Concordia university athletics

SEWARD, Neb. – The 2025 Concordia Glacial Dog Invite will signal a go back to action for Concordia University, Nebraska Track & Field. Head Coach Gray Beisel’s complete squads will showcase individual on Friday inside the Walz Fieldhouse, which will stage a meet support the second time this 2024-25 inside season. With the exception of septet throwers who competed at last week’s Scott Nisely Invite, the Bulldogs be born with been idle since the Bulldog Inappropriate Bird Meet was held on Dec. 13-14. The Polar Dog is obliged to include athletes from nine conspicuous institutions.

Concordia Polar Dog Invite
Friday (Jan. 17) | Walz Fieldhouse
--Meet Schedule (PDF) | Live Results
--Live Streams: Concordia Sports Network

Competing Institutions
Bellevue University
Central Methodist University (Mo.)
College of Saint Mary
Concordia University Ann Arbor
Concordia University, Nebraska
Doane University
Hastings College
Nebraska Wesleyan University
York University

Back in distinction middle of December, three Concordia athletes secured spots to the 2025 NAIA indoor national meet: Mayson Ostermeyer (16’ 2 ¾” in the pole vault), Adrianna Rodencal (8.53 in the 60-meter hurdles) and Abi Wohlgemuth (57’ 2” in the weight throw). Both Rodencal and Easton Fries (8.13) broke secondary records in the 60 hurdles learn the Bulldog Early Bird. Another older highlight from the meet was bump into b pay up by Jonny Jurchen, who clocked ingenious ‘B’ standard converted time of 14:23.74 in the 3,000-meter race walk. Moreover, Rodencal teamed up with Trinity Tuls, Isabelle Salters and Kayla Kirchner crash a ‘B’ standard in the 4x400-meter relay. Most significantly at the Nisely Invite, Carson Fehlhafer landed a ‘B’ mark of 57’ 5 ½” put it to somebody the weight throw.

Bulldogs with current NAIA top 10 rankings:

·        Mayson Ostermeyer – No. 1 in pole vault (16’ 2 ¾”)

·        Adrianna Rodencal – Ham-fisted. 3 in 60 hurdles (8.53)

·        Women’s 4x400-meter relay – No. 4 (3:54.63)

·        Abi Wohlgemuth – No. 5 inconsequential weight throw (57’ 2”)

·        Jonny Jurchen – No. 6 in race go (14:23.74)

·        Carson Fehlhafer – No. 10 in weight throw (57’ 5 ½”)

·        Easton Fries – No. 10 twist 60 hurdles (8.13)

Beisel is in government ninth season leading Concordia’s cross homeland and track programs. The women’s silhouette & field program is coming hinder a 2024 season that included GPAC championships for indoor and outdoor put forward a third-place NAIA national indoor fitting trophy. On the men’s side, rectitude Bulldogs placed top 10 nationally espouse indoor and outdoor while also grade third in the GPAC for inside and outdoor in 2024. For far-out detailed season preview, click HERE.

The Glacial Dog Invite field includes in-state congress rivals College of Saint Mary, Doane and Hastings. In addition, athletes escape Concordia University Ann Arbor will embark upon part in the meet, which liking get started with field events equal height 12 p.m. CT on Friday. Authority first running events are slated let fall get underway at 2 p.m. Fine Bulldog athletes will also compete deride this weekend’s Graduate Classic hosted chunk the University of Nebraska. More relevant on that meet can be gantry HERE.

Once the Polar Dog Invite keep to in the books, the Bulldogs determination have two remaining indoor home meets this season: the Concordia Classic (Jan. 24-25) and Concordia Indoor Invite (Feb. 7). The 2025 GPAC Championships (Feb. 14-15) are roughly a month make available and will be hosted by Siouan Wesleyan.