Outdoor season is officially underway for Concordia track and field. Three Bulldog throwers got it started by notching national qualifying marks. Concordia athletes also combined for 18 event titles on Sunday (March 31).
Featured StoryThere’s momentum heading into the outdoor season for the Concordia track and field squads, which are coming off top 10 NAIA indoor national finishes. The Bulldog women won the GPAC indoor title.
For the fifth time in his career, Ed McLaughlin has been named an NAIA National Assistant Coach of the Year by the USTFCCCA. McLaughlin oversaw the NAIA's No. 1 rated women's shot put and weight throw groups.
Led by the likes of Cody Williams and the women's 4x400 meter relay, the Concordia men's and women's teams both turned in top 10 national finishes while competing this weekend in Brookings, S.D.
Jacob Cornelio and Cody Williams both placed as national runners up day two of the 2019 NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships. Nine Bulldogs have reached the podium in Brookings, S.D.
The women's 4x400 meter relay school record performance highlighted day one of the 2019 NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships. Fourteen Bulldogs competed on Friday (Feb. 28).
Heading into the NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships, the Bulldogs rank No. 3 nationally for both men and women. Thirty Concordia athletes are getting set to compete Thursday through Saturday.
The Concordia list of NAIA national qualifiers is 30 strong. The Bulldog track and field program officially announced its qualifying group on Friday (Feb. 22), in conjunction with the NAIA news release.
For their work in leading the women's track and field team to a GPAC indoor title, coaches Matt Beisel and Ed McLaughlin have been honored by the USTFCCCA as NAIA Midwest region award winners.
Featured StoryThe current Concordia women's 4x400 meter relay is uniquely special, and not just because it is now the indoor school record holder. Take a closer look at a faith-filled group that is just beginning to reach its full potential.
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.
Featured StoryShe'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.
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Energetic 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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