Cougar football team, 8-1, ranked #10 in NCAA region
D3.football.com has named Cougars running back Khyree Copeland to its National Team of the Week and ranked Concordia #10 in its weekly NCAA III North Region poll.
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Nov. 12, 2009 – The 2009 Concordia University Chicago football team continues scaling new heights: This week, the NCAA Regional Advisory Committee gave the Cougars a #10 North Region placement in the latest regional rankings.
The Cougars broke into the regional rankings with their most recent win, 44-27 over Aurora University on Nov. 7. The win improved Concordia’s record to 8-1, both overall and in the region. That record is also the best in the program’s 87-year history, eclipsing the 7-2 mark set by the 1968 and 1987 teams.
“To be ranked at this point of the season is very exciting,” head coach Lonnie Pries said. “We feel great, but we know that the glory is short-lived if we don’t continue to play well.”
Running back Khyree Copeland (Jacksonville, Fla. – Potter’s House Christian Academy) added another honor as he was named to the d3.football.com National Team of the Week. Copeland made school history by setting rushing records for single game (221), season (882) and career (2,292) all in one day while scoring three touchdowns in a 44-27 win over Aurora University.
The Cougars will host Benedictine University this Saturday at 12:30 p.m. A win will give Concordia its first conference title in 22 years and an automatic berth to the NCAA Division III playoffs.
About Concordia University Chicago
Founded in 1864, Concordia University Chicago is a comprehensive liberal arts-based Christian university in the Lutheran tradition. Through its College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business, College of Education, and College of Graduate and Innovative Programs, Concordia offers more than 60 areas of study in small classes taught by professors who are passionate about teaching and student success.
Under the leadership of President John F. Johnson, Concordia equips men and women to serve and lead with integrity, creativity, competence and compassion in a diverse, interconnected and increasingly urbanized church and world. More than 5,000 full-time undergraduate and graduate students are enrolled at Concordia, located 10 miles west of downtown Chicago in River Forest. Learn more www.cuchicago.edu.
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11/12/2009 12:36:43 PM
