The second home meet of the 2024-25 indoor season will unfold on Friday. Athletes from nine institutions are expected to make up the field at the 2025 Concordia Polar Dog Invite.
A successful Bulldog Early Bird Meet for Adrianna Rodencal resulted in her being named the GPAC Women's Track Athlete of the Week. Rodencal broke her own school record in the 60 hurdles.
School records were broken in the 60-meter hurdles by freshman Easton Fries and junior Adrianna Rodencal as major highlights of the 2024 Bulldog Early Bird. In addition, three auto marks were put on the board.
The 2024-25 Concordia Track & Field indoor season will mark the sixth in a row that has begun with the Bulldog Early Bird Meet. Athletes from 12 institutions will convene inside the Fieldhouse for the Early Bird.
While plenty of All-Americans and GPAC champions have departed, Head Coach Matt Beisel and company are eager to see how the pieces fit together for 2024-25 track teams with the usual lofty aspirations.
High distinction went to Zach Zohner on July 15 as he was named the NAIA Men's Field Scholar Athlete of the Year by the USTFCCCA. In addition, 37 Bulldogs earned All-Academic Athlete honors.
The 2024-25 indoor slate (four home meets) for Concordia Track & Field will look much like the one from 2023-24. One new twist will be the shift of indoor nationals to Gainesville, Florida.
Pole vaulters Zach Zohner (first team) and Mayson Ostermeyer (second team) represented Concordia Track & Field with Academic All-America awards, as selected by College Sports Communicators.
As announced on July 9 by College Sports Communicators, Kylahn Freiberg and Rylee Haecker have been chosen as NAIA First Team Academic All-Americans while Josie Puelz was honored as a Second Team Academic All-American.
She's one of a kind for so many reasons. In five years as a Concordia Bulldog, Josie Puelz not only won five NAIA national titles, she did so with class and that signature smile while living out her Christian faith.
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.
Nearly three weeks after completing the indoor season, the Bulldog track and field teams are ready for outdoor competition. Most of the team's athletes will get started next week at the Fort Hays State Invite.