It was another solid weekend of indoor competition as the top five nationally ranked Bulldogs combined for four fresh 'A' marks and 14 event championships at the Fred Beile Classic hosted by Doane on Saturday (Jan. 28).
In the initial 2023 NAIA national ratings index released by the USTFCCCA, the Bulldog women appeared at No. 2 while the men landed at No. 5. Concordia athletes have combined for 12 automatic national qualifying marks so far.
The Bulldogs are back in a groove. While hosting the Concordia Polar Dog Invite on Saturday (Jan. 21), Concordia athletes combined for five fresh 'A' standards and 17 meet titles. Calvin Rohde made waves with two national qualifying times.
Nine institutions will be represented on Saturday when the Bulldogs put on the Polar Dog Invite inside the Fieldhouse. Concordia will attempt to add to its season tally of eight automatic national qualifying marks.
In a return to action at both the Graduate Classic and Nisely Memorial Classic, the Bulldogs got starring performances from the women's DMR and 4x4 and from Josie Puelz. Concordia won a pair of event titles at the Nisely Classic.
Concordia Track & Field will be represented at the Graduate Classic and the Nisely Memorial Classic this weekend as the Bulldogs return to action following the break. Concordia will look to add to its four automatic national marks.
For her performances at the Concordia Early Bird Meet, Concordia standout Amy Richert has been named the GPAC Women's Indoor Field Athlete of the Week. Richert is the current NAIA national leader in the pentathlon.
While putting on its season opening meet, Concordia Track & Field combined to post 14 event championships, four automatic national qualifying marks and 10 'B' standards. The Bulldogs were joined by eight competing institutions at the Early Bird meet.
Twenty Bulldogs return who experienced the 2022 NAIA indoor national meet. The group includes past national champions Rachel Battershell and Josie Puelz. The program again has high hopes as the 2023 season has arrived.
For the fourth year in a row, the Concordia Track & Field season will get started with the Bulldog Early Bird meet. Eight teams from competing institutions will join the Bulldogs inside the Fieldhouse this weekend.
The Concordia women won a track and field national title for the first time ever while the men finished as a national runner up at the 2016 outdoor championships. Individually, Zach Lurz won the shot put title.
Out of the shadows of fellow national championship teammates, Josh Slechta has made himself into a standout even amongst a loaded group of Bulldog throwers.
Matt Beisel is set to return to his alma mater. The 1992 Concordia grad has been named head coach of Bulldog cross country and track and field.
Described as a "free spirit," the confident McKenzie Gravo is just scratching the surface of her vast potential - and she's already a two-time GPAC champion and an All-American.
Head coach of Concordia cross country and track and field since 1992, Dr. Kregg Einspahr has announced he has accepted a full-time teaching position within the science department.
The Concordia track and field programs return to action on Saturday at the Hastings Invite. They are both fresh off top-five national finishes at the indoor national championships.
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.