North Central University Athletics

Cory Warner has joined the North Central University Athletics team as the new Sports Information Director and Assistant Cross Country coach in the fall of 2022. Warner will have primary oversight over the Athletic Communications Department and team. Warner will make the move after spending time at New Prague High School as the Assistant Activities Director.

Warner graduated right here in the Twin Cities in 2020 at Concordia University, Saint Paul with a B.S. in Sport Management and a minor in coaching. While at Concordia, Warner ran Cross Country as well as Track and Field.
During Cross Country, Warner's team had a peak performance in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Championships during his senior year with a fifth-place team finish. Warner finished his Cross Country career with a personal best of 26:54.7 in the 8k distance. 

Warner truly made his mark at Concordia on the track. Warner and his relay teams hold the record for the distance medley relay (DMR) both in the indoor season and outdoor season at Concordia. Highlighted with a third-place finish and All-Conference honors during his freshmen year at the Indoor Conference Championships. He is also part of the relay group that holds the school record in the 4x1600m relay. Individually, Warner started his appearances on the podium during his Junior season. Highlighted with a third-place finish and all-conference honors during the indoor conference championships in the 800m. Later that season, Warner finished eighth place at the outdoor conference championships with a personal best time of 1:54.44. The following year during his senior season, Warner finished seventh in the 800m during the indoor conference championships. Warner's career was cut short due to Covid-19 taking away his final outdoor season. 

Warner was an Intern coach at Elk River High School for the Track and Field team during the 2019 season. Warner was also an assistant coach for the 2020 season that was cut short at New Life Academy. Warner now looks to take his knowledge of the sport to the college level to help lead the Rams to success in their athletics, academics, and faith.