The last time the Cobber women’s track team saw an indoor conference title was almost a decade ago. Angie Pfeiffer, six-time All-American, played a huge role in claiming the title. According to head women’s track coach Marvin Roeske, besides an indoor conference title, Pfeiffer left a legacy all her own here at Concordia. The six-time…
Category: Spring
Baseball season preview: team looks to top last year’s strong offense
Offense was the story of the season for the Cobber base- ball team in 2015. Led by Nick Bornhauser’s MIAC-best .776 slugging percentage and Eric Carlsen’s MIAC-best .524 on-base percentage, the Cobbers hit for a team aver- age of .344 and outscored their opponents by 136 runs. “Last season was probably the strongest offensive season…
Student-led cheer squad to host tryouts in March
What is a football game without a dozen plus cheerleaders standing on the track, cheering to the school song after a touch- down or a field goal? What’s a basketball game without cheerleaders standing on the baseline near the home bench chanting “defense”? Can you honestly say that it is a true sporting experience if…
Men’s throwers are back and ready for a strong season
The 2015 indoor track season ended dis- mally for the men throwers. “We had very few members,” senior Tyler Aldous said. The lack of the throwers was the result of injuries and conflicting class schedules. Se- nior Erik Bye missed all of the 2015 season because of injury, senior Jens Hulden missed due to a…
Track team hires new jumping coach
Both the men’s and women’s track and field teams officially welcomed a new member to the coaching staff when indoor practices got under way Jan. 4. Martin Peper, 61, was hired by the heads of the men’s and women’s track and field teams to coach the long jump, high jump and triple jump. Peper will…
Cobber softball aims to make their presence known on campus
The spring season is fast approaching, and the bats are out of storage and swinging even faster. The women’s softball team is preparing for its upcoming season which begins Feb. 1. The bats were not put completely away in storage. According to head coach Michael Reese, the team has been preparing for the upcoming season…
Gabriel Wright: Part-time student, full-time athlete
Seven semesters down, one more to go. The finish line, graduation, is in sight. A degree is right around the corner but as you continue down the last semester before graduation, senioritis begins to take over your motivation. Adding to the struggle is a full course load and extracurricular activities, such as sports. The load…
Spring sport wrap-up
Spring sports rely heavily on fair weather. Rain and snow lead to unplayable game facilities. In years past, these teams have had to deal with postponements and cancellations due to weather conditions. This year was no different. The Track and Field team was able to get outside for their first outdoor meet on March 29….
Cobbers sweep in Nebraska
With brutally cold temperatures in Lincoln last Saturday, the cobber baseball team made the decision to play a triple-header on Sunday in better conditions. The Cobbers earned the three game sweep of Nebraska Wesleyan with a solid offensive effort in each game, along with the depth of pitching. Senior Jackson Meland pitched all seven innings,…
Reeves goes 3 for 3
Cherae Reeves has won three straight All-American awards for track and field The Concordia Track and Field team sent two of their athletes to the NCAA National Indoor meet. Cherae Reeves went for shot put and Hilary Thompson went for triple jump. This is Reeves second visit to the Indoor national meet. Reeves says that…