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2024 Cobber cross country teams
Cobber Cross Country 2024 Season Highlights

November 17, 2024

The 2024 season highlight video for the Concordia-Moorhead men's and women's cross country teams.

Concordia finished the 2024 season by competing at the NCAA Regional Meet. Senior Drew Frolek (far right) led the team with a time of 24:00.
Frolek And Johnson Cap Careers At NCAA Regional Meet

November 16, 2024

Seniors Drew Frolek and Airial Johnson finished off their Cobber careers at the NCAA Regional Meet. The duo helped Concordia to a 22nd-place team finish and Frolek came away with her best finish at a regional meet.

Senior Drew Frolek embraces a teammate after leading the Cobbers at the MIAC Championship Meet (Photo courtesy of the St. Olaf SID)
Experience And Youth Pace Cobbers At MIAC Meet

November 02, 2024

The Cobbers were led by experience and youth at the MIAC Championship Meet. Senior Drew Frolek and first-year runner Ashley Nelson finished 1-2 for Concordia at the conference meet and helped Concordia claim eighth place in the final team standings in the 12-team field.

First-year runner Ashley Nelson ran a career-best time of 23:56 and led the Cobbers at the UW-La Crosse Tori Neubauer Invite.
Cobbers Gain Momentum In Final Regular Season Race

October 19, 2024

Competing in their final race before the MIAC Championship Meet, the Cobbers rode the momentum from their outstanding performance at the last meet and had seven runners post a season or personal-best mark at the Tori Neubauer Invitational hosted by Wis.-La Crosse. 

First-year runner Kelyn Henry-Perlich was one of nine Cobber athletes to post season-best times at the Jamestown Invite.
Cobbers Break Out The PRs At Jamestown Invite

October 04, 2024

Concordia had a strong showing at the University of Jamestown Jimmie Invite as all nine of the Cobbers' runners either got a season or personal best. 

Senior Drew Frolek races up a hill at the St. Olaf Invite. Here late-race kick made her the No.1 finisher for CC. (Photo courtesy of Don Stoner)
Frolek's Late-Race Kick Paces Cobbers At St. Olaf

September 21, 2024

Senior Drew Frolek came through with a late-race kick to finish as the top runner for the Cobbers at the St. Olaf Invitational.

Head Coach Maddie Van Beek
Maddie Van Beek Post-Meet Interview

September 21, 2024

Head Coach Maddie Van Beek reflects on the team's performance at the St. Olaf Invitational.

Ashley Nelson was named the MIAC Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week for her personal-best performance at the MSUM Twilight Meet.
Nelson Named MIAC Athlete Of The Week

September 17, 2024

Concordia first-year runner Ashley Nelson (Rice, Minn./Sartell HS) was named the MIAC Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week for her personal-best performance at the season-opening MSU Moorhead Twilight Meet.

First-year runner Ashley Nelson posted a PR time at the season-opening MSUM Twilight Meet. (Photo courtesy of MSUM Sports Info Office)
Nelson's Monster PR Leads Cobbers At Season Opener

September 13, 2024

For first-year runner, Ashley Nelson, the inaugural meet of her college career was no big deal. Nelson clocked a monster personal-best time to lead Concordia at the season-opening MSU Moorhead Twilight Meet.

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 finished 20th at the NCAA North Regional Meet. The Cobbers were led by Drew Frolek and had a pair of first-year eunners in their Top 5.
Frolek Leads Cobbers At NCAA Regional Meet

November 11, 2023

Junior Drew Frolek led Concordia at the season-ending NCAA North Region Meet. Frolek posted the highest region finish in her career and helped the Cobbers place 20th in the final team standings.

The Cobber crew at the MIAC Meet poses for a picture. They had five runners finish in the Top 58 with all five finishing within 14 seconds of one another.
A Pack Of Success At MIAC Championship Meet

October 28, 2023

The Cobbers used a “pack” mentality to post four Top 50 finishes and a fifth who was only eight places out of that group as they posted a seventh-place team finish at the MIAC Championship Meet.

Concordia has had four different runners lead the team in the four different meets in 2023.
Frolek Makes It 4 To Lead Concordia

October 14, 2023

Drew Froelk became the fourth different Cobber to lead the team at a meet this season when she posted a season-best time at the Tori Neubauer Invite hosted by Wis.-La Crosse.

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.

First-year runner Amelia Rowley (L) ran a personal best time of 25:18 to lead Concordia at the Blugold Invite (Photo courtesy of David Pape)
Rowley Races To Cobber No.1 Spot At Wis.-Eau Claire

September 29, 2023

It only took freshman Amelia Rowley three meets to step into the role as Concordia’s No.1 runner. Rowley raced to a season-best time of 25:18.80, which helped the Cobbers place 21st at the Wis.-Eau Claire Blugold Invitational.