2020 Track & Field Schedule/Results
Men's place finishes
GPAC: 3rd indoor | outdoor canceled
NAIA: 17th indoor | outdoor canceled
Women's place finishes
GPAC: 1st indoor | outdoor canceled
NAIA: 4th indoor | outdoor canceled
| INDOOR | |||
| Date | Meet | Location | Results |
| Dec. 6 | Blue-White Alumni Intrasquad | Seward, Neb. | |
| Dec. 13-14 | Bulldog Early Bird Meet | Seward, Neb. | Results |
| Jan. 17-18 | Univ. of Nebraska - Graduate Classic | Lincoln, Neb. | Results |
| Jan. 18 | Doane University - Scott Nisely Invite | Crete, Neb. | Results |
| Jan. 25 | Concordia Polar Dog Invite | Seward, Neb. | Results |
| Jan. 30-31 | Concordia University Classic | Seward, Neb. | Results |
| Feb. 7-8 | Univ. of Nebraska - Sevigne Husker Invite | Lincoln, Neb. | Results |
| Feb. 7 | Doane University - Fred Beile Invitational | Crete, Neb. | Results |
| Feb. 14 | Concordia University Invite | Seward, Neb. | Results |
| Feb. 21-22 | GPAC Indoor Championships | Mitchell, S.D. | Results |
| Mar. 5-7 | NAIA Indoor National Track & Field Championships | Brookings, S.D. | Results |
| OUTDOOR | |||
| Date | Meet | Location | Results |
| Dec. 7 | Midland University Half-Marathon | Fremont, Neb. | Results |
| March 28 | Hastings College Invite | Kearney, Neb. | CANCELED |
| April 3-4 | Concordia University Invite | Seward, Neb. | CANCELED |
| April 11 | University of Nebraska-Kearney Loper Invite | Kearney, Neb. | CANCELED |
| April 15-18 | University of Kansas Relays | Lawrence, Kan. | CANCELED |
| April 17-18 | Doane University Jim Dutcher Invite | Crete, Neb. | CANCELED |
| April 23 | Nebraska Wesleyan University Invite | Lincoln, Neb. | CANCELED |
| April 23-25 | Drake University Relays | Des Moines, Iowa | CANCELED |
| May 1-2 | GPAC Outdoor T&F Championships | Orange City, Iowa | CANCELED |
| May 8 | Concordia University Twilight Meet | Seward, Neb. | CANCELED |
| May 20-22 | NAIA Outdoor T&F National Championships | Gulf Shores, Ala. | CANCELED |
2019-20 Roster
| MEN | ||||
| Name | Event | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Brayden Adams | Mid-Distance | So. | Omaha, Neb. | Elkhorn |
| Jake Adams | Distance | Fr. | Walled Lake, Mich. | Lutheran HS Westland |
| Andy Amos | Throws | So. | Mountain Grove, Mo. | Mountain Grove |
| Micah Adeyemo | Sprints | Fr. | Santa Clarita, Calif. | Canyon |
| Jackson Armitage | Throws | Fr. | Gretna, Neb. | Gretna |
| Hunter Bartels | Throws | So. | Imperial, Neb. | Chase County |
| Taylor Beck | Sprints, Hurdles, Jumps | Sr. | Central City, Neb. | Central City |
| Zachary Bennetts | Pole Vault | So. | Denton, Neb. | Lincoln Southwest |
| Chase Berry | Pole Vault | Fr. | Seward, Neb. | Seward |
| Dalton Berry | Pole Vault | Jr. | Seward, Neb. | Seward |
| Antonio Blaine | Distance | Fr. | Golden, Colo. | Faith Christian |
| Dagne Buck | Throws | So. | Plumas Lake, Calif. | Whitney |
| Keaton Burgess | Distance | So. | Red Cloud, Neb. | Red Cloud HS |
| Zach Christensen | Throws | So. | Hastings, Neb. | Adams Central Jr-Sr |
| Easton Clark | Throws | So. | North Platte, Neb. | Hershey Public |
| Jacob Cornelio | Throws | Sr. | Elk Grove, Calif. | Elk Grove |
| Gavin Davis | Sprints | Jr. | Leander, Texas | Leander HS |
| Owen Dawson | Distance | Fr. | Cedar Falls, Iowa | Valley Lutheran |
| Gavin DeHaai | Pole Vault | Sr. | Sioux Falls, S.D. | Sioux Falls Christian |
| Kameron Farmer | Hurdles | Fr. | Leander, Texas | Rouse |
| Jayson Frank | Jumps | Fr. | Sterling, Colo. | Sterling |
| Marc Freiberg II | Hurdles | Fr. | Seward, Neb. | Seward |
| Zack Gentry | Multi-Events | So. | San Antonio, Texas | Lutheran |
| Jayden Graham | Distance | Jr. | Yutan, Neb. | Yutan Jr-Sr |
| Cameron Gray | Mid-Distance | Jr. | Riverside, Calif. | Woodcrest Christian / Riverside City College |
| Arcullous Heard III | Throws | Fr. | Maryland Heights, Mo. | Lutheran |
| Liam Hennessy | Throws | Sr. | Omaha, Neb. | Millard North |
| Ricky Herman | Distance | So. | Springfield, Mo. | Central |
| Charlie Hewell | Throws | So. | Sacramento, Calif. | Christian Brothers |
| Quinton Janecek | Hurdles | Fr. | Gering, Neb. | Gering |
| Jacob Joachim | Throws | So. | Corsica, S.D. | Stickney |
| Zachary Johnson | Distance | Fr. | Aberdeen, S.D. | Central |
| Shane Jones-Trammell | Throws | Fr. | Roseville, Calif. | Roseville |
| Samuel Joseph | Jumps | So. | Lincoln, Neb. | Lincoln HS / Iowa Central CC |
| Weston Kelley | High Jumps, Hurdles | Fr. | Waco, Neb. | Nebraska Lutheran |
| Brady Klute | Throws | Fr. | Hampton, Neb. | Hampton |
| Grant Lammers | Sprints | So. | Blair, Neb. | Blair |
| Michael Leapley | Mid Distance | Sr. | Milwaukee, Wis. | Milwaukee Lutheran |
| Wyatt Lehr | Distance | So. | Lamar, Colo. | Lamar High School |
| Wyatt Loga | High Jump, Jumps | Fr. | Bee, Neb. | Malcolm |
| Jordan Lorenz | Distance | Jr. | Gretna, Neb. | Gretna |
| Rees Lyon | Multis, Pole Vault | So. | Giltner, Neb. | Giltner |
| Austin Meisel | Sprints | So. | Jefferson City, Mo. | Calvary Lutheran |
| Maccoy Menke | Distance | Fr. | Lawrence, Neb. | Blue Hill HS / Univ. of Nebraska |
| Colton Meyer | Hurdles, Sprints | Fr. | Eagle, Neb. | Lincoln Lutheran |
| Camden Miller | Sprints | Fr. | Sand Springs, Okla. | Mingo Valley Christian |
| Ben Moll | Throws | Fr. | Seward, Neb. | Lincoln Lutheran |
| Renato Oyarzun | Throws | So. | San Jose, Calif. | Willow Glen / De Anza College |
| Kenny Paetow | Hurdles, Sprints | Jr. | St. Louis, Mo. | Lutheran HS South |
| Ethan Pankow | Mid-Distance | So. | Milwaukee, Wis. | Milwaukee Lutheran HS |
| Jerod Peters | Throws | Sr. | Aurora, Neb. | Aurora |
| Tucker Platt | Pole Vault | Jr. | Stromsburg, Neb. | Cross County |
| Zachary Potratz | Distance | Jr. | Seward, Neb. | Seward |
| Ben Pratt | Jumps | Jr. | Greeley, Colo. | Frontier Academy |
| Jerod Reed | High Jump, Sprints | So. | Blair, Neb. | Blair |
| Jeremiah Reeser | Sprints, Horizontal Jumps | Jr. | Grand Island, Neb. | Heartland Lutheran |
| Henry Reimer | High Jump, Hurdles | Jr. | Sussex, Wis. | Milwaukee Lutheran |
| JP Reynolds | Mid-Distance | Jr. | Nuevo, Calif. | Woodcrest Christian |
| Caleb Roberts | Distance | Jr. | Wamego, Kan. | Wamego |
| Xavier Ross | Sprints | So. | Melrose Park, Ill. | Timothy Christian |
| Daniel Royuk | Sprints | Jr. | Seward, Neb. | Saint Paul Lutheran |
| Patrick Schneeberger | Distance, Steeplechase | Jr. | Raymore, Mo. | Summit Christian Academy |
| Austin Schneider | Jumps | Fr. | Wahoo, Neb. | Wahoo Public |
| Camden Sesna | Distance | Fr. | Kearney, Neb. | Kearney Catholic |
| Walker Shaw | Throws | So. | Bassett, Neb. | Rock County |
| Samuel Sisco | Pole Vault | Jr. | David City, Neb | Aquinas Catholic School |
| Grant Stadler | Pole Vault | So. | Columbus, Neb. | Columbus Senior |
| Josh Taylor | Sprints | So. | Geneva, Neb. | Fillmore Central / Dakota Wesleyan |
| Payton Thompson | Sprints | So. | Lincoln, Neb. | Lincoln Northeast |
| Aaron Tidyman | Mid Distance | Jr. | Stromsburg, Neb. | Cross County |
| Scott Uglow | Throws | Fr. | Cheyenne, Wyo. | East |
| Christian Van Cleave | Mid-Distance | Jr. | Arvada, Colo. | Jefferson Academy |
| Christian Watters | Distance | Jr. | Panama, Neb. | Norris |
| CJ Williams | Distance | Jr. | Saint Peters, Mo. | Lutheran HS of St. Charles County |
| Cody Williams | Multis, Jumps, Hurdles | Jr. | Imperial, Neb. | Chase County |
| John Woruo | Mid-Distance | Sr. | Omaha, Neb. | Omaha Benson |
| Christopher Wren | Throws | Fr. | Fair Oaks, Calif. | Bella Vista |
| Nick Zadar | Distance | Jr. | Boise, Idaho | Timberline |
| WOMEN | ||||
| Name | Event | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Emily Agena | Throws | Fr. | Sterling , Neb. | Sterling Public |
| Amiah Akerson | Distance | Fr. | Pennock, Minn. | Benson Senior High School |
| Jordyn Anderson | Throws | So. | Plainview, Neb. | Plainview |
| Anna Baack | Pole Vault | Jr. | Seward, Neb. | Seward |
| Ashleigh Baker | Distance | So. | Milford, Neb. | Milford |
| Madi Baker | Jumps | So. | Stromsburg, Neb. | Cross County HS |
| Liliana Barrientos | Distance | Sr. | El Paso, Texas | Eastwood |
| Rachel Battershell | Sprints, Hurdles | So. | Wheatland, Wyo. | Wheatland Senior |
| Keri Bauer | Jumps | So. | Pleasanton, Neb. | Pleasanton |
| Mackenzie Beavers | Throws | Jr. | Overton, Neb. | Overton |
| Maddie Beran | Distance | Jr. | Grand Island, Neb. | Grand Island Northwest |
| Alyssa Bierwagen | Distance, Steeplechase | Jr. | Sioux Falls, S.D. | Roosevelt |
| Emily Boyer | Distance, Steeplechase | Jr. | Mullen, Neb. | Mullen |
| Kaylee Boyle | Hurdles, Multi-Events | So. | Scribner, Neb. | Scribner Snyder |
| Alia Brand | Hurdles, Mid-Distance | So. | Longmont, Colo. | Erie |
| Mika Brees | Sprints | Jr. | Seward, Neb. | Seward |
| Jamey Broman | Sprints, Horizontal Jumps | So. | Geneva, Neb. | Fillmore Central |
| Allie Brooks | Pole Vault, High Jump | Sr. | Seward, Neb. | Seward |
| Olivia Buschow | Throws | Fr. | Blue Hill, Neb. | Blue Hill |
| Bailey Clapper | Sprints | Jr. | Fremont, Neb. | Arlington |
| Sydney Clark | Distance | Jr. | Clive, Iowa | Des Moines Christian |
| Lydia Cook | Distance, Steeplechase | Jr. | Perryville, Mo. | Perryville Jr/Sr |
| Claire Cornell | Jumps, Sprints, Hurdles, Multis | So. | Elm Creek, Neb. | Elm Creek |
| Nicole Daum | Jumps | So. | Colorado Springs, Colo. | The Classical Academy |
| Morgan De Jong | Throws | Jr. | Orange City, Iowa | Moc-Floyd Valley |
| Abi DeLoach | Distance | So. | Kearney, Neb. | Kearney |
| Gabby Diamond | Jumps | Jr. | Bennington, Neb. | Bennington |
| Savannah Dietz | Distance | Sr. | Denver, Colo. | John F. Kennedy |
| Everett Elder | Distance | Jr. | Greeley, Colo. | Roosevelt |
| Mackenzie Ferrel | Throws | Jr. | Lincoln, Neb. | Lincoln North Star |
| Jodi Fry | Throws, Multis | Jr. | Ewing, Neb. | Ewing |
| Alyssa Fye | Mid-Distance | Jr. | Randolph. Neb. | Randolph |
| Tayler Gipe | Distance | Jr. | Scottsbluff, Neb. | Scottsbluff |
| Ally Glaser | Jumps | So. | La Vista, Neb. | Papillion-La Vista |
| McKenzie Gravo | Pole Vault | Sr. | Henderson, Nev. | Green Valley |
| Sarah Heck | Jumps | Jr. | Coon Rapids, Iowa | Coon Rapids-Bayard |
| Kylahn Heritage | Distance, Mid-Distance | Fr. | Nampa, Idaho | Melba |
| Jordyn Hilyard | Hurdles | So. | Holdrege, Neb. | Holdrege |
| Rebekah Hinrichs | Distance | Sr. | Kansas City, Mo. | Lutheran |
| Sophie Hoelz | High Jump, Hurdles | Sr. | Jackson, Wis. | Living Word Lutheran |
| Madison Holt | Throws | Jr. | Elk Grove, Calif. | Elk Grove |
| Mackenzie Koepke | High Jump | So. | Lincoln, Neb. | Lincoln Lutheran |
| Averie Lambrecht | Jumps | Fr. | Waverly, Neb. | Waverly |
| Sarah Lewis | Sprints, High Jump | So. | Mason City, Neb. | Ansley Public |
| Erin Lindeman | Distance | Sr. | Sidney, Neb. | Sidney |
| Emily Loy | Hurdles, Multis | Jr. | Wood River, Neb. | Wood River Rural |
| Elle Luehr | Throws | So. | Wood River, Neb. | Wood River Rural |
| Erin Mapson | Pole Vault | So. | Lincoln, Neb. | Lincoln East |
| Amie Martin | Distance | Fr. | Arnold, Mo. | Fox C-6 |
| Abigail Meier | Distance | So. | Lawrence, Kan. | Lawrence Free State |
| Tristen Metzger | Pole Vault | Sr. | Bruning, Neb. | Bruning-Davenport |
| Taylor Moes | Jumps | Fr. | Elm Creek, Neb. | Elm Creek |
| Kennedy Mogul | Hurdles, Multis | Jr. | York, Neb. | York |
| Hannah Mulligan | Sprints | So. | Hastings, Neb. | Adams Central |
| Hannah Mundt | Distance | Fr. | Blue Springs, Mo. | The Lutheran HS of Kansas City |
| Cora Olson | Sprints, Horizontal Jumps | So. | Trimont, Minn. | Martin County West |
| Allison Owings | Throws | Fr. | Imperial, Neb. | Chase County |
| Jacee Pfeifer | Pole Vault, Sprints | So. | Holdrege. Neb. | Holdrege |
| Allison Pinkall | Pole Vault | Jr. | Gretna, Neb. | Gretna |
| Josie Puelz | Pole Vault | Fr. | Lincoln, Neb. | Lincoln Lutheran HS |
| Sarah Ragland | Throws | Jr. | Rocky River, Ohio | Lutheran West |
| Miranda Rathjen | Mid-Distance | Sr. | Osceola, Neb. | Osceola |
| Mollie Rathjen | Mid-Distance | Fr. | Osceola, Neb. | Osceola |
| Hannah Rebmann | Distance | Sr. | Springfield, Mo. | Pittsburg St. |
| Katelyn Richardson | Mid-Distance | Fr. | Chester, Neb. | Thayer Central |
| Katie Severt | Jumps, Sprints | Fr. | Coralville, Iowa | Iowa City West |
| Addie Shaw | Throws | Sr. | Bassett, Neb. | Rock County |
| Beth Shaw | Throws | Sr. | Kearney, Neb. | Kearney |
| Adrianna Sims | Sprints, Horizontal Jumps | So. | Malcolm, Neb. | Malcolm |
| Rachel Smithley | Mid-Distance | Sr. | Waldorf, Md. | Home-schooled / Concordia-Chicago |
| Abigail Staehr | Distance | Fr. | Grand Island, Neb. | Heartland Lutheran |
| Paige Uzzell | Hurdles, Horizontal Jumps, Multis | So. | Norfolk, Neb. | Norfolk |
| Bailie Vanarsdall | Distance | Fr. | Hershey, Neb. | Hershey |
| Anna Watters | Jumps | Jr. | Panama, Neb. | Norris |
| Rebecca Weddell | Sprints | Fr. | West Point, Neb. | West Point-Beemer Public |
| Kailey Weichel | Mid-Distance | So. | Plymouth, Neb. | Tri Country Public |
| Alexa Williams | Pole Vault | So. | Elkhorn, Neb. | Elkhorn |
STAFF
Matt Beisel, Head Coach (4th Year)
Ed McLaughlin, Assistant Coach
Mark Samuels, Assistant Coach
Wayne Earney, Assistant Coach
Jason Berry, Assistant Coach
Kurtis Bonner, Graduate Assistant Coach
Concordia Early Bird to kick off track season
SEWARD, Neb. – For the first time since 2012, a Concordia University track and field season will open up prior to the end of the first semester. The Bulldogs are getting set to host the Concordia Early Bird Meet this Friday and Saturday (Dec. 13-14) inside the Walz Fieldhouse. In addition to Concordia athletes, the field will include competitors from Dakota Wesleyan, Doane, Kansas Wesleyan University, Mount Marty and Southwestern College (Kan.).
The Early Bird will begin with multi-events at 4 p.m. CT on Friday. All five events of the women’s pentathlon will be contested on Friday. Four of seven events in the men’s heptathlon will also take place on day one of the meet. The bulk of the meet will unfold on Saturday.
Head coach Matt Beisel’s squads will enter 2020 with high expectations. In indoor action last season, the Bulldog women won the GPAC title (also won the outdoor conference championship) and placed ninth in the NAIA. The women went on to place fifth at the outdoor national championships. On the men’s side, Concordia placed second in the GPAC and ninth nationally in 2019 indoor competition.
Ten Bulldogs return to the roster who earned All-America honors in either indoor or outdoor track last season. That list includes two-time discus national champion Addie Shaw. On the men’s side, Jacob Cornelio placed as the 2019 national runner up in the weight throw and Cody Williams finished second in the heptathlon. Concordia continues to showcase elite athletes at the top while improving its depth across all event areas.
“We all have high hopes,” Beisel said. “We as coaches have been in this business long enough to know that things don’t always break the way that you want them to, but I think the potential exists for us to be better than last year both in conference and at nationals. It all depends on who stays healthy. It hinges on health and kids performing their best when it’s necessary. Then we see what happens.”
Most opposing teams scheduled to be in town this weekend will not be bringing full rosters with finals week on the horizon for most schools. Alum Jonathon Becker now serves as an assistant coach at Mount Marty after previously working at MidAmerica Nazarene University (Kan.).
The indoor season will resume for the Bulldogs after New Year’s with Doane’s Scott Nisely Invite and the University of Nebraska’s Graduate Classic both scheduled for the weekend of Jan. 17-18.
Bulldogs notch nine auto marks, Battershell breaks school record
SEWARD, Neb. – In a rare first semester meet, the Concordia University track and field squads emerged from the weekend with a nice haul of accomplishments. While hosting the Concordia Early Bird Meet (Dec. 13-14), the Bulldogs turned in nine automatic national qualifying marks and juniors Kennedy Mogul and Cody Williams put themselves in prime positions for nationals berths in the multi events. In addition to Concordia, athletes were present from Dakota Wesleyan, Doane, Kansas Wesleyan University, Mount Marty and Southwestern College (Kan.).
Head coach Matt Beisel’s programs enter the 2019-20 indoor campaign with lofty expectations. The women’s team swept 2019 GPAC indoor and outdoor titles.
“Our coaching staff is very pleased with what happened,” Beisel said. “We had a number of automatic and ‘B’ standards. In some cases they came from kids who had never gotten close to a B. That just says they’re ready to make that next jump. When you’re hitting those marks this early going into Christmas, that’s a good sign. I think we got what we wanted out of it. We have some kids who are capable of getting ‘A’ standards who didn’t get them, but it showed us some things that need to be worked on.”
As part of the pentathlon on Friday, Mogul broke the school record in the 60 meter hurdles that had stood since 1987. Mogul held onto that record for less than 24 hours. Sophomore Rachel Battershell reset the standard by clocking in at 9.02 in the prelims of the 60 meter hurdles on Saturday. It was an event that she had not run since high school.
Said Battershell, “It felt really good. I just came into it with no expectations. I just wanted to run and see how it felt. It felt good to just attack it and it turned out well.”
The pole vault crew for both men and women is shaping up to be quite impressive. On the men’s side, senior Gavin DeHaai stole the show with a major personal best clearance of 16’ 4 ¾,” good enough to put him atop the NAIA leaderboard for the time being. Williams also cleared the auto mark (15’ 7”) as part of his run through the heptathlon. On the women’s side, freshman Josie Puelz headlined the day by vaulting 12’ 6 ¼.” She even took her shot at the school record while coming up just short. Senior Allie Brooks (11’ 10 ½”) also hit the ‘A’ standard.
The weight throw also proved fruitful for both the Concordia men and women. Star seniors Jacob Cornelio (64’ 8 ¾”) and Addie Shaw (60’ 5 ¼”) both got on the board with auto marks in the weight throw. Shaw then locked up a spot at nationals in the shot put with a toss of 45’ 11 ¼.” Other national qualifiers in the weight throw were junior Morgan De Jong (54’ 8”) and senior Liam Hennessy (56’ 7 ½”).
Bulldog athletes also combined for 13 ‘B’ standard national qualifying marks. That group included:
- Andy Amos – weight throw (54’ 10 ¼”)
- Rachel Battershell – 400 meters (59.22); 60 meter hurdles (9.02)
- Taylor Beck – triple jump (46’ 3 ½”)
- McKenzie Gravo – pole vault (11’ 2 ½”)
- Kylahn Heritage – mile (5:13.84)
- Samuel Joseph – triple jump (46’ 4”)
- Wyatt Loga – high jump (6’ 7”)
- Kennedy Mogul – 60 meter hurdles (9.14)
- Jerod Peters – shot put (51’ 5 ¾”)
- Tucker Platt – pole vault (15’ 3”)
- Sam Sisco – pole vault (15’ 3”)
- Cody Williams – high jump (6’ 7 ½”)
In the pentathlon that finished on Friday, Mogul totaled 3,341 points (current national leader). The York native either equaled or surpassed personal bests in each of the five events. Junior Emily Loy also eclipsed the minimum national qualifying point total with 3,109. In the heptathlon, Williams racked up 5,195 points. He was the national runner up in the event last season.
Looking beyond the marks that made it onto the national lists, Cora Olson won both the long jump (17’ 11”) and the triple jump (36’ 6 ¾”). Beisel also made mention of sophomore Hannah Mulligan, who has improved rapidly as a sprinter. She clocked times of 7.99 in the 60 meter dash and 27.05 in the 200 meters. In the relays, the Bulldogs have work to do in order to get into national qualifying range. Battershell and her 4x4 teammates finished in 4:03.87. In the other relays, the top Concordia men’s 4xx4 ran a time of 3:31.31 while the women’s 4x8 checked in at 9:59.03.
Beisel and his teams now have an idea of where they are as New Year’s approaches and the meat of the schedule comes about. Said Beisel, “It shows the kids that are where they want to be right now not to let it slide over Christmas break. For kids aren’t where they want to be, that’s motivation to work harder over the break. These are dedicated kids, but being away from the training group can allow for some rust to set in. Getting some things out of the way now will allow us to focus on the things we need to improve upon.”
Added Battershell, “Honestly I think we’ve built on the momentum (from winning the GPAC last season). All fall you could see it. Everyone has that mindset of wanting to be our best and show what we can do.”
The Bulldogs will now wait until the start of the second semester to resume the indoor season. The action will pick back up the weekend of Jan. 17-18 with the Scott Nisely Invite at Doane and the Graduate Classic at the University of Nebraska. The next home meet will be the Polar Dog Invite on Jan. 25.