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Concordia placed 56 student-athletes on the MIAC Academic All-Conference honor roll list for the fall sports season.
56 Cobbers Earn Academic All-Conference Honors

January 24, 2024

Concordia placed 56 student-athletes on the MIAC Academic All-Conference honor roll list for the fall sports season.

Concordia had six of its seven runners post PR times and finished 17th at the NCAA North Regional Meet. Tanner Olson led the Cobbers.
Olson Leads Pack Of PR Performances At Regional Meet

November 11, 2023

Tanner Olson was one of six Cobber runners at the NCAA North Region Meet to record a PR time. Olson led Concordia at the season-ending meet with a time of 25:41.9.

Tanner Olson crosses the finish line at the MIAC Meet. He posted the second Top 25 MIAC Meet finish of his career. (Photo courtesy of MIAC Office)
Olson Posts Second Top 25 Finish At MIAC Meet

October 28, 2023

Tanner Olson finished his conference career in style as he earned All-Conference Honorable Mention honors at the MIAC Championship Meet. Olson finished in 25th place and helped Concordia finish in seventh place in the final team standings.

Senior Lucas Hinojos ran a 41-second personal best at the UW-La Crosse Meet and helped the Cobbers finish 13th in the team standings.
A Cheese Factory Full Of Personal Bests

October 14, 2023

Concordia ran in Wisconsin for the second straight meet and came away with five PR times at the Jim Drews Invitational hosted by Wis.-La Crosse.

(L-R) Ryan Hebrink '04, Kyle Johnson '93, Maria DeBoer '00, Erin (Gunderson) Flann '02 and Jeremy Hinderks '04 were inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Concordia Athletics Inducts Five Into Hall Of Fame

Concordia inducted five former student-athletes into the Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday as part of the annual Homecoming weekend celebration.

Homecoming week means it's time for the annual Cobber athletics 500 for 500 giving challenge!
Cobber Athletics 500 For 500 Giving Challenge 2023

October 09, 2023

Homecoming week means it's time for the annual Cobber athletics 500 for 500 giving challenge!

Maddie Van Beek will be inducted into the Perham HS Hall of Fame. She was a state champion in cross country (Photo courtesy of Perham HS)
Van Beek Inducted Into Perham HS Hall of Fame

October 06, 2023

Concordia head coach Maddie Van Beek will be inducted into the Perham High School Hall of Fame on Friday, Oct. 6 at 6 p.m. Van Beek is a part of the Hall of Fame Class that includes four individuals and the 1991 girls’ basketball team.

Freshman Tyler Goss (L) was Concordia's No.2 finisher with a season-best time of 26:57 at the Blugold Invite. (Photo courtesy of David Pape)
College Bookends Pace Cobbers At Blugold Invitational

September 29, 2023

The college bookend duo of senior Tanner Olson and freshman Tyler Goss continue to lead the Cobbers during the 2023 season. The tandem was the team’s No.1 and No.2 finishers for the third straight meet as they paced Concordia to a 23rd-place finish at the Wis.-Eau Claire Blugold Invite.

Senior Tanner Olson pulls away from a Carleton runner at the Running of the Cows Meet. (Photo courtesy of Carleton SID)
Olson & Goss Pace Cobbers At Running Of The Cows

September 16, 2023

Senior Tanner Olson outdueled freshman Tyler Goss at the finish line as the pair of Cobber harriers led Concordia at the Running of the Cows Meet hosted by Carleton.

Tanner Olson crosses the finish line at the season-opening MSUM Twilight Meet. He posted a time of 19:07.80 and finished in 12h place.
Cobbers Are Off And Running In 2023

September 08, 2023

The Cobbers opened their 2023 campaign by competing at the annual MSU Moorhead Twilight Meet. Concordia had a pair of runners finish in the Top 20 and placed sixth out of 11 teams in the final team standings.

Athletic Director Rachel Bergeson announced the 2023 Cobber Athletics Hall of Fame class which includes five former standout student-athletes.
2023 Cobber Athletic Hall of Fame Class Announced

June 30, 2023

Concordia Athletic Director Rachel Bergeson announced the 2023 Cobber Athletics Hall of Fame class. The quintet features a pair of All-American track and field athletes, the most dominant pitchers in program history baseball and softball and a 5-time All-MIAC 2-sport athlete.

Drew Frolek, Maddie Guler, Emily Rugloski, Leo Smith and Cal Wright all received CSC Academic All-District honors.
Five Track & Field Athletes Named Academic All-District

June 01, 2023

Concordia had five student-athletes recognized as Academic All-District selected by the College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA ) in the track & field/cross country category.

Concordia had a record-setting 51 fall student-athletes earn MIAC Academic All-Conference honors.
Another Record-Setting Fall In The Classroom

January 25, 2023

It was another record-setting fall in the classroom for the Concordia fall sports student-athletes. For the third time in the last four year, the Cobbers posted another record number of student-athletes who received MIAC Academic All-Conference honors.

Senior Leo Smith capped off his outstanding senior season by becoming only the eighth athlete in program history to earn NCAA All-Region honors.
Smith Becomes 8th All-Region Award Winner For CC

November 12, 2022

Senior Leo Smith capped off his outstanding senior season by becoming only the eighth athlete in program history to earn NCAA All-Region honors.

Leo Smith races through the MIAC Meet on his way to his second straight All-MIAC Honorable Mention honor. (Photo courtesy of Nathan Lodermeier)
First Back-To-Back Top 5 Finishes At MIAC Since 1983

October 29, 2022

Senior Leo Smith and sophomore Joe Lee both placed inside the Top 25 to help Concordia post its second straight Top 5 finish at the MIAC Meet - the first time CC has posted consecutive Top 5 MIAC finishes since 1983.

Sophomore Joe Lee, competing in his first meet of the year, was the Cobbers' No.2 finisher at the Jim Drews Invite at Wis.-La Crosse.
Smith Leads, But Trio Of Freshmen Provide Optimistic Outlook

October 15, 2022

Senior Leo Smith led the Cobbers for the fifth straight time this season, but it was a trio of freshmen that showed a bright future for Concordia at the Jim Crews Invitational hosted by Wis.-La Crosse.