Men’s Basketball Current Record: 13-6 Overall, 10--5 MIAC (3rd Place) Recent Results: Concordia 69 at St. John's 68 - Box Score/Recap ; Concordia 75 at Macalester 86 - Box Score/Recap; Bethel 85 at Concordia 93 - Box Score/Recap Upcoming Events: at St. Thomas on Wednesday, February 4 at 7:30pm - Listen Live; at home vs. Carleton on Saturday, February 7 at 3:00pm - Listen Live; at St. Mary's on Monday, February 9 at 7:30pm - Listen Live Latest News and Notes: - The Concordia men’s basketball team made all 25 free throw attempts in their game against Bethel on Monday night. That sets an MIAC record for most consecutive free throws made in one game. The 25-for-25 is also the most consecutive free throws made in one game by any team in Divisions I, II or III this season. The mark was three shots shy of the NCAA Division III mark of 28-for-28 set by Albany (N.Y.) on Feb. 19, 1994. In Concordia’s last two games, the Cobbers have gone 56-for-59 (94.9%) from the free throw line. - Keith Eckhoff set a league record in the game against Bethel by making 16 consecutive free throw attempts. Eckhoff was a perfect 16-for-16 from the line and has made 28 consecutive free throw attempts. Eckhoff has averaged 17.0 points over the past three games and is currently third on the team in scoring, averaging 10.9 points per game. -  Concordia can clinch an MIAC playoff spot for the first time since the 2000-01 season with any combination of three Cobber wins or St. John’s losses. Concordia is currently 10-5 in the conference and 13-6 overall. The 13 wins are the most by a Cobber men’s team since the ’00-01 campaign.

Women’s Basketball
Current Record: 15-4 Overall, 13-3 MIAC (T3rd Place)
Recent Results: St. Ben's 76 at Concordia 77 OT - Box Score/Recap; Concordia 60 at Macalester 39 - Box Score/Recap; Bethel 54 at Concordia 70 - Box Score/Recap
Upcoming Events: at St. Thomas on Wednesday, February 4 at 5:30pm - Listen Live; at home vs. Carleton on Saturday, February 7 at 1:00pm - Listen Live
Latest News and Notes:
- The Concordia women’s basketball team has won nine consecutive games and is a perfect 8-0 at home. It is the longest winning streak by a Concordia women’s team since the 1992-93 season when the Cobbers rattled off 10 straight victories. The school record for consecutive victories is 17, set at the end of the 1987-88 season and the beginning of the 1988-89 year.

- The Cobbers clinched a playoff spot with their win over Bethel on Monday night. That marks the third time, in the four-year history of the conference tournament, that Concordia has earned a berth. The Cobbers are now 15-4 on the year and 13-3 in conference play. Both win totals are the most since the 2000-01 season when the team went 16-5 in the MIAC and 19-5 overall.

-  In Concordia’s 60-39 win over Macalester on Saturday, the Cobbers limited the Scots to 10 first half points. That total is the fewest points allowed in a single half by the Cobbers since the sports information department started keeping track of those statistics in 1990. Concordia has also held opponents under 50 points four times this season. The Cobbers have held opponents to under 40% shooting from the floor for eight consecutive games. They have held 15 teams under the 40% mark in their 21 games this year.
 

Men’s Hockey Current Record: 1-13-3 Overall, 0-6-2 MIAC (8th Place) Recent Results: No Games Played  Upcoming Events: at Hamline on Friday, February 6 at 7:00pm; at Hamline on Saturday, February 7 at 2:00pm Latest News and Notes: - The Cobbers have recorded three ties in their last seven games. This ties a school record for ties in a season. The Cobbers posted three-tie seasons in 1989-90 and 1998-99.  - Cobber first-year player Jon Rudnick (Moorhead, Minn.) is currently tied for second in the MIAC in power play goals (3). He is also seventh in the league in scoring by a first-year player. Rudnick has four goals and one assist in eight league games. He leads the team in goals scored in conference games.

Women’s Hockey
Current Record: 5-7-0 Overall, 4-6-0 MIAC (6th Place)
Recent Results: Concordia 5 at St. Ben's 3 - Box Score/Recap; Concordia 8 at St. Ben's 5 - Box Score/Recap;
Upcoming Events: at Augsburg on Friday, February 6 at 7:00pm; at Augsburg on Saturday, February 7 at 2:00pm

Latest News and Notes:
- Concordia junior forward Lindsay Czarnecki (Riverside, Cali./Riverside-Poly HS) was named MIAC Player of the Week. She scored four goals and collected one assist in Concordia's weekend sweep at Saint Benedict.

The two victories snapped a four-game losing streak and jumped the Cobbers into a tie for sixth place in the MIAC.

On Friday night, Czarnecki scored both of her goals in the second period to help Concordia to a 5-3 victory. She scored the team's second goal of the game to tie the score at 2-2, midway through the period. She then added her second goal later in the period after the Blazers had jumped ahead 3-2. She also added an assist on the final goal of the game.

In the series finale, Czarnecki scored two more goals to help the Cobbers come from behind to beat CSB 8-5.

- Czarnecki has scored a goal in eight of Concordia’s first 12 games this season. She leads the team in scoring with 16 points (12g/4a). She is currently 10th in the MIAC in scoring this season.

- The Cobbers have the best road record in the MIAC this season. The team owns a 5-1-0 record on the road but a 0-6 mark at home. That is good news for the Cobber women’s team since they will play six of their last eight games on the road.
 

Women’s Swimming and Diving Recent Results: No Meets Held Upcoming Events: at the MIAC Swimming and Diving Championship Meet at the U of Minnesota on February 12-14 Latest News and Notes: - Concordia individual and relay times as compared to the rest of the MIAC can be found at:  2003-04 Top MIAC Individual Times: www.miac-online.org/0304toptimes.htm  2003-04 Top Relay Times: www.miac-online.org/0304relays.htm

Men’s Tennis
Recent Results: No Meets
Upcoming Events: at home vs. Gustavus at Courts Plus on Saturday, February 14 at 7:00pm.
 
 

Women’s Tennis Recent Results: No Meets  Upcoming Events: at home vs. MSU-Moorhead at Courts Plus on Sunday, February 8 at 9:00am.

Men’s Track and Field
Recent Results: at home for the Cobber Duals - Meet Results
Upcoming Events: at home for the Cobber Pentathlon on Friday, February 6 at 6:00pm; at the NDSU Bison Open on Saturday, February 7 at 3:30pm.

Latest News and Notes:
- Concordia had two athletes capture individual events at the Cobber Dual Meet. Cobber sophomore, transfer student/athlete Luke Draxten (Fergus Falls, Minn.) won the high jump with a leap of 6-4. It was Draxten's first indoor track meet in three years and he has only recently started to train for the event. Concordia's other event- winner was Kyle Halliday (Jr., Willmar, Minn.) who captured the 600-meter run in a time of 1:24.63. It is a personal best time for Halliday and rates in the top eight times ever run by a Concordia athlete in the event.

- Other strong performances at the Cobber Dual Meet included Louis Bedard (So., Brainerd, Minn.), who placed third in the 10,000 meters in a time of 10:03.28. First-year sprinter Ryan Smith (Grand Forks, N.Dak./ Red River HS) was ninth in the 55 meters in a time of 6.91, and the distance medley relay team of Dan Bye (Fr., Mankato, Minn./Mankato Loyola HS), Greg Moss (So., Lakewood, Colo., Green Mountain HS), Halliday and Nick Myran (Jr., Kenyon, Minn./Kenyon-Wanamingo HS) finished second with a 11:07.95 mark.
 

Women’s Track and Field Recent Results: at home for the Cobber Duals - Meet Results Upcoming Events: at home for the Cobber Pentathlon on Friday, February 6 at 6:00pm; at the NDSU Bison Open on Saturday, February 7 at 3:30pm. Latest News and Notes: - The Cobber women’s track and field team opened the 2003-04 indoor season by winning the Cobber Dual Meet on Saturday. Concordia went 6-0, and beat NCAA Division II teams from MSU-Moorhead, Bemidji State and the University of North Dakota. The last time the Cobbers won the dual meet was back in the 2000-01 season when the team went on to finish second at the MIAC Indoor Championship Meet. - At the Cobber Dual Meet Lisa Owen (Sr., Mineral, Virg./Minot (ND) HS) and Renee Splichal (Sr., Garrison, N.Dak.) joined Angie Pfeiffer in the winners circle by winning the 1500 meters and the pole vault. Owen continued her winning ways that she started in the fall by capturing all-conference honors in cross country. Owen outstretched Lisa Nayes of Jamestown to win the event by .06 in a final time of 4:57.65. Splichal soared above the competition by finishing with a final height of 10-0. Splichal also finished third in the 55-meter hurdles.  Other Cobber athletes who finished in the top three in the meet were Natalie Hanson (So., Rogers, Minn./Elk River HS) who finished third in the 600 meters, Jenn Falk (Fr., Jamestown, N.Dak.) who placed third in the 1000 meters and Jen St. John (Jr., Billings, Mont./Billings West HS) who captured third behind Owen in the 1500. All three Cobber relay teams finished in the top three in their events. The 4x400 meter relay team of Alissa Bilden (Fr., Miles City, Mont./Custer County HS), Britt Berger (Fr., Kalispell, Mont./Flathead HS), Nicole Plante (Jr., Fort Benton, Mont.) and Amy Ravenhorst (Fr., Hollandale, Minn./Albert Lea HS) finished second in a time of 4:13.96, only .69 behind the winning team from Jamestown College.

Wrestling
Recent Results: 10th Place at the Elmhurst (IL) Invitational - Meet Results
Upcoming Events: at home vs. Jamestown on Wednesday, February 4 at 7:00pm; at the North Country Invite at SJU on Saturday, February 7 at 9:00am.

Latest News and Notes:
- The Concordia wrestling team owns an overall dual meet record of  5-5 this season.  The five dual meet wins are the most for a Cobber wrestling team since the 2001-02 season when they also finished with five wins. The Cobbers have a chance to reach the six-win plateau for the first time since the 1991-92 season when they won seven dual meets. Doug Perry's squad has one remaining dual meet this season, a home affair with Jamestown on Wednesday, February 4 at 7:00pm.

- The Cobber wrestling team has had their successful season without the help of their top two wrestlers from the past two seasons. William Duppler (Jr., Valley City, N.Dak) has wrestled in only one tournament since the end of November, and Dennis Kline (Jr., Plymouth HS, Wayzata HS) has not wrestled at all this year. The two wrestlers combined to pick up 90 individual wins in the previous two seasons.

- This past weekend three Cobber wrestlers placed in the top six at the Elmhurst (IL) Invitational. Lee Rahrlien (So., Graceville, Minn./C-G-B HS), Ed Oehlers (Jr., North Branch, Minn/North Branch HS) and Dain Kalkbrenner (Fr., Atwater, Minn./A-C-G HS) each placed sixth in their weight classes. Rahrlien won his first two matches in the 157-pound weight class before falling 3-2 in the semifinals to Jacob Malone of St. John's. Rahrlien lost his final two matches to claim sixth place. He finished the tournament with a 2-3 record. Rahrlien finishes the month of January with an 8-5 record as he prepares for the NCAA Division III Central Region Meet.

Oehlers went 3-3 in his six matches at 197. He won three of his first four matches and was knocked out of the championship bracket in the quarterfinals. Oehlers is now 8-7 since the Christmas break.

Kalkbrenner put on a terrific display of wrestling, by winning three of his first four matches by a pin fall in the heavyweight division. Like Oehlers, Kalbrenner lost in the quarterfinals of the championship bracket before wrestling his way back to the fifth place match. Kalkbrenner finished the tournament with a 3-3 record and is now 6-4 since being moved to the heavyweight classification after the Christmas break.
 
 

Please Note: The views written in this piece are the work of the writer and and do not necessarily reflect the views of Concordia College. They are not meant to harm or disrespect any of the athletes or school. It is merely an attempt to give the reader a different perspective into the world of Concordia athletics. Different Perspective Index: November 25 - December 2 - December 9 - January 28 February 4, 2004 "The Real New Years Resolutions" Contrary to popular belief, the New Year does not begin on January 1st. The true new year really begins the day after the Super Bowl when the previous football season has been put to rest, and all the debauchery, corporate sponsorship and lack of integrity that goes with the most overrated sporting event of the year is finally over.  Since this week is the "official" first week of the year, I thought it would be appropriate to make a few New Years resolutions to start 2004. I am not talking about the kind of resolutions that fade after two weeks or a month. I am not talking about making a resolution to start a fad diet named after a country singer/guitarist that makes you count carbs or anything else that can be mistaken for a part of the engine of my car. Even though I probably should since last week I received an e-mail that had the subject line of "We Know You Are Fat!" (That fact is not made up and I have the e-mail to prove it!) As I watch the number of noon ball participants dwindle with each passing session, I want to make a few resolutions that I can carry out until summer, and even beyond. I want to get the new year off on the right foot and set realistic goals. So, for the whole world to see, I bring you my new year's resolutions. I hope everyone encourages me to see these through until the end of the year. I resolve to watch and enjoy more Concordia athletic events and not get caught up in worrying about whether the scores, pictures and story will be put on the web the nanosecond after the game is over. I will enjoy the performances by the athletes who play for the love of the game and not because they are driven by the pursuit of the dollar bill.  I resolve to cheer for the opposing team when they make great plays. I resolve to understand that great athletic feats happen on both sides of the court and I will not get upset if an opponent hits an off-balance, fade-away, 3-point basket from just inside the concession stand to give her team the lead late in the game. Rather I will applaud the effort and cheer even harder for the Cobbers to do the same. I resolve to not get upset when the local newspaper continues to overlook everyone who competes in maroon in gold in favor of those athletes that sport the green and gold. I will not fly off the handle when Cobber teams build win streaks, set conference records and clinch playoff spots without the slightest hint of a reporter around Memorial Auditorium to take notice. I resolve to put into perspective the achievement of the men's basketball team when they do not miss a free throw attempt for an entire game or miss only twice in 58 attempts over the course of two games. I realize that we are jaded since every basketball player who suits up as a Cobber is expected, at some point in time in their career, to make a run at the national record for consecutive free throws made, but if you really look at what the men did on Monday night you will be awestruck. I can't even throw a piece of paper in my recycling bin 25 straight times and that receptacle is only three feet away.  I resolve to watch in awe, with my mouth gaping open, as the diminutive women's track star Angie Pfeiffer flies down the backstretch at every race and breaks into another gear as she nears the finish line. I resolve to watch men's basketball player Nate Ohme, and only Nate Ohme, for a full 10 minutes in one game. That way I can appreciate what he means to the team. By doing this I will remember that not every athlete has to be the best shooter on the team, the best athlete, or the biggest in stature to be a huge factor in the team's success. I resolve to watch Jessica Rahman coach the women's basketball team and remember the amazing achievement  she, and the rest of her teammates, pulled off in 1988 when they won the national championship.  I resolve to look at the faces of the opposing team's shooters when they are stopped time and time again by two of the best hockey goalies in the conference. I will enjoy their frustration as Ryan Gill and Jamie Savage turn all-conference forwards into players who mumble under their breath, and curse every goalie, after they have been stonewalled for the umpteenth time.  I resolve to spend an afternoon at a Concordia baseball game talking to Hall of Fame coach Sonny Gulsvig and revel in the colorful stories he tells about past Concordia athletic achievements. I will also take the time to learn more about the storied history of Concordia athletics, so I can pass the tradition on to another generation. I resolve to put my fellow Cobber coaches in the spotlight so that more people can fully understand the amazing job they do when it comes to being role models and integral parts of the lives of the student/athletes at Concordia.  I resolve to stand up for the athletic department and scream at people until they understand how a healthy and vibrant athletic department can lift an entire college. I will hold up the examples of other colleges that have generated revenue, increased enrollment and posted positive publicity because of successful athletic teams. I will do this, as I explain that the meaning of a liberal arts college is not about limiting the choices a student can select from, but spreading out a buffet of activities that will make a student's college years truly life-changing. I resolve to tell the stories of former Cobber student/athletes who have gone on to make huge impacts in society as doctors and people that cure diseases, teachers of our youth and as members of boards of regents. I will let people know that the vast majority of these talented people chose to attend Concordia because they were recruited by an athletic coach. I resolve to get to know more student/athletes by their first name and be able to look them in the eye and let them know how much they are appreciated by the athletic department and the college. I resolve to listen to more music and not be afraid to sing out loud. I will not get embarassed if someone walks by my office and sees me moving to the beat. I will appreciate the resolve and dedication that people put into being musicians just as much as they do into playing athletics.  I resolve to continue to stay up late and apologize less for not getting into the office at the crack of dawn. In the sports information world, the early bird gets the worm but the night owl has the most up-to-date website.  I resolve to always keep my office door open and keep my candy jar filled. It is amazing what a round yellow jar that has a happy face painted on it can do to a person's disposition when they find a piece of candy inside.  I resolve to fulfill my role as keeper of the largest college-run website in the country and appreciate the palette that my predecessor Jerry Pyle left me in charge of. I will make sure that when I leave the college that the site is in better shape than when I took over.  And finally, after what has transpired in the past three months around the Cobber athletic department, I resolve to live each day to the fullest and not spend my time as just another ant marching along with the rest of the colony.  I am confident in my ability to keep these resolutions now, three weeks from now and three months from now. As I take another sip of Mountain Dew and finish off the last of my box of popcorn (I wonder how many carbs are in a box of three-day-old concession popcorn?), I hope that other people will continue to make the Concordia athletic department a place that is celebrated and emulated and not sliced apart because of a lack of understanding.  From under the table and dreaming in Cobberville, that's this week's different perspective.

 
 

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