Concordia’s wrestling team has placed in the top 15 teams in the country the last three years, wrestling coach Matt Nagel said. The team has two all-American wrestlers and several starters returning to the team this season. In addition to having athletes with years of experience, the wrestling coaches have several athletes of different weight…
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…
As Kyle LeDuc prepared to end a successful high school wrestling career and move onto collegiate athletics, he had several possibilities open to him. He could attend NDSU, where he would be a Division I athlete; he could choose St. Cloud State, which would offer him a Division II-level wrestling program; or, he could attend…
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….
Siri Manning, a junior, knows all the hot spots in the Fargo-Moorhead area to give you whatever outdoor biking, rollerblading or running experience you need. She’s a bit of an enthusiast; Manning participates in TRAM, The Ride Across Minnesota—a 250-mile, 5-day biking marathon through Minnesota that raises money for Multiple Sclerosis research and aid programs. …
The men’s golf team competed in the MIAC tournament last week at Bunker Hills Golf Course in Anoka, Minn., wrapping up their fall season. The Cobbers placed fifth out of the 10 teams that competed in the tournament with a final score of a 77-over-par-941. Prior to the tournament, head coach Duane Siverson focused the…
The athletic department has worked with the Marketing Club to create a new way of giving students at Concordia more incentive to attend sporting events this semester. Cob Mob will make attending games more exciting for the fans and generate more support for the athletes, Athletic Director Rich Glas said. “The main goal [of] Cob…
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…
Concordia is evaluating the equipment located in the balcony of Olson Forum in order to make appropriate repairs, replacements and additions sometime this school year. The college started evaluations earlier this fall and will look to order the necessary equipment by this December, according to Chelle Hanson, Director of Student Leadership and Service. “Every year…