Some big-time performances were turned in by a host of Bulldogs on the second day of the NAIA indoor meet. Jacob Cornelio won a national title and Allie Brooks and Addie Shaw were runners up.
Rachel Battershell and the women's 4x400 meter relay ran a near school record time and qualified for the finals of the event as part of day one of the NAIA indoor national meet in Brookings, S.D.
Thirty-two qualifying Bulldogs are making final preparations for the 2020 NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships. The Concordia field has combined for 24 past All-America awards.
After helping lead the Bulldogs to a GPAC title, Coach Matt Beisel and star athletes Rachel Battershell and Addie Shaw were honored with Midwest Region awards by the USTFCCCA.
Named GPAC Athlete of the Year as just a sophomore, Rachel Battershell became an elite athlete in short order. The Wyoming native sees no limits to what she can do with God at her side.
Concordia track and field will travel a group of 32 individuals to the 2020 NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships in Brookings, S.D. Twenty-one Bulldogs have prior nationals experience.
Rachel Battershell (GPAC Athlete of the Year) and Matt Beisel (GPAC Coach of the Year) have been recognized as major award winners by the GPAC, which also announced track & field all-conference teams.
The reign atop the GPAC track and field world continues for the Concordia women's program. The Bulldogs won the conference meet behind Rachel Battershell while the men placed third.
Kennedy Mogul got the 2020 GPAC Indoor Track & Field Championship started in thrilling fashion by winning the title in the pentathlon. The majority of the meet will take place on Saturday (Feb. 22).
Both Concordia squads expect a lot of themselves at this weekend's GPAC championship meet hosted by Dakota Wesleyan. Nationally, the women are ranked second and men are ranked fifth.