Though the team success of the Concordia College swimming and diving team has been limited by its roster size over the last few seasons, a number of individuals and relay teams have managed to set records for the Cobbers. Between 2016 and 2017, seven school records were broken. Although only one of those record setters,…
On Friday, Nov. 3, 12 Concordia students piled into one of two vehicles for an eight-hour drive to Milwaukee — but that wasn’t the beginning of their story. Less than a week earlier, Moshe Mukori—a sophomore from Harare, Zimbabwe—got approval from the school to bring his club handball team on the trip to Wisconsin for…
This past Saturday, Nov. 11, the Cobber football team lost 10-3 to the St. John’s Johnnies in the last regular season game of the year. The game was a must-win for both teams if they wanted to extend their seasons. Both teams had lost to the University of St. Thomas earlier in the season, leaving…
The basketball teams have taken over Memorial Auditorium, and the volleyball team has wrapped up their 2017 season. They played their last game of the season on Saturday, Oct. 28, finishing the match with a 3-1 loss to the College of Saint Benedict. The volleyball team finished the season 7-15 overall and 4-7 in conference play,…
Women Hockey and Halloween go together like ice cream and pumpkin pie? For the first time in five years, Concordia opened its hockey season in the month of October when it hosted Northland College for a weekend series Oct. 27-28. Despite a dominant performance from the Cobbers—led by the top line of Amanda Flemming, Tori…
Though temperatures have dropped below the freezing point, Concordia’s Cross Country teams are still running. To the average person, it may seem like they never stop running. While this is partially true, most cross country athletes are logging miles nearly every day of the year, there is an end to the cross country season. For…
Not every Concordia graduate spends all four years on campus. Instead, a number of Cobbers first spend time at another school before transferring to Concordia. Transfer student athletes are no different, arriving to school with their maroon beanies and unique stories of how they decided Concordia College was the place for them. Junior men’s basketball…
Just five weeks after starting, the Cobber men’s golf team closed their 2017 fall season at the MIAC Championship Meet where they finished sixth of ten MIAC teams. On Oct. 2nd, the 2017 team finished their fall season down four shots per round from last year. Head Coach Joe Christianson was pleased to see the…
For the past two seasons, Concordia’s Swimming and Diving team has really just been a Swimming team. Unable to keep a diver on the roster for the regular season, Concordia entered most meets at a disadvantage since they had to forfeit two events: the three meter dive and the one meter dive. Gary Fisher, who…
For some athletes, moving on from the field, court, rink, or track of their hometown high school to college athletics is a given. They are heavily recruited and have a myriad of options to choose from at the next level. For others looking to extend their playing career, things are much less certain. In recognition…