Courtesy of their efforts at the 2024 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, 10 Bulldogs emerged with All-America awards. The list includes national champions Chris Wren and Zach Zohner.
Zach Zohner rose to the top of the mountain in the pole vault once again as one of eight Bulldogs to officially earn All-America awards on the final day of the national meet. The Concordia men placed seventh nationally.
The major highlights on day two of the 2024 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships were delivered by Jenna Esch and her women's 4x4 relay teammates. It was a busy day on the track in the throws for the Bulldogs.
There were a slew of thrilling moments on day one of the 2024 NAIA outdoor national meet. Chris Wren captured the hammer national title, Kylahn Freiberg broke a school record and Gretchen Stottlemyre earned an All-America medal.
A combined 53 Concordia Track & Field athletes were named 2024 NAIA Scholar-Athletes on May 21 by the NAIA. The women's program led the entire NAIA with 39 award winners.
A group of 32 athletes are bound for Marian, Ind., in representation of Concordia University Track & Field at the 2024 NAIA outdoor national meet. The Bulldogs look to build upon their top 10 NAIA indoor placements.
For the 10th time in his career, Concordia's Matt Beisel has been recognized as a regional coach of the year. Beisel was honored with 2024 NAIA Midwest Region Women’s Outdoor Coach of the Year accolades on May 17.
While 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."
Concordia Track & Field will send 32 athletes to the 2024 NAIA outdoor national meet in Marion, Indiana. Official national qualifiers were announced on Friday (May 17) by the NAIA.
In the final meet prior to the national championships, Abi Wohlgemuth took advantage by achieving an NAIA auto mark in the hammer while the women's 4x100-meter relay ran a season best.
It had to be God's plan that resulted in Carol Bailey-Moravec landing at Concordia College in 1986. The next four years saw Bailey-Moravec achieve unprecedented success.
The accomplished Addie Shaw earned 11 All-America awards and two national titles in an incredible collegiate career. Shaw provided a reflection on her time at Concordia.
A wave emotion hit Liz Stottlemyre after the final throw of her Bulldog career resulted in a national title and school record. It was a moment made even more special by the people involved.
Fresh off a thrilling 2021 indoor season, the Bulldogs have high hopes for the spring. The roster has been beefed up for outdoor track & field, which is back after a year hiatus in 2020.
The success experienced by the Concordia Women's Track & Field program has been a byproduct of the special combination of talent, faith, family atmosphere and elite competition within the program.
There have been moments of frustration and self-doubt, but senior Anna Baack overcame those struggles to return to a national qualifying level. Her story is one of perseverance with the help of a strong support system.
Xavier Ross enjoyed a breakthrough 2020 indoor season and now hopes for even better in 2021. The Chicago area native has his sights set on the school's 400 meter record.
Concordia's storied track and field programs enter a new season thankful for the opportunity to compete. The Bulldogs will kick things off with the Early Bird Meet on Dec. 4-5.
He can help fix your roof and he can make you smile. National champion track star and alum Michael Saalfeld owns a fun and endearing personality to go along with all the accolades.
There had been many close calls and a series of national runner-up claims made by Concordia athletic teams in a variety of sports. In May of 2015, men's track & field broke through with a long-awaited team national title.