Roeske And Pearson Earn MIAC Post-Meet Awards
Concordia reaped the rewards for winning its first MIAC Indoor Championship since 1999 by earning two of the four major postseason awards. Head Coach Marv Roeske was named the MIAC Indoor Coach of the Year and first-year multi-sport athlete Lauren Pearson (Cameron, Wis.) earned Rookie of the Year honors.
MOORHEAD, Minn. (3/05/26)---Concordia reaped the rewards for winning its first MIAC Indoor Championship since 1999 by earning two of the four major postseason awards.
Head Coach Marv Roeske was named the MIAC Indoor Coach of the Year and first-year multi-sport athlete Lauren Pearson (Cameron, Wis.) earned Rookie of the Year honors.
Roeske guided the Cobbers to the recently-completed MIAC Indoor Meet championship. Concordia won three individual event wins and scored points in 19 of the 20 events in the meet. CC finished with 144 points which was eight clear of second place.
The award is the first MIAC Indoor Coach of the Year for Roeske but it is the sixth of his career. Roeske was named the MIAC Outdoor Coach of the Year in 1998, 1999, 2004, 2012 and 2015.
Pearson becomes the first Concordia athlete to earn Rookie of the Year honors since the league introduced the honor in 2023.
Pearson won the MIAC pentathlon and high jump to give Concordia 20 team points. She was also eighth in the long jump to bring her final team point total to 21.
Pearson won the pentathlon with a school-record score of 3,472 points which bettered the old school mark of 3,352 points set in 2013 by Kaari Jensen.
Pearson also led the Cobber high jump crew that swung the conference meet in Concordia's favor. Pearson cleared 5-03.00 and was one of five CC athletes to score team points in the event.
2026 MIAC All-Conference
Emma Norton (High Jump)
Kyla Nygaard (600 and 800 Meters)
Lauren Pearson (High Jump and Pentathlon)
Emily Rengo (200 Meters)
Lauren Selle (High Jump)
4x200-Meter Relay (Emma Warner, Emily Rengo, Piper Osborne, Andie Sandman)
4x400-Meter Relay (Emma Warner, Emily Rengo, Josie Brown, Kyla Nygaard)
Distance Medley Relay (Kelyn Henry-Perlich, Londyn Ames, Josie Brown, Kyla Nygaard)
2026 MIAC All-Conference Honorable-Mention
Londyn Ames (1000 Meters)
Brynley Coleman (Pole Vault)
Genevieve Dabout (Weight Throw)
Gracie Gallagher (Weight Throw)
Kaili Malvey (High Jump)
Chloe Mueffelman (Shot Put)
Ashley Nelson (5000 Meters)
Abby Lovelace (Pentathlon)
Emily Rengo (55 Meters)
Andie Sandman (200 Meters)
Josie Brown (600 Meters)