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The awards keep flying in for senior standout Lucas Wiechman, who has now swept GPAC Track and Field Outstanding Athlete of the Year awards for 2017. Zach Lurz took home the honor of Men’s Field Performance of the Meet.
The awards keep flying in for senior standout Lucas Wiechman, who has now swept GPAC Track and Field Outstanding Athlete of the Year awards for 2017. Zach Lurz took home the honor of Men’s Field Performance of the Meet.
The Concordia University track and field programs combined for 10 GPAC event titles and claimed team finishes of second (men) and third (women) at the conference outdoor championships held in Fremont on Friday and Saturday.
Three different Bulldogs combined for four GPAC individual titles on the opening day of the conference outdoor championships. The Bulldog women are leading the GPAC while the men are currently in second.
It’s GPAC week for the top 10 nationally-ranked Concordia track and field squads. After indoor conference placements of second (men) and fourth (women), the Bulldogs have their sights set on moving up the ladder.
After breaking her own school standard at the Drake Relays, sophomore Allie Brooks has once again been named a GPAC athlete of the week. Brooks is currently ranked second nationally in the pole vault.
Allie Brooks continues to star as one of the top female vaulters in the nation. She proved herself amongst a loaded field at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday.
Lucas Wiechman shined in the decathlon and two new automatic qualifying marks were turned in by Bulldog athletes in this week's action. Wiechman and several others are competing at the prestigious Drake Relays.
Twelve athletes will represent the Concordia track and field program at the prestigious Drake Relays. Among the highlights will be Lucas Wiechman's first attempt at the decathlon this outdoor season.
Concordia track and field athletes combined for 19 automatic national qualifying marks on the weekend and claimed eight event titles at the Jim Dutcher Memorial hosted by Doane.
For Concordia, ending a school wide team national championship drought that carried on until May 2015 took the collaboration of a special group of people. It’s this year’s senior class that really took the lead.
She's one of a kind for so many reasons. In five years as a Concordia Bulldog, Josie Puelz not only won five NAIA national titles, she did so with class and that signature smile while living out her Christian faith.
The collegiate journey for Chris Wren culminated with a hammer throw national title. This mountaintop moment was meant to be for Wren, who looks back at his Concordia experience and how it transformed his life.
While feeling the best she ever has physically and mentally, Hastings native Jenna Esch has thrived in her third and final year as a Bulldog. Says Esch, "It’s been really special what I’ve been able to do, especially with this group of people."
On the heels of a fine indoor season, Concordia Track & Field sets its focus upon the 2024 outdoor campaign. The Bulldogs will attempt to build upon the All-America awards won by 15 individuals at the indoor national meet.
The ‘aha moment’ for Zach Zohner occurred during the middle of the 2023 indoor season when he decided he would no longer let the fear of injury monopolize his thoughts. The right mentality set him on a path to a national title.
Energetic and intensely competitive, Rylee Haecker has been described by coaches as "a gamer." Beyond athletics, Haecker is caring and outgoing, is a positive encourager of her teammates and is devout in her faith.
If the Bulldog Early Bird Meet is any indication, Concordia Track & Field is in for a phenomenal 2023-24 indoor season. The Bulldogs enter 2024 expecting to compete with the best of the GPAC and the NAIA once again.
With only a cinder track and no dedicated indoor facilities, Coach John Knight went to work building up the Concordia Cross Country and Track & Field programs. He succeeded in landing some of the top athletes in school history.
In winding down a fifth year of a remarkable collegiate journey, the triple major Rachel Battershell has rediscovered the joy that made her a champion. Nearing the finish line, Battershell reflected on an experience she calls "really special."
Outdoor track season has nearly arrived for the Bulldogs, who are coming off indoor GPAC placements of first for the women and third for the men. The dynamics change with a different set of events on tap for outdoor track.