Jacob Jennings and Zach Bennetts have been honored as the fourth and fifth 2021-22 Academic All-America award winners from Concordia Track & Field. Jennings garnered his second career Academic All-America honor from CoSIDA.
Four-time national champion Josie Puelz earned yet another major award when she was named the 2021-22 Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year in the NAIA. Teammates Rachel Battershell and Erin Mapson were also recognized.
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The Ragland-Concordia connection dates back to 1986 when John Ragland enrolled at Concordia. John and his daughters Johanna and Sarah boast 10 combined All-America awards, but Concordia's meaning to them isn't about the accolades.
Courtesy of their performances at the 2022 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships, 17 Bulldogs have earned All-America honors. The list includes four-time national champion Josie Puelz and 10-time All-American Rachel Battershell.
For the sixth-straight national meet, the women’s program for Concordia Track & Field has placed inside the top five of the NAIA. Between men and women, 17 Bulldogs came away with All-America awards in one or more events.
A group of five Bulldogs from the Concordia University Track & Field program have been honored for their academic and athletic excellence. The Academic All-District award winners include Rachel Battershell, Zach Bennetts, Jacob Jennings, Erin Mapson and Josie Puelz.
The second day of the 2022 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships ended in thrilling fashion for Concordia, which had both of its 4x400 meter relays break school records and qualify for the finals of the event.
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.
Featured StoryEnergetic and intensely competitive, Rylee Haecker has been described by coaches as "a gamer." Beyond athletics, Haecker is caring and outgoing, is a positive encourager of her teammates and is devout in her faith.
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If the Bulldog Early Bird Meet is any indication, Concordia Track & Field is in for a phenomenal 2023-24 indoor season. The Bulldogs enter 2024 expecting to compete with the best of the GPAC and the NAIA once again.
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With only a cinder track and no dedicated indoor facilities, Coach John Knight went to work building up the Concordia Cross Country and Track & Field programs. He succeeded in landing some of the top athletes in school history.
Featured StoryIn winding down a fifth year of a remarkable collegiate journey, the triple major Rachel Battershell has rediscovered the joy that made her a champion. Nearing the finish line, Battershell reflected on an experience she calls "really special."
Featured StoryOutdoor track season has nearly arrived for the Bulldogs, who are coming off indoor GPAC placements of first for the women and third for the men. The dynamics change with a different set of events on tap for outdoor track.
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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.
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In a different era of Bulldog Athletics, Bob Schulze left a legacy as a four-sport athlete. Schulze may not have known exactly what he was getting into, but 58 years after his graduation from Concordia, he knows that God led him to the perfect place.
Featured StoryYou couldn't have been around Concordia and not have known Liz King. The native of Billings, Mont., became the first throws national champion under Ed McLaughlin and endeared people to her with her personality.
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The Ragland-Concordia connection dates back to 1986 when John Ragland enrolled at Concordia. John and his daughters Johanna and Sarah boast 10 combined All-America awards, but Concordia's meaning to them isn't about the accolades.
Featured StoryJacob 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.
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