Cross Country

Vaughn Hendrickson paced a group of four GPAC All-Conference award winners for Concordia at the 2026 conference championships. From a team perspective, Concordia placed third on the men's side and sixth on the women's side.

Concordia will send 20 runners to the 2026 GPAC Championships, set for Nov. 7 on the Dordt campus. The Bulldogs finished last season with conference finishes of third on the men's side and fifth on the women's side.

Concordia finished just below the expectations it had entering the Blazing Tiger NAIA Classic. The Bulldogs placed in the top half of the team standings while led by Hope Beck and Trey Robertson.

Concordia Cross Country will join a strong field at the Blazing Tiger Classic on Saturday. The Bulldogs were idle last week following a grueling stretch in the middle of the regular season.

In action for the third consecutive weekend, the Bulldogs earned place finishes of fifth for men and sixth for women at the Dordt Holiday Inn Express Classic on Saturday (Oct. 10).

Meet No. 4 of the 2026 season will take Concordia to Sioux Center, Iowa, for the Dordt Holiday Inn Express Classic. The meet will include four total races with gold and black divisions for men and women.

Concordia Cross Country swept GPAC Runner of the Week awards following the Briar Cliff Invite. Accolades went to freshman Hope Beck and junior Vaughn Hendrickson.

Concordia showed progress on Saturday (Oct. 3) while outkicking all NAIA competition at the Briar Cliff Invite. Hope Beck and Vaughn Hendrickson led their respective sides.

In the middle of a three-week grind, the Bulldogs are preparing to run at Freedom Park for Saturday's Briar Cliff Invite. The meet will mark the third of the 2026 season for Coach Matt Beisel's squads.

Another trip to Sioux Falls put the Bulldogs up against strong competition. Concordia emerged with place finishes of 10th on the women's side and 11th on the men's side at the Augustana Invite.