Christian Gutierrez starred on the mound in firing six sparkling relief innings on Saturday (March 11). His worked gave the Bulldogs the opportunity to rally for an 8-6 win over No. 13 St. Thomas and a Warner Invite championship.
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Christian Gutierrez starred on the mound in firing six sparkling relief innings on Saturday (March 11). His worked gave the Bulldogs the opportunity to rally for an 8-6 win over No. 13 St. Thomas and a Warner Invite championship.
Even for Concordia Baseball, this was something else. In two blowout wins at the Warner Invite on Friday (March 10), Bulldog batters combined for 43 runs scored on 34 hits, including nine home runs. Jay Adams homered four times on the day.
There may have been some tired legs, but the Bulldogs fought through it and won twice on their final day at the Tucson Invite. Concordia rode the pitching arm of Megan Eurich and got a walk-off hit from Aubrey Bruning on Friday (March 10).
When Ryan Dupic became the winningest head coach in Concordia Baseball history, he preferred the celebration center around overall program achievement. It became a time to reflect on all those who have made it a success.
It was a marathon Thursday (March 9) in Tucson as the Bulldogs played three times. The highlight of the day was a walk-off, two-run double from Caitlyn McGarvie. Concordia wound up 1-2 with a win over St. Francis (Ill.).
In their first game of the Warner Invite, the Bulldogs jumped on Lawrence Tech early and got a masterful pitching performance from Blake Benson. Concordia then let the second game get away in a 4-3 loss to host Warner.
Most recently the assistant coach at NAIA member Lourdes University, Nick P. Smith has been tabbed the Head Women’s Soccer Coach at Concordia University, Nebraska. He is the eighth head coach in the history of the program.
A group of 11 Bulldogs from the Concordia University Women’s Basketball program have been honored as 2022-23 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes. Six of the honorees are repeat award winners.
A group of 12 Bulldogs from the men's basketball program have been named 2022-23 NAIA Scholar-Athletes. Seven of the award winners are repeat NAIA Scholar-Athletes, including four-time Scholar-Athlete Gage Smith.
The Bulldogs ran into a buzz saw in the form top-seeded Thomas More in the second round of the 2023 national tournament. The Saints shot 58.2 percent and eliminated Concordia by a count of 98-69. Concordia finished at 20-12 overall.
The winter of 2022-23 in Concordia Athletics saw women's track win another GPAC title while Josie Puelz continued to reign atop the NAIA pole vault world. Meanwhile, CIT returned and Bulldog teams made a splash regionally and nationally.
Outdoor track season has nearly arrived for the Bulldogs, who are coming off indoor GPAC placements of first for the women and third for the men. The dynamics change with a different set of events on tap for outdoor track.
Concordia Wrestling made a statement in the way that it exceeded expectations in 2022-23. In Chase Clasen's first season as head coach, the Bulldogs shrugged off their preseason GPAC placement of sixth and equaled a school record for dual wins in a season.
The 2022-23 season was one of growth for a Bulldog squad led by Taysha Rushton and a strong nucleus of third-year players. Coach Drew Olson's squad came together down the stretch for a win at No. 19 Jamestown and a national tournament blowout of Columbia.
The 2022-23 Bulldogs will be remembered for their ability to redefine themselves in the middle of the season and get on a roll that led into the national tournament. Noah Schutte and Gage Smith were the stars who guided Concordia through adversity.
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