For assistant athletic trainer Kathleen Vesta, athletes are more than just patients. In her five years training primarily baseball, basketball, and men’s and women’s soccer, Vesta has developed relationships with countless Cobber athletes. Though Vesta never attended Concordia as a student, she completed her graduate assistant work at Concordia while attending North Dakota State University….
On Tuesday night, Olson Forum filled with students and the sound of pop music. At the front of the room was senior Lindsay Marie Dusek of Lindsay Marie Fitness, leading the group through routines of salsa, merengue, and hip-hop moves. Dusek leads semi-regular Zumba classes on campus, sponsored by Concordia Events Commission. She has spent…
It takes a very steady hand to succeed at Milton Bradley’s Operation board game. It takes an even more steady hand to be an actual surgeon, and only the steadiest of hands get to hold national archery trophies. By day, Chris Wiger is a college student in his junior year at Concordia College double-majoring in…
After 36 years of coaching at Concordia, head baseball Coach Bucky Burgau has reached his 700th career win. It is a large mile marker but Burgau stays focused on the current team’s success. “I am really thankful to Concordia for allowing me to be their head baseball coach for 36 years. Longevity has provided me…
Lacrosse season has officially begun for Concordia College. So far, the women’s lacrosse team has won two of their five games and has traveled across the state for various games. Last weekend the team traveled to Wisconsin and played against the University of Whitewater. Despite losing 8 to 6 against Whitewater, the team is still…
Cobber hockey player, Caleb Suderman, said it was a “dream come true” to be playing professional hockey. The senior from Winkler, Manitoba signed a one-year deal with the Greenville Road Warriors of the East Coast Hockey League back on March 13. The Road Warriors are a minor league affiliate of the New York Rangers of…
A tough schedule and a winning record were in the Cobbers’ favor as they were selected for the NCAA National Tournament Concordia’s Women’s Basketball finished off their season by making it to the NCAA National Tournament. “We set goals at the beginning of the year and being in the National Tournament was definitely one of…
Concordia offers several opportunities for students to take a little time to themselves. One of the ways Concordia has done this is by offering students the opportunity to play in a volleyball club against other colleges. Prior to attending Concordia, senior Jordan Goos enjoyed playing volleyball with some of his friends. Since Goos knew he…
The ability to gracefully glide across ice takes the utmost dedication and perseverance. The art of figure skating is one in which errors may be made, but through these errors participants will enhance their skills. When sophomore Morgan Schleif was informed that she could not participate in gymnastics anymore because of a previous injury, she…
February is American Heart Month. This is a time to remember those who have passed away from heart conditions, recognize those living with heart conditions and evaluate your own heart heath. Junior Allie Smeeth is a student on campus with a heart condition known as Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. American Heart Month is a chance…