Jacob Jennings hasn't been afraid to reverse course and take a chance. He did so when he chose Concordia at the last minute and he did it again when he traded in basketball for track and became an All-American while living out a college career rich in rewarding experiences.
Concordia Track & Field will be represented at the Drake Relays and the Prairie Wolf Invite as part of this week's action. The Bulldogs have entered five athletes in individual events and five relays into the 2022 Drake Relays.
Cade Kleckner broke a program record that had stood for 25 years and was one of four Bulldogs to achieve fresh 'A' standards at the Dutcher Memorial Classic. Concordia athletes also combined for eight event championships.
Jordan Koepke hurdled her way to GPAC Track Athlete of the Week honors. Her first career GPAC weekly award came following her automatic national qualifying performance in the 400 hurdles at the Loper Invite.
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.
Junior Cody Boellstorff proved his dominance in the weight throw over the 2016 indoor season. The thrower's improved technical ability and confidence has helped him reach new lengths as a Bulldog.
Kim Wood put together an are-you-for-real-right-now sort of moment at the GPAC championships as an example of what makes sports great. Here's how it happened.
Four Concordia track and field athletes top the NAIA leaderboard as part of an impressive 2016 indoor season. These Top Dawgs have again made the Bulldogs a national player.
After a banner 2015 season, the Concordia University track and field teams are poised for more thrills in 2016.
A new season is approaching for Concordia University Track & Field following a 2015 men's outdoor national title. The Bulldogs are ready to get back to action and turn the page, but it's hard not to reminisce about the events that unfolded back in May.
When Kregg Einspahr returned to his alma mater as head coach in 1992, members of the Concordia University track and field programs kicked up rocks while pacing an on-campus gravel track.
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