The Cobber football team finished 8-2 this season in MIAC play. With half of their wins on home turf, the Cobbers drew an average of 4,839 attendees per game. Such consistent attendance and support ignited a fire in the 2012 Cobber football team and they had a season of achievements. Numerous players earned MIAC player-of-the-week…
The Cobber volleyball team swept Bethel, the number six seed, in the MIAC Quarterfinals on October 30th. Just two days later, in the MIAC Semifinals, the Cobbers, seeded third, went up against the number two seed, St. Ben’s. Unfortunately, things didn’t pan out for the Lady Cobbers, who lost 25-22, 25-18, and 25-21. Nonetheless, head…
The Cobber women’s soccer team has ended their regular season with a bang as they look towards playoffs. The women beat St. Olaf last week, clenching the number one seed for the playoffs and earning the MIAC champions title for the fourth time in seven years. Head coach Dan Weiler feels the team is prepared…
Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, a group of men from Concordia and the community get together in Memorial Auditorium to play basketball over the noon hour. They call their weekly pick-up games “noonball”. Roy Hammerling, professor of religion, is known as the Dean of Noonball. “I’m the oldest guy, and I’ve been playing noonball since…
Piles of homework and jam-packed schedules can make for stressful days. Concordia offers a variety of physical education classes throughout the year to “allow students to let loose during their busy days,” physical education instructor and wrestling coach Clay Nagel said. One of the classes Nagel teaches is archery. “I love activity classes,” Nagel said….
When Title IX, an amendment outlawing gender discrimination in any educational program receiving federal funding and assistance, was passed, it opened a whole world of opportunity for women. This included the option to participate in school athletic programs previously reserved only for men. Recently, the amendment celebrated its 40th anniversary. Former Concordia Athletic Director Larry…
Director of Concordia’s Global Education department, Per Anderson, said the school is looking into study abroad programs that are more “holistic,” and in doing so is looking to the past for ideas. “We want students to be immersed in a culture in a variety of ways,” he said. Peter Schultz leads the Physical Education 112,…
Concordia College head football coach Terry Horan and the rest of his staff expect their players to be tough. They expect them to give hits just as hard as they take them. They also expect them to put their own safety above all else. To make sure that happens, the coaching staff educates the team…
Ever wondered how many calories are torched in that ten (maybe 15 for the slowpokes of the world) minute walk from one side of campus to the other? Not to worry, the guesswork has been done! All that’s left to do is read on, step away from the pile of homework, take advantage of the…
Hype. Team. Mental and physical toughness. What’s the first sport that comes to mind when hearing these words? Football? Basketball? For the men’s head golf coach, Duane Siverson and a couple of his golfers, senior Jordie Siverson and sophomore Coy Papachek, these words were part of normal conversation. “It’s certainly not as glamorous as it…