Standing in the hallway, peering in through a dirty window, there are a couple of women in the Concordia weight room among a sea of men. Those brave souls. According to Concordia students, the weight room is arguably sacred territory, only to be occupied by the athletes—more importantly the male athletes. “Being physically fit and…
Volleyball head coach Tim Mosser can usually be found in Memorial Auditorium with an energizing presence on the sidelines during home games. You may also have seen him a time or two in Olsen Forum, standing across from a smaller net, “hitting the bird,” as he would say, and working up a sweat. Mosser taught…
Hey kids. I would just like to go hand-in-hand with this week’s theme of forced niceness, and say that no, there are things in the world you can openly hate. I understand that in Minnesota, we like to be nice to everyone and then talk about them later and just be overly pleasant all the…
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…
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…
Concordia’s music and athletic departments get a significant amount of attention around campus. As a liberal arts school that emphasizes involvement, students may wonder if there is much difference between the two departments’ budgets. Concordia’s new athletic director, Rich Glas, is learning the ropes of the athletic department’s budget. When asked to compare the confidential…
Concordia College head football coach Terry Horan and the rest of his staff expect their players to be tough. They expect them to give hits just as hard as they take them. They also expect them to put their own safety above all else. To make sure that happens, the coaching staff educates the team…
This past summer, Concordia’s athletic department welcomed Benjamin Schneweis as the new head coach of men’s soccer. Schneweis brings ample experience on the field, both as a player and a coach. In addition to playing in high school, Schneweis played soccer for Brescia University, a small liberal arts college in Owensboro, Kentucky. “I fell in…
On July 11, men’s cross-country coach Garrick Larson began feeling fatigued during a run. Larson guessed he might have been coming down with Lyme disease for the second time in two years, but the flu-like symptoms he was experiencing stuck with him for an extended period of time. In just a day, the symptoms became…
Hype. Team. Mental and physical toughness. What’s the first sport that comes to mind when hearing these words? Football? Basketball? For the men’s head golf coach, Duane Siverson and a couple of his golfers, senior Jordie Siverson and sophomore Coy Papachek, these words were part of normal conversation. “It’s certainly not as glamorous as it…