Bulldog Weekly Report (Sept. 10)

By Concordia University, Nebraska on Sep. 10, 2019 in Athletic Announcements

Bulldog Athletic Association Athletes of the Week

Female: Amie Martin, Cross Country

Martin, a native of Arnold, Mo., placed first among all NAIA runners at last week’s Augustana Twilight by running a personal best 5k time of 18:56.65. The freshman placed 34th overall while leading the Bulldogs to an eighth-place finish that was also good for the best out of the NAIA squads present in Sioux Falls, S.D.

Male: Carlos Orquiz, Soccer

Orquiz, who hails from Chihuahua, Mexico, assisted the game winning goal in Concordia’s 2-1 victory over MidAmerica Nazarene University (Kan.) on Sept. 7. Orquiz also adjusted on the fly by switching from an attacking midfielder role to right back. Orquiz and the Bulldogs are 3-0 this season.

Previous BAAM Athletes of the Week
Sept. 3 – Eduardo Alba (soccer) / Emmie Noyd (volleyball)

News and notes:

Homecoming weekend (Sept. 27-29): Homecoming 2019 on the Concordia campus is fast approaching. As part of the festivities that will take place Sept. 27-29, five individuals and one team will officially join the Concordia Athletic Hall of fame. The 2019 inductees will include Ron Bork ’70, Gentri (Brown) Tollefson ’07, Erik DeHaven ’01, JaMaine Lewis ’08, Michael Saalfeld ’09 and the 2005 Bulldog softball team. The Concordia Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held Sept. 27. A number of other events will highlight the weekend. A detailed homecoming schedule can be viewed HERE.

Tennis opens spring portion of 2019-20 season: The 2019-20 seasons are officially underway for the Bulldog men’s and women’s tennis squads coached by David DeSimone. Both teams trekked to Missouri this past week for a match at William Jewell College on Sept. 5. Coming off a school record breaking 15 victories in 2018-19, the women’s team picked up where they left off and earned a 6-1 win over the Cardinals. Meanwhile, the men fell by a 7-0 score. Both teams also competed at the Missouri Valley College Invitational (Sept. 6-7), which placed competitors into brackets for both singles and doubles play. Complete results from the MVC Invitational can be found HERE.

Shooting sports ramps up Saturday-Sunday: Head coach Scott Moniot’s shooting sports program will ramp things up this weekend at the Fort Hays State Intercollegiate Shoot in Hays, Kan., this Saturday and Sunday (Sept. 14-15). This will be the official start of the season for a squad that has high hopes after placing fourth high overall out of 13 teams in the “Division 2” breakdown of the 2019 ACUI Collegiate Clay Target Championships. Moniot has added accomplished Bulldog shooting star Erin Lokke to his staff as a graduate assistant. The freshmen members of the team got their feet wet on Aug. 31 with an event at Fort Hays State that was specifically designed for freshmen. For more details on Concordia shooting sports, click HERE.

Bulldog Coaches Show airs every Thursday at 5:30 p.m. CT: The Bulldog Coaches Show is underway in its fourth year of existence. The show airs live for a half hour every Thursday beginning at 5:30 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 Max Country app. Throughout the 2018-19 season, Bulldog football, men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball contests will be aired live on Max Country. Tyler Cavalli serves as the host of the coaches’ show as well as the play-by-play voice for football and basketball. Frank Greene is in his fourth season calling Concordia volleyball.

Concordia Sports Network: Live webcasts for most home varsity contests can be accessed by visiting https://www.cune.edu/athletics/watch-bulldogs at game time. Beginning in 2019-20, Concordia Athletics is partnering with PrestoSports for live video and statistical streaming. For more details on this change, click HERE. Check team schedules/results pages for webcast dates. Scrimmages, exhibitions and junior varsity events are not broadcasted.

Football

  • The opening kickoff of the 2019 season had to wait nearly a month after members of the team reported for fall camp back on Aug. 8. Despite a rock solid defensive performance, the Bulldogs fell at the hands of rival Doane, 17-10, inside Bulldog Stadium on Sept. 7. It marked the first night game for the program since the 2015 season. Concordia is now 1-2 in season openers under head coach Patrick Daberkow (loss to Kansas Wesleyan University in 2017; win over Buena Vista University in 2018). For more on Bulldog football, click HERE.
  • There is no doubt Concordia needs to be much better on offense if it is to make a leap forward from the 3-7 record it produced in 2018. There were signs of improvement despite scoring only 10 points in the opener. Jake Kemp got the nod at quarterback and hit on 14-of-17 first half pass attempts with a 26-yard touchdown toss to Korrell Koehlmoos. While the passing game came up with some big plays, the run game sputtered (28 attempts for 25 yards) and the Bulldogs converted on only 1-of-5 chances in the red zone.
  • Kemp finished the day 25-for-35 for 262 yards and a touchdown without turning the ball over. His top two targets were junior Art Anderson (nine catches for 100 yards) and Koehlmoos (seven catches for 97 yards and a touchdown). Three of Kemp’s completions went for more than 20 yards (two to Koehlmoos) with a long of 38. Six different Bulldogs caught a pass for a much more aerial attack. Last season Concordia averaged 185.3 passing yards per game.
  • It was only one game, but the Bulldog defense just might be back to being the type of nasty unit that Daberkow coordinated in recent seasons. The linebackers are as good as advertised. Riley Bilstein (13), Lane Napier (12) and Derek Tachovsky (10) each collected double figure tackle totals versus Doane. Bilstein was seemingly everywhere, also serving as one of the team’s top players on special teams. Napier was cleared to play on Friday after being questionable earlier in the week.
  • The defensive line appears to be improved as well. Concordia sacked Tiger quarterback Drake Davidson five times. Defensive end Aaron Rudloff notched two of those and Payton Stevens had another. The other two sacks were credited to the Bulldogs’ vaunted linebacker core. Kaleb Geiger also started at defensive end and recorded three tackles and two quarterback hurries. It was the college football debut for Geiger, who played four seasons for Concordia’s baseball team.
  • As stated, it was tough sledding for the run game. The Bulldogs are hoping to be much improved along the offensive line after throwing a number of freshmen into the fire a year ago. However, Ryan Durdon had a frustrating evening that saw him run 15 times for 19 yards. The starting offensive line currently features Michael Brewer, Keegan Hornung, Johnny Robinson, Evrett Shaw and Cole Baumgartner. None of those players are freshmen, although rookies Gavin Mull and Christian Schlepp have cracked the two deep up front.
  • For Doane, this past week was an encouraging bounce back result after it had been beaten, 48-7, by Ottawa University (Ariz.) in its opener. The Tigers appear to have settled on Davidson at quarterback. Davidson and the Doane offense did just enough while taking advantage of short fields to put 10 points on the board in the fourth quarter. The Tigers have now won 13 of the last 14 in the series versus Concordia. The lone win for the Bulldogs during that stretch came in 2017.
  • A freshman out of Doniphan-Trumbull High School, Jordan Spilinek won the right to handle place kicking duties in the season opener. He connected on his first try of 27 yards and then later missed from 39 yards and had a 37-yard attempt blocked. Spilinek was also used on kickoffs. Last season Concordia did not have a successful field goal try until the final game at Doane.
  • The only nonconference game of the 2019 season is up next. The Bulldogs will be headed to Storm Lake, Iowa, this Saturday for another night game (kick off at 6 p.m.) in what will be a rematch of a 2018 game with NCAA Division III Buena Vista University. Behind 250 yards rushing from Durdon, Concordia defeated the Beavers, 27-20, last fall. BVU began its 2019 season with a 51-7 win over Hamline University (Minn.) on Sept. 5.

Cross Country

  • The first official meet of the 2019 season is in the books. The Bulldogs opened up their 2019 season on Sept. 6 at the Augustana Twilight that played out at Yankton Trail Park in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Sept. 6. The meet featured a women’s 5k race that began at 8:30 p.m. followed by a men’s four-mile run. The field of competitors was jam packed with 306 individuals (25 teams) on the women’s side and 321 individuals (26 teams) on the men’s side. Head coach Matt Beisel’s squads placed eighth on the women’s side (first among NAIA teams) and 20th on the men’s side. For more on Concordia cross country, click HERE.
  • The women turned some heads by outrunning all NAIA competitors at the Augustana Twilight. Most significantly, from a conference perspective, freshman Amie Martin and company beat out rival and NAIA 22nd-ranked Northwestern (11th place). The Bulldogs also outran Morningside (13th), Doane (16th), Mount Marty (20th), Hastings (21st), Midland (22nd), Dakota Wesleyan (24th) and a host of NCAA Division II schools such as in-state Wayne State College. Beisel referred to Concordia’s team race as the best for the program since he took it over prior to the 2016 season.
  • Because of those results, the Bulldog women are likely to get some more national respect. In the preseason rankings, Concordia checked in at No. 3 in the GPAC and received votes in the NAIA national coaches’ poll (39th). The program also received votes at one point last season but never did crack the top 25. On the men’s side, the Bulldogs checked in at No. 5 in the conference preseason poll (one spot lower than their 2018 finish). The women were last ranked in the top 25 in 2015 while the men were most recently ranked in the top 25 in 2014.
  • Based on the preseason, Beisel already had a good indication that Martin (Arnold, Mo.) would make an immediate impact. Her time of 18:56.65 on Friday placed her 34th in the field (best among NAIA runners) and set a new personal best for a 5k. A native of Nampa, Idaha, freshman Kylahn Heritage came in next among Bulldogs with a time of 19:07.92 (47th place). Then followed some of the veterans. The Concordia women’s top five was rounded out by junior Sydney Clark (19:13.43; 50th place), senior Rebekah Hinrichs (19:19.51; 59th place) and sophomore Abi DeLoach (19:40.19; 87th place). Both Hinrichs and DeLoach are returning all-conference performers. Junior Lydia Cook (19:44.03) and senior Hannah Rebmann (19:59.97) also crossed the finish line in under 20 minutes.
  • On the men’s side, junior Jordan Lorenz (21:08.13; 119th place) was clipped near the end of the race by freshman teammate Camden Sesna (21:03.00; 112th place) for the top finish on the team. Sesna and the Bulldog men managed to beat out three GPAC rivals in Hastings (21st), Dakota Wesleyan (23rd) and Mount Marty (25th). The rest of the top five for the Concordia men included freshman Antonio Blaine (21:45.15; 162nd), junior Christian Van Cleave (22:12.09; 188th) and junior Patrick Schneeberger (22:16.02; 193rd). Next in line was returning All-GPAC runner in sophomore Wyatt Lehr (22:17.82; 193rd). Freshman Owen Dawson (22:20.40; 198th) also placed within the top 200 individuals overall.
  • The Augustana Twilight was a prime opportunity for many Bulldogs to compete against a quality field with runners from almost all levels of collegiate cross country. In total, Concordia raced 26 women and 21 men in the event. The early returns show that the class of newcomers will pay big dividends. The top two on the women’s side and two of the top three on the men’s side were freshmen. Those new faces should help make up for the losses of dependable seniors from last year such as Taylor Grove (NAIA national qualifier) and Josiah McAllister and Thomas Taylor.
  • Another race is coming up this Saturday with the Bronco Stampede hosted by Hastings looming on Saturday. The race is slated to get going at 10 a.m. CT from Lake Hastings Park. The field will be much smaller than the one that galloped the Augustana Twilight trail. A year ago, the Concordia men made a splash at the Bronco Stampede by taking first place. The women placed second. 

Volleyball

  • Confidence is growing for a program that just keeps taking care of business outside of conference play. This undefeated run feels more legit than the one the Bulldogs put together to open the 2018 campaign. Last week brought four more wins with Concordia handling No. 14 Hastings in four sets before a trio of straight-sets triumphs at the Baker Invitational (Sept. 6-7). The victims in Baldwin City, Kan., were Graceland University (Iowa), Haskell Indian Nations University (Kan.) and host Baker. Head coach Ben Boldt’s squad enters the fourth week of the season at 11-0 (1-0 GPAC). For more on Bulldog volleyball, click HERE.
  • The victory over Hastings was a big one from a program building standpoint and to show that Concordia can take down a perennially strong outfit within league play. The Broncos had the Bulldogs’ number in recent years. Until last week, Hastings had won eight series meetings in a row, dating back to 2015. The streak is no more after Concordia shrugged off a loss in the first set and won, 19-25, 25-14, 25-19, 25-18. Emmie Noyd (15 kills) and Camryn Opfer (13 kills, 10 digs) led the way on the attack.
  • While Noyd is enjoying her best season yet, she’s gotten some help along that front row from the rookies. It was a monster week for freshman Kalee Wiltfong (Doniphan, Neb.), who totaled 39 kills and hit .456 over the most recent four victories. She went off for 15 kills and a .737 hitting percentage versus Graceland. Based on height along (5-foot-10), Wiltfong wouldn’t seem to be ideal for a role in the middle of the front row – but she’s made up for it with athleticism and preparation. Her hitting percentage on the year is an eye popping .409.
  • The Bulldogs have been impressive by just about any metric that can be used to define them. They have been so efficient and dominant against overmatched foes that Concordia’s current strength of schedule (120th in the NAIA) can’t even hold it back from a lofty ranking from Massey Ratings. Dare we even mention it? The Bulldogs are all the way up to No. 6 in the NAIA in the Massey Ratings with Northwestern the lone GPAC squad in front of them. It’s impressive stuff for a squad picked eighth in the conference preseason poll.
  • The attacking numbers are out-of-this-world to this point. Among all NAIA teams, Concordia ranks first in hitting percentage (.300), second in kills per game (14.91) and 39th in aces per game (2.03). Fewer national leaderboards are tracked for defensive efficiencies, but Bulldog opponents are hitting only .114 and have a combined 17 aces in 35 sets. Concordia has out-aced its foes, 71-17. Graceland’s four aces last week were a season high for Bulldog opponents.
  • Back to Noyd. Last week she hit .406 and totaled 48 kills and 12 blocks. The native of Shelby, Neb., tops all GPAC players and ranks fourth nationally in hitting percentage (.394). A two-time second team All-GPAC honoree, Noyd appears in line for bigger things. It makes sense that Concordia is going to her more often. Her attack attempts per set in 2019 are at 8.15, up from 6.82 her junior season and 5.06 her sophomore season.
  • Noyd’s 134 kills are tops on the team. Other major statistical leaders include Erin Johnson (15 aces), Tara Callahan (409 assists), Marissa Hoerman (139 digs) and Noyd again (31 blocks). Callahan has run with the setter role and is producing 11.69 assists per set, third most among all NAIA players. Hoerman has plenty of help in the back row, but she has put forth some lofty dig numbers, such as the 22 (season high) she had in the straight sets win over Haskell.
  • Nationally, there are four unbeaten squads left (five if you count 1-0 Allen of South Carolina). Concordia is joined in that company by Indiana Wesleyan University (12-0), Northwestern (12-0) and Marian University (Ind.) (10-0). Last season the Bulldogs started out 12-0 before their first defeat. There is work to be done if this year’s squad is going to match the 2005 Concordia team that began the year at 17-0 while being guided by head coach Rachel Miller. In the GPAC era, the most wins by a Bulldog team in a single season was 26 by the 2015 group.
  • GPAC play heats up this week with Concordia heading to Omaha to take on College of Saint Mary (15-3, 1-0 GPAC) for a 7:30 p.m. CT match on Wednesday. Then comes a showdown with No. 8 Midland (9-3, 1-0 GPAC) at 3 p.m. on Saturday. The Warriors have won eight series matchups in a row over the Bulldogs (dating back to 2015).

Men’s Soccer

  • The Bulldogs will be on a more regular schedule now after recently ending a stretch of 10 days in a row without a game. Concordia shook off whatever rust it might have had by coming back to claim a 2-1 win over MidAmerica Nazarene University (Kan.) on Sept. 7. It had been idle since a 3-0 home win victory over York College on Aug. 27. Head coach Jason Weides’ squad is now 3-0 with two contests on the docket this week. For more information on Bulldog men’s soccer, click HERE.
  • This marks the fourth time in Weides’ 12 seasons leading the Bulldogs that his squad has begun a campaign at 3-0. The previous three instances occurred in 2012, 2015 and 2017. Two of those three seasons could certainly be considered up there with the best in program history. The ’15 team won the GPAC tournament title and is still the only squad in program annals to appear at the national tournament. The ’17 squad actually started out 10-0-1 before finally suffering a loss and ended up breaking a school record for most wins in a season with 16.
  • Concordia’s run of scoreless defensive play to begin 2019 ended in the seventh minute this past Saturday when Jesse Calderon found the back of the net. The Bulldogs also faced a challenge when senior center back Evan Hayden had to leave with an injury. Concordia shuffled the deck and held the Pioneers off the scoreboard the rest of the way. Goalkeeper Eduardo Alba made seven saves. With one goal allowed in three contests, the Bulldogs own the GPAC’s lowest goals allowed per game average.
  • Concordia has totaled seven goals on the attacking end this season. They have been supplied by six different players. Freshman Moises Jacobo became the first Bulldog this season to have multiple goals. He notched the game winner versus MidAmerica Nazarene by surfacing with the game winner in the 78th minute. The Grand Island, Neb., native has made his shots count with half of his four shots this season resulting in goals.
  • Senior forward David Carrasco has moved into a role as a regular starter this season after serving mostly as a super sub during his junior campaign. A native of Bogota, Colombia, Carrasco produced the equalizing goal against the Pioneers for his first tally of 2019. Previously, all of Carrasco’s career goals had come in 2018 when he put six on the board. That total ranked in a tie for second most on the team.
  • Concordia began this season mostly off the national radar, although they were pegged third in the GPAC preseason poll. It’s still early, but the Massey Ratings like the Bulldogs, who are currently ranked 22nd nationally in the computer calculation. That same rating system has MidAmerica Nazarene at No. 32 in the NAIA. The only GPAC squad listed ahead of Concordia is Hastings at No. 3. A longstanding goal for the program has been to unseat the Broncos and capture that elusive GPAC regular season championship.
  • The Bulldogs are one of three unbeaten teams in the NAIA with at least three wins this season. University of Mobile (Ala.) leads the pack with a 6-0 mark. Also on the national leaderboard, Concordia ranks seventh in fewest goals allowed per game. Not surprisingly, Alba rates in the top 10 nationally for goals against average. Alba also sits No. 23 among NAIA goalkeepers for saves per game (6.33). The native of Katy, Texas, was named the GPAC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 3.
  • A second nonconference road test is coming up on Wednesday when the Bulldogs will be at McPherson College (Kan.) (2-1) for a 7:30 p.m. CT kickoff. Last season Concordia clipped McPherson, 3-2, in overtime. Conference play will then open up on Saturday with a trip to Aberdeen, S.D., where the Bulldogs will take on Presentation College (1-2, 0-1 GPAC). The Saints began GPAC play with a 6-1 loss to Mount Marty on Sept. 4.

Women’s Soccer

  • No one saw the first five games transpiring in the way that they have. The Bulldogs are still searching for answers after last week brought a pair of shutout defeats. Concordia returned home on Sept. 4 to host Friends University (Kan.) in what amounted to a 2-0 loss. Then on Sept. 7, the Bulldogs fell by a 1-0 score at Tabor College (Kan.) despite significant statistical advantages. Head coach Chris Luther’s squad now sits at 0-5 with one more contest left on the nonconference slate. For more information on Concordia women’s soccer, click HERE.
  • On a more positive note, the time is nearing for the program to officially have two former players to be inducted into the Concordia Athletic Hall of Fame. The first was Jennifer (Davis) Schwartz who got the call in 2012. Schwartz continues to be the program’s all-time leader for career goals (88) and points (206). She will soon be joined by Hall of Fame class of 2019 inductee Gentri (Brown) Tollefson. Named Concordia’s 2006-07 Senior Female Athlete of the Year, Tollefson notched 47 goals and 27 assists over 62 games as a Bulldog. She was a first team All-GPAC honoree in 2006.
  • Concordia has gone without a goal since its 1-0 GPAC semifinal victory over No. 17 Midland on Nov. 3, 2018. In other words, the Bulldogs have an active of goal scoring drought of six straight games. Forgive Concordia if it feels as though there is a force field surrounding its attacking goal. Luther felt like his squad had the better of play at Tabor (11-5 shot advantage), but still couldn’t find the back of the net. The Bulldogs are one of 16 NAIA teams nationally that still have yet to score a goal.
  • As Luther continues to seek the right combinations of players and formations, Concordia has used 15 different players in the starting lineup and 19 Bulldogs have seen action this year. Eight players have started each of the first five games: Lindsey Carley, Allee Downing, Ellie Eason, Madeline Haugen, Mikeila Martinez, Morgan Raska, Cheyenne Smith and Michaela Twito. A notable absence from that list is Tori Cera, who has missed three games in a row due to injury.
  • There is certainly opportunity for someone to emerge as a goal scorer. Through five games, Concordia has been credited with taking 31 shots, which have been spread throughout the roster. Six different Bulldogs have taken at least three shots with Raska’s six shots leading the way. Saraha Wuthrich has put the most shots on goal with three. On the flip side, Concordia opponents have notched 11 goals while piling up 52 shots.
  • There is real reason to believe things are not as bad as the record looks. According to Massey Ratings, the Bulldogs have played the 45th most challenging schedule in the NAIA. Also by Massey’s calculations, as it stands today, Concordia would be a favorite to win eight of its 12 GPAC regular-season matchups. This is still a program with several players who have experienced incredible heights. Over the past five seasons, the Bulldogs have reached the GPAC tournament final each year and have a combined conference mark of 38-7-8 over that stretch.
  • Perhaps this is the week. Concordia will have a stiff challenge on Wednesday when it hosts a perennially strong program in Bellevue University (3-4) at 7 p.m. CT. The Bulldogs will then open up conference play on Saturday when they will be in Aberdeen, S.D., to take on Presentation College (1-3, 0-1 GPAC). The Saints were beaten by Mount Marty, 1-0, in the only GPAC conference matchup so far in 2019.

Golf

  • The 2019-20 seasons got underway for both the men’s and women’s squads last week. While co-hosting the Blue River Classic (Sept. 3-4), the men placed ninth among 17 squads that competed at the 36-hole event. As of today (Sept. 10), the Concordia men are also in the midst of the two-day Siouxland Invite. Meanwhile, the women have completed two tournaments. They placed fourth out of 11 teams at the Matthew Goette Classic (Sept. 4) and then earned a trophy with a second-place claim at the Midland Fall Invite (Sept. 9). For more information on Concordia golf, click here: Men | Women.
  • The women continue to be led by sophomore Kendra Placke and senior Murphy Sears. With both placing in the top 10 at the Goette Classic, the Bulldogs shot a team score of 356. Returning All-GPAC performers, Sears and Placke are big reasons for optimism this fall and coming spring. In the first round of this season, Sears tied for second place with a seven-over-par 79 while Placke placed fourth with a nine-over-par 81. The Bulldogs were the only team to put two golfers in the top five. The rest of Concordia’s top five included junior Andrea Peterson (95; T-33rd), sophomore Britney Jepsen (97; T-42nd) and senior Paighton Barbre (101; T-49th).
  • Head coach Brett Muller’s women’s squad shot a team score of 353 on Monday, one stroke off of tournament champion Mount Marty. Both Placke and Sears again placed inside the top 10 on the individual leaderboard in a tournament that featured eight teams and 50 golfers. Despite tougher conditions and a tougher course than what it navigated five days ago, Concordia shaved three strokes off its season opening total at the Matthew Goette Classic. Placke made a push for individual medalist honors by shooting an eight-over-par 81. That put her in a tie for second place. Sears shared sixth place with a total of 85.
  • The remainder of the lineup on Monday included Barbre (92; T-19th), freshman Lauren Havlat (95; T-23rd) and Jepsen (101; T-33rd). Freshmen Logan Eschliman (108; 44th) and Ashley Gerczynski (111; 46th) also represented the Bulldogs in Fremont. Concordia managed to place second at the tournament although Peterson, a top five player on the team, missed the event. Eight different Bulldogs have competed so far this season for the Bulldog women’s squad.
  • The men debuted a new lineup last week with two freshmen in their top five. That group carded a two-day team total of 316-307–623 at the Blue River Classic as part of the ninth-place finish. Senior Tylar Samek emerged as the Bulldogs’ No. 1 with a 36-hole score of 77-74–151 (+8). Samek concluded the tournament in a tie for 25th place out of 105 competitors. Two Concordia freshmen acquitted themselves well in their first ever college meet. Rookies Drew D’Ercole (75-77–152; T-29th) and Jayveenrahj Gunaseelan (79-76–155; T-40th) also broke into the 70s in both rounds of the Blue River Classic.
  • The next two in line in the group of five at the Blue River Classic were sophomore Jack Williams (85-82–167; T-84th) and junior Jayden Neal (88-80–168; T-87th). Golfing as an individual, sophomore Landon Walkenhorst tied for the second best score of the day among Bulldogs with his 76. Walkenhorst shot a two-round score of 93-76–169 (T-90th). The other Concordia competitors in the field were junior Harrison Helmer (91-80–171; 95th) and freshman Tyler Bartels (87-86–173; T-96th).
  • After Monday’s round at The Ridge Golf Club in Sioux Center, Iowa, the Bulldog men sat 10th on the team leaderboard with a score of 314. The individual scores were a 76 for Gunaseelan, a 76 for Samek, a 79 for Jack Williams, an 83 for Drew D’Ercole and an 83 for Jayden Neal. Samek and Gunaseelan have shot in the 70s in each of their first three rounds to begin the season.
  • The men resumed play at the Siouxland Invite this morning (Sept. 10) from Landsmeer Golf Club in Orange City, Iowa. They will be idle until taking part in the GPAC Golf Preview on Sept. 23. On the other hand, the women get set for the Lila Frommelt Invite hosted by Briar Cliff at Two Rivers Golf Club in Dakota Dunes, S.D., this Friday and Saturday.