Both Concordia programs expect a lot of themselves after placing in the top 10 nationally a year ago. The Bulldogs will be led by stars like Jacob Cornelio, Adrianna Shaw, Cody Williams and many others.
For the first time since 2012, Concordia track and field will open up an indoor season during the month of December. The Bulldogs are readying to host the Concordia Early Bird Meet this Friday and Saturday.
Incoming Bulldogs Chase Berry and Josie Puelz are getting set for a unique opportunity to rub elbows with Olympians at the Capitol District Pole Vault in Omaha on Aug. 1. Berry and Puelz bring lofty expectations to Concordia.
Samantha Liermann and Josiah McAllister have made for a clean sweep of CoSIDA Academic All-America of the Year awards for NAIA track and field. Liermann has claimed the award two years in a row.
We call this an “untold story” because for quite some time, Samantha “Sam” Liermann chose to keep her struggles mostly between herself, her coach and those closest to her.
For his work in helping guide two athletes to national titles, Ed McLaughlin has been named the NAIA National Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Assistant Coach of the Year by the USTFCCCA.
For their work both academically and athletically, Samantha Liermann and Josiah McAllister have been named to the Academic All-District® 3 Teams of the NAIA by CoSIDA on Tuesday (May 28).
Eighteen Bulldog athletes earned All-America honors in one or more events in indoor/outdoor national championship competition in 2019. The list includes national champions Sam Liermann and Addie Shaw.
The final day of the national championship meet brought another big thrill with Addie Shaw winning an NAIA discus title. The women's team placed fifth in the national while the men slotted in at 31st.
Samantha Liermann rose back to the top of the hill in the NAIA shot put battle while headlining the second day of competition at the outdoor national meet. The men's 4x8 also claimed All-America honors.
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.