ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Concordia-St. Paul department of athletics has announced its 2022-23 CSP Female and Male Athletes of the Year with senior track & field athletes Arika Harbo and Jakob Tordsen repeating as award winners.
 
The honor awards the top athletic performers among Concordia's student-athletes with criteria focused on, but not limited to, performance in competition. Nominations for the award were solicited from head coaches of each program and voted on by athletic department head coaches, administrators and support staff.
 
This is the third year in a row and third time ever that the CSP track & field program has swept the female and male honors in the same year since records were kept of the annual honor dating back to 2006-07.
 
Harbo is the third two-time selection on the women's side as she joins volleyball's Maggie McNamara (2008-09 & 2009-10) and Riley Hanson (2014-15 & 2016-17) to earn that distinction. Tordsen becomes the first male to earn the honor twice. Harbo joins Toni Canfall (2020-21) and Wakpor Ighovojah (2017-18) as the three female track & field athletes of the year at CSP. Tordsen is the fifth male track & field athlete to earn the honor, along with Marcus Gustaveson (2020-21), Benjamin Allen (2018-19), Mike Cullen (2014-15) and Nate Thienes (2012-13).
 

---

 
ARIKA HARBO, track & field
(Multi-Event, 5-8, Sr., St. Paul, Minn. / Concordia Academy / Sioux Falls)
NCAA Indoor National Champion – High Jump
NCAA Outdoor National Runner-Up – High Jump
Four-time First Team All-America this season – High Jump & Pentathlon (NCAA Indoor) / High Jump & Heptathlon (NCAA Outdoor)
Nine-Time All-American
Eight-Time NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence
 
"Arika followed up last year's historic season with another one for the books. Her consistency on the biggest stages is a rare quality to possess and that was on display once again this year. Not all of the goals she set for this year were accomplished, but that will only serve to motivate her as she returns for her final outdoor season next spring." – head coach Sam Johnson

• 2022-23 NCAA Division II Indoor National Champion (high jump)
• 2021-22 NCAA Division II Indoor National Champion (high jump)
• 2022 NCAA Division II Outdoor National Champion (high jump)
• 2023 NCAA Division II Outdoor National Runner-Up (high jump)
• 2023 USTFCCCA First Team Outdoor All-America (high jump)
• 2023 USTFCCCA First Team Outdoor All-America (heptathlon)
• 2022-23 USTFCCCA First Team Indoor All-America (high jump)
• 2022-23 USTFCCCA First Team Indoor All-America (pentathlon)
• 2022 USTFCCCA First Team Outdoor All-America (high jump)
• 2022 USTFCCCA Second Team Outdoor All-America (heptathlon)
• 2021-22 USTFCCCA First Team Indoor All-America (high jump)
• 2021-22 USTFCCCA Second Team Indoor All-America (pentathlon)
• 2020-21 USTFCCCA Second Team Indoor All-America (high jump)
• 2022 USTFCCCA Central Region Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year
• Four-time NSIC Champion (high jump)
• Two-time NSIC Champion (pentathlon)
• 2023 NSIC Champion (heptathlon)
• NSIC record holder (high jump)
• NSIC record holder (pentathlon)
• 2021-22 CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team
• Two-time CSC Academic All-Region
• Eight-time NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence
• Five-time USTFCCCA All-Region in the high jump
• Four-time USTFCCCA All-Region in the multi-event
• Set the school record in the indoor long jump with a distance of 19' 0.75" at the Cyclone Open
• Set the school record in the pentathlon with 3939 points at the NSIC Indoor Championships
• Helped set the school record in the indoor 4x400m relay with a time of 3:57.46 at the MSU Massive Meet #2
• Set the school record in the outdoor long jump with a distance of 19' 1.5" at the Bryan Clay Invitational
• Set the school record in the outdoor high jump with a height of 6' 0" at the NCAA Outdoor Championships
• Set the school record in the heptathlon with 5445 points at the NCAA Outdoor Championships
• Also holds the school record in indoor high jump
• Finished fourth in the heptathlon with 5445 points at the NCAA Outdoor Championships
• Finished sixth in the pentathlon with 3939 points at the NSIC Indooor Championships

---

JAKOB TORDSEN, track & field
(Multi-Event, 6-3, 205, Sr., Wausau, Wis. / Wausau West HS)
NCAA Indoor National Champion – heptathlon
All-America First Team – heptathlon
NSIC Field Athlete of the Year
NSIC Record Holder - heptathlon
Six-Time NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence

"Jake closed out a storybook collegiate career this indoor season, culminating in an individual national championship. His story includes all the adversity, emotions, and ups and downs of a best-selling drama novel. It has been a pleasure to walk beside him, work with him, and see the unyielding pursuit of excellence fuel his development over the years." – head coach Sam Johnson

• 2022-23 NCAA Division II Indoor National Champion (heptathlon)
• 2022-23 USTFCCCA First Team Indoor All-America (heptathlon)
• 2022 USTFCCCA First Team Outdoor All-America (decathlon)
• 2021-22 USTFCCCA Second Team Indoor All-America (heptathlon)
• 2022-23 NSIC Field Athlete of the Year
• 2022-23 NSIC Champion (heptathlon)
• NSIC record holder (heptathlon)
• 2022-23 USTFCCCA All-Region (heptathlon)
• Three-time All-NSIC (heptathlon)
• 2022-23 All-NSIC (high jump)
• 2022-23 CSC Academic All-Region
• Six-time NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence
• Set the school record in the heptathlon with 5623 points at the NCAA Indoor Championships
• Tied the school record in the indoor high jump with a height of 5' 8.75" at the Ice Breaker Open & Multi
• Also holds school records in the decathlon (7243 points in 2022) and the javelin throw (190' 8" in 2022)
• Won three of four heptathlons he entered on the season (Mark Schuck Open & Mult, NSIC Indoor Championships & NCAA Indoor Championships)
• Took third in the high jump and fifth in the pole vault at the NSIC Indoor Championships
• Won the pole vault at the St Thomas Indoor Invitational and the Cyclone Open
• Grabbed second in the heptathlon at the Liberty Kickoff