On Saturday the Concordia University men’s track and field team did something never before accomplished in the history of Bulldog athletics – win a national title.
In a three-day meet that came down to the very last event, head coach Kregg Einspahr’s men tallied 59 points and held off Indiana Tech (55), Wayland Baptist (55) and Oklahoma Baptist (53) for the title. On the women’s side, Concordia tied for fifth with 39 points.
Two Concordia track and field teams (1989 indoor women and 2000 indoor men) had previously notched runner-up national finishes. Behind a star-studded group of throwers, the 2015 Bulldogs took the top spot.
“I certainly did not project that we would have the lead going into the 4×4,” Einspahr said. “Going into the meet I didn’t think that we had much chance of winning the national title. We had a lot of things go our way. I have to give credit to our kids. They really had a good meet. It’s a dream come true for myself, our coaches and our athletes.”
Seventeen individuals combined for a total of 22 All-America performances for the Bulldogs. Four athletes garnered two or more placements on the medal stand and four Bulldogs put up a collective five national runner-up claims to go with Cody Boellstorff’s hammer throw national title.
