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).
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.
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.
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.
You 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.
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.
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.
With 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.
After nearly deciding to go elsewhere for college, Sarah Lewis felt something calling her to stay closer to home. Her presence at Concordia has been a blessing to a program that has taken off with the help of Lewis.
Roughly 30 years after John Puelz made his mark at Concordia, John's daughter Josie has brought the Puelz name back to the forefront in a big way. The family's legacy will always have a deep and special connection to Concordia.
Concordia Track & Field has reached meet week while readying to host the Bulldog Early Bird. The Bulldogs are coming off 2021 GPAC indoor placements of first on the women's side and third on the men's side.
It had to be God's plan that resulted in Carol Bailey-Moravec landing at Concordia College in 1986. The next four years saw Bailey-Moravec achieve unprecedented success.
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