SEWARD, Neb. – Concordia University, Nebraska Wrestling took this past week off from competition while gearing up for the first dual of the 2026-27 season. Head Coach Isaiah Crosby will take his team into dual action at Hastings on Thursday while also traveling a group of Bulldogs to Saturday’s Grand View University Open. Crosby made his official head coaching debut on Oct. 31 when 12 Concordia wrestlers took to the mats at the Friends Falcon Open in Park City, Kan.
Concordia at Hastings
• Thursday, Nov. 12 | 7 p.m. | Lynn Farrell Arena (Hastings, Neb.)
• Webcast: GPAC Network
• Live Results: Track Wrestling
Grand View Open (Nov. 14) live coverage: Flo Wrestling
In the season opening tournament in Park City, the Bulldogs came away with five individual place finishes, courtesy of freshmen Kaleb Williams (third at 125), Jaxsen Salinas (sixth at 149), Aidan Summa (sixth at 285) and Frost Wallace (eighth at 133) and sophomore Aaron Wilson (fourth at 157). Both Williams and Wilson reached the semifinals within their respective brackets. Williams and Salinas earned five wins apiece while Summa, Wallace and Wilson produced four victories apiece at the Falcon Open. Other Bulldogs to record at least one win at the tournament were Ramon Arredondo (184), Simon Arredondo (165) and Daniel Steffensen (157).
Concordia began this season rated seventh in the GPAC. The Bulldog roster includes four competitors ranked within the conference, led by top-rated Cal Price at 149 pounds. A returning national qualifier, Price is the GPAC’s reigning champion at 149. The Papillion La Vista High School product is ranked 16th nationally in his weight class. Others who carry conference ratings are Wilson (fifth at 157), Evan Sepanlou (third at 174) and Ramon Arredondo (fifth at 184).
In last year’s matchup, Concordia defeated Hastings, 32-18, in Seward. The Broncos return two national qualifiers from last season: Jordan Tobias at 157 and Koen Mattern at heavyweight. Mattern made waves at the 2026 national tournament, placing as the 285-pound runner up. He began this season ranked second in the NAIA in his class. Meanwhile, Tobias is rated 18th nationally. Three other Hastings wrestlers appear in the GPAC ratings. The Broncos went 3-5 last season in GPAC duals.
Over the past two seasons, Concordia posted a combined conference dual record of 13-3. In program history, the Bulldogs have celebrated five GPAC regular season championships.
Ranked Wrestlers
(Based on official preseason ratings)
Concordia
149 – Cal Price: No. 1 GPAC | No. 16 NAIA
157 – Aaron Wilson: No. 5 GPAC
174 – Evan Sepanlou: No. 3 GPAC
184 – Ramon Arredondo: No. 5 GPAC
Hastings
133 – Aidan Rodriguez: No. 5 GPAC
133 – Creel Weber: No. 6 GPAC
157 – Jordan Tobias: No. 2 GPAC | No. 18 NAIA
197 – Justyce Hostetler: No. 3 GPAC
285 – Koen Mattern: No. 1 GPAC | No. 2 NAIA
The Grand View Open is scheduled to get underway from the MidAmerican RecPlex in West Des Moines, Iowa, at 9 a.m. on Saturday. Coming up next week, Concordia will make its 2026-27 home debut by hosting 14th-ranked Doane on Thursday, Nov. 19.