MOORHEAD, Minn. (10/12/26)--- Concordia inducted four standout athletes and the winningest coach in Cobber volleyball history into the Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday as part of the annual Homecoming weekend celebration.
Former volleyball AVCA All-American Abby (Scheel) Crowser, Keith Eckhoff who was the first men’s basketball player to earn D3hoops.com All-Region honors, All-American diver Emily Hall, MIAC Most Outstanding Lineman and All-American football player Grant Weller and 4-time MIAC Coach of the Year Tim Mosser were all honored in a ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 10.
Abby (Scheel) Crowser ‘09
Abby (Scheel) Crowser came to Concordia from her hometown of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, where she was a decorated high school student-athlete at Hillcrest Lutheran Academy. She went on to become an integral part of the golden age of Cobber volleyball that saw the team win multiple MIAC regular season and conference tournament championships. In addition, Concordia made the NCAA Tournament in all four seasons that she played for the Cobbers.
Crowser capped her winning career at Concordia by earning American Volleyball Coaches Association All-American honors as a senior in 2008. She was also named to the AVCA All-Region Team that same season. She earned MIAC All-Conference honors in 2007 and 2008 and helped the Cobbers win the MIAC regular season and tournament championship in 2006. Crowser finished her career fifth on the school’s all-time list for solo blocks (119), and seventh in total career blocks (332).
After graduating from Concordia College in 2009 with a degree in exercise science and minors in nutrition and coaching, she began coaching volleyball at Hillcrest Lutheran Academy in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, while also working as a personal trainer at the local YMCA. In 2010, she began working at Minnesota State Community and Technical College, where she has continued to build her career in higher education. From 2015 to 2023, she also served as the head volleyball coach at M State College.
She currently works as an admissions specialist at M State and continues to share her passion for volleyball as a coach with Lakes Elite Volleyball Club in Fergus Falls.
Crowser and her husband, Brandon, are parents of two children, daughter Emery and son Jack. She has been involved in a variety of different church ministries throughout her life, including Sunday school, vacation Bible school, and Praise and Worship.
Keith Eckhoff ‘06
Keith Eckhoff will go down in Concordia men’s basketball history as one of the college’s best pure shooters.
Following a standout high school career at Jefferson High School in Alexandria, Minnesota, Eckhoff developed into the very first Concordia player to be named to the D3hoops.com All-Region Team.
Eckhoff was also named to the MIAC All-Conference Team during his junior season. He averaged 21.3 points per game in the 2005 season, one of only three times since 1976 that a Cobber player has finished a year averaging more than 20.0 points per game. He also led the MIAC in free throw percentage that year and connected on 47.9 percent of his shots from 3-point range — the highest single-season percentage in Cobber history. Eckhoff finished his career with 1,019 points and 121 3-point field goals, and is third on the school’s all-time list for points and 3-point field goals in a single season.
After graduation Eckhoff began his career with Detroit Lakes Public Schools and is now in his 21st year with the school district. He has taught third grade, sixth grade math, and served as a district instructional coach. Outside the classroom Eckhoff has coached football, basketball, and golf, and currently runs the Detroit Lakes youth travel basketball program. He also started the Battle By The Beach 3v3 basketball tournament located in Detroit Lakes.
Eckhoff is married to Concordia graduate Cami (Hendrickson) Eckhoff, and the couple has four sons: Tyson (16), Bennett (13), Graham (11), and Miles (9). The family is involved in school, athletics, and church activities, and they enjoy time together at their family cabin.
Emily Hall ‘05
Emily Hall came to Concordia before the start of the 2002-03 swimming and diving season and steadily progressed throughout her career. Her path as a student-athlete culminated in her becoming the second All-American in program history.
Hall, who is originally from Minot, North Dakota, was named the MIAC Diver of the Year in her sophomore year and then again as a senior in 2005. She won the 1-meter event in 2005 and claimed the title in the 3-meter competition in 2003. Her winning score in the 2005 conference championship meet broke the school record. Hall finished off her Cobber career by placing fifth in the 1-meter diving competition at the 2005 NCAA Championship Meet, which earned her All-American honors and was the highest finish by a Concordia swimmer or diver at that time. In addition to her success on the diving board, Hall also became the first swimmer or diver in program history to receive CSC (CoSIDA) Academic All-District honors.
After graduating from Concordia with degrees in biology and chemistry, Hall began her career in Duluth, Minnesota, working at Northwood Children’s Services in a diagnostic and treatment center for children with emotional and behavioral needs. That experience ultimately led her to the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, followed by pediatric residency and additional training at the University of Minnesota.
Hall spent nearly a decade as the sole pediatrician serving children and families on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana, while also working as a pediatric hospitalist and supporting rural communities throughout the state. She continues to volunteer internationally with Children’s Surgery International as a pediatric hospitalist.
Today, she serves as the medical director for the Center of Population Health Research at the University of Montana School of Public and Community Health, where her work focuses on improving health care delivery and outcomes for children and families, particularly in rural communities.
Hall lives in Montana with her daughter, Maggie, who is an aspiring diver and gymnast in her own right. Outside of medicine and research, she enjoys traveling, spending time in the mountains, and competing in triathlons.
Grant Weller ‘08
Grant Weller is one of the most decorated offensive linemen in Concordia football history. Weller came to the Cobbers after his high school career at Sauk Centre High School and developed into a two-time MIAC All-Conference honoree who was named the MIAC Most Outstanding Lineman in 2007.
Weller had a storybook senior season where, in addition to his conference accolades, he earned D3football.com All-American honors and was placed on the D3football.com All-Region First Team. He capped his final year in maroon and gold by being invited to participate in the Aztec Bowl, which at the time, was an invitation-only event for a group of Division III all-stars. Weller, who was the captain of the 2007 Cobber team, also earned the highest academic award for a student-athlete when he earned CSC (CoSIDA) Academic All-American honors in 2007.
After graduating with degrees in mathematics and economics, Weller completed master’s (2010) and Ph.D. (2013) degrees in statistics from Colorado State University. After a stint on the faculty of Carnegie Mellon University, he moved back to Minneapolis and has been working in the healthcare technology industry since 2014. He has worked at UnitedHealth Group and also in a leadership role at a startup medical device firm. Weller is currently the chief technology officer of RefinedScience, a Colorado-based biotechnology company that uses advanced data, laboratory capabilities, and artificial intelligence to develop new treatments for the world’s deadliest cancers.
Weller married Rita Hurd, a Mankato native and graduate of University of Wisconsin-Madison, in 2016. She is a primary care physician for Allina Health in Richfield, Minnesota, and the couple has three children: Miles (5), Grace (3), and Micah (6 months). The family enjoys spending
Tim Mosser
Tim Mosser is the all-time winningest coach in Concordia volleyball history and the architect of the most successful era in program history.
Mosser, a native of Fortuna, North Dakota, came to Concordia in 1988 after serving as an assistant coach at North Dakota State University, where he also graduated with a degree in mathematics education. He was an assistant coach for the Cobbers for two seasons and then took over as head coach in 1993. It didn’t take Mosser long to put his stamp on the program and in 1995 he was named the MIAC Coach of the Year.
He finished his storied career with 457 wins, which at the time made him one of the all-time winningest coaches in MIAC history. Mosser guided the Cobbers to MIAC regular season titles in 2006 and 2001, and captured a remarkable four conference tournament championships. Mosser was named the AVCA Region Coach of the Year in 2006 and 2011, and earned MIAC Coach of the Year honors on three occasions. In addition to his individual honors, Mosser also guided Concordia to 10 NCAA playoff berths and six consecutive national tournament appearances from 2003-08.
After Mosser’s retirement from Concordia in 2019, he became the director of the Respect Life Office for the Fargo Catholic Diocese from 2020 until May 2026. During his time with the diocese, he started initiatives such as the Walking with Moms in Need program and Rachel’s Vineyard retreats. Mosser also does professional speaking, staff training for nursing homes, assisted living homes, and hospitals, as well as keynote presentations for various professional groups.
He and his wife Veronica have a nine-year-old son named Romeo. Their family provides music and spiritual messages for churches, nursing homes, and assisted living homes, as well as other community functions and nonprofit events. They also have a ministry of accompaniment and music for the elderly who are experiencing times of difficulty or loneliness.