2024 Cobber Women's Cross Country News
Seniors Drew Frolek and Airial Johnson finished off their Cobber careers at the NCAA Regional Meet. The duo helped Concordia to a 22nd-place team finish and Frolek came away with her best finish at a regional meet.
The Cobbers were led by experience and youth at the MIAC Championship Meet. Senior Drew Frolek and first-year runner Ashley Nelson finished 1-2 for Concordia at the conference meet and helped Concordia claim eighth place in the final team standings in the 12-team field.
Competing in their final race before the MIAC Championship Meet, the Cobbers rode the momentum from their outstanding performance at the last meet and had seven runners post a season or personal-best mark at the Tori Neubauer Invitational hosted by Wis.-La Crosse.
Concordia had a strong showing at the University of Jamestown Jimmie Invite as all nine of the Cobbers' runners either got a season or personal best.
Senior Drew Frolek came through with a late-race kick to finish as the top runner for the Cobbers at the St. Olaf Invitational.
Concordia first-year runner Ashley Nelson (Rice, Minn./Sartell HS) was named the MIAC Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week for her personal-best performance at the season-opening MSU Moorhead Twilight Meet.
For first-year runner, Ashley Nelson, the inaugural meet of her college career was no big deal. Nelson clocked a monster personal-best time to lead Concordia at the season-opening MSU Moorhead Twilight Meet.