After leading the Bulldog women to a GPAC title, Matt Beisel earned GPAC Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year honors. Five Bulldog athletes also earned All-GPAC honors via their performances at the conference meet.
After leading the Bulldog women to a GPAC title, Matt Beisel earned GPAC Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year honors. Five Bulldog athletes also earned All-GPAC honors via their performances at the conference meet.
Says Sydney Clark of winning the GPAC title and qualifying for nationals, "This is making my whole collegiate dream come true." The Bulldogs returned to the top by building a competitive, family atmosphere.
The GPAC champion Concordia women's cross country team is officially an NAIA national qualifier. The Bulldogs earned an automatic berth to the NAIA national stage due to last week's performance.
History was made when the Concordia Women's team took home a first place finish in the GPAC Championship. The men placed fifth and now reflect on an overall positive season.
The Concordia cross country teams enter the GPAC championships with lofty goals. The women are one of the favorites while the men have hopes of outperforming their current GPAC ranking.
After three weeks without a meet, the Bulldogs returned to action and won a title on the women's side and placed third on the men's side while competing at the Mount Marty Invite on Saturday (Oct. 26).
Freshman Baile Vanarsdall has been named the GPAC Runner of the Week. She joins teammates Amie Martin and Rebekah Hinrichs as the third Bulldog to earn the award this season.
It was an unusual meet at the Briar Cliff Invite, but the Bulldogs found positive to take away from Adams Nature Preserve in North Sioux City, S.D. It was the first meet as a nationally-ranked team for the Concordia women.
For the first time since 2015, the Concordia women's cross country team has cracked the NAIA top 25 poll. The Bulldogs checked in at No. 17 in Thursday (Oct. 3)'s release following a first-place claim at the Dean White Invite.
Senior Rebekah Hinrichs starred while leading Concordia to a first-place finish at the Dean White Invite on Sept. 28. As a result, she has been named the GPAC Runner of the Week.
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.
