A pair of freshmen led the way for the Concordia Cross Country squads as they held their own against strong competition at the 38th annual Roy Griak Invitational. The women placed 10th (of 37) while the men placed 17th (of 32).
Following strong performances at the Greeno/Dirksen Invite, the Bulldogs will be represented this week at the Griak Invitational and the Dean White Invitational. The Concordia women have moved up to a No. 15 NAIA national ranking.
As the top GPAC runners at the Greeno/Dirksen Invite, Kylahn Freiberg and Calvin Rohde have been named the GPAC Runners of the Week. Freiberg has collected the award twice this season.
Challenged by strong NAIA and NCAA Division II competition, the Bulldogs turned in place finishes of fifth on the women's side and eighth on the men's side at the 2023 Greeno/Dirksen Invite. Individual leaders were Kylahn Freiberg and Calvin Rohde.
Meet No. 2 of the Concordia Cross Country season will have the Bulldogs headed to nearby Lincoln for the Greeno/Dirksen Invitational co-hosted by Nebraska and Nebraska Wesleyan. The location will be Mahoney Golf Course on Saturday.
Kylahn Freiberg outkicked all GPAC/NAIA competition at the Augustana Twilight and was recognized as the GPAC Runner of the Week. Freiberg led the 23rd-ranked Bulldogs to a place finish of 10th out of 29 teams overall.
Kylahn Freiberg and Charlie Hayden led the way for Concordia as it opened the 2023 season at the Augustana Twilight on Sept. 1. The Bulldogs finished first among NAIA programs on the women's side and No. 2 in that category on the men's side.
For the fifth time in six years, Concordia Cross Country will open a season at the Augustana Twilight. The 2023 meet will get underway at 8:40 p.m. CT from Sioux Falls, S.D. Head Coach Matt Beisel begins year eight of his tenure.
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Momentum has been building within the Concordia Cross Country programs as evidenced by both squads placing inside the top three of the GPAC last season. The Bulldogs return the bulk of their key performers while bringing in a freshman class large on quantity and quality.
The NAIA released their 2023 cross country national preseason poll on Thursday (Aug. 24) morning ranking the women No. 23 to start their 2023 campaign.
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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.
Featured StoryThe 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.
Featured StoryCross 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.
Featured StoryLed 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.
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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.
Featured StoryEmily 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.
Featured StoryConcordia 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.
Featured StoryAfter 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.
Featured StoryConcordia 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.
Featured StoryMost 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.
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