Athletics
Two Concordia athletes honored at Texas Relays Celebration Two Concordia student athletes were honored in March during the 2013 Texas Relays Celebration at Austin’s City Hall for their academic and athletic achievements as well as community involvement. Cedric Perry, a junior communication major, was the firstever Concordia student athlete to compete at the Texas Relays, placing 10th in the College Division of the 400-meter intermediate hurdles in 2012. Perry has broken school records for the 400-meter hurdles and is a member of the record-holding 4x400-meter relay team. He also serves as music director and assistant manager for the campus radio station, Tornado Radio, and coaches a variety of sports to area youth through the Chasco YMCA in Round Rock. Jamarion Jenkins, a junior kinesiology major, is a recordholding member of the sprint medley and 4x200-meter relay teams for Concordia and recorded the fastest individual time for the team in the spring of 2013. Jenkins is a member of the Army ROTC and is involved with the ROTC-Valor Program, a Christian organization whose mission is to
Cedric Perry and Jamarion Jenkins receive their awards at Austin City Hall for academic and athletic achievements as well as community involvement.
promote Christianity and faith among military leaders. The University sent five individual athletes to the 2013 Texas Relays along with a relay team. Since spring 2011, Concordia has realized five American Southwest Conference (ASC) championship titles in baseball (2011 and 2012), women’s basketball (2012), men’s basketball (2013) and cross country (2011). Student athletes receive regular recognition for their academic excellence and maintain a collective average grade point above 3.0.
Tornado Field chosen as host for 2013 NCAA Division III West Regional Baseball Tournament Concordia University Texas was chosen as a host site for the NCAA Division III West Regional Baseball Tournament that took place Wednesday, May 15 through Saturday, May 19 at Tornado Field. This marked the first time in school history that the Tornado’s have been selected to host an NCAA post-season event in any sport. Concordia was one of eight host sites for Division III playoff games. Six teams competed for the opportunity to advance to the College World Series in Appleton, WI. The reigning team during the local tournament was
Linfield College of McMinnville, OR. “Our young men have worked tirelessly for the last two years to bring home American Southwest Conference championships, and we are all thrilled that the NCAA chose to honor our success by choosing us as a host for the play-off tournament,” Tommy Boggs, Concordia University Texas head men’s baseball coach, said. “I am excited for the community to come to the ball park and see our world class facility.” Concordia’s baseball program thrived during its first two full seasons of
play at Tornado Field, winning the American Southwest Conference (ASC) Tournament crown to earn the league’s automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament in 2011 and 2012. The Tornados entered the 2013 season ranked 13th nationally by the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper and 16th by D3Baseball.com. The team was eliminated from competition, however, during the American Southwest Conference (ASC) Tournament in a 13-2 loss against Louisiana College, just one week before the Regional Tournament they hosted.
ASC Academic award winners find out more at concordia.edu/2013tornadoawards Summer 2013
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