPAC era (2000-present). Three of those have come during Olson’s tenure (2011-12, 2013-14 and 2016-17). The program has also seized GPAC tournament championships in 2005, 2012 and 2015. The current team is approaching the school single-season record for conference wins in a season. That record is shared by the 2011-12 and 2014-15 teams that both went 18-2 in league play. The 2002-03 squad (16-0) is the only one in program history to go through conference regular-season play with an unblemished mark.
  • Sophomore Quinn Wragge enjoyed an impressive week in the rebound category. She put up totals of seven, 11 and 10 rebounds for a total of 28 on the week. She also went for 19 points versus Doane and then 17 at Briar Cliff. After averaging 14.8 points as a freshman last season, Wragge is on a fast track to joining the program’s 1,000-point club. She currently sits at 794.
  • Senior Erin Vieselmeyer put forth a nice week off the bench, averaging 10.3 points over the three contests. She recorded 12 of her 16 points versus Doane in the third quarter. The native of Holyoke, Colo., is averaging 5.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game this season as one of the nation’s top reserves. She is shooting 52.6 percent from the floor and 75.0 percent from the free throw line.
  • Concordia got off to slow starts in each game last week, facing first quarter deficits of 14-10 versus Doane, 9-0 at Briar Cliff and 12-0 at Dakota Wesleyan. In the loss to Dakota Wesleyan, the Bulldogs found themselves in a 20-point hole for the first time since dropping a 72-64 decision against then No. 1 Marian University (Ind.) in the season opener. Concordia has faced a deficit in the second half in only four of its 28 games this season.
  • Among all NAIA Division II teams, the Bulldogs rank third in steals per game (16.2), fourth in scoring offense per game (85.4), fifth in scoring margin (+25.5), fifth in turnover margin (+8.7), seventh in 3-point field goal percentage defense (.272), eighth in 3-point field goals per game (9.0), ninth in free throw percentage (.749), 15th in field goal percentage (.442), 18th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.05), 20th in field goal percentage (.362), 20th in rebound margin (+6.4), 22nd in blocks per game (3.7) and 22nd in scoring defense (59.9).
  • The final week of the regular season has arrived. Concordia will play at No. 10 Hastings (21-7, 13-5 GPAC) at 6 p.m. CT on Wednesday. Then on Saturday, six seniors will be honored when the Bulldogs host Dordt (13-15, 5-13 GPAC) for a 2 p.m. tipoff inside Walz Arena. In this season’s first matchups, Concordia blew out Dordt, 81-43, and pulled away from Hastings, 68-47.

Men’s Basketball

  • Concordia is on the cusp of a 20-win season following a solid week that included a 98-71 trouncing of Doane on Feb. 8. Sandwiched in the middle of the weekly slate was an 83-74 loss in a wire-to-wire battle at No. 18 Briar Cliff on Feb. 11. The next day, the Bulldogs picked up perhaps their most significant win of the season, upsetting No. 7 Dakota Wesleyan, 109-106, in an overtime pulse pounder on the road. Fourth-year head coach Ben Limback’s squad now sits at 19-9 overall and at 8-8 in conference play (tied for sixth). For more information on Bulldog men’s basketball, click HERE.
  • The 19 wins are a new high water mark in the coaching career of Limback, who also spent nine seasons leading the program at Concordia-Ann Arbor. At the helm of the Cardinals, Limback oversaw one 18-win campaign and two 17-win seasons. Since taking over in Seward prior to the 2013-14 season, Limback has helped the Bulldogs improve each year. One more victory will give the program its first 20-win season since 2008-09. Concordia has not won more than 20 games since the 2004-05 squad went 32-6 during a national runner-up season.
  • Chandler Folkerts starred as the team’s headlining performer last week. He went off for a career high 37 points on 16-for-23 shooting in the upset of Dakota Wesleyan. In that same contest, he also grabbed 14 rebounds, dished out three assists and blocked two shots. The native of Milford, Neb., still has a shot to become just the third player in school history to reach 2,000 career points. He sits at 1,928 with at least three games left to play (two regular season and conference tournament). The Chanimal also ranks second in school history in rebounds (843) and fourth in blocked shots (138).
  • Folkerts has had five games of 30 or more points during his collegiate career. He’s on the verge of moving past John Puelz (1,955) for the third highest scoring total in program history. Concordia will likely need to advance in postseason play for Folkerts to catch the likes of Jon Ziegler (2,099) and Tom Raabe (2,016) on the scoring list. He’s also a fair distance behind the program’s all-time leading rebounder, Matt List (928).
  • Senior Eli Ziegler is also moving himself up the all-time scoring list. The senior from Littleton, Colo., stands at 1,155 career points, three behind Limback (1,158) for 20th in Bulldog men’s basketball history. Ziegler poured in 60 points over last week’s three games, spurred by 13-for-23 shooting from beyond the arc. Ziegler’s 91 3-point field goals put him No. 6 on the school’s single-season list.
  • Following last week’s win at Dakota Wesleyan, Concordia now owns five victories over teams that were ranked at game time: No. 7/10 Dakota Wesleyan (twice), No. 17 York College, No. 21 Saint Thomas University (Fla.) and No. 22 Florida Memorial College. The Bulldogs also defeated Briar Cliff, now ranked 18th, at home on Jan. 4. Concordia has also had close calls in losses to current top 25 teams: No. 14 Midland (64-59 home loss on Jan. 11) and No. 20 Northwestern (89-87 road loss on Nov. 9; 93-89 overtime home loss on Dec. 10).
  • Clay Reimers is fast becoming a force in his freshman season. He’s now reached double figures in scoring in five-straight games. He turned in his second career double-double, going for a personal best 22 points and 10 rebounds at Briar Cliff. Over the past five games, Reimers has averaged 15.6 points and 6.2 rebounds and has made 30-of-40 (.750) shots from the floor. The outburst has pushed his season averages to 6.8 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. He can even step out and shoot. He’s made 8-of-19 shots he’s attempted this season from 3-point range.
  • This week will conclude the regular season. The Bulldogs will travel to play Hastings (14-14, 8-8 GPAC) at 8 p.m. CT on Wednesday. They will then honor four seniors on Saturday when Dordt (13-15, 4-12 GPAC) makes a visit to Walz Arena for a 4 p.m. tipoff. Concordia will attempt to complete season sweeps of both opponents.

Softball

  • It was a successful opening weekend of action at the Cowtown Classic (Feb. 10-11) in Fort Worth, Texas, for fourth-year head coach Todd LaVelle’s squad. The Bulldogs went 4-1 in Texas where they claimed wins over Bethel College (Kan.), 8-2, Sterling College (Kan.), 9-6, Oklahoma Wesleyan University, 2-1, and William Penn University (Iowa), 2-1. The lone blemish was a 7-4 loss versus Columbia College (Mo.). For more information on the Concordia softball program, click HERE.
  • Five different Bulldog pitchers combined to limit their opponents to a total of 17 runs over the five weekend games. In three appearances (two starts) in the circle, senior Kylie Harpst covered 10.2 innings, struck out 10 and allowed only seven hits and two runs while earning a win and a save. A transfer from NCAA Division II Pittsburg State University, Harpst threw 121.2 innings and recorded an ERA of 3.34 and a record of 13-11 in her first season as a Bulldog. LaVelle also used returnees Michaela Woodward and AJ Wygant in the circle. In addition, Baily Clear and Delaney Nance made their debuts as collegiate pitchers.
  • Woodward enjoyed the best weekend among Bulldog hitters. She went 7-for-15 (.467) with two doubles, a triple and five RBIs while starting all five games. The native of Cortland, Neb., is 119-for-305 (.390) in her career with the Bulldogs. She’s slugged nine home runs and has driven in 74 runs in exactly 100 collegiate games played. She has also been busy in the circle since beginning her college career in 2015. Since then, she’s thrown more than 350 innings and has a record of 32-20.
  • LaVelle’s lineup also featured other familiar regulars in Harpst (pitcher/right field), Taylor Huff (catcher), Leah Kalkwarf (shortstop), Jamie Lefebure (second base), Autumn Owens (third base) and Megan Ruppert (center field). Seven Bulldogs appeared in a college game for the first time in their careers. That group included freshman Taryn Thomas, who will play a lot in both left and right field. Fellow rookie Ronee Watson, an infielder, went 4-for-9 with two RBIs over the weekend in her first action as a Bulldog.
  • LaVelle is inching closer to 100 wins as a collegiate head coach. Leader of the program since the start of the 2014 season, LaVelle has compiled an overall record of 95-58. He led Concordia to appearances at the opening round of the national tournament in both 2014 and 2015. LaVelle’s high-water mark for wins in a season was 32 in 2014. The Bulldogs won the GPAC tournament championship in 2015.
  • Collectively, Concordia hitters own a .307 batting average, a .386 on-base percentage and a .443 slugging percentage through the first five games. Conversely, Bulldog opponents are hitting .246 to go along with a .287 on-base percentage and .352 slugging percentage. In 35 innings in the circle, Concordia pitchers have a 2.20 ERA (calculated per seven innings) and have struck out 25 hitters.
  • Owens went 3-for-16 (.188) at the plate over the weekend, but is expected to have another big season in the middle of the lineup. As a sophomore in 2016, the native of Henderson, Nev., put together one of the best seasons ever for a Concordia softball player. Her nine home runs equaled a school single-season record. She also batted in 45 runs for the third highest single-season RBI total in program annals. Her .692 slugging percentage ranks No. 8 on the single-season school list.
  • The Bulldogs will be idle until Feb. 25-26 when they are scheduled to play a pair of weekend doubleheaders in the state of Kansas. Concordia also has an upcoming trip to Tucson, Ariz., (March 5-10) to look forward to. The Bulldogs will play nine games at the Tucson Invitational.

Tennis

  • The men were in action three times and the women once as the Bulldogs continued nonconference play last week. The men came up empty in matches against William Jewell College (Mo.), 8-1, Grand View University (Iowa), 6-3, and Central College (Iowa), 5-4. Meanwhile, the women dropped a 6-3 decision at Grand View in their only contest last week. Third-year head coach Joel Reckewey’s squads stand at 0-3 on the women’s side and 0-4 on the men’s side. For more on the Concordia tennis programs: MEN | WOMEN.
  • Through four matches, the men have produced records of 9-15 in singles matches and 2-10 in doubles play. Meanwhile the women have gone 3-15 in singles and 0-9 in doubles. By singles positions, the men have gone 0-4 at No. 1, 2-2 at No. 2, 0-4 at No. 3, 3-1 at No. 4, 2-2 at No. 5 and 2-2 at No. 6. On the women’s side, the Bulldogs have gone 0-3 at No. 1, 1-2 at No. 2, 0-3 at No. 3, 0-3 at No. 4, 1-2 at No. 5 and 1-2 at No. 6.
  • Sophomore Gabe Poling is off to an impressive start. He’s now 4-0 in singles matches. He’s 2-0 at the No. 4 spot and 2-0 at the No. 5 position. Josh Miller (2-1) and Thomas Greeff (2-2) have two wins apiece and Javier Moreno (1-1) has one. On the women’s side, Annie Horn (1-2), Kayla Smock (1-2) and Kirsten Wagner (1-2) all have one singles victory each.
  • In the tightly contested men’s loss at Central College, singles matches at Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 6 all went to third-set tiebreakers. Concordia came out on top in two of those bouts. Greeff held off Jacob Logan, 6-2, 5-7, 10-6, at No. 2 and Miller triumphed over Scott Wilson, 6-4, 5-7, 11-9, at No. 6. Concordia also got a singles win from Poling (6-1, 6-4) at No. 5.
  • Both tennis squads will be in action on Friday when they take on Southwestern College (Kan.) at 4 p.m. CT in matches that will be held in Fremont, Neb. Then on Saturday, the Concordia women will host College of Saint Benedict (Minn.) inside the Fieldhouse. First serve is set for 11 a.m.