Get to know Jason Weides, Head Coach of Concordia Men's Soccer since 2008. Weides is the winningest head coach in program history and led the Bulldogs to a GPAC title in 2015.
Get to know Jason Weides, Head Coach of Concordia Men's Soccer since 2008. Weides is the winningest head coach in program history and led the Bulldogs to a GPAC title in 2015.
In a return to a more standard slate, the Concordia Men's Soccer team will play 17 regular season games this fall. The program announced the 2021 slate on June 3.
While up against perhaps the program's most challenging schedule ever, the 2020-21 Bulldogs again reached the 10-win mark. The season concluded in the GPAC quarterfinals.
Following 110 minutes of scoreless soccer, the outcome of Saturday (April 10)'s GPAC quarterfinals came down to PKs. Northwestern advanced while converting all 10 tries.
Concordia hopes to duplicate a similar result from the regular season when it plays at Northwestern in the GPAC quarterfinals on Saturday. The Bulldogs are coming off a win over Midland.
After a lethargic start to the second half, the Bulldogs turned on the jets and pulled away from Midland for a 4-2 win on Friday (April 2). Concordia (10-5-2) now looks forward to the GPAC quarterfinals.
Concordia make a strong big for the upset of fifth-ranked Missouri Valley College on Saturday (March 27) before falling by a 2-1 decision. Isaiah Shaddick scored the lone Bulldog goal.
Concordia played its first game of the spring against an opponent playing for the fifth time since late February. Benedictine got the better of action and took a 2-0 decision over the Bulldogs.
The men's soccer season will resume in March as the Bulldogs prepare for the looming postseason. Concordia will take on Benedictine, Missouri Valley and Midland this spring.
A quartet of representatives from the Concordia Men's Soccer landed 2020 second team All-GPAC honors. The award winners were Iker Casanova, Moises Jacobo, Carlos Orquiz and Federico Simonetti.
While up against perhaps the program's most challenging schedule ever, the 2020-21 Bulldogs again reached the 10-win mark. The season concluded in the GPAC quarterfinals.
João Pedro VerÃssimo can smile now as he reflects on the journey from Nova Mutum, Brazil, to Seward, Nebraska. The relationships formed have made it worth it for Concordia's captain.
One of the nation's most consistent men's soccer programs has returned to practice this August. Coach Jason Weides' Bulldogs are aiming to make amends for how 2019 ended.
The outcome seemed to be something of a foregone conclusion - Concordia vs. a program it hadn't beaten since 1998. Except something wild happened and the Bulldogs celebrated a title.
Head coach Jason Weides likens this to situation to simply having an extended period of summer. The onus is on the players to get better individually as they prepare for the 2020 season.
While the Bulldogs came up shy of their aim to win a GPAC title, they put 10 wins on the board and set the program up for potential future success. Many key performers will return in 2020.
A member of a GPAC tournament championship team, Toby Down recently experienced another high. His Tai Po FC professional team celebrated a Hong Kong Premier League title this May.
With two senior captains having graduated, the Bulldogs are in the process of filling a leadership void. That was part of the focus this spring as head coach Jason Weides prepared his program for the 2019 season.
It was an entertaining season to be sure. Seven games went to overtime (12 total overtime periods) in a campaign that once again proved Concordia capable of competing with the best.
After letting go of a career in graphic design, Jason Weides has taken the Concordia men's soccer program to places it has never been before. Now in his 11th season, Weides has reached the 100-win mark.
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