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In the highlights of the day on Friday (Feb. 4), Erin Mapson climbed to new heights in the pole vault and five Bulldogs earned fresh 'B' national qualifying standards. Concordia athletes competed at home and at the Husker Invite.
In the highlights of the day on Friday (Feb. 4), Erin Mapson climbed to new heights in the pole vault and five Bulldogs earned fresh 'B' national qualifying standards. Concordia athletes competed at home and at the Husker Invite.
Following a season best performance at the Beile Classic, Sarah Ragland has been named the GPAC Women's Field Athlete of the Week. Ragland currently ranks No. 2 on the NAIA's national list in the weight throw.
The Bulldogs will welcome athletes from 12 different institutions to the Concordia Classic on Friday. It will be the program's third home indoor meet this season. Select Bulldogs will also be at this weekend's Sevigne Husker Invitational.
The Bulldogs came away from the Beile Classic with nine performances that met the automatic national qualifying standard and eight event championships. New auto marks were turned in by the men's DMR, Abigail Gerber and Wyatt Loga.
For their fourth weekend of indoor competition, the Bulldogs will be at Doane for the Fred Beile Classic. Action on Saturday is set to begin at 11 a.m. CT. Concordia will be looking to add to its 13 automatic national qualifying marks.
Concordia landed men’s and women’s teams inside the top 20 of the initial NAIA National Rating Index for the 2022 indoor season. The women landed at No. 2 and the men checked in at No. 18.
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.
Final results from the Polar Dog Invited featured three fresh automatic national qualifying standards (seven total ‘A’ marks), 10 event titles and a pair of meet records. Concordia hosted athletes from eight institutions as part of the meet.
A season best effort at last week’s Nisely Classic has led to Concordia's Morgan De Jong being named the GPAC Field Athlete of the Week. The reigning GPAC weight throw champ, De Jong currently ranks second in the NAIA in the event.
Athletes from nine different institutions will be on hand for the 2022 Concordia Polar Dog on Saturday, which will include a women’s pentathlon and the usual lineup of field and running events.
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.
It would be difficult to find an athlete with a more impressive résumé than senior Zach Lurz. Says Lurz, "I’m sure I’ll look back in five years and think that this was amazing." Lurz has four national titles to his credit.
An ACL tear as a senior in high school helped Allie Brooks realize just how much the pole vault means to her. Now as a sophomore at Concordia, Allie has taken flight and is living up to the Brooks name.
First-year head coach Matt Beisel finds himself in a unique situation in that he takes over programs that have raised a national championship trophy in back-to-back years. Bulldog track and field has created a climate of high expectation.
Three standout Seward High School seniors made it official on Tuesday (Oct. 25). Anna Baack, Mika Brees and Logan Craig will trade Bluejay blue for Bulldog blue next fall.
We take a look back at the incredible career of Kim Wood, a 2016 graduate and pride of Greeley, Nebraska. Wood won 12 GPAC titles on the track.
Several national qualifying members of the 2016 national championship women's outdoor track and field team provided reflections on just what the accomplishment in Gulf Shores meant to them.
Led by its powerful throwing program, Concordia University track and field has won both a men's and women's team national title over the past two seasons. Just how was the NAIA's top throwing program built?
The Concordia women won a track and field national title for the first time ever while the men finished as a national runner up at the 2016 outdoor championships. Individually, Zach Lurz won the shot put title.