Based on performances so far this indoor season, the Concordia men's and women's track teams landed at No. 2 in the NAIA national ratings released by the USTFCCCA.
Based on performances so far this indoor season, the Concordia men's and women's track teams landed at No. 2 in the NAIA national ratings released by the USTFCCCA.
The duo of Rachel Battershell and Adrianna Shaw made for a clean sweep of women's NAIA National Track and Field Athlete of the Week honors. Battershell and Shaw also were GPAC award winners.
The Bulldogs are all set to host the Concordia Classic on Thursday and Friday (Jan. 30-31) within the Walz Fieldhouse. Multi-events will take place on day one before action heats up on day two.
The Concordia track and field programs were responsible for three of the four GPAC Athlete of the Week awards, as announced on Wednesday (Jan. 29). Honors went to Rachel Battershell, Xavier Ross and Adrianna Shaw.
Rachel Battershell and Adrianna Shaw both broke school records while leading the way at the Polar Dog Invite. Bulldog athletes combined for 13 event titles while hosting five competing schools.
After breaking her own school record in the 60 meter hurdles, sophomore Rachel Battershell has been named the GPAC Women's Track Athlete of the Week. Battershell ranks as the GPAC leader in three events.
The indoor track season will resume on Saturday when Concordia hosts the Polar Dog Invite. Athletes from five competing institutions, including Concordia-Irvine, are set to be on hand in Seward.
Rachel Battershell broke her own school record and qualified for nationals in the 60 meter hurdles as the Bulldogs returned to action following an extended break. Concordia claimed four event titles at the Nisely Classic.
A 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.
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.
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.
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.
A new season is approaching for Concordia University Track & Field following a 2015 men's outdoor national title. The Bulldogs are ready to get back to action and turn the page, but it's hard not to reminisce about the events that unfolded back in May.
When Kregg Einspahr returned to his alma mater as head coach in 1992, members of the Concordia University track and field programs kicked up rocks while pacing an on-campus gravel track.
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