For their work both academically and athletically, Samantha Liermann and Josiah McAllister have been named to the Academic All-District® 3 Teams of the NAIA by CoSIDA on Tuesday (May 28).
Eighteen Bulldog athletes earned All-America honors in one or more events in indoor/outdoor national championship competition in 2019. The list includes national champions Sam Liermann and Addie Shaw.
The final day of the national championship meet brought another big thrill with Addie Shaw winning an NAIA discus title. The women's team placed fifth in the national while the men slotted in at 31st.
Samantha Liermann rose back to the top of the hill in the NAIA shot put battle while headlining the second day of competition at the outdoor national meet. The men's 4x8 also claimed All-America honors.
The Concordia men's and women's track and field squads combined for 29 NAIA Scholar-Athlete awards, as announced on Friday (May 24). The list includes NAIA shot put national champ Samantha Liermann.
Five Bulldogs earned All-America honors on the first day of the 2019 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships. The haul was delivered by Concordia throwers and vaulters for nationally-ranked squads.
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Claire Cornell and Mackenzie Koepke have taken advantage of a historic point in time for Concordia athletics. After contributing to a national title in basketball, the two freshmen will take to the national stage in outdoor track.
Thirty-eight beachgoers have begun the journey to the 2019 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships. Concordia will take 17 past All-Americans and 10 first-time national qualifiers to the event.
The Concordia track and field programs will take 38 athletes to the NAIA outdoor national championships next week (May 23-25) in Gulf Shores, Ala. The Bulldogs lead the field with 23 women's competitors.
For their work in leading the Concordia women's track and field program to a GPAC outdoor title, coaches Matt Beisel Ed McLaughlin were both honored on Thursday (May 16) by the USTFCCCA.
Featured StoryThe slate is wiped clean as the Bulldogs look ahead to the 2025 outdoor season. The campaign will get started and late March and will move quickly to the GPAC championship meet in early May.
Featured StorySaturday at the 2025 GPAC Indoor Track & Field Championships wasn't just another day in the life of Adrianna Rodencal. Using a refined meet day routine, Rodencal accomplished another mountaintop moment.
Featured StoryWhile plenty of All-Americans and GPAC champions have departed, Head Coach Matt Beisel and company are eager to see how the pieces fit together for 2024-25 track teams with the usual lofty aspirations.
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She's one of a kind for so many reasons. In five years as a Concordia Bulldog, Josie Puelz not only won five NAIA national titles, she did so with class and that signature smile while living out her Christian faith.
Featured StoryThe collegiate journey for Chris Wren culminated with a hammer throw national title. This mountaintop moment was meant to be for Wren, who looks back at his Concordia experience and how it transformed his life.
Featured StoryWhile feeling the best she ever has physically and mentally, Hastings native Jenna Esch has thrived in her third and final year as a Bulldog. Says Esch, "It’s been really special what I’ve been able to do, especially with this group of people."
Featured StoryOn the heels of a fine indoor season, Concordia Track & Field sets its focus upon the 2024 outdoor campaign. The Bulldogs will attempt to build upon the All-America awards won by 15 individuals at the indoor national meet.
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The ‘aha moment’ for Zach Zohner occurred during the middle of the 2023 indoor season when he decided he would no longer let the fear of injury monopolize his thoughts. The right mentality set him on a path to a national title.
Featured StoryEnergetic and intensely competitive, Rylee Haecker has been described by coaches as "a gamer." Beyond athletics, Haecker is caring and outgoing, is a positive encourager of her teammates and is devout in her faith.
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If the Bulldog Early Bird Meet is any indication, Concordia Track & Field is in for a phenomenal 2023-24 indoor season. The Bulldogs enter 2024 expecting to compete with the best of the GPAC and the NAIA once again.
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