Seventeen Bulldogs are making final preparations for this week's NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships. The event will run Thursday through Saturday in Pittsburg, Kansas.
Concordia's national qualifying field stands at 17 as the track and field programs look forward to next week's indoor national championship meet. Six Bulldogs were also 2017 indoor national qualifiers.
GPAC champions Scott Johnson and Samantha Liermann headline the 36 Bulldogs who officially earned all-conference accolades on Wednesday (Feb. 21). Eight individuals were all-conference in multiple events.
Scott Johnson and Samantha Liermann emerged from the weekend as individual GPAC champions. Their efforts helped the Bulldogs to top-five team finishes at the conference indoor meet.
The 2018 GPAC Indoor Track & Field Championships will unfold on Friday and Saturday at Doane. The nationally-ranked Bulldog squads have totaled 11 automatic national qualifying marks to date.
Many of the Bulldogs' high profile performers improved their marks while Scott Johnson produced a new 'A' standard in the triple jump during Saturday's (Feb. 10) action at the Concordia Indoor Invitational.
For the third time this indoor season, the Concordia track and field programs will serve as meet host. The Bulldogs are set to welcome athletes from nine competing institutions on Saturday (Feb. 8).
Event titles by McKenzie Gravo and Samantha Liermann and a personal best effort by Ben Hulett in the 60-meter hurdles were among the highlights for the Bulldogs at the Fred Beile Classic on Saturday (Feb. 3).
Both Concordia track and field programs found themselves inside the top 15 of the NAIA national rankings released on Wednesday (Jan. 31) by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
One of the top shot put marks in the nation and a personal best in the weight throw helped Adrianna Shaw reel in GPAC field athlete of the week accolades on Wednesday (Jan. 31). Shaw is a former shot put national runner up.
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.
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."
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.
Featured StoryEnergetic 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.
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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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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