Track and Field

The yields from a Good Friday (April 15) spent at the Loper Invitational included two fresh automatic national qualifying performances courtesy of Chase Berry and Jordan Koepke. Cade Kleckner also came close in the 200 meters.

Among the highlights at the 2022 Concordia Invite, the women's 4x8 broke the stadium record, the women's 4x4 qualified for nationals and Chris Wren popped off a big personal best in the hammer throw.

The first home meet of the 2022 outdoor season is coming up this Friday and Saturday as the Bulldogs will host the Concordia Invite. Eleven different colleges/universities will be represented at the meet.

An NAIA leading performance in the pole vault paved the way for Josie Puelz to earn the GPAC Athlete of the Week honor for the third time in her career. Puelz cleared 12’ 7 ½” at the Central Nebraska Challenge.

In the first full-scale meet of the 2022 outdoor season, members of the Concordia Track & Field team combined for seven automatic national qualifying marks. Those efforts came Saturday (April 2) at the Central Nebraska Challenge.

Chilly and windy conditions limited Concordia's participation, but a large crew of distance runners and throwers got the 2022 outdoor season started with solid results at the Viking Relays and Doane Icebreaker Throws Meet.

Courtesy of their performances at the 2022 NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships, 18 Bulldogs have earned All-America honors. All-America plaques were handed out throughout the meet that took place March 3-5.

Yet another team trophy was claimed by the Concordia women, who placed third at the 2022 NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships. Meanwhile, the men placed 36th. Eighteen Bulldogs earned All-America awards in one or more events.

Josie Puelz won her third career national title while helping lead the Concordia women to the top of the NAIA national team standings after two days of championship action. Nine Bulldogs officially became All-Americans on Friday (March 4).