All-Americans Abby Gerber and Adrianna Rodencal gave Concordia Track & Field a sweep of GPAC women's weekly awards. Both athletes were standouts at last week's Hastings Invite.
Two separate three-day meets are part of the slate this week for Concordia Track & Field. In the latest USTFCCCA ratings, both Bulldog squads landed inside the NAIA top 20.
The weather cooperated on Saturday (April 12) and allowed for Bulldogs to combine for 25 event championships and eight marks that met at least the B national qualifying standard at the Hastings Invite.
A season best toss in the shot put led to Abigail Gerber being named the GPAC Women's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week. Gerber ranks No. 3 nationally in the shot put.
In week three of the outdoor season, Concordia Track & Field will be headed to the Hastings Invite. The Bulldogs are hoping for warmer weather after hosting a condensed home meet adjusted due to cold and windy conditions.
Unseasonably cold temperatures resulted in a condensed Concordia Outdoor Invite that featured a whole lot of throws. Abby Gerber emerged with three of the Bulldogs' 12 event championships on the day.
Adrianna Rodencal has earned her third GPAC athlete of the week award for 2024-25. At the Central Nebraska Challenge, Rodencal broke her own 100-meter hurdles record and set PR's in the 100 and 200 meters.
The first of two home meets of the 2025 outdoor season is on this week’s docket for Concordia Track & Field. Weather permitting, the Bulldogs expect to host this weekend's Concordia Invite.
A series of fine performances resulted from the first meet of the 2025 outdoor season. Two school records were broken and two Bulldogs automatically qualified for nationals at the Central Nebraska Challenge.
The season's first full-scale meet, the Central Nebraska Challenge, has been moved to Friday (March 28) to take advantage of favorable weather. The meet will take place at Kearney High School.
Featured StoryThe slate is wiped clean as the Bulldogs look ahead to the 2025 outdoor season. The campaign will get started and late March and will move quickly to the GPAC championship meet in early May.
Featured StorySaturday at the 2025 GPAC Indoor Track & Field Championships wasn't just another day in the life of Adrianna Rodencal. Using a refined meet day routine, Rodencal accomplished another mountaintop moment.
Featured StoryWhile plenty of All-Americans and GPAC champions have departed, Head Coach Matt Beisel and company are eager to see how the pieces fit together for 2024-25 track teams with the usual lofty aspirations.
Featured StoryShe's one of a kind for so many reasons. In five years as a Concordia Bulldog, Josie Puelz not only won five NAIA national titles, she did so with class and that signature smile while living out her Christian faith.
Featured StoryThe collegiate journey for Chris Wren culminated with a hammer throw national title. This mountaintop moment was meant to be for Wren, who looks back at his Concordia experience and how it transformed his life.
Featured StoryWhile feeling the best she ever has physically and mentally, Hastings native Jenna Esch has thrived in her third and final year as a Bulldog. Says Esch, "It’s been really special what I’ve been able to do, especially with this group of people."
Featured StoryOn the heels of a fine indoor season, Concordia Track & Field sets its focus upon the 2024 outdoor campaign. The Bulldogs will attempt to build upon the All-America awards won by 15 individuals at the indoor national meet.
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The ‘aha moment’ for Zach Zohner occurred during the middle of the 2023 indoor season when he decided he would no longer let the fear of injury monopolize his thoughts. The right mentality set him on a path to a national title.
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Energetic and intensely competitive, Rylee Haecker has been described by coaches as "a gamer." Beyond athletics, Haecker is caring and outgoing, is a positive encourager of her teammates and is devout in her faith.
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If the Bulldog Early Bird Meet is any indication, Concordia Track & Field is in for a phenomenal 2023-24 indoor season. The Bulldogs enter 2024 expecting to compete with the best of the GPAC and the NAIA once again.
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