(Ann Arbor, MI) - The Concordia Cardinals Women's Cross Country will kick off their season on August 30th as they travel to the Jeff Drenth Memorial hosted by Central Michigan.
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Head Coach Dominic Santina will begin his third season as the head coach of the men's and women's programs and has this to say about the upcoming season.
"I am excited for our Women's team this year! We only lost one runner from our team last year and we are still pretty young. A majority of our team is sophomore and junior-heavy. So I am excited to see the progress from last year to this year. We had a string of bad luck last year, so hoping that turns around and if we stay healthy it could be a great season. "
Assistant Coach Madeline Santina and Graduate Assistant Ryan Exell will join Santina.
CONCORDIA PERSONNEL
11 runners will race for the Cardinals this year, with 1 senior, 2 juniors, and 8 sophomores.
Senior: Chloe Gunter
Juniors: Alison Doerr, and Amanda Fogo
Sophomores: Rachael Byers, Grace Finley, Elizabeth Hines, Michaela Kurth, Emma McKinley, Jenna Oberly, Gabriella Reinbold, and Macee Ripke.
2024 SCHEDULE
Following the Jeff Drenth Memorial, the Cardinals will host their own invite on September 13, before traveling to the Lansing Invitational the following week, September 20.
The Cardinals will travel to a pair of races in October as they head to the Bethel Invite in Mishawaka, Indiana on October 4th and the NAIA Great Lakes Challenge in Grand Rapids, Michigan on October 19.
The month of November will see CUAA travel to the WHAC Championships at Riverside Park in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Following the WHAC season, qualified runners will have the opportunity to run at the NCCAA Championships (November 15 in Warsaw, Indiana) or the NAIA Championships (November 22 in Columbia, Missouri)
As announced on June 13th by CUWAA President Erik Ankerberg, the 2024-25 Academic Year will serve as the final season for CUAA Athletics. If you would like more information check out www.cuaa.edu/future. Concordia Ann Arbor fans, community members and alumni are encouraged to come out and support CUAA's student-athletes in their final season as a Cardinal.
