Josie Puelz reigned atop the NAIA pole vault world once again while claiming one of four All-America awards won by Bulldogs on Wednesday (May 25). Other All-Americans were hammer throwers Alli Owings, Sarah Ragland and Chris Wren.
Concordia's 2022 outdoor national qualifying field of 35 athletes have combined for 64 career All-America awards. The Bulldogs are bound for Gulf Shores, Ala., where they hope to add to that total during the three-day national meet.
For the 11th time in his career, Ed McLaughlin has been recognized with NAIA Midwest Region Coach of the Year accolades from the USTFCCCA. McLaughlin oversees a women's throws group rated No. 1 nationally in the shot put, hammer and discus.
Concordia Track & Field will travel 35 athletes to the 2022 NAIA outdoor national championship meet set to be held in Gulf Shores, Ala., May 25-27. The women's program has placed top five at each of the past five national meets.
It's been a fruitful final weekend of pre-nationals action for the Bulldogs, who added three new automatic national qualifying marks at the Loper Twilight on Saturday (May 14). That brings the program total to 26 'A' standards this outdoor season.
Concordia Track & Field continues to trend in the right direction as the outdoor national meet draws nearer. The Bulldogs added four 'A' standards at Friday (May 13)'s Concordia Twilight, which also saw Amy Richert improve in the heptathlon.
For their work last week at the GPAC Championships, Matt Beisel has been named the GPAC Women's Coach of the Year and Jordan Koepke was honored with the GPAC Track Performance of the Meet. Fifty-three Bulldogs earned all-conference recognition.
A pair of twilight meets will serve as the last chance opportunities for Concordia Track & Field athletes. The Bulldogs will host the Concordia Twilight Meet on Friday while looking to put more national qualifying marks on the board.
A banner conference meet saw the Bulldog women capture a seventh-straight GPAC title while seven Concordia athletes claimed individual conference championships and three school records were broken over the weekend.
Three Bulldogs (Zach Bennetts, Josie Puelz and Sarah Ragland) were crowned as GPAC champions on Friday (May 6) as the 2022 GPAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships got started in Crete. The women are in first place heading into day two.
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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.
Featured StoryHe 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.
Featured StoryThere 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.
Featured StoryShe's a GPAC champion, a "pro hammocker" and a "novice kayaker." Kennedy Mogul is helping uplift her teammates during these strange times with her colorful personality.
Featured StoryA senior in the class of 2020, Jacob Cornelio has made the decision to return in the spring of 2021 to complete his outdoor track and field eligibility. He discussed that decision and his NAIA weight throw title.
Featured StoryConcordia track and field was fortunate to complete its indoor season, but then had the 2020 outdoor campaign wiped out. Coach Matt Beisel expects this to be just a temporary speed bump for his programs.
Featured StoryNamed GPAC Athlete of the Year as just a sophomore, Rachel Battershell became an elite athlete in short order. The Wyoming native sees no limits to what she can do with God at her side.
Featured StoryA two-time discus national champion, senior Addie Shaw shows her teammates the path to success in leading by example. The small-town Nebraskan is a jack-of-all-trades with the ability to reach the podium many times in 2020.
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Jacob Cornelio enters his senior hopeful of adding his name to the long list of throws national champions at Concordia. However, the native of Elk Grove, Calif., is so much more than his credentials.
Featured StoryBoth Concordia programs expect a lot of themselves after placing in the top 10 nationally a year ago. The Bulldogs will be led by stars like Jacob Cornelio, Adrianna Shaw, Cody Williams and many others.
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