SEWARD, Neb. – In the second outing of the 2025 season, Concordia University, Nebraska Cross Country will be headed to Mahoney Golf Course in Lincoln, Neb., for the annual Greeno/Dirksen Invitational co-hosted by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Nebraska Wesleyan University. The meet is scheduled to get underway at 10 a.m. CT on Saturday. Head Coach Matt Beisel’s squads have been idle since opening the ’25 campaign at the Augustana Twilight on Sept. 5. Last year’s Greeno/Dirksen Invite included more than 325 men’s and 250 women’s runners.
Greeno/Dirksen Invitational – Saturday, Sept. 20
Mahoney Golf Course | Lincoln, Neb.
• 10 a.m.
• Live Results
• Course Map | Parking Map
The Bulldogs made waves at the Augie Twilight as the men placed fourth of 25 teams and the women finished eighth out of 26 squads. As a result of their performances in Sioux Falls, both junior Trey Robertson and sophomore Keeli Green earned GPAC Runner of the Week awards. Green ran an impressive 5k time of 17:31.9 and placed fourth overall at the Augustana Twilight. Three of her teammates also finished within the top 100: Annaka Schlachter (51st), Ashley Robertson (56th) and Alison Stepanek (89th). The Concordia women are coming off a 2024 season that saw them place fourth in the GPAC.
The men came away with results that may push them up the NAIA rankings when a new poll is released next week. Robertson finished the Augie Twilight four-miler in 19:22.8 and placed 15th overall. Notably, the Bulldogs placed in front of NAIA 14th-ranked Doane (and beat out all NAIA competition). Robertson was followed in the race by teammates Vaughn Hendrickson (19:51.0), Aidan Limback (19:58.4) and Trevor Kuncl (20:18.2). Concordia narrowly missed out on qualifying for the 2024 national meet as a team.
At last season’s Greeno/Dirksen Invite, the Bulldogs placed 12th out of 26 on the men’s side and 16th out of 22 on the women’s side on a hot and humid day. In the 8k men’s race, Hendrickson led the way by placing 31st in a time of 25:51.3. Meanwhile, the women were paced in the 5k race by Hannah Beintema, who clocked in at 19:48.1.
Following the Greeno/Dirksen Invite, Concordia will shift focus to the Briar Cliff Invite on Oct. 4. Five regular season meets make up the slate heading into the 2025 GPAC Championships.