Coming off an appearance in the national round of 16, the Concordia volleyball program has announced its slate for the 2020 campaign. The Bulldogs will open the season, and GPAC play, in August.
A half a dozen Bulldogs from the 2019 national qualifying team picked up All-Nebraska Team honors, as chosen by the Omaha World-Herald. The list includes two freshmen, three juniors and one senior.
The 2019 Concordia volleyball team surpassed all expectations and set new standards for the program by reaching the national round of 16 and by finishing at No. 14 in the NAIA postseason poll.
The program's first team to reach the final site of the national tournament and first to win at the national tournament has landed at No. 14 in the NAIA postseason poll. It's the highest ever finish for Concordia volleyball.
Tara Callahan and Emmie Noyd have represented the Concordia volleyball program with NAIA All-America honors. The duo helped lead the Bulldogs to the round of 16 at the NAIA National Championship.
A breakthrough season for the Concordia volleyball team concluded with a loss to fourth-ranked Missouri Baptist in the round of 16 at the national tournament. The Bulldogs broke new ground in 2019.
By forcing five sets, the 15th-ranked Bulldogs advanced to bracket play at the NAIA Volleyball National Championship. The 2019 squad continues to break ground as the first in program history to reach the final site.
Tara Callahan, Emmie Noyd and Camryn Opfer represented the Concordia volleyball program with 2019 AVCA West Central Region Team honors, as announced on Thursday (Dec. 5).
So far so good in pool play for the 15th-ranked Bulldogs, which defeated the University of Saint Mary in straight sets on Wednesday (Dec. 4). Concordia is 2-0 in pool play with No. 3 Indiana Wesleyan up next.
Freshman Kalee Wiltfong has received plenty of support from her family, which is proud to see her repping Bulldog blue, just like her older brother Riley and sister-in-law Taylor used to do in the recent past.
The process of seeing out a vision for Bulldog volleyball is ongoing for a program guided by head coach Ben Boldt. Concordia is working to embrace the motto 'this is us' and take ownership of everything good and bad.
Ben and Angie Boldt feel right at home on the volleyball courts of Nebraska. The husband-wife coaching duo got its start working as students for John Cook at Nebraska. The Nebraska foundation is their foundation.
The 2018 team's best run of volleyball came at the end of the season. That leap forward provided optimism that the program has truly embraced the #champsb4champs moniker. Concordia hopes to use it as a springboard.
Says head coach Ben Boldt of his team's early success, "I didn’t exactly know what the competition level was going to be like. We’re really just focused on ourselves right now and trying to be a better team."
It’s a fascinating new world for the Concordia University volleyball program, still working to identify itself in a new era. Head coach Ben Boldt is on the brink of making his debut as leader of the Bulldogs.
We wrap up the spring volleyball season with insights from head coach Ben Boldt on the changing dynamics within the program. The Bulldogs emphasized speed and urgency during the volleyball-filled spring.
Members of the Bulldog volleyball program say they're training like they've never trained before while embracing a new opportunity with head coach Ben Boldt. Said Tara Callahan, "Everyone’s a little fired up."
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.
A retooled Concordia volleyball program has hopes of a bounce back 2017 season. The Bulldogs will have a completely new identity after graduating a bevy of four-year starters. Head coach Scott Mattera enters his sixth year at Concordia.
With the help of a native of Frankenmuth, Mich., the Concordia volleyball team hopes to Baarck back in 2017. A transfer from Mott Community College will help lesson the blow caused by the graduation of an accomplished senior class.