By: Tate Hovland As the sun crawled down the sky, the conversation around the crackling fire intensified. It had been a long day of running, a mile swim in Little Mantrap Lake, and the group was exhausted, but still seemed to enjoy themselves. Looking around the fire, she noticed the numerous new faces; faces…
With fall in the air and the leaves starting to fall, the Cobber women’s volleyball season is officially underway. Led by head coach Tim Mosser, the young team looks to grow in conference play and find themselves in the playoffs come November. After suffering its worst losing season of the past two decades last year,…
Nine games into the Rebecca O’Shurak era and the Cobber women’s soccer team is rolling. O’Shurak has led the Maroon and Gold to a 4-4-1 record through her first month behind the bench as she and her team aim for their first winning season since 2015. O’Shurak took over this past spring when Kevin Roos…
Since the arrival of coach Ben Schneweis to Moorhead in 2012, the Concordia men’s soccer team has been constantly working to become a contender in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. This year, the Cobbers are hoping to make the jump to the top half of the conference standings for the first time since back to…
On Jan. 14, 2018, Kirk Cousins and I were probably in the same place: sitting on a couch. I would also be willing to bet that we were doing the same thing: watching the Minnesota Vikings play the New Orleans Saints in the divisional round of the NFC playoffs. Was one of us watching the…
The Concordia men’s and women’s soccer teams each went abroad this August to explore, travel, and of course, play soccer. The men’s team adventured to Hungary and Czech Republic while the women’s team explored towns throughout Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, and Ireland. Every three years, the soccer teams are promised an international trip as a team…
After an extensive search process last spring, Concordia welcomed new Athletic Director Jefferson Bretherton with open arms this fall. With fall sports in full action now, Bretherton feels right at home in the Concordia community. “I’m very excited to be here with such a great community,” Bretherton said. “The relationship Concordia has with its athletic…
Seven players from Concordia have made regular season rosters in the NFL, but only one made multiple pro bowls in his career — Gary Larsen. Larsen’s two pro bowl selections in 1969 and 1970 and three super bowl appearances give him the distinction as having the most accomplished professional football career in the history of…
If you play fantasy football you know how unpredictable it can be. You can lose while having a good week, win while having a bad week, or just have a generally terrible or great team due to the games unpredictability. Wyatt Lautt, a sophomore here at Concordia, is a victim of unpredictability. Although he has…
The trees are changing colors meaning the ending of one season and the beginning of another. That is no different in the world of sports. The end is here for the Cobber women’s cross country team as they have already competed in one of their final meets of the season, MIAC championships. Looking at the…