Thanks to a 3-0 mark at the GPAC Day of Duals on Saturday (Jan. 29), the Bulldogs moved up to third place in the final regular season standings. Concordia defeated Northwestern, Briar Cliff and Jamestown as part of the weekend event.
Thanks to a 3-0 mark at the GPAC Day of Duals on Saturday (Jan. 29), the Bulldogs moved up to third place in the final regular season standings. Concordia defeated Northwestern, Briar Cliff and Jamestown as part of the weekend event.
The second and final GPAC Day of Duals for the 2022-23 season is on tap for Saturday at the Long Lines Family Recreation Center in Sioux City, Iowa. The Bulldogs will wrestle Northwestern, Briar Cliff and Jamestown.
While taking part in a premier NAIA wrestling tournament, 12 Bulldogs combined for 12 victories at the Missouri Valley Invite (Jan. 20-21). The major highlights included Creighton Bauman's run to the quarterfinals and four wins for Tommy Wentz.
As part of a high level NAIA tournament, Concordia will enter 12 wrestlers into competition. The Missouri Valley College Invitational is slated to include 44 NAIA programs and will unfold Friday and Saturday in Marshall, Mo.
A strong Friedrich Arena crowd bolstered by the presence of the Seward Wrestling Club watched fourth-ranked Doane display its dominance in a 44-0 win. The Bulldogs slipped to 8-2 overall (3-2 GPAC).
A battle between teams with a combined dual record of 21-2 will go head-to-head on Friday inside Friedrich Arena. It will be Seward Wrestling Club night as Concordia hosts fourth-ranked Doane. The Bulldogs are 8-1 overall.
Three weeks after hosting the Bulldog Duals, Concordia returned to action at the Hastings Open and totaled 11 wins among its 11 competitors. Multiple victories were earned by Jose Sanchez, Jeaven Scdoris, Grant Wells and Tommy Wentz.
Creighton Baughman (4-0), Logan Davidson (4-0), Bryce Karlin (3-0) and Kobe Lyons (3-0) each enjoyed perfect days individually as the Bulldogs went 4-0 at the Concordia Duals. Head Coach Chase Clasen's squad improved to 8-1 overall.
Concordia Wrestling will welcome nine other programs to Friedrich Arena for the 2022 Bulldog Duals on Saturday. The event will feature five rounds of duals beginning at 10 a.m. CT. Concordia will take on four nonconference foes.
Nineteen Bulldogs represented Concordia Wrestling at the Doane Open and emerged with a combined 35 wins and five place finishes. Both Creighton Baughman and Issiah Burks placed in the "open" division of the tournament.
Head Coach Chase Clasen has entered the picture after the Bulldogs placed sixth at the GPAC tournament in back-to-back years. The 2022-23 roster features veterans with something to prove and a talented group of newcomers.
For Concordia Wrestling, the past couple of seasons have been about following the lead of standouts Mario Ybarra and Jacob Telles and building towards a return to conference supremacy. The Bulldogs believe they made steps forward this winter.
All-American Mario Ybarra and GPAC champion Jacob Telles return to form the backbone of a Concordia Wrestling program now led by first-year Head Coach Myron Bradbury. Bradbury has the task of bringing along a young team.
It wasn't always easy in 2020-21 considering all that the program dealt with, but the season may have been an important one for growth and reflection. It also ended with Mario Ybarra on the podium.
In terms of athletic and academic achievement, Mario Ybarra stands out among Bulldogs who make up a perennially strong wrestling program. He's ready to take the lead and make another big step forward.
The great heights reached by the Concordia Wrestling program mean that expectations are always high. Gabe Crawford and Mario Ybarra are the leaders of a youthful roster.
An accomplished collegiate wrestler, Concordia University graduate Ceron Francisco continues to chase his dreams on the mat while also coaching within the GPAC.
During a championship 2019-20 season, Coach Levi Calhoun's squad swept GPAC regular-season and tournament titles, sent eight qualifiers to nationals and placed 15th in the NAIA.
In his short time as a Concordia athlete, Farmer produced something that will never be forgotten, even if he did come up just a bit short of the ultimate goal. What he achieved was about more than winning wrestling matches.
It was a big season for the likes of Deandre Chery, Alberto Garcia and Michael Stann, who helped lead the Bulldogs to a GPAC dual title in 2018-19. Garcia then found his way onto the All-America podium.
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