2025 GPAC Cross Country Preseason Coaches’ Polls: Men | Women
SEWARD, Neb. – Both Concordia University, Nebraska Cross Country squads are expected to place among the top four teams in the GPAC. In 2025 GPAC preseason polls unveiled on Tuesday (Aug. 19), the Bulldogs landed at No. 3 on the men’s side and at No. 4 on the women’s side. Those placements are exactly where Concordia finished at the 2024 GPAC Cross Country Championships.
Head Coach Matt Beisel enters his 10th season at the helm of the cross country and track & field programs. The Bulldogs return each of their three national qualifiers from last season in senior Keegan Beisel, junior Trey Robertson and Vaughn Hendrickson. As a freshman, Hendrickson made a major splash while winning the GPAC individual title and claiming NAIA All-America honors.
On the men’s side of the GPAC poll, Concordia was slotted behind only Dordt and Doane. On the women’s side, the top three in the conference poll are Dordt, College of Saint Mary and Doane. The NAIA national preseason coaches’ polls are scheduled to be announced on Thursday.
Concordia’s 2025 season will get underway on Sept. 5 when the Augustana Twilight plays out at Yankton Trail Park in Sioux Falls, S.D. The complete schedule can be found HERE.
2025 GPAC Men’s Cross Country Coaches’ Poll
(First-place votes in parentheses)
1. Dordt – 97 (7)
2. Doane – 94 (4)
3. Concordia – 81
4. Northwestern – 70
5. Mount Marty – 62
6. Midland – 59
7. Hastings – 43
8. Morningside – 42
9. Briar Cliff – 21
10. Dakota Wesleyan – 20
11. Waldorf – 16
2025 GPAC Women’s Cross Country Coaches’ Poll
(First-place votes in parentheses)
1. Dordt – 121 (11)
2. College of Saint Mary – 104 (1)
3. Doane – 103
4. Concordia – 93
5. Northwestern – 78
6. Morningside – 74
7. Hastings – 60
8. Midland – 50
9. Mount Marty – 44
10. Waldorf – 32
11. Briar Cliff – 17
12. Dakota Wesleyan – 16