
The Concordia Cross Country programs are coming off top four GPAC placements in 2024 while led by three national qualifiers. Many key Bulldogs return for squads with high hopes entering 2025.
The Concordia Cross Country programs are coming off top four GPAC placements in 2024 while led by three national qualifiers. Many key Bulldogs return for squads with high hopes entering 2025.
Both Concordia Cross Country teams will open their 2025 seasons ranked among the top four of the GPAC. In the conference preseason polls, the Bulldogs landed at No. 3 on the men's side and at No. 4 on the women's side.
When Sarah Kortze arrived at Concordia, she quickly learned about the exploits of Rachael Geidel and Molly Engel. Now she takes her place among the program's distance greats as a Concordia Athletics Hall of Famer.
The hopeful ultimate destination for Concordia Cross Country in 2025 will Tallahassee, Fla., home to the national meet. The new season will kick off at the Augustana Twilight.
The men's and women's cross country teams were recognized with academic accolades from the USTFCCCA on Jan. 30. In addition, three Bulldogs earned All-Academic Athlete awards.
A group of 22 Bulldogs represented the Concordia Cross Country programs on the list of 2024 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes. Thirteen Bulldogs are repeat honorees.
In a freshman season that saw Vaughn Hendrickson win the GPAC title, the Fort Wayne, Ind., native added an All-America medal to his list of achievements. He was joined at the national meet by Keegan Beisel and Trey Robertson.
Head Coach Matt Beisel and national qualifiers Keegan Beisel, Vaughn Hendrickson and Trey Robertson are preparing for the 2024 NAIA Cross Country National Championships in Columbia, Mo.
As officially announced by the NAIA on Monday (Nov. 11), three Bulldogs will be headed to the 2024 NAIA Cross Country National Championships. The qualifiers include Keegan Beisel, Vaughn Hendrickson and Trey Robertson.
Vaughn Hendrickson won the GPAC title and Trey Robertson placed second to highlight the 2024 conference meet. The Bulldogs emerged with team placements of third for the men and fourth for the women.
The Concordia men's and women's cross country teams enter 2020 aspiring to "leave no doubt" as it pertains to their status on the conference and national levels.
Alum Dan Cloeter captured four-straight individual cross country conference championships and later won the first-ever Chicago Marathon. His remarkable career has also included 42 years as a pastor.
Even in the time apart, sophomore-to-be Kylahn Heritage can feel the close bond between her cross country teammates. Heritage is "fired up" for the 2020 season and ready to see her teammates again.
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.