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1989-90 Concordia Sports Summary
Sport 89-90 MIAC MIAC MIAC Post Season Play
Record Record Race Champ
Fall Sports
Football 7-2-1 6-2-1 2nd St. John's none
Volleyball 26-19 8-3 4th St. Ben's none
W C-C'try 8th 2nd St. Thomas 5th in NCAA Regional
M C-C'try 8th 8th St. Thomas 16th in NCAA Regional
M Soccer 8-6-4 2-5-3 8th St. John's none
W Soccer 2-13 1-7 9th St. Mary's none
W Golf 1st 1st Concordia none
M Golf 3rd 3rd Gustavus none
Winter Sports
W Basketball 24-5 19-1 1st Concordia Won West Regional
M Basketball 6-19 6-14 T8th St. Thomas none
Hockey 14-11-3 10-4-2 3rd St. Thomas Lost in MIAC Playoffs
Wrestling 10-7 4-3 4th Augsburg 3 to Nat'l, 1 all-America
W Indoor Track 3rd 3rd St. Thomas 2 to Nat'l, 1 all-America
M Indoor Track 3rd 3rd St. Thomas 2 to Nat'l. 1 all-America
Spring Sports
Baseball 21-15 13-7 2nd St. Mary's none
W Track 3rd 3rd St. Thomas 2 to Nat'l
Softball 12-10 10-6 3rd Gustavus none
M Track 5th 5th St. Thomas 1 to Nat'l
W Tennis 16-6 6-4 5th Gustavus none
M Tennis 9-11 5-5 6th Gustavus none
1989-90 Cobber Coaching Facts
Head Coach Coaching Record MIAC Nat'l
CC & Yrs Champs Champs Fall
Sports
Football Jim Christopherson (21 yrs) 153-57-5 9 2('78,'81)
Volleyball Kathy James (3 yrs) 72-57
W Cross Country Marion Strand (1 yr) 2nd in MIAC
M Cross Country Mike Paul (1 yr) 8th in MIAC
M Soccer Tom Kennedy (4 yrs) 19-25-7
W Soccer Dean Hashbarger (2 yrs) 5-23
M Golf John Eidsness (1) (9 yrs)
W Golf Duane Siverson (10 yrs) 1('89)
Winter Sports
W Basketball Duane Siverson (6 yrs) 144-30 4 1 ('88)
M Basketball John Eidsness (12 yrs) 144-164 2
Hockey Steve Baumgartner (4 yrs) 53-52-3 1
Wrestling Ron Nellermoe (5 yrs) (3 all-Americans)
M Indoor Track Doug Perry (7 yrs) (2 all-Americans)
W Indoor Track Doug Perry (7 yrs) '88 MIAC Champs
(8 all-Americans)
Spring Sports
Baseball "Bucky" Don Burgau (12 yrs) 236-163-2 1
Softball Steve Baumgartner (4 yrs) 39-55
M Track Doug Perry (7 yrs) (4 all-Americans)
W Track Doug Perry (7 yrs) (12 all Americans)
M Tennis Bob Nick (23 yrs)
W Tennis Bernice Pavek (2) (16 yrs)
1 Jerry Pyle will be head men's golf coach for 90-91
2 Will be on one year sabatical for 90-91,
90-91 women's tennis coach not named yet.
1989-1990 Concordia All-MIAC Performers
Fall Sports
Football
1st team
Paul Lundstrom Sr. defensive back, & punt returner,Fargo, Cobber MVP
Mike Klindt Sr. halfback, Breckenridge, leading rusher, 812 yds
Ty Goschen Sr. receiver, Fargo, leading receiver, 559 yds,
Thad Tudor Jr. linebacker, Great Falls, Mont., 115 tackles,
Mike Gindorff Jr. defensive line, Crosby, 109 tackles
2nd Team
Dave Benson Sr. linebacker, Morris, Mn., 126 tackles
John Campion Sr. offensive tackle, Detroit Lakes
Chad Walthall Jr. quarterback, Staples, 1631 yds passing, 52% comp.
Kirk Leinwand Jr. offensive guard, Forsyth, Mont.
Dave Carlson Jr. fullback, Chisago City, 670 yds on 178 carries
Volleyball
Amy Walstad Jr. Middle Hitter, Fargo, 2nd time all-MIAC
Kerri Smerud So. Outside Hitter, Moorhead
Women's Cross Country
Chris Fredrick Jr., Foley, Mn., 7th at MIAC in 18:50
Sharon Espeland Jr., Bismarck, ND, 8th at MIAC in 18:56
Molley Weyrens Jr., St Cloud, 9th at MIAC in 18:57
Kathy Keele Sr., West Yellowstone, Mont., 10th in MIAC in 18:57
Men's Cross Country
none
Men's Golf
Wayne Severud Sr., St. Louis Park, 7th at MIAC Meet, (157)
Women's Golf
Kelly Cornell So., Thief River Falls, Medalist at MIAC Meet
Carrie Johnson Jr., Walker, 5th at MIAC Meet
Kelly Spangrud Sr., Mankato, 6th at MIAC Meet
Men's Soccer
Craig MacBean Sr., New Hope, Forward, Led Cobs with 25 points
Eric Nelson Jr., Novo Hamburgo, Brazil, Midfielder
Women's Soccer
Sara Pittorf Jr., Forward, Bloomington, led Cobs with 17 points
Deb Idstrom So., Forward, New Hope, 2nd in scoring with 11 points
1989-1990 Concordia All-MIAC Performers
Winter Sports
Women's Basketball
Michelle Thykeson Jr. Center, 6-2, Finley, ND, 17.8 ppg, 7.0 rpg
first-team Kodak all-American, MIAC-MVP
Becky Ehnert Sr. Point, 5-6, New York Mills, 598 carrer assists
Cathy Johnson So. Guard, 5-6, Milbank, SD, 11.4 ppg, 41-96 on 3pts
Hockey
Mike Hassman Jr. Forward, Regina, Sask., Cob Record 77 pts, 42 goals
first-team all-America, MIAC Co-MVP
John Town Jr. Forward, Peterborough, Ont., Cob Record 37 assists
Shawn McGurran Jr. Forward, Winnipeg, 56 points, 5th in MIAC scoring
Men's Basketball
Eric Gardner Jr. Center, 6-7, Fargo, led team w/ 16.7 ppg, 7.0 rpg.
Wrestling
Kirk Leinwand Jr. heavyweight, Forsyth, Mont., 2nd at MIAC,
Ryan Sikorski Fr. 190-pounder, Hamilton, Mont., 2nd at MIAC
(Chip Halverson Jr. 167-pounder, Glasgow, Mont., did't place at MIAC
but finished 4th at Nationals, named all-American)
W Indoor Track (Placed in top six at MIAC Meet)
Chris Fredrick Jr., Foley, 1st in 1500, 435.28, 2nd, 800, 2:20.79
finished 6th at National meet and named all-American
Kathy Keele Sr., West Yellowstone, Mont., 1st in 3000, 10:22.10
Shelly Jader So., Cloquet, 1st in LJ, 17-2.75, 1st in TJ, 34-7.5
Denise Balzarini Sr., Simms, Mont., 2nd in 1000, 3:02.47
Wendy Toenies So., Mora, 4th in 55M, 7.51
Jean Shafer Fr., Mahnomen, 5th in LJ, 16-1, 5th in TJ, 32-2
Sharon Espeland Jr., Bismarck, ND, 6th in 3000, 10:42.70
Jyl Boline Jr., Ada, Mn. 6th in 1000, 3:07.09
Kristi Farver So., Scobey, Mont., 6th in ShP, 38-11
M Indoor Track (Placed in top six at MIAC Meet)
Mark Olson So., Livingston, Mont., 2nd in ShP, 50-8,
Placed 6th and named all-American at Nationals
Don Worcester Sr., Perham, Minn., 1st in 55H, 7.39
Bart Mueller Sr., Hendricks, Minn.,2nd in 800, 1:57.37
Todd Johnson Sr., Gillespie, Ill., 2nd in 1000, 2:32.40
5th in 1500, 4:03.22
John Ault So., Algonquin, Ill., 3rd in ShP, 50-5.5,
3rd in 35lb, 49-7.25
Erik Johnson Jr., Gillespie, Ill., 3rd in 600, 1:13.92
Kyle Johnson Fr., Gillespie, Ill., 5th in 800, 1:59.33
Paul LaBelle Jr., Missoula, Mont., 6th in ShP, 46-7
1989-1990 Concordia All-MIAC Performers
Spring Sports
Baseball
Mike Klindt Sr., Breckenridge, OF, hit .453 with 28 RBI in 20 MIAC games
Softball
none
Men's Tennis
none
Women's Tennis
Kelly Cornell So., Thief River Falls, 2nd in No. 3 singles & doubles
Suzanne Covlin So., Bismarck, 2nd in No. 3 doubles
Women's Outdoor Track (placed in top six at MIAC Meet)
Kris Kuehl So., Storden, 1st in discus, 149-1 ** (MIAC record)
Kathy Keele Sr., West Yellowstone, Mont.,3rd in 5000, 18:01.90
5th in 3000, 10:28.79
Denise Balzarini Sr., Simms, Mont., 4th in 800, 2:16.90 (Cob record)
Wendy Toenies So., Mora, 2nd in 100, 12.86
5th in 200, 26.45
Cari McCann So., Park Rapids, 3rd in HJ, 5-1
Diana Catlette Fr., Enderlin, ND, 5th in 100, 13.13
Jyl Boline Jr., Ada, Mn. 6th in 400, 1:01.79
Kathy Damhof Fr., Willmar, 5th in TJ, 32-3.5
Chris Fredrick Jr., Foley, 3rd in 1500, 4:37.22,
Julie Haas Fr., Minot, ND, 5th in 1500, 4:49.05
4 x 400 relay 3rd in 4:03.44
Wendy Toenies, Jyl Boline (Jr., Fosston),
Denise Balzarini, Chris Fredrick
4 x 100 Relay 2nd in 49.80
Melissa Plante (Fr. Little Falls), Wendy Toenies,
Rhonda Elness (Fr., Proctor), Diana Catlette
Men's Outdoor Track (placed in top six at MIAC Meet)
Mark Olson So., Livingston, Mont., 1st in ShP, 52-6,
Rich Jorgenson So., Detroit Lakes, 6th in TJ, 44-6.25
Mark Lundstrom So., Fargo, 4th in 400H, 55.28
Erik Johnson Jr., Gillespie, Ill., 2nd in 800, 1:55.30
4 x 400 Relay 5th in 3:20.19
Erik Johnson, Matt Talyor (Sr. Troy, Mont.)
Mark Kellner (Jr. Cold Springs), Mark Lundstrom
4 x 100 Relay 6th in 44.30
(Mark Lundstrom, Jack Danielson (Sr. Fargo)
Matt Taylor, Mark Kellner)
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