Head volleyball coach Ben Boldt joined Tyler Cavalli of 104.9 Max Country, the radio home of the Bulldogs, to discuss his new role. Boldt shared visions for the program and how his past experiences have shaped him as a coach.
A native of Hickman, Neb., Ben Boldt is returning home to become head volleyball coach at Concordia. His wife Angie has also been named an assistant coach on the staff. Ben and Angie previously coached at Hendrix College.
The Concordia University volleyball program landed nine of its members on the 2017 list of NAIA Scholar-Athletes, ranking third best nationally. Repeat winners are Annie Friesen, Courtney Jurgens and Alaina Ruszkowski.
Emmie Noyd headlined the all-conference selections for the Concordia University volleyball team. One of the league's most efficient attackers, Noyd earned second team All-GPAC accolades.
The 2017 volleyball season concluded in the GPAC quarterfinals on Saturday (Nov. 4). It was the last hurrah for Annie Friesen and the rest of the seniors in a straight-sets defeat at third-ranked Hastings.
It's tournament time for Concordia volleyball. The eighth-seeded Bulldogs will be at No. 1 seed Hastings on Saturday for the GPAC quarterfinal round. Concordia made it past the quarterfinals in both 2014 and 2015.
In its regular-season finale, Concordia gave No. 11 Midland some fits, but ultimately was dealt a four-set defeat. The Bulldogs will now be on the road for Saturday's GPAC quarterfinal match at Hastings.
A conference tournament bid will be on the line on Wednesday when Concordia hosts No. 9 Midland in the regular-season finale for both teams. The Bulldogs have won four in a row at home.
Still looking for that elusive road win, the Concordia volleyball team fell at Briar Cliff on Saturday (Oct. 28) afternoon in straight sets. Freshman defensive specialist Marissa Hoerman totaled a match high 20 digs.
Concordia will shoot for its fifth win in a row while also aiming to secure a GPAC tournament berth when it takes to the road on Saturday. First serve between the Bulldogs and Briar Cliff is set for 3 p.m. on Saturday.
The string of fifth-year stars for Bulldog Volleyball will continue as Gabi Nordaker returns this fall. The volleyball-crazed Nordaker could not pass up one more year of strengthening relationships with her teammates.
The 2024 'Kobe Year' will be about grit for a Concordia Volleyball team coming off one of the most successful seasons in program history. The Bulldogs began the reloading process this spring without a pair of All-Americans.
While the season ended abruptly, the 2023 Concordia Volleyball team achieved great heights in rising to No. 1 in the NAIA coaches' poll, setting a program record for win percentage and sharing the GPAC regular season title.
Whatever the end result, emotions will run high for a group of Bulldogs who have been instrumental in the most successful period in the history of Concordia Volleyball. It's time for one last final site experience for nine Bulldogs.
On the strength of a 13-0 start to the season, Concordia Volleyball has leveled up to the NAIA No. 1 national ranking. The Bulldogs have reached that lofty perch for the first time in the program's history.
Four-consecutive trips to the final site of the NAIA National Championships lead the Concordia Volleyball program into 2023, or the “Jordan Year,” as the team has dubbed it. Coach Boldt's Bulldogs were picked to finish second in the GPAC.
All-American Gabi Nordaker may have turned down Concordia after the initial offer, but she's learned to love life as a Bulldog. In three collegiate seasons, Nordaker has been a major reason why the program has reached great heights.
Once Rachel Miller experienced it, she held on and never let go. The former All-American volleyball star and past Bulldog head coach remains deeply rooted within the Concordia and Seward and communities.
A veteran and battle-tested bunch of Bulldogs picked up where they left off in the fall and enjoyed a spring of continued development. The spring season, which included a matchup with a Big Ten foe, was about preparing to 'level up' in 2023.
Four seasons of college volleyball are in the books for Bree Burtwistle and Camryn Opfer, but they aren't ready to let go. The two All-Americans will return in 2023 in pursuit of a GPAC championship Concordia Volleyball covets.