Nearly three weeks since a thrilling GPAC outdoor championship meet, 32 Concordia University track and field athletes are set to compete at the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships in Gulf Shores, Ala.
“Here we goooo!” yelps Erika Schroeder each time she gets set to run another race. The battle cry symbolizes the shift that has taken place for the native of Davenport, Neb.
Head coach Kregg Einspahr will take a group of 31 athletes to the 2015 NAIA Outdoor National Championships, held in Gulf Shores, Ala., May 21-23.
In a final chance outing prior to the upcoming national championships, junior Kim Wood broke her own school record in the 800 meter run as the Bulldogs hosted the annual Twilight Meet on Friday.
The annual Twilight meet will serve as a final tune up for the Concordia University track and field squads before they shift focus to the upcoming outdoor national championships. Athletes representing 19 different institutions will convene inside and around Bulldog Stadium on Friday.
A combined total of 46 Concordia University track and field athletes were officially recognized on Wednesday as all-conference honorees based on their performances at the 2015 GPAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships (May 1-2) hosted by Dordt College.
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.