SEWARD, Neb. – Home meet No. 2 of the 2025-26 indoor season is coming up on Friday for Concordia University, Nebraska Track & Field. The Concordia Polar Dog Invite will feature a full slate of field and running events inside the Walz Fieldhouse. The first action is slated for 12 p.m. CT at a meet that will span nearly eight hours. Head Coach Matt Beisel’s programs opened the season in December with the Bulldog Early Bird meet.
Concordia Polar Dog Invite
Friday (Jan. 23) | Walz Fieldhouse
--Meet Schedule (PDF) | Live Results
--Live Streams: Concordia Sports Network
--NOTE: the Bulldog Fan Shop will be open in the Walz lobby from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Competing institutions
Bellevue University (select athletes)
College of Saint Mary
Concordia University, Nebraska
Dakota State University (S.D.)
Doane University
Evergreen State College (Wash.) (select athletes)
Hastings College
Kansas Wesleyan University
Midland University
Morningside University
Mount Marty University
Nebraska Wesleyan University
William Woods University (racewalk only)
Concordia athletes knocked off the rust this past weekend while in action at the Graduate Classic (hosted by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln) and the Scott Nisely Memorial Classic (hosted by Doane). From a national perspective, the most significant achievement was delivered by accomplished senior Adrianna Rodencal. The Lincoln Lutheran alum rebroke her own 60-meter hurdles school record and won the race at the Graduate Classic, a meet loaded with NCAA Division I competitors. Rodencal currently reigns atop the NAIA national list in the 60 hurdles.
The complete list of Concordia marks/times that have met the NAIA ‘A’ or ‘B’ national qualifying standards is included below. A new B standard was added to the list last week at the Nisely Classic as freshman Makenna Starkey cleared 5’ 5 ¼” in the high jump. Starkey contributed to the volleyball program’s run to the NAIA national semifinals this past fall. Also at the Nisely Classic, four Bulldogs won event titles: Vaughn Hendrickson (1,000 meters), Jax Jacobson (pole vault), Landri Loos (800 meters) and Aaron Spivey (triple jump). At the Graduate Classic, Adysen McCarter neared her personal best by landing at 38’ 8 ¾” in the triple jump, placing her in second.
Concordia national qualifying marks
· A – Jack Habegger: 3,000-meter racewalk (13:45.79)
· A – Jonny Jurchen: 3,000-meter racewalk (12:30.61)
· A – Adysen McCarter: triple jump (39’ 1”)
· A – Adrianna Rodencal: 60-meter hurdles (8.41)
· B – Women’s 4x400-meter relay (3:54.26)
· B – Josiah Edwards: weight throw (59’ 2 ¼”)
· B – Luke Hammang: 3,000-meter racewalk (14:58.38)
· B – Sam Olson: 3,000-meter racewalk (15:39.27)
· B – Makenna Starkey: high jump (5’ 5 ¼”)
NOTE: Adrianna Rodencal and Josi Noble currently rank ninth and 11th, respectively, on the NAIA women’s pentathlon national list.
On the current GPAC conference lists, the following Bulldogs are leading their respective events: Edwards (weight throw), Jurchen (3,000m racewalk), Hayden Kluthe (60m hurdles), McCarter (triple jump), Rodencal (60m hurdles / pentathlon) and Paige Schuster (3,000m racewalk).
The Bulldogs will also be at home the weekend of Jan. 30-31 to host the Concordia Classic. That meet will include a men’s heptathlon and women’s pentathlon. The final home meet, the Concordia Indoor Invitational, of the 2025-26 indoor season is slated for Feb. 14.