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Concordia's young men's track and field team took third at the MIAC Outdoor Championship May 9th. The Cobbers were led by sophomore Micah Benson ('00, Moorhead). Micah won the
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Concordia freshman Adam Strainer ('01, Helena, MT) took second at the MIAC in the triple jump. He set a school record in the triple jump on May 14th with a leap of 47-4 1/2 and went on to place 16th at NCAA Nationals.
Jeff Hertel ('01, Fargo) led the Cobbers at MIAC decathlon with a 5th place finish and is believed to be just the 6th freshman in MIAC Outdoor Track and Field Championship history to place in five events. In addition to his decathlon performance, Hertel placed 4th in the Javelin, 7th in the long jump, 7th in the triple jump, and 8th in the high jump.
Cobber Joel Nelson ('01, Fargo,) led Concordia in the weight events, placing third in the MIAC in both the shot put and the hammer throw.
In addition to Benson, six other Cobbers earned Academic All-MIAC awards: Nels Paulson ('00, Cambridge, MN), Scott Holthusen ('00, Wahpeton, ND), Mark Ochenrider ('99, Whitefish, MT), Jeremy Blake ('99, Moorhead, MN), Matt Drewes ('98, Hawley, MN) and Eric Raile ('00, Wishek N.D.)
May 14 Last Chance Qualifier
@ North Dakota State
Micah Benson set a school record
of 23-6 1/2 in the long jump and is now a provisional qualifier for NCAA
Nationals. Adam Strainer set a school
record of 47-4 1/2 in the triple jump and is now a provisional qualifier
for NCAA
Nationals.
5/8-9 MIAC Outdoor Championship at St. Thomas
- Results
Ranked MIAC
performance lists going into Meet |
Cobbers take third.
April 30-May 1
MIAC Decathlon final results
Jeff Hertel takes 5th, Dan
Buchholz 6th, Nels Paulson 7th, Len
Crouse 8th, Justin Gall 9th
April 24 Hammer event at SDSU Invitational
3rd, Joel Nelson , Concordia, 155-8
4th, Mark Aslakson , Concordia, 155-6
4/24 Concordian Story
April 19-20 NDSCS Decathlon
Dan Buchholz takes 3rd, leads four Cobbers
at NDSCS Decathlon
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April 18 University of North Dakota Invitational
April 18 Weight People at Carleton Relays
4/9 Cobbers win NDSCS Invitationalsee results
4/4 Jeff Hertel takes 3rd at Northern State Decathlon
3/27 Concordian Story
Indoor Wrap-Up
Men's Track and Field takes 3rd in MIAC
The men's indoor track and field team also continued its steady improvement, placing 3rd in the MIAC Championship Meet on the strength of its solid depth.
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Freshman Adam Strainer ('01, Helena, MT)
was the lone Cobber indoor champion, winning
the MIAC triple jump with a leap of 45' 10 3/4". But he
had All-MIAC help from Dan Buchholz ('99, Moorhead,
3rd
in the pentathlon) and Joel Nelson ('01,
Fargo, 2nd in the 35# weight and 3rd
in the shot put).
March 5-7
Cobbers Take 3rd at MIAC
Indoor Championsip Meet
MIAC Championship March 5-7
March 5th Dan Buchholz takes 3rd at MIAC Pentathlon
Feb. 13 Concordian Story
Feb. 6, 1998 Concordian Story
Preview: Cobbers Open Jan 17 at NDSU
The 1998 Concordia Men's Track and Field Team opens their indoor season at the NDSU Invitational January 17. The Cobbers are coming off a 1997 season in which they finished 7th at the MIAC Indoor and 5th at the MIAC Outdoor Meet.
Among the top returners for Concordia are Dan Buchholz ('99, Moorhead, who finished 2nd in 1997 pentathlon, and Jeremy Blake ('99, Moorhead) who finished 5th in the 1997 indoor 600.
The Cobbers are led by head coach Garrick Larson.
