A new Concordia University Cross Country season breaks open with the Augustana University Twilight for the fourth consecutive campaign.
Based on its NAIA national finishes, the Concordia women's cross country and track & field programs combined to land at No. 5 in the final 2023-24 program standings released by the USTFCCCA.
Both Concordia University Cross Country teams and seven Bulldog athletes were recognized with All-Academic awards from the USTFCCCA. National qualifiers who met the GPA requirement earned distinction.
Featured StoryAt Concordia, Calvin Rohde found the ideal university for him to grow and flourish athletically while also enabling him to expand upon his talents as a musician. The experiences have included national meets and Christmas at Concordia.
Kylahn Freiberg put a bow on her collegiate cross country career by collecting All-America honors at the 2023 national championship meet. Freiberg and the women's team placed 18th nationally while Calvin Rohde represented the men's program.
A group of 26 Bulldogs represented the Concordia Cross Country programs with 2023 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete recognition. The list includes 17 repeat award winners from the 2022-23 academic year.
The 2023 NAIA Cross Country National Championships will play out on Friday, Nov. 17 in Vancouver, Wash. The Bulldogs will be represented by their women's team and individual national qualifier Calvin Rohde.
Vancouver, Wash., will be the next stop on the journey for Concordia Cross Country. The women earned an automatic bid to the national meet while Calvin Rohde has qualified individually on the men's side.
Five Bulldogs earned All-GPAC awards on Saturday (Nov. 4) while leading Concordia Cross Country to conference place finishes of second on the women's side and third on the men's side. The women cemented a spot at the national meet.
The 2023 GPAC Cross Country Championships are set for Saturday (Nov. 4) at Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve in North Sioux City, S.D. Coach Beisel's squads enter the meet with GPAC rankings of first on the women's side and third on the men's side.
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The Concordia Cross Country teams returned to campus on Aug. 20 in preparation for the 2024 season. Head Coach Matt Beisel believes both squads will again be highly competitive within the GPAC.
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At Concordia, Calvin Rohde found the ideal university for him to grow and flourish athletically while also enabling him to expand upon his talents as a musician. The experiences have included national meets and Christmas at Concordia.
Featured StoryKylahn (Heritage) Freiberg knew her schedule was going to be crazy, but she wouldn't have it any other way. A fifth year as a Bulldog has allowed her continued bonding with teammates and a chance to grow as a leader and team captain.
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Momentum has been building within the Concordia Cross Country programs as evidenced by both squads placing inside the top three of the GPAC last season. The Bulldogs return the bulk of their key performers while bringing in a freshman class large on quantity and quality.
Featured StoryBoth Concordia Cross Country teams are preparing themselves to make runs at NAIA national championship berths. Coach Beisel's Bulldogs will be led by the likes of returning national qualifiers Rylee Haecker, Calvin Rohde and Camden Sesna.
Featured StoryConcordia taught Andrew Walquist many lessons on how to build relationships, how to overcome emotional hardship, how to praise Jesus and how to become one of the best competitors in Concordia cross country and track history.
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Healthy and mentally rejuvenated, Kearney, Neb., native Camden Sesna has thrived this fall while leading the way for the Bulldogs at every meet. A year after a tough finish to cross country, Sesna sees a positive outlook ahead of him.
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While focusing their mentality around the mottos of "step up" and "run as one," the Concordia Cross Country teams are putting behind last season. The Bulldogs have high hopes for 2021.
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The Concordia men's and women's cross country teams enter 2020 aspiring to "leave no doubt" as it pertains to their status on the conference and national levels.
Featured StoryAlum Dan Cloeter captured four-straight individual cross country conference championships and later won the first-ever Chicago Marathon. His remarkable career has also included 42 years as a pastor.
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