Yet another team trophy was claimed by the Concordia women, who placed third at the 2022 NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships. Meanwhile, the men placed 36th. Eighteen Bulldogs earned All-America awards in one or more events.
Josie Puelz won her third career national title while helping lead the Concordia women to the top of the NAIA national team standings after two days of championship action. Nine Bulldogs officially became All-Americans on Friday (March 4).
The Bulldogs could not have asked for a better first day at the 2022 NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships. Three relays reached the finals of their events and Amy Richert collected the third All-America honor of her career.
Concordia will take 34 qualifiers to the 2022 NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships. That list includes 19 Bulldogs with past All-America performances, such as national champions Rachel Battershell and Josie Puelz.
In conjunction with the NAIA's release of official national qualifiers, Concordia Track & Field has announced its national qualifying team of 34. The 2022 NAIA indoor national meet will take place in Brookings, S.D., March 3-5.
On the same day he was honored as the GPAC Coach of the Year, Matt Beisel has been selected by the USTFCCCA as the NAIA Midwest Region Women's Coach of the Year. Beisel led the Concordia women to a 2022 GPAC indoor title.
Forty-six athletes from Concordia Track & Field earned 2022 indoor all-conference honors in one or more events. In addition, Matt Beisel was recognized as the GPAC Women's Coach of the Year and Josie Puelz earned Women's Field Performance of the Meet.
The streak continues for Concordia women's track, which has now won each of the past six GPAC championship meets. Meanwhile, the Bulldog men placed fourth at the 2022 GPAC indoor meet. Concordia combined for six GPAC event titles.
In the highlight of the first day of the GPAC Championships, Amy Richert broke the school record in the pentathlon. Richert and two Bulldog teammates earned all-conference place finishes in the event, piling up 12 points.
After six weekends of regular season action, members of the Concordia Track & Field program are gearing up for the 2022 GPAC Indoor Track & Field Championships. The women's program has won five-straight GPAC titles.
Featured StoryShe'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.
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Featured StoryOn 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.
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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.
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Featured StoryIf 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.
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Featured StoryIn 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."
Featured StoryOutdoor 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.
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