Volleyball

Fifth-year Bulldogs Bree Burtwistle and Camryn Opfer earned high honors from College Sports Communicators. The two standouts were named Academic All-Americans by CSC.

In recognition of her tremendous season, Bree Burtwistle was named the honorary captain of the Omaha World-Herald's 2023 All-Midlands Team. Burtwistle was one of seven Bulldogs honored by the World-Herald.

For the second year in a row, the Concordia Volleyball program has placed exactly four team members on the Academic All-District Team, as selected by College Sports Communicators. Three Bulldogs are repeat award winners.

Concordia Volleyball tied for the most 2023 All-Americans of any NAIA program with three honorees. The award winners are Bree Burtwistle, Camryn Opfer and Gabi Nordaker, all repeat All-Americans.

The third and most consequential meeting this season between Concordia and Midland went the way of the Warriors. The GPAC rival outperformed the Bulldogs in serve and pass and sent Concordia home at 25-4 overall.

A group of four Bulldogs from the 2023 Concordia Volleyball team have been named NAIA West Central Region honorees by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. First team accolades went to Bree Burtwistle, Gabi Nordaker and Camryn Opfer.

The first two sets were a battle, but the fourth-ranked Bulldogs persevered and won in a sweep over No. 21 Montana Western on Wednesday (Nov. 29). As a program, Concordia has won 12 matches all-time at the national tournament.

Only one program nationally landed more student-athletes than Concordia on the list of 2023 NAIA Scholar-Athletes. Eighteen Bulldogs earned Scholar-Athlete status, including 11 repeat award winners.