Leaders of the Bulldog pack through two meets, Kylahn Freiberg and Camden Sesna have made for a Concordia sweep of GPAC Runner of the Week awards. Both Bulldogs shined at the Greeno/Dirksen Invitational.
It was another strong showing for Concordia Cross Country, which outran its NAIA opponents once again on Saturday (Sept. 17). Camden Sesna and Kylahn Freiberg were the frontrunners for the Bulldogs at the Greeno/Dirksen Invite.
Concordia will be one of 35 institutions represented at the Greeno/Dirksen Invitational co-hosted by Nebraska Wesleyan University and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on Saturday.
A 36th-place overall finish (best among NAIA competitors) at the Augustana Twilight resulted in Camden Sesna being named the GPAC Runner of the Week for the third time in his career. Sesna ran a four-mile personal best.
It was an encouraging start to the 2022 season as the Bulldog men's and women's teams defeated all of their GPAC/NAIA competition at the Augustana Twilight. The lead Dawgs were Kylahn Freiberg for the women and Camden Sesna for the men.
The 2022 Concordia Cross Country season will get started on Friday night at the Augustana Twilight. The women's race is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. CT with the men to follow at 9 p.m. from Yankton Trail Park.
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Both Concordia Cross Country teams are preparing themselves to make runs at NAIA national championship berths. Coach Beisel's Bulldogs will be led by the likes of returning national qualifiers Rylee Haecker, Calvin Rohde and Camden Sesna.
In preseason polls released this week, both the Concordia men's and women's teams were picked to place inside of the top four of the GPAC while also picking up votes in the NAIA coaches' poll.
Featured StoryConcordia 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.
Another Concordia Cross Country season will get started underneath the lights at the Augustana Twilight. That event will be one of five during the regular season for Head Coach Matt Beisel's squads in 2022.
Featured StoryWhile 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.
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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.
Featured StoryAlum 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.
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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.
Featured StoryLed 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.
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