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.
In preseason polls released this week, both the Concordia men's and women's teams were picked to place inside of the top four of the GPAC while also picking up votes in the NAIA coaches' poll.
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.
Another Concordia Cross Country season will get started underneath the lights at the Augustana Twilight. That event will be one of five during the regular season for Head Coach Matt Beisel's squads in 2022.
While ranking in the top 10 nationally in terms of GPA among all NAIA men's and women's programs, Concordia Cross Country earned All-Academic Team awards from the USTFCCCA. Three individuals were also honored.
Both Rylee Haecker and Camden Sesna placed inside the top 120 nationally while Calvin Rohde finished just outside the top 200 while competing at the 2021 NAIA Cross Country National Championships on Friday (Nov. 19).
Rylee Haecker, Calvin Rohde and Camden Sesna are preparing to hit the course at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site on Friday for the 2021 NAIA Cross Country National Championships.
Three Bulldogs are set to represent Concordia Cross Country at the 2021 NAIA Cross Country National Championships. Rylee Haecker, Calvin Rohde and Camden Sesna have officially been named national qualifiers.
The highlight for the Bulldogs at the GPAC Championships on Saturday (Nov. 6) were top 10 individual finishes turned in by Rylee Haecker, Calvin Rohde and Camden Sesna. Concordia placed fourth on the men's side and fifth on the women's side.
The Concordia Cross Country teams enter the 2021 GPAC Championships still hopeful of attaining the goals that were set prior to the start of the season. The women's program seeks a second GPAC title in three seasons.
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.
Concordia University will officially kick start the 2016 season this Saturday under the guidance of a new leader. Head coach Matt Beisel's teams are eyeing top-three GPAC finishes.
After 24 years under Kregg Einspahr, Concordia cross country is in the midst of a transition with first-year head coach Matt Beisel at the helm.
Concordia women’s cross country has again become a mainstay among the NAIA’s top-ranked squads. The 2015 Bulldogs have made six appearances in the national poll.
Most people don’t understand why they do what they do. In fact more often than not, the sanity of someone who would put him or herself through immense amounts of discomfort for the sake of competing in a race – is questioned.
