The first home meet of the 2022 outdoor season is coming up this Friday and Saturday as the Bulldogs will host the Concordia Invite. Eleven different colleges/universities will be represented at the meet.
An NAIA leading performance in the pole vault paved the way for Josie Puelz to earn the GPAC Athlete of the Week honor for the third time in her career. Puelz cleared 12’ 7 ½” at the Central Nebraska Challenge.
In the first full-scale meet of the 2022 outdoor season, members of the Concordia Track & Field team combined for seven automatic national qualifying marks. Those efforts came Saturday (April 2) at the Central Nebraska Challenge.
Chilly and windy conditions limited Concordia's participation, but a large crew of distance runners and throwers got the 2022 outdoor season started with solid results at the Viking Relays and Doane Icebreaker Throws Meet.
With a bevy of past All-Americans back in the fold, the Bulldogs are looking to remain a player on the conference and national scenes. The 2022 outdoor season gets started on Saturday with the Viking Relays in Des Moines, Iowa.
Courtesy of their performances at the 2022 NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships, 18 Bulldogs have earned All-America honors. All-America plaques were handed out throughout the meet that took place March 3-5.
Yet another team trophy was claimed by the Concordia women, who placed third at the 2022 NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships. Meanwhile, the men placed 36th. Eighteen Bulldogs earned All-America awards in one or more events.
Josie Puelz won her third career national title while helping lead the Concordia women to the top of the NAIA national team standings after two days of championship action. Nine Bulldogs officially became All-Americans on Friday (March 4).
The Bulldogs could not have asked for a better first day at the 2022 NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships. Three relays reached the finals of their events and Amy Richert collected the third All-America honor of her career.
Concordia will take 34 qualifiers to the 2022 NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships. That list includes 19 Bulldogs with past All-America performances, such as national champions Rachel Battershell and Josie Puelz.
Twenty Bulldogs return who experienced the 2022 NAIA indoor national meet. The group includes past national champions Rachel Battershell and Josie Puelz. The program again has high hopes as the 2023 season has arrived.
In a different era of Bulldog Athletics, Bob Schulze left a legacy as a four-sport athlete. Schulze may not have known exactly what he was getting into, but 58 years after his graduation from Concordia, he knows that God led him to the perfect place.
You couldn't have been around Concordia and not have known Liz King. The native of Billings, Mont., became the first throws national champion under Ed McLaughlin and endeared people to her with her personality.
The Ragland-Concordia connection dates back to 1986 when John Ragland enrolled at Concordia. John and his daughters Johanna and Sarah boast 10 combined All-America awards, but Concordia's meaning to them isn't about the accolades.
Jacob Jennings hasn't been afraid to reverse course and take a chance. He did so when he chose Concordia at the last minute and he did it again when he traded in basketball for track and became an All-American while living out a college career rich in rewarding experiences.
With a bevy of past All-Americans back in the fold, the Bulldogs are looking to remain a player on the conference and national scenes. The 2022 outdoor season gets started on Saturday with the Viking Relays in Des Moines, Iowa.
After nearly deciding to go elsewhere for college, Sarah Lewis felt something calling her to stay closer to home. Her presence at Concordia has been a blessing to a program that has taken off with the help of Lewis.
Roughly 30 years after John Puelz made his mark at Concordia, John's daughter Josie has brought the Puelz name back to the forefront in a big way. The family's legacy will always have a deep and special connection to Concordia.
Concordia Track & Field has reached meet week while readying to host the Bulldog Early Bird. The Bulldogs are coming off 2021 GPAC indoor placements of first on the women's side and third on the men's side.
It had to be God's plan that resulted in Carol Bailey-Moravec landing at Concordia College in 1986. The next four years saw Bailey-Moravec achieve unprecedented success.