Out of the shadows of fellow national championship teammates, Josh Slechta has made himself into a standout even amongst a loaded group of Bulldog throwers.
The Concordia men's 4x400 meter relay turned in a time of 3:17.77 at Emporia State University in a winning effort on Saturday night. They were just off the national qualifying time.
The second-ranked Concordia track and field team competed at the Prairie Wolf Invite on Friday. Seven Bulldogs set a new personal record and one tied a personal best mark.
Matt Beisel is set to return to his alma mater. The 1992 Concordia grad has been named head coach of Bulldog cross country and track and field.
Described as a "free spirit," the confident McKenzie Gravo is just scratching the surface of her vast potential - and she's already a two-time GPAC champion and an All-American.
The list of 45 Concordia all-conference track and field athletes includes seven GPAC titlists who combined for 11 first-place claims at last week's conference meet.
Seven Bulldogs combined for 11 GPAC individual titles as both track and field squads claimed runner-up finishes at the 2016 outdoor conference championships in Hastings.
Three Bulldogs combined for four GPAC titles and one meet record on day of the 2016 conference outdoor championships. Concordia is in the hunt for league titles on both sides.
The Concordia men’s and women’s track and field teams, both ranked second nationally, will compete in the GPAC meet this weekend in Hastings, Neb. The two-day event will take place May 6-7.
The GPAC office has announced this week’s Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week as Concordia’s Samantha Liermann.