The 2020-21 athletics season is officially underway. The cross country teams got it started on Saturday (Sept. 5) with both placing third at the Sunflower Opener hosted by Dordt.
The 2020-21 athletics season is officially underway. The cross country teams got it started on Saturday (Sept. 5) with both placing third at the Sunflower Opener hosted by Dordt.
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 2020 Concordia cross country schedule has been released. The Bulldog women will attempt to defend their 2019 GPAC title while the men will try to improve upon a fifth-place conference finish.
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.
Concordia taught Andrew Walquist many lessons on how to build relationships, how to overcome emotional hardship, how to praise Jesus and how to become one of the best competitors in Concordia cross country and track history.
Healthy and mentally rejuvenated, Kearney, Neb., native Camden Sesna has thrived this fall while leading the way for the Bulldogs at every meet. A year after a tough finish to cross country, Sesna sees a positive outlook ahead of him.
While focusing their mentality around the mottos of "step up" and "run as one," the Concordia Cross Country teams are putting behind last season. The Bulldogs have high hopes for 2021.
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.
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