Dance

Concordia showed adaptability as it made late changes to its routine and then proceeded to win Wednesday (Jan. 21)'s season opening dual. The Bulldogs earned a score of 83.6.

In the GPAC preseason poll unveiled on Jan. 15, Concordia Dance landed in a tie for fourth. Head Coach Mandi Maser's program emerged from 2025 with a fourth place conference finish.

Concordia Dance has announced its 2026 schedule, which features seven regular season events. The GPAC Championships will be staged at Northwestern and the NAIA National Championships have moved to Topeka, Kan.

The dance and cheer programs combined to place four athletes on the list of 2024-25 Academic All-District award winners, as announced by College Sports Communicators.

Junior Taylor Larsen earned the second All-America award of her career. The NAIA named her a second team honoree on April 3. She was also recognized as First Team All-GPAC in 2025.

A program record five Bulldogs landed on the 2025 GPAC All-Conference teams. First team accolades went to Hanna Bitner and Taylor Larsen and third team honors went to Elise O'Neill, Kaylee Powell and Bianca Romshek.

In a first for the program, Concordia Dance hosted the conference championships. Inside Friedrich Arena, the Bulldogs placed fourth in the GPAC and broke a program record score for a single routine.

For the first time ever, Concordia will serve as the host of the GPAC Cheer & Dance Championships. The competition will run Friday-Saturday (March 7-8) inside Friedrich Arena.

After earning scores in the 80s throughout the season, the Bulldogs emerged with a score of 75.2 at the Dordt Invite and placed fifth out of 10 NAIA squads. Concordia beat two GPAC rivals.