Both Bulldog cross country teams and seven runners garnered All-Academic honors, as awarded by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association on Thursday (Jan. 30).
Both Bulldog cross country teams and seven runners garnered All-Academic honors, as awarded by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association on Thursday (Jan. 30).
The Concordia women's cross country team closed the gap in 2019 while winning a GPAC title and placing 12th at the NAIA National Championships. This piece details the journey from preseason all the way to nationals.
Head coach Matt Beisel's women's cross country squad is in Vancouver, Wash., getting set for Friday's national championship meet. The 19th-ranked Bulldogs have qualified for the first time since 2011.
After leading the Bulldog women to a GPAC title, Matt Beisel earned GPAC Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year honors. Five Bulldog athletes also earned All-GPAC honors via their performances at the conference meet.
Says Sydney Clark of winning the GPAC title and qualifying for nationals, "This is making my whole collegiate dream come true." The Bulldogs returned to the top by building a competitive, family atmosphere.
The GPAC champion Concordia women's cross country team is officially an NAIA national qualifier. The Bulldogs earned an automatic berth to the NAIA national stage due to last week's performance.
History was made when the Concordia Women's team took home a first place finish in the GPAC Championship. The men placed fifth and now reflect on an overall positive season.
The Concordia cross country teams enter the GPAC championships with lofty goals. The women are one of the favorites while the men have hopes of outperforming their current GPAC ranking.
After three weeks without a meet, the Bulldogs returned to action and won a title on the women's side and placed third on the men's side while competing at the Mount Marty Invite on Saturday (Oct. 26).
Freshman Baile Vanarsdall has been named the GPAC Runner of the Week. She joins teammates Amie Martin and Rebekah Hinrichs as the third Bulldog to earn the award this season.
The Concordia women's cross country team closed the gap in 2019 while winning a GPAC title and placing 12th at the NAIA National Championships. This piece details the journey from preseason all the way to nationals.
Cross country teams chock full of key returners are getting set to officially open up their 2018 seasons on Friday night. Head coach Matt Beisel's squads are led by seniors Taylor Grove and Thomas Taylor.
Led by Molly (Engel) Christensen, head coach Kregg Einspahr's 2004 women's cross country team dominated its conference competition, galloped to a national runner-up finish and into the Concordia Athletic Hall of Fame.
Led by Emily Deschaine and Pat Wortmann, head coach Matt Beisel's cross country squads are on the upswing. A large class of freshmen has brought a new energy to preseason training.
Emily Sievert fought injury and then brushed aside her crutches for an all-conference finish and a berth in the cross country national championships. Here's how she did it.
Concordia University will officially kick start the 2016 season this Saturday under the guidance of a new leader. Head coach Matt Beisel's teams are eyeing top-three GPAC finishes.
After 24 years under Kregg Einspahr, Concordia cross country is in the midst of a transition with first-year head coach Matt Beisel at the helm.
Concordia women’s cross country has again become a mainstay among the NAIA’s top-ranked squads. The 2015 Bulldogs have made six appearances in the national poll.
Most people don’t understand why they do what they do. In fact more often than not, the sanity of someone who would put him or herself through immense amounts of discomfort for the sake of competing in a race – is questioned.
