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.
A group of 33 Bulldogs will be heading to Gulf Shores, Ala., for the 2017 NAIA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships. The action is set to get started on Thursday, May 25. The Concordia women are defending national champs.
With one last chance to record automatic national qualifying marks, the Concordia University track and field squads produced two fresh 'A' standards and seven event titles (counting events with 5+ competitors).
The Twilight Meet is back after a year hiatus. The Bulldogs will welcome athletes from 13 other institutions for a one-day meet that will take place in and around Bulldog Stadium.
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.
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.