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With two days in the books, the Concordia women lead the field at the NAIA outdoor track & field national championships. As a program, the Bulldogs have produced 10 All-America awards.
With two days in the books, the Concordia women lead the field at the NAIA outdoor track & field national championships. As a program, the Bulldogs have produced 10 All-America awards.
The first day of the 2021 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships yielded three individual national titles for Bulldog athletes: Jacob Corenlio, Josie Puelz and Liz Stottlemyre.
Some thrilling moments could be in store at the 2021 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships (May 26-28), where the women hope to compete for a national title.
The list of 2021 national qualifiers is 37 strong for Concordia. The Bulldog qualifying field has combined for 43 All-America awards and six national titles.
A group of four Bulldogs reeled in NAIA Midwest Region awards from the USTFCCCA on Thursday. The honor roll included coaches Matt Beisel and Ed McLaughlin and athletes Rachel Battershell and Addie Shaw.
The list of national qualifiers grew on Friday (May 14) as the Bulldogs hosted the annual Twilight Meet. New 'A' standards were turned in by Andy Amos, Ben Moll and the men's 4x4.
In the final meet prior to the outdoor national meet, the Bulldogs will host the Concordia Twilight. Action is set to begin at 2 p.m. CT on Friday (May 14).
Matt Beisel (women's coach of the year) and Josie Puelz (field performance of the meet) earned major awards while 54 Bulldogs were named 2021 outdoor All-GPAC honorees.
Bulldog athletes competed at two separate meets on Friday (May 7) with breakthroughs coming from the women's 4x1 and from Jerod Peters in the shot put.
Elite performances from the likes of Battershell, Puelz and Shaw propelled Concordia Women's Track & Field to another GPAC title. Meanwhile, the men placed fourth.
When Kregg Einspahr returned to his alma mater as head coach in 1992, members of the Concordia University track and field programs kicked up rocks while pacing an on-campus gravel track.