The first home meet of the 2019 season for Concordia track and field will run off this Friday and Saturday in and around Bulldog Stadium. The bulk of the meet will take place on Saturday.
After landing the top mark among NAIA competitors in the shot put, senior Samantha Liermann has been named the GPAC Women's Field Athlete of the Week. She is a two-time national champion.
Outdoor season is officially underway for Concordia track and field. Three Bulldog throwers got it started by notching national qualifying marks. Concordia athletes also combined for 18 event titles on Sunday (March 31).
There’s momentum heading into the outdoor season for the Concordia track and field squads, which are coming off top 10 NAIA indoor national finishes. The Bulldog women won the GPAC indoor title.
For the fifth time in his career, Ed McLaughlin has been named an NAIA National Assistant Coach of the Year by the USTFCCCA. McLaughlin oversaw the NAIA's No. 1 rated women's shot put and weight throw groups.
Led by the likes of Cody Williams and the women's 4x400 meter relay, the Concordia men's and women's teams both turned in top 10 national finishes while competing this weekend in Brookings, S.D.
Jacob Cornelio and Cody Williams both placed as national runners up day two of the 2019 NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships. Nine Bulldogs have reached the podium in Brookings, S.D.
The women's 4x400 meter relay school record performance highlighted day one of the 2019 NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships. Fourteen Bulldogs competed on Friday (Feb. 28).
Heading into the NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships, the Bulldogs rank No. 3 nationally for both men and women. Thirty Concordia athletes are getting set to compete Thursday through Saturday.
The Concordia list of NAIA national qualifiers is 30 strong. The Bulldog track and field program officially announced its qualifying group on Friday (Feb. 22), in conjunction with the NAIA news release.