Seeded third entering the national championships, Adrianna Shaw surprised many by winning the title in Saturday (May 26)'s discus competition. The Bulldog women ended up 12th in the national team standings.
A national runner up and school record toss by Samantha Liermann highlighted the second day of the 2018 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships. Concordia has three All-Americans through two days of action.
Jacob Cornelio and Johanna Ragland are the latest Bulldogs to claim All-America awards. They headlined the first day of the 2018 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships in Gulf Shores, Ala.
Outdoor national championship week is upon qualifying members of the Concordia track and field teams. Twenty-six Bulldogs have departed for Gulf Shores, Ala., site of the 2018 meet.
The Concordia track and field programs have announced a national qualifying field of 26 athletes. They will depart on Monday with Gulf Shores, Ala., being the final destination for a championship meet set to start May 24.
Freshman Kennedy Mogul and the women's 4x400 meter relay clocked a season best at Friday (May 11)'s Twilight Meet. It was also a day of PR's for throwers such as Jacob Cornelio, Samantha Liermann and Adrianna Shaw.
The final event hosted by Concordia University athletics in the 2017-18 year is set to take place Friday, with Bulldog Stadium serving as the venue. Athletes from 20 different institutions will be on hand.
Three GPAC champion Bulldogs were joined by 37 teammates on the list of all-conference honorees officially announced on Thursday (May 10) by the conference. Kennedy Mogul and Cody Williams are new GPAC record holders.
A freak accident last June forced Taylor Grove to miss the cross country season and cause her to wonder if she would ever run normally again. Her frustration has given way to triumph and championship glory.
Samantha Liermann helped the Concordia women place third in the GPAC via her conference title in the shot put on Saturday (May 5). Bolstered by Cody Williams' efforts, the men finished sixth.
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.