Not far removed from an ACL tear, Seward High School product Anna Baack produced a national qualifying clearance in the pole vault at the Concordia Classic. The Bulldogs turned in three other fresh qualifying marks.
For the second week in a row, the Bulldog track and field programs will serve as a meet host. The Concordia Classic is set to run Friday and Saturday inside the Fieldhouse. Thirteen institutions will be represented.
While putting on their first home meet of the 2018 indoor season, the Concordia University track and field squads turned in 11 event titles and three fresh automatic national qualifying marks on Friday (Jan. 19).
The home opening Polar Dog Dual is coming up Friday (Jan. 19) inside the Walz Fieldhouse. Concordia will be joined by Friends, MidAmerica Nazarene and Sterling at the meet.
Junior Samantha Liermann took first place in the shot put competition while turning in two automatic national qualifying marks at the Nisely Classic on Saturday (Jan. 13). It was the season debut for the Bulldogs.
The 2018 Concordia track and field roster has a different look with the loss of an accomplished senior class and the arrival of the program's largest ever recruiting class. Expectations remain high.
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.
Essential members of the 2015 national championship team, Cody Boellstorff and Zach Lurz have been named State College Male Co-Athletes of the Year by the Lincoln Journal Star. They own a combined 25 All-America awards.
Sam Liermann and CJ Muller are the fourth and fifth Concordia student-athletes to be named CoSIDA Academic All-Americans in 2016-17. Both athletes represent Concordia track and field.
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.