Tom Sederquist's future as a runner was in doubt following a diagnosis of severe ulcerative colitis and surgery to remove his colon but he finished fourth in his first ever marathon Saturday.
Renz has a nearly 10-year connection to the Fargo-Moorhead area and served as an assistant since 2018 for Concordia and the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks under Coste, who stepped down as Cobber head coach this spring.
West Fargo's Andy Gravdahl was named the conference's player of the year and Chris Coste was honored as coach of the year in his final season at Concordia.
Bethel shut out Concordia in Friday's first game and top-ranked Gustavus, a first-round upset victim, stormed to victory in a loser-out game to eliminate the Cobbers.