The Concordia track & field team had four athletes compete in the first day of the Concordia Classic Indoor Meet on Friday. The opening day of the meet featured the women’s pentathlon and the first four events of the men’s heptathlon.
A school-recording breaking and NAIA-leading toss in the shot put elevated junior Zach Lurz to NAIA National Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week recognition.
In the first NAIA national rankings of 2016 released by the USTFCCCA on Wednesday, both Bulldog programs made top-five appearances.
The Concordia track & field team will host the Concordia Classic this Friday and Saturday. Events are tentatively set to begin at 3 p.m. on Friday and 8:45 a.m. Saturday.
Cody Boellstorff, Zach Lurz and Kim Wood each broke school records and six event titles were claimed by Concordia at Friday's Prairie Wolf Invite.
After turning in two NAIA national qualifying marks last week, including the nation's best one-mile time, Kim Wood has been named the NAIA's National Track Athlete of the Week.
The Concordia women’s track and field program has swept GPAC weekly honors. Kali Robb and Kim Wood were rewarded by the conference on Jan. 20.
The GPAC announced the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC track and field athletes of the week Wednesday. Making a clean sweep was Concordia’s men’s team.
Ten Bulldogs combined to record 12 automatic national qualifying marks at the season-opening Nisely Classic hosted by Doane.
Kim Wood, Jordyn Sturms and Emily Sievert opened Concordia's track and field indoor season at the Holiday Inn Invitational at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Friday.
Featured StoryIf 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.
Featured StoryIn 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.
Featured StoryWith a bevy of past All-Americans back in the fold, the Bulldogs are looking to remain a player on the conference and national scenes. The 2022 outdoor season gets started on Saturday with the Viking Relays in Des Moines, Iowa.
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