Senior Addie Shaw set two new personal bests and beat out a loaded field of competitors at the Concordia Invite. As a result, the native of Bassett, Neb., earned GPAC weekly honors.
Senior Addie Shaw dominated in the final indoor home meet of her career and the Bulldogs added three fresh automatic national qualifying marks while hosting the Concordia Invite.
A combined 10 nationally-ranked men's and women's squads will be on hand on Friday (Feb. 14) when the Bulldogs host the Concordia Invite. It will mark the final indoor home meet of 2020.
While continuing to perform at elite levels, Rachel Battershell and Allie Brooks keep raking in honors. The duo has combined for six GPAC Athlete of the Week awards this indoor season.
On a relatively light day of action, the Concordia 4x400 relays blazed around the Devaney Center track in efforts that met the national qualifying standard once again. The Bulldogs wrapped up the weekend at the Husker Invite.
While rubbing elbows with NCAA Division I opponents, Concordia track and field continues to prove itself capable of competing at any level of collegiate athletics. The Bulldogs were spread amongst two meets on Friday (Feb. 7).
Allie Brooks has been awarded GPAC Field Athlete of the Week honors after breaking her own record and ascending to the top of the nation in the pole vault. Brooks cleared 13 feet at the Concordia Classic.
Allie Brooks and Adrianna Shaw both broke their own school records on a day when Bulldog athletes combined for 10 event titles and 11 performances that met the national qualifying standard at the Concordia Classic.
Based on performances so far this indoor season, the Concordia men's and women's track teams landed at No. 2 in the NAIA national ratings released by the USTFCCCA.
The duo of Rachel Battershell and Adrianna Shaw made for a clean sweep of women's NAIA National Track and Field Athlete of the Week honors. Battershell and Shaw also were GPAC award winners.
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.