It sounded crazy even on paper. Taylor Hedke was bold enough to accept the challenge and heroic enough to conquer it. Her whirlwind 24 hours is the stuff of Concordia Bulldog legend.
It sounded crazy even on paper. Taylor Hedke was bold enough to accept the challenge and heroic enough to conquer it. Her whirlwind 24 hours is the stuff of Concordia Bulldog legend.

Thirteen Bulldogs made the journey to Salt Lake City and four came away with All-America awards. Kaiden Mima repeated as a national champion while leading Concordia to a third-place national finish in the co-ed breakdown.

Concordia Weightlifting will look to build upon its strong national championships performances from 2025. Thirteen Bulldogs will represent the program at the 2026 National Championships in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Taylor Hedke and Enzo Mancini emerged as Best Lifters at the CUNE Weightlifting Open held on Feb. 28. The meet included 23 athletes as part of a dual with MidAmerica Nazarene.

The first official home meet in the history of Concordia University, Nebraska Weightlifting is on tap for Feb. 28. Twenty-three athletes are expected to compete at the CUNE Weightlifting Open.

Kaiden Mima added to his list of accomplishments with an open division title at the Virus Weightlifting Finals in Daytona Beach. Three other Bulldogs placed top three within the junior division.

In recognition of his achievements across the weightlifting landscape, Freddie Myles has been named the 2025 Iowa-Nebraska Weightlifting State Organization Coach of the Year.

Concordia earned the team title at the Nebraska State Weightlifting Championships for the second year in a row. Individually, five Bulldogs broke school records.
Back-to-back years have seen Concordia Weightlifting place an individual atop the national championship podium. The Bulldogs are better and stronger than ever now going into the 2025-26 season.

The fourth season of Concordia Weightlifting is slated to get underway in October. The Bulldogs trended upward in 2024-25 behind national champion Kaiden Mima, who returns this season.