Thirty-five Bulldogs competed on Saturday (Sept. 23) at the Dean White Invite hosted by Doane. The highlights were five top 10 individual place finishes as Concordia competed in a second meet on the weekend.
Thirty-five Bulldogs competed on Saturday (Sept. 23) at the Dean White Invite hosted by Doane. The highlights were five top 10 individual place finishes as Concordia competed in a second meet on the weekend.
A pair of freshmen led the way for the Concordia Cross Country squads as they held their own against strong competition at the 38th annual Roy Griak Invitational. The women placed 10th (of 37) while the men placed 17th (of 32).
Following strong performances at the Greeno/Dirksen Invite, the Bulldogs will be represented this week at the Griak Invitational and the Dean White Invitational. The Concordia women have moved up to a No. 15 NAIA national ranking.
As the top GPAC runners at the Greeno/Dirksen Invite, Kylahn Freiberg and Calvin Rohde have been named the GPAC Runners of the Week. Freiberg has collected the award twice this season.
Challenged by strong NAIA and NCAA Division II competition, the Bulldogs turned in place finishes of fifth on the women's side and eighth on the men's side at the 2023 Greeno/Dirksen Invite. Individual leaders were Kylahn Freiberg and Calvin Rohde.
Meet No. 2 of the Concordia Cross Country season will have the Bulldogs headed to nearby Lincoln for the Greeno/Dirksen Invitational co-hosted by Nebraska and Nebraska Wesleyan. The location will be Mahoney Golf Course on Saturday.
Kylahn Freiberg outkicked all GPAC/NAIA competition at the Augustana Twilight and was recognized as the GPAC Runner of the Week. Freiberg led the 23rd-ranked Bulldogs to a place finish of 10th out of 29 teams overall.
Kylahn Freiberg and Charlie Hayden led the way for Concordia as it opened the 2023 season at the Augustana Twilight on Sept. 1. The Bulldogs finished first among NAIA programs on the women's side and No. 2 in that category on the men's side.
For the fifth time in six years, Concordia Cross Country will open a season at the Augustana Twilight. The 2023 meet will get underway at 8:40 p.m. CT from Sioux Falls, S.D. Head Coach Matt Beisel begins year eight of his tenure.
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.
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.
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.
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