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.
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.
It's the stretch run of the 2022 outdoor season for the Bulldogs, who will be at Doane this weekend for the GPAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Concordia enters the meet leading the conference in seven events.
Eighteen Bulldogs represented Concordia Track & Field over two days of action at the Drake Relays. In closing the weekend, the Bulldog women's 4x400 meter relay placed eighth in the finals of the event.
It was an exhilarating day at the Drake Relays on Friday (April 29) for Concordia women's 4x400 and 4x800 meter relays that both clocked season bests that rank in the top three nationally. A total of 16 Bulldogs were in action on the day.
Three Bulldogs won event titles, Chase Berry cleared 16 feet in the pole vault and Camden Sesna and Calvin Rohde blazed in the 1,500 meters. Those were the highlights for the Bulldogs on Thursday (April 28) at the Prairie Wolf Invite.
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.
Claire Cornell and Mackenzie Koepke have taken advantage of a historic point in time for Concordia athletics. After contributing to a national title in basketball, the two freshmen will take to the national stage in outdoor track.
The small town boy from Imperial, Neb., has big time game. Cody Williams first came on Concordia's radar after a chance encounter. It hasn't taken long for Williams to become one of Concordia's brightest stars.
There’s momentum heading into the outdoor season for the Concordia track and field squads, which are coming off top 10 NAIA indoor national finishes. The Bulldog women won the GPAC indoor title.
The current Concordia women's 4x400 meter relay is uniquely special, and not just because it is now the indoor school record holder. Take a closer look at a faith-filled group that is just beginning to reach its full potential.
Some special things have transpired in the opening three weeks of the indoor season for Concordia track and field. A team effort across the board has the Bulldogs ranked second nationally for both men and women.
Not one to get too high or too low, senior Leah Larson has provided a calming presence for the Bulldog track and field jumps crew. The Norfolk, Neb., native has flourished in her senior season for nationally-ranked Concordia.
Led by stars such as Samantha Liermann and Cody Williams, the Concordia University track and field programs again have expectations of remaining a threat on the GPAC and national levels in 2019.
A state champion pole vaulter, Chase Berry will stay home and compete as a Bulldog. Along with Chase come lofty expectations. Because of circumstances he's faced, Chase is uniquely equipped to handle the expectations.
Dr. Brandon Seifert is a prime example of what happens when a standout athlete combines focus and determination. In a defining moment, the now surgeon overcame significant injury and triumphed in impressive fashion.
Adrianna Shaw hasn't always loved throwing the discus, but it's safe to say it's grown on her. The idea of being a national champion is still sinking in for the latest Bulldog to climb to the top of the podium.
