Concordia Cross Country has announced a 2021 schedule that includes four meets leading up to the GPAC Championships. The season will begin on Sept. 3 at the Augustana Twilight.
The Concordia Cross Country squads entered the GPAC Championships hoping for top-three finishes. The Bulldogs settled for fourth on the women's side and sixth on the men's side.
Both Concordia Cross Country teams are hopeful of earning top-three finishes at the conference meet on Saturday. The event will be held at Fox Run Golf Course in Yankton, S.D.
A 12th-place national finisher in 2019, the Concordia Women's Cross Country program is back in the NAIA top 25 at No. 22. Meanwhile, the men are receiving votes in the poll.
While returning to action for the first time in three weeks, the Bulldogs turned in place finishes of third (women) and fifth (men) at the Mount Marty Invite on Saturday (Oct. 24).
After a long three-week lay-off, the Concordia Bulldogs Cross Country teams are back in action this Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Mount Marty Invitational. The meet will be held at Fox Run Golf Course in Yankton, S.D.
In the largest meet they have taken part in this season, the Bulldogs built confidence with solid performances at the Briar Cliff Invite. The women's team placed second while the men finished sixth.
The first NAIA cross country polls of the 2020 season were released on Thursday (Oct. 1). The defending GPAC champion Concordia women landed in the receiving votes category.
After leading the Bulldogs to a team title at the Dean White Invite, sophomore Kylahn Heritage has been named the GPAC Runner of the Week. It's her first career weekly honor.
The Concordia women’s cross-country team defended their Dean White Invitational title on Saturday, notching their first team victory of the season, finishing with 35 points. The Bulldog men raced to a second-place finish with 54 points.
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