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It was a banner meet for Concordia Women's Track & Field, which celebrated a fourth-straight GPAC title. Meanwhile, the men placed fourth. The Bulldogs also seized four individual titles.
It was a banner meet for Concordia Women's Track & Field, which celebrated a fourth-straight GPAC title. Meanwhile, the men placed fourth. The Bulldogs also seized four individual titles.
Senior Emily Loy, freshman Amy Richert and senior Kennedy Mogul each put together All-GPAC placements on Friday (Feb. 19) as the GPAC championships got underway.
After taking over the national lead in the 400 meters, Rachel Battershell has been named the GPAC and NAIA National Women's Track Athlete of the Week.
After navigating six indoor meets, including four at home, the Bulldogs are ready to take on the GPAC Championships. The 2021 indoor conference meet will be hosted by Dordt.
Highlights included the national best 400 meter time from Rachel Batthershell and fine work in the pole vault for the nationally-ranked Bulldogs, who hosted their final indoor meet of 2021.
The final home meet of the 2021 indoor season will go off on Saturday (Feb. 13) as the Bulldogs host the Concordia Indoor Invite. Concordia will be joined by Doane, Hastings and Midland.
A school record-breaking performance on Feb. 5 has led to sophomore Josie Puelz being named the GPAC Field Athlete of the Week. Puelz ranks No. 1 nationally in the pole vault.
Sophomore Josie Puelz elevated to a school record in one of 10 event championship performances at the Concordia Classic on Friday (Feb. 5). The meet included Doane and Hastings.
The third home meet of the 2020-21 indoor season will unfold Friday as the Bulldogs host the Concordia University Classic. The meet is slated to get underway with field events at 2 p.m. CT.
For the second time in three weeks, sophomore Kylahn Heritage has been named GPAC Track Athlete of the Week. Heritage helped lead the women's DMR to a No. 1 time in the NAIA.
A returning national champion in the shot put, Samantha Liermann is one of the few holdovers from the past two years that saw Concordia throwers blow all reasonable expectations out of the water. She's back for more.
Stephanie Tietjen (maiden name Beberniss) blazed a trail for female pole vaulters at Concordia. She was utterly dominant in 2003, winning national and GPAC titles in both the indoor and outdoor pole vault.
It would be difficult to find an athlete with a more impressive résumé than senior Zach Lurz. Says Lurz, "I’m sure I’ll look back in five years and think that this was amazing." Lurz has four national titles to his credit.
An ACL tear as a senior in high school helped Allie Brooks realize just how much the pole vault means to her. Now as a sophomore at Concordia, Allie has taken flight and is living up to the Brooks name.
First-year head coach Matt Beisel finds himself in a unique situation in that he takes over programs that have raised a national championship trophy in back-to-back years. Bulldog track and field has created a climate of high expectation.
Three standout Seward High School seniors made it official on Tuesday (Oct. 25). Anna Baack, Mika Brees and Logan Craig will trade Bluejay blue for Bulldog blue next fall.
We take a look back at the incredible career of Kim Wood, a 2016 graduate and pride of Greeley, Nebraska. Wood won 12 GPAC titles on the track.
Several national qualifying members of the 2016 national championship women's outdoor track and field team provided reflections on just what the accomplishment in Gulf Shores meant to them.
Led by its powerful throwing program, Concordia University track and field has won both a men's and women's team national title over the past two seasons. Just how was the NAIA's top throwing program built?
The Concordia women won a track and field national title for the first time ever while the men finished as a national runner up at the 2016 outdoor championships. Individually, Zach Lurz won the shot put title.