For the second time this indoor season, the Concordia Track & Field program is gearing up to host a home meet. The Concordia Polar Dog Invite will unfold on Friday inside the Fieldhouse.
In its second meet of the indoor season and first of 2021, Concordia produced 12 event titles. The Bulldogs were one of five Nebraska GPAC schools to compete at Doane on Saturday (Jan. 16).
After waiting for nearly a month to get back to action, the Concordia track and field teams will compete on Saturday (Jan. 16) at the Scott Nisely Invite hosted by Doane.
There have been moments of frustration and self-doubt, but senior Anna Baack overcame those struggles to return to a national qualifying level. Her story is one of perseverance with the help of a strong support system.
Alum Benjamin Hinckfoot will make his return to Concordia University, Nebraska after previously serving as an assistant coach at Concordia University, Irvine. Hinckfoot is the newest member of the track staff.
It was a long time coming for a meet the Bulldogs waited 272 days to arrive. Concordia athletes combined to produce a total of 23 marks that landed on the NAIA national list.
Track and field season has returned to Concordia. The Bulldogs will host the Early Bird meet inside the Fieldhouse on Friday and Saturday (Dec. 4-5). Athletes from nine teams will be on hand.
Xavier Ross enjoyed a breakthrough 2020 indoor season and now hopes for even better in 2021. The Chicago area native has his sights set on the school's 400 meter record.
Concordia's storied track and field programs enter a new season thankful for the opportunity to compete. The Bulldogs will kick things off with the Early Bird Meet on Dec. 4-5.
The Concordia track and field programs combined for 31 All-Academic Athletes (most in the nation) and were recognized as All-Academic Teams by the USTFCCCA.
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.