Jesse Middendorf finished fifth in the 800 meters at the NCAA National Outdoor Meet to become the first Cobber track athlete since 1992 to earn All-American honors.
Jesse Middendorf, Josie Herrmann and Cayle Hovland have all been officially accepted as participants at the NCAA Championship Meet to be held on May 27-29..
Led by 800-meter champion Jesse Middendorf, Concordia scored points in seven different events on Saturday and finished in sixth place at the MIAC Outdoor Championship Meet.
Concordia had four athletes qualify for the finals in the discus and used that group to jump from ninth to a tie for fifth in the final event on Day 1 at the MIAC Meet.
Sophomore Wade Rhonemus used a personal best in the pole vault to move up several places in the standings and finished third in his first-ever MIAC Decathlon.
Concordia had athletes compete in two different meets over the weekend and both groups had success. The Drake Relays crew came away with four all-time Top 20 Cobber marks while the athletes in Aberdeen recorded 12 personal best results.
Cal Wright and Jesse Middendorf had a pair of 400-meter showdowns at the SJU Last-Minute Meet and helped the Cobbers finish second in the tam standings.
-Junior Jesse Middendorf opened the outdoor season by winning the 800 meters at the NDSU Spring Classic. MIddendorf was one of a handful of Cobbers to compete in the meet.
Freshman Cooper Folkestad came up with the biggest eye-opening performance at the SJU Invite. He posted the second farthest distance in the shot put in school history.
Cal Wright ran fast, Leo Smith finished with a flurry and Jacob Steiner threw far to lead Concordia in their dual meet at St. John’s. Wright, Smith and Steiner were the three event winners for the Cobbers on Sunday.
Freshman Colin Conteh ran the fourth fastest time in school history in the 60 meters and helped Concordia College beat Southwest Minnesota St. and Valley City St.
The Concordia men’s and women’s track and field teams both earned USTFCCCA All-Academic Team honors as well as putting several individuals on the All-Academic list.
Head Coach Garrick Larson announced the Cobber men's track & field season awards after the shortened outdoor campaign and an outstanding second-place finish at the MIAC Indoor Meet.
Eric Wicklund has been the top distance runner at Concordia for the past several years and is a 4-year member of the Cobber cross country and track & field teams.
Destination: All-American
May 29, 2021Jesse Middendorf finished fifth in the 800 meters at the NCAA National Outdoor Meet to become the first Cobber track athlete since 1992 to earn All-American honors.
