National best marks in separate throwing events have led to Jacob Cornelio and Addie Shaw being named GPAC Athletes of the Week. Both Cornelio and Shaw are past national champions.
Four throwers represented Concordia at the Baker Relays on Saturday (March 27) and combined to produce three automatic national qualifying marks. It was the Bulldog debut for Elizabeth Stottlemyre.
In the first outdoor meet of 2021, Bulldog athletes combined for four automatic national qualifying marks, five ‘B’ standards and nine event titles while in action at the Viking Relays.
Fresh off a thrilling 2021 indoor season, the Bulldogs have high hopes for the spring. The roster has been beefed up for outdoor track & field, which is back after a year hiatus in 2020.
A total of 22 Bulldogs collected 2021 NAIA indoor All-America honors courtesy of their performances at the national championships. The list includes national champions Rachel Battershell and Josie Puelz.
On the final day of the NAIA indoor national meet, the Concordia men wrapped up a 12th place finish while six more individuals earned All-America awards. The women placed third a day earlier.
Concordia Women's Track & Field has attained the best indoor national finish in program history with the help of another national title from Rachel Battershell.
On day two of the national meet, Zach Bennetts and Chase Berry claimed All-America awards in the pole vault to highlight action on the men's side. Two relays also advanced to event finals.
Day one of the 2021 NAIA indoor championships was a memorable one as Josie Puelz captured the pole vault national title. Teammate Erin Mapson also earned All-America honors.
Thirty-seven members of the Concordia Track & Field programs are making their final preparations for the 2021 NAIA Indoor Championships. The qualifying field possesses 21 career All-America awards.
A returning national champion in the shot put, Samantha Liermann is one of the few holdovers from the past two years that saw Concordia throwers blow all reasonable expectations out of the water. She's back for more.
Stephanie Tietjen (maiden name Beberniss) blazed a trail for female pole vaulters at Concordia. She was utterly dominant in 2003, winning national and GPAC titles in both the indoor and outdoor pole vault.
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.
An ACL tear as a senior in high school helped Allie Brooks realize just how much the pole vault means to her. Now as a sophomore at Concordia, Allie has taken flight and is living up to the Brooks name.
First-year head coach Matt Beisel finds himself in a unique situation in that he takes over programs that have raised a national championship trophy in back-to-back years. Bulldog track and field has created a climate of high expectation.
Three standout Seward High School seniors made it official on Tuesday (Oct. 25). Anna Baack, Mika Brees and Logan Craig will trade Bluejay blue for Bulldog blue next fall.
We take a look back at the incredible career of Kim Wood, a 2016 graduate and pride of Greeley, Nebraska. Wood won 12 GPAC titles on the track.
Several national qualifying members of the 2016 national championship women's outdoor track and field team provided reflections on just what the accomplishment in Gulf Shores meant to them.
Led by its powerful throwing program, Concordia University track and field has won both a men's and women's team national title over the past two seasons. Just how was the NAIA's top throwing program built?
The Concordia women won a track and field national title for the first time ever while the men finished as a national runner up at the 2016 outdoor championships. Individually, Zach Lurz won the shot put title.