Lucas Wiechman shined in the decathlon and two new automatic qualifying marks were turned in by Bulldog athletes in this week's action. Wiechman and several others are competing at the prestigious Drake Relays.
Twelve athletes will represent the Concordia track and field program at the prestigious Drake Relays. Among the highlights will be Lucas Wiechman's first attempt at the decathlon this outdoor season.
Concordia track and field athletes combined for 19 automatic national qualifying marks on the weekend and claimed eight event titles at the Jim Dutcher Memorial hosted by Doane.
For Concordia, ending a school wide team national championship drought that carried on until May 2015 took the collaboration of a special group of people. It’s this year’s senior class that really took the lead.
After breaking the school record in the hammer throw yet again, Cody Boellstorff has picked up his second national weekly award of 2017. A senior from Waverly, Neb., Boellstorff is a three-time national champion.
Concordia's highly-rated track and field squads swept team titles at the NAIA Midwest Quad hosted by Grand View University on Friday (April 14). Bulldog athletes accounted for 11 event titles and Cody Boellstorff broke his own school hammer throw record.
The awards keep piling up for Concordia's nationally-ranked track and field programs. On Wednesday (April 12), Cody Boellstorff, Kali Robb and Lucas Wiechman all picked up weekly awards.
Bulldog athletes combined for nine event titles, four runner-up finishes and a total of 22 automatic national qualifying marks at this weekend's Concordia Outdoor Invitational.
Concordia throwers put on a clinic in the hammer throw with school records either broken or equaled by Cody Boellstorff and Kali Robb. Zach Lurz also recorded a personal best in the event.
Both Concordia track and field teams garnered national rankings with the release of the first NAIA computer rankings by the USTFCCCA. The Bulldog women are ranked fourth and the men are ranked 13th.