2024 NAIA Cross Country Scholar-Athletes
SEWARD, Neb. – A group of 22 Bulldogs represented the Concordia University, Nebraska Cross Country programs with 2024 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete recognition, as announced by the NAIA on Nov. 25. Thirteen of the Bulldog honorees are repeat award winners from the 2023-24 academic year. The full list of Concordia honorees can be found below.
In order to be nominated by an institution’s head coach or sports information director, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, must appear on the eligibility certificate for the sport and have attended one full year at said institution.
Under Head Coach Matt Beisel, the Concordia cross country and track programs have excelled in all areas of what it means to be a Bulldog. That success has carried into the classroom and onto the running trails. This fall, Concordia Cross Country finished with GPAC placements of third on the men’s side and fourth on the women’s side. Three individuals qualified for the national meet.
Concordia University, Nebraska ranks as the NAIA’s all-time leader in number of Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes with 2,526 entering the 2024-25 academic year. The school record for number of Scholar-Athletes in one academic year is 226 achieved in 2019-20. Concordia has been a regular national leader for both Scholar-Athletes and Scholar-Teams.
2024 Concordia Cross Country Scholar-Athletes
MEN
· Jack Ellis (Bend, Ore.)
· Thomas Gorline (St. Louis, Mo.)
· Luke Hammang (Arlington, Neb.)
· Charles Hayden (Elkhorn, Neb.)
· Trevor Kuncl (Mullen, Neb.)
· Aidan Limback (West Des Moines, Iowa)
· Nathan Pennekamp (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
· Justin Sherman (Bellevue, Neb.)
· Ethan Theilen (Cantrall, Ill.)
· Ransom Watts (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
WOMEN
· Rachel Ada (DeSoto, Kan.)
· Caitlyn Adams (Beaver Crossing, Neb.)
· Claire Beikmann (Linn, Kan.)
· Hannah Beintema (Bettendorf, Iowa)
· Keegan Beisel (Seward, Neb.)
· Alyssa Ferguson (Harvard, Neb.)
· Kelsie Heins (Longmont, Colo.)
· Trinity Houchin (Axtell, Neb.)
· Ellie Jander (St. Louis, Mo.)
· Rhaya Kaschinske (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
· Alyssa Marotz (Norfolk, Neb.)
· Katelyn Nix (Fort Wayne, Ind.)