Four Bulldogs came away with medals via top three placements at the Midwest Regionals hosted by William Jewell on Nov. 19. Rylee Ladd took first place in the 52 kg class and nearly every Concordia athlete improved their totals.
Four Bulldogs came away with medals via top three placements at the Midwest Regionals hosted by William Jewell on Nov. 19. Rylee Ladd took first place in the 52 kg class and nearly every Concordia athlete improved their totals.
The improvements were obvious in the results as four Bulldogs qualified for nationals and all six Concordia competitors claimed medals at the 2022 Midwest Regionals hosted by the University of Iowa on Nov. 5.
Eleven Bulldogs represented Concordia Lifting Sports in the program's first-ever powerlifting event. The team competed alongside mostly Midland athletes as part of the Warrior Open in Fremont, Neb., on Oct. 8.
All seven Bulldogs who competed in the first-ever competition for Concordia Lifting Sports earned medals with four placing first among college athletes. Five Bulldogs also exceeded national qualifying standards with their performances.
History will be made this weekend as the weightlifters of the Concordia Lifting Sports program enter into competition this weekend at the MidAmerica Nazarene Open. It will be the inaugural event for a program led by Freddie Myles.
The inaugural season of Concordia Lifting Sports is set to get started on Sept. 10-11 with the MidAmerica Nazarene Open. That competition will be one of eight throughout the 2022-23 campaign for Head Coach Freddie Myles squad.
Since his hiring as the first ever Concordia Head Powerlifting Coach, Freddie Myles has gone to work recruiting and beginning the process of putting a team together for 2022-23. He discussed that opportunity in this Q&A.
The first head coach in the history of Concordia University Men’s and Women’s Powerlifting is Freddie Myles, who will lead the Bulldogs into competition in 2022-23. The native Californian has spent the past 16 years developing elite powerlifters at his own gym.
Concordia University Athletics has announced the launch of powerlifting as the athletic department’s 23rd and 24th varsity intercollegiate sports. The programs will offer athletic scholarships and begin competition in 2022-23.
