Emily Deschaine made a strong case for a national championships bid while placing sixth at the conference championships. As teams, the women finished fifth and the men sixth among GPAC rivals on Saturday (Nov. 4).
Emily Deschaine made a strong case for a national championships bid while placing sixth at the conference championships. As teams, the women finished fifth and the men sixth among GPAC rivals on Saturday (Nov. 4).
The Bulldogs hope to follow the lead of Emily Deschaine and Thomas Taylor to top-five GPAC finishes at Saturday's conference championships in Sioux Center, Iowa. Deschaine is a two-time national qualifier.
In their final outing before the GPAC championships, the Bulldog cross country teams turned in place finishes of third (women) and fifth (men) while competing at the Mount Marty Invite on Saturday (Oct. 21).
Again paced by Emily Deschaine and Thomas Taylor, the Bulldogs continued to make progress while aiming to hit their stride at the GPAC championships in November. Concordia placed fifth (women) and seventh (men) at the Briar Cliff Invite.
In their second time out this season, the Bulldog cross country squads turned in place finishes of third (women) and fifth (men) at the Dean White Invitational. Emily Deschaine and Thomas Taylor paced Concordia.
The Concordia cross country teams opened their 2017 seasons with solid starts at the Dordt Classic. The Bulldogs were paced by the likes of Emily Deschaine and Thomas Taylor.
Led by Emily Deschaine and Pat Wortmann, head coach Matt Beisel's cross country squads are on the upswing. A large class of freshmen has brought a new energy to preseason training.
Emily Sievert fought injury and then brushed aside her crutches for an all-conference finish and a berth in the cross country national championships. Here's how she did it.
Battling through a bone bruise on her knee, junior Emily Sievert represented Concordia cross country by clocking a time of 19:28 at the 2016 NAIA Cross Country National Championships on Saturday.
Four Concordia runners landed on the list of 2016 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes released on Friday by the NAIA. Three Bulldogs are repeat award winners.
Both 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.
Concordia 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.
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.
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.
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.
Alum 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.
Even in the time apart, sophomore-to-be Kylahn Heritage can feel the close bond between her cross country teammates. Heritage is "fired up" for the 2020 season and ready to see her teammates again.
The Concordia women's cross country team closed the gap in 2019 while winning a GPAC title and placing 12th at the NAIA National Championships. This piece details the journey from preseason all the way to nationals.
Cross country teams chock full of key returners are getting set to officially open up their 2018 seasons on Friday night. Head coach Matt Beisel's squads are led by seniors Taylor Grove and Thomas Taylor.
Led by Molly (Engel) Christensen, head coach Kregg Einspahr's 2004 women's cross country team dominated its conference competition, galloped to a national runner-up finish and into the Concordia Athletic Hall of Fame.
