MEQUON, Wis. - The Concordia Wisconsin athletic programs recorded another successful campaign in the 2025-26 school year, as CUW student-athletes and teams made 86 appearances in the top-25 of the NCAA Division III statistical rankings.
The women's hockey team led all programs with a department-best 28 top-25 placements, followed by football with 14, men's basketball and men's lacrosse with 13 and softball with seven.
Many individual Falcons rose to the occasion last season with standout performances. Junior Bryce Petersen led all of NCAA Division III in individual man-up goals with 14 for the men's lacrosse program. For men's basketball, senior Logan Landers posted nine top-25 placements, including a second-place ranking in free throws with 227. On the ice, senior Mackaylan McGown earned 401 faceoff wins for the women's hockey team, which ranked second in the nation.
With excellence across every season and sport, the Falcons continued to shine among the best in the country.
Women's Ice Hockey (28)
2nd – Mackaylan McGown – Faceoff Wins – 401
3rd – Team – Team Faceoff Win Percentage – 0.584
5th – Team – Winning Percentage – 0.875
6th – Team – Assists – 170
6th – Team – Team Points – 279
6th – Abby Hansberger – Assists Per Game – 1.00
6th – Abby Hansberger– Game Winning Goals – 5
6th – Mackaylan McGown – Game Winning Goals - 5
6th – Gretchen Paaverud – Goalie Winning Percentage – 0.816
6th – Abby Hansberger – Points Per Game – 1.68
6th – Naomi Black – Power Play Goals – 6
7th – Team – Goals – 109
7th – Team – Scoring Margin – 2.39
7th – Team – Scoring Offense – 3.89
11th – Mackaylan McGown – Goals Per Game – 0.71
12th – Team – Scoring Defense – 1.50
13th – Team – Team Shutouts – 7
13th – Makayla Spejcher – Power Play Goals – 5
14th – Mackaylan McGown – Points Per Game – 1.32
15th – Team – Penalty Killing Percentage – 0.910
15th – Abby Hansberger – Goals Per Game – 0.68
16th – Team – Power-Play Percentage – 0.205
16th – Gretchen Paaverud – Shutouts – 4
17th – Team – Power Play Goals -– 17
18th – Brenna-Grace Dittmer – Assists Per Game – 0.72
19th – Makayla Spejcher – Points Per Game – 1.21
20th – Gretchen Paaverud – Goals Against Average – 1.623
25th – Naomi Black – Points Per Game – 1.14
Football (14)
1st – Team -– Blocked Punts Allowed – 1
5th – Marquiton Sellers – Blocked Kicks – 3
7th – Team – Fumbles Recovered – 12
7th – Jason Leonard – Receiving TDs – 16
14th – Team Turnovers Gained – 25
16th – Team – Blocked Kicks – 6
16th – Team – Winning Percentage – 0.818
19th – Roman Funk – Passing TDs – 29
20th – Marquiton Sellers – Tackles For Loss – 1.64
21st – Roman Funk – Points Responsible For Per Game – 18.5
22nd – Team – Red Zone Defense – 0.667
22nd – Roman Funk – Points Responsible For – 204
24th – Team – Defensive TDs – 3
25th – Jason Leonard – Total Touchdowns – 16
Men's Basketball (13)
2nd – Logan Landers – Free Throws – 227
3rd – Logan Landers – Free Throw Attempts – 259
4th – Logan Landers – Double Doubles – 17
4th – Logan Landers – Rebounds (Defensive) Per Game – 8.85
7th – Logan Landers – Rebounds Per Game – 11.4
8th – Team – Free Throws Made Per Game – 19.0
9th – Logan Landers – Points Per Game – 25.2
12th – Logan Landers – Points – 655
12th – Logan Landers – Rebounds – 297
21st – Team – Free Throw Percentage – 76.3
22nd – Team – Free Throw Attempts Per Game – 24.8
23rd – Logan Landers – Free Throw Percentage – 87.6
25th – Casey Verhagen – Field Goal Attempts – 440
Men's Lacrosse (13)
1st – Team – Man-Down Defense – 0.915
1st – Bryce Petersen – Individual Man-Up Goals – 14
2nd – Nolan O'Malley – Save Percentage – 0.653
3rd – Team – Scoring Defense – 6.33
3rd – Nolan O'Malley – Goals-Against Average – 6.86
5th – Team – Winning Percentage – 0.905
11th – Team – Man-Up Offense – 0.476
12th – Team – Scoring Margin – 8.29
14th – Team – Assists – 201
17th – Team – Points – 508
21st – Team – Saves – 255
22nd – Team – Ground Balls – 768
23rd – Team – Assists Per Game – 9.57
Softball (7)
1st – Jenna Shadoski – Stolen Base Percentage – 1.000
10th – Jenna Shadoski – Stolen Bases – 10
12th – Jenna Shadoski – Runs Per Game – 1.35
14th – Jenna Shadoski – Stolen Bases Per Game – 1.07
15th – Jenna Shadoski – Runs – 58
22nd – Team – Triples – 18
22nd – Rylie DuVal – Sacrifice Flies – 5
Women's Lacrosse (5)
6th – Katelyn Cardinale – Shots on Goal Per Game – 6.63
8th – Katelyn Cardinale – Goals Per Game – 4.19
11th – Katelyn Cardinale – Free Position Goals Per Game – 0.94
16th – Team – Ground Balls Per Game – 24.88
19th – Katelyn Cardinale – Shots Per Game – 8.13
Field Hockey (2)
9th – Team – Defensive Saves – 17
19th – Team – Saves Per Game – 9.40
Men's Volleyball (2)
15th – Parker Butterfass – Hitting Percentage – 0.386
20th – Team – Attacks Per Set – 29.88
Men's Ice Hockey (1)
7th – Derek Humphreys – Short-Handed Goals – 2
Women's Volleyball (1)
17th – Team – Team Attacks Per Set – 38.71
