The major highlights on day two of the 2024 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships were delivered by Jenna Esch and her women's 4x4 relay teammates. It was a busy day on the track in the throws for the Bulldogs.
There were a slew of thrilling moments on day one of the 2024 NAIA outdoor national meet. Chris Wren captured the hammer national title, Kylahn Freiberg broke a school record and Gretchen Stottlemyre earned an All-America medal.
A combined 53 Concordia Track & Field athletes were named 2024 NAIA Scholar-Athletes on May 21 by the NAIA. The women's program led the entire NAIA with 39 award winners.
A group of 32 athletes are bound for Marian, Ind., in representation of Concordia University Track & Field at the 2024 NAIA outdoor national meet. The Bulldogs look to build upon their top 10 NAIA indoor placements.
For the 10th time in his career, Concordia's Matt Beisel has been recognized as a regional coach of the year. Beisel was honored with 2024 NAIA Midwest Region Women’s Outdoor Coach of the Year accolades on May 17.
Featured StoryWhile 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."
Concordia Track & Field will send 32 athletes to the 2024 NAIA outdoor national meet in Marion, Indiana. Official national qualifiers were announced on Friday (May 17) by the NAIA.
In the final meet prior to the national championships, Abi Wohlgemuth took advantage by achieving an NAIA auto mark in the hammer while the women's 4x100-meter relay ran a season best.
Five new automatic national qualifying standards were put on the board and Calvin Rohde became the new school record holder in the 5k as part of the 2024 Concordia Twilight on May 10.
A total of 50 Bulldogs earned All-GPAC honors while Matt Beisel and his staff were recognized as the GPAC Women's Outdoor Coaching Staff of the Year. Adrianna Rodencal and Darien Semedo were the team's top point scorers.
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.
Featured StoryThe 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.
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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."
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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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