For the third-straight year, Concordia Cross Country will ring in a new season at the Augustana University Twilight. That event on Sept. 1 will kick off a slate complete with six regular season outings in 2023.
As announced by the USTFCCCA on Jan. 26, both Bulldog squads have been recognized as All-Academic Teams and eight student-athletes have been honored as All-Academic Athletes.
Paced by Kylahn Freiberg, the Concordia women placed 27th nationally at the 2022 NAIA National Championships. Meanwhile, Camden Sesna finished his cross country career by running under 26 minutes in the 8k.
Twenty-five Bulldogs from the Concordia Cross Country teams have been named 2022 NAIA Scholar-Athletes. The men's team led the nation in Scholar-Athletes while the women's team ranked second.
Eight Bulldogs are gearing up to represent the Concordia University Cross Country programs at the 2022 NAIA Cross Country National Championships in Tallahassee, Fla. The qualifiers include the women's team and Camden Sesna.
As officially announced by the NAIA on Tuesday (Nov. 8), the Concordia women's team and Camden Sesna individually have qualified for the 2022 NAIA Cross Country National Championships. The race will be held Nov. 18 in Tallahassee, Fla.
Camden Sesna ran to a fifth place individual conference finish while helping the Bulldog men place second at the GPAC Championships. Meanwhile, Kylahn Freiberg and Julie McIntyre steered the women's team to a third-place finish.
Concordia enters the week of the 2022 GPAC Cross Country Championships hopeful of placing inside the top two of the GPAC on both sides. The Bulldog women are ranked 24th while the men are receiving votes nationally.
In the final outing prior to the GPAC Championships, Coach Matt Beisel felt his Bulldogs performed up to expectations. Concordia turned in place finishes of third (men) and fourth (women) while at the Mount Marty Invite.
Meet No. 5 of the 2022 season is set for Saturday at Fox Run Golf Course in Yankton, S.D. The Mount Marty Invite will be Concordia's final race prior to the GPAC Championships in November.
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