A Concordia University volleyball program with new leadership has been pegged to finish eighth in the GPAC. Head coach Ben Boldt enters his first season leading the Bulldogs in 2018.
The Concordia volleyball program has extended its national best streak of consecutive AVCA Team Academic Awards in a row. The run has now reached 19-straight seasons.
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.
A new head coaching era for Concordia volleyball is set to officially get underway Aug. 21 when York College visits Walz Arena. Coach Ben Boldt's squad is slated to play 25 regular-season matches.
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."
Head coach Ben Boldt and the Concordia volleyball program are set to welcome youth grades three through eight to the Junior Dogs Volleyball Clinics. The first one will be held Sunday (Jan. 7) inside Walz Arena.
Tara Callahan and Emmie Noyd represented the Concordia volleyball program with honorable mention All-Nebraska recognition, as selected by the Omaha World-Herald. Both were All-GPAC choices.
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.
No matter the result, the Bulldogs stayed gritty throughout a 2024 season that upheld the program's lofty standards. The '24 Concordia team broke program records for winning percentage and GPAC wins in a season.
Five-straight trips to the final site of the NAIA National Championships has created a level of expectation that is embraced inside the Concordia huddle. The Bulldogs begin 2024 ranked No. 4 in the NAIA coaches' poll.
A native of Syracuse, Neb., Katie (Werner) Loveless dominated in two sports during her incredible Bulldog career. Accolades aside, Loveless remains impacted by the people she met during her Concordia experience.
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.