Concordia Sports - The First 100 Years by Finn Grinaker

"Concordia Men's Sports - The First One Hundred Years"
by Vernon Finn Grinaker
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Chapter 9-- The 80's

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1987 Football

The Cobber football team for 1987, coached by Jim Christopherson, finished second in the MIAC race with a 7 - 2 record, 7 - 3 overall. Quarterback Dan Paladichuk was the second-ranked passer in the coference and ranked fourth in passing efficiency among NCAA Division III schools. Split end Terry Horan set a conference record in receiving yardage and ranked seventh nationally in pass receiving. Kicker Dave Hertl and fullback Steve Grove ranked first and second in the MIAC scoring records. All-conference players were Jim Southwick, Terry Storm, and Terry Horan, Paladichuk and Joel Anderson were named to the second team.

Scores for the season were:
Concordia 22 Moorhead State 31
Concordia 63 Bethel 6
Concordia 35 Gustavus 38
Concordia 23 Carleton 14
Concordia 56 Augsburg 3
Concordia 35 Macalester 11
Concordia 31 St. Olaf 10
Concordia 18 St. John’s 20
Concordia 35 St. Thomas 10
Concordia 28 Hamline 24

Final standings in the conference were:
Gustavus 9 - 0
Concordia 7 - 2
St. John’s 7 - 2
Carleton 5 - 4
Hamline 5 - 4
St. Thomas 5 - 4
Macalester 3 - 6
St. Olaf 3 - 6
Augsburg 0 - 8 - 1
Bethel 0 - 8 - 1

Those on the roster were Chipper Oie, Dave Ertl, Dan Paladichuk, Todd Twete, Dave Stover, Jeff Willett, Mike Twedt, Steve Smith, Doug Toivonen, Darin Millar, Mike Leach, Gregg Kruse, Kent Warne, Paul Lundstrom, Terry Storm, Kent Fritze, Ty Goschen, Jon Florence, Mike Klindt, Steve Grove, Paul Bronson, Kevin Hiedeman, Jay Schultz, Brett Garland, Jay Perry, Terry Horan, Peter Naugle, Keith Schleeter, Dave Benson, Joel Anderson, Troy Teigen, Todd Johnson, Nathan Schmitt, Craig Seaberg, Casey Kelly, Kevin Swenson, Jim Southwick, Tom Revier, Tom Diekman, John Campion, Robert McCarthy, Rick Schlueter, Mike Malmberg, David Harstad, Brett Larson, Mike Puhlman, Robert Wolff, Matt Taylor, Andy Raedeke, Tim Kruse, Brian Bruns, Murray Smith, and Tim Tarbell.

1987 Cross Country

The 1987 cross country team, coached by Tom Dahlen, earned a fifth place finish in the MIAC, three slots better than the previous year. Senior Mark Lingle finished first and set a conference record with a time of 26.38. He advanced to the national meet where he finished 11th and earned all-American honors.
On the team were Todd Johnson, Jon Zielske, Jeff Morck, Eric Johnson, Mark Lingle, Dan Lamken, Jon Faust, Pete Langr, Tim Miekle, and Mark Olson.

1987-88 Golf

John Eidsness coached the 1987 golf team to a third place finish in the MIAC. Players who averaged below 80 strokes per round were Marc Beulke, Tim Carlin, and Wayne Severud. Others on the team were Frank Mertz, Jeff Mattson, Troy Butner, and Kim Larson.

1987 Soccer

It was a good first season for the 1987 Cobber soccer team as they finished in sixth place in the MIAC conference with a 4 - 5 - 1 record, and 6 - 5 - 1 overall. Coach Tom Kennedy was pleased with his team’s performance as they played well in every game of the season, including a 2 - 1 overtime loss to conference power St. John’s. The team’s strong showing earned its first all-conference selection — Eric Nelson.

Soccer players were Matt McLagan, Chris Lehman, Tim Olson, Cekiel Danielson, Bruce Elston, Craig McBean, Brian Peterson, Mark Schleiman, Brian Stone, Don Ertl, Ron Fee, Brad Bielenberg, Eric Nelson, C. B. Eidum, Steve Morris, David Kroonblawd, and Eric Dull.
Results were:
Concordia 2 Macalester 2
Concordia 1 Gustavus 2
Concordia 0 St. Olaf 3
Concordia 3 Bethel 1
Concordia 2 Bethel 0
Concordia 1 Carleton 3
Concordia 4 Hamline 1
Concordia 2 Augsburg 0
Concordia 1 St. John’s 2
Concordia 1 St. John’s 2
Concordia 0 St. Thomas 5

1987-88 Basketball

The 1987 - 1988 basketball team, coached by John Eidsness, ended with a 10 - 10 record in the MIAC and a 12 - 13 record overall. The team missed the four-team conference playoffs by only one game, but was second in the conference for both two and three-point field goal accuracy. Mike Schwarz earned all-conference honors, while Wade Hanson, Rodger Taylor, and Mark Thimjon were named to the honorable mention all-conference team.

On the basketball roster were Wade Hanson, K. C. Ahrens, Paul Susag, Dan Chisholm, Mark Thimjon, Keith Pearson, Brian Flam, Perry Tinjum, Rodger Taylor, John Klinkosh, Steve Molstre, Bjorn Vellan, Tim Housholder, Mike Schwarz, Chris Grussing, and Tim Gullingsrud.

Scores for the 1987 - 1988 team were:
Concordia 77 Moorhead State 85
Concordia 58 NDSU   88
Concordia 58 Hamline 66
Concordia 61 Bethel   53
Concordia 73 Carleton 65
Concordia 53 Moorhead State 48
Concordia 76 Northwestern 54
Concordia 57 St. Cloud State 75
Concordia 76 St. Olaf 63
Concordia 74 Augsburg 67
Concordia 71 St. Mary’s 57
Concordia 70 St. John’s 73
Concordia 57 St. Thomas 69
Concordia 69 Macalester 73
Concordia 69 Gustavus 77
Concordia 49 Hamline 66
Concordia 66 Bethel   52
Concordia 53 St. John’s 68
Concordia 66 St. Olaf 69
Concordia 74 St. Mary’s 55
Concordia 58 Carleton 75
Concordia 61 St. Thomas 58
Concordia 57 Augsburg 58
Concordia 69 Gustavus 67
Concordia 80 Macalester 79

Standings in the conference at the end of the season were:
Gustavus 14 - 6
St. John’s 13 - 7
Hamline 12 - 8
St. Olaf 11 - 9
St. Thomas 11 - 9
Augsburg 10 - 10
Concordia 10 - 10
Carleton 9 - 11
Macalester 9 - 11
Bethel 8 - 12
St. Mary’s 3 - 17

1987-88 Wrestling

Ron Nellermoe’s 1987 - 1988 wrestling squad placed sixth in the MIAC. Senior Brett Larson was named the conference Most Valuable Wrestler at the MIAC meet and earned all-American honors by placing fourth in the NCAA Division III wrestling tournament.

Team wrestlers were Tim Orr, Pat Lorenson, Todd Larson, Todd Johnson, Steve Nattrass, Paul Gafstrom, John Bergeland, Chris Wacker, Todd Risa, Mark Dennehy, Todd Nelson, Chris Nellermoe, Dave Erickson, Matt Brasel, Paul Banderet, Kirk Leinwand, Clint Moser, Kirk Crews, Steve Tonder, Andy Raedeke, Brett Larson, Mike Northcutt, Joe Klingfus, and Jason Daniels.

Dual meet scores (a 6 - 11 record) for the season were:
Concordia 3 Willmar C. C. 39
Concordia 15 St. John’s 25
Concordia 28 St. John’s J. V. 18
Concordia won Jamestown College forfeit
Concordia 28 UW - Superior 18
Concordia 24 Moorhead State 17
Concordia 9 St. John’s 34
Concordia 9 St. Thomas 45
Concordia 15 Valley City State 30
Concordia 15 Dickenson State 34
Concordia 11 St. Olaf 29
Concordia 6 Augsburg 42
Concordia 7 UM - Morris 38
Concordia 17 Mayville State 30
Concordia 34 Carleton 6
Concordia 37 Hamline 6
Concordia 27 Gustavus 30

1987-88 Hockey

After winning the conference title the previous year, the 1987 - 1988 hockey team finished in a disappointing fourth place with a 7 - 8 - 1 conference record, mostly due to a young, inexperienced team. Coach Steve Baumgartner was optimistic about the team’s future and about the academic excellence of the team with several players on the dean’s list.

The hockey team was comprised of Chris Miller, Rob Deics, Brad Lacomy, Bruce Elson, Brian Johnston, Joe Snippes, Ron Fee, John Schnickels, Dave Prokop Mark Wheeler, John Grafstrom, John Gillie, Garnet Wahlund, Chipper Oie, Brett Erdman, Mark Jenson, Dave Otto, Brad Wiseman, Greg Bird, Mark Stilwell, Corey Hanson, John Kozicki, Ross Richards, Liam McDonald, Mike Hassman, Steve Mossing, John Town, and John Bowkus.

Results were:
Concordia 3 NDSU   4
Concordia 0 NDSU   8
Concordia 7 Bethel   6
Concordia 9 Bethel   3
Concordia 3 Bemidji State 9
Concordia 10 St. John’s 3
Concordia 9 St. John’s 4
Concordia 1 Augsburg 6
Concordia 4 Augsburg 3
Concordia 5 Bethel   0
Concordia 2 St. Thomas 6
Concordia 6 Augsburg 5
Concordia 11 Alumni 8
Concordia 0 St. Thomas 4
Concordia 1 St. Thomas 6
Concordia 4 Bemidji State 9
Concordia 4 U of Regina 5
Concordia 4 U of Regina 8
Concordia 4 Hamline 4
Concordia 3 St. Olaf 4
Concordia 2 St. Olaf 6
Concordia 4 Gustavus 1
Concordia 2 Gustavus 8
Concordia 4 St. Mary’s 8
Concordia 3 St. Mary’s 2

Conference results were:
St. Mary’s 13 - 2 - 1
St. Thomas 13 - 3
Gustavus 11 - 5
Concordia 7 - 8 - 1
St. Olaf 7 - 8 - 1
Bethel 7 - 9
St. John’s 6 - 10
Augsburg 4 - 12
Hamline 2 - 13 - 1

1988 Tennis

The 1988 tennis team was predominantly underclassmen with only four returning players. Coach Bob Nick felt the team played better than its record indicates. Their overall record was 8 - 12, and they ended up in seventh place in the conference. Mike Leffel was the leading player for the team, ending the season at 11 - 9 in singles play.

Those on the team were Mike Leffel, Jon Benson, Barry Furuseth, Dane Johnson, Barry Marind, Chris Pierce, Todd Spicer, Brian Stone, Pete Erickson, and Doug Hopper.

Dual meet scores were:
Concordia 0 Carleton 9
Concordia 0 St. Thomas 9
Concordia 0 NDSU   9
Concordia 2 Moorhead State 7
Concordia 5 St. Olaf 4
Concordia 8 U of Mary 1
Concordia 0 UND   9
Concordia 8 Bemidji State 1
Concordia 5 Northern State 2
Concordia 0 St. John’s 9
Concordia 8 Augsburg 1
Concordia 8 St. Mary’s 1
Concordia 3   U of South Dakota 6
Concordia 7 Northern State 0
Concordia 2 Augustana 7
Concordia 3 Moorhead State 6
Concordia 6 Macalester 3
Concordia 2 Gustavus 7
Concordia 2 Bethel   7
Concordia 0 NDSU   8

1988 Baseball

Coach Don “Bucky” Burgau said the Cobber 1988 baseball team was in the championship race right up to the end before losing a couple of important games. With a 11 - 7 conference record, the team finished in fourth place. Their overall record was 21 - 18. Scott Oeffling was voted to the all-conference team and led the Cobbers in batting with a .405 average and set a new school record of 47 base hits.

On the roster were Mike Leach, Dave Przymus, Scott Oeffling, Dan Leer, Scott Lundy, Al Hanson, Todd Johnson, Wade Hanson, Rick Westra, Jay Peterson, Mike Klindt, Ty Goschen, Dave Daniels, Jay Sannes, Doug Toivonen, Jack Gehrke, Darin Millar, Chad Campbell, Shane Tahran, Scott Bjerke, Greg Swenson, Terry Horan, and Scott Engelmann.

Baseball results were:
Concordia 5 Arkansas Tech 8
Concordia 2 Arkansas Tech 12
Concordia 0 Henderson State 8
Concordia 1 Henderson State 5
Concordia 15 Central Arkansas U 6
Concordia 1 Central Arkansas U 6
Concordia 6 Central Arkansas U 8
Concordia 7 Central Arkansas U 3
Concordia 23 Grinnell 8
Concordia 4 Grinnell 4
Concordia 4 Valley City State 7
Concordia 2 Valley City State 12
Concordia 7 St. John’s U 5
Concordia 1 St. John’s U 11
Concordia 15 St. Olaf 8
Concordia 5 St. Olaf 11
Concordia 4 NDSU   2
Concordia 5 NDSU   7
Concordia 3 Bethel   2
Concordia 9 Bethel   2
Concordia 5 Augsburg 4
Concordia 4 Augsburg 8
Concordia 12 UND   6
Concordia 0 UND   9
Concordia 14 St. Thomas 9
Concordia 3 St. Thomas 2
Concordia 6 Hamline 2
Concordia 5 Hamline 2
Concordia 6 Gustavus 1
Concordia 7 Gustavus 9
Concordia 0 St. Mary’s 8
Concordia 4 St. Mary’s 6
Concordia 12 NDSU   9
Concordia 12 Macalester 1
Concordia 3 Macalester 5
Concordia 12 Mayville State 10
Concordia 9 Mayville State 11
Concordia 9 Carleton 10
Concordia 13 Carleton 9

1988 Track

A record twenty-one trackmen from the 1988 team received all-conference honors for the season. The team finished in third place for the indoor season and seventh in the conference outdoor season. Coach Doug Perry was pleased with his team’s efforts. Indoor all-conference honorees were Stacey Haynes, John Faust, Jeff Grasto, Warren Schatz, Todd Johnson, Erik Johnson, Mark Lingle, Jay Jorgenson, Greg Defor, and Bart Mueller. On the outdoor all-conference team were Jorgenson, Schatz, Faust, Todd Johnson, Mueller, Grasto, Clint Faust, Tom Bowman, Creve Coeur, Paul LaBelle, Paul Pallas, Steve Senger, Tony Urdahl, David Schweitz, Kent Fritze, Dustin Hoffman, and Tim Dutcher.

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