The first home appearance of the 2022-23 season for Concordia turned into a rout thanks to the help of Issiah Burks and Stephen Duffy. They dominated their matches as part of a 36-9 dual win over Bethany College.
The 2022-23 Concordia Wrestling team will make its first home appearance of the season when it hosts Bethany College (Kan.) on Friday night. Head Coach Chase Clasen's squad is 3-1 this season in dual action.
In a GPAC event that featured eight conference duals on Tuesday (Nov. 22), Concordia went up against Dakota Wesleyan and No. 12 Morningside and came out with one win and one loss. The Bulldogs are now 3-1 in league duals.
It will be a pivotal day of conference duals on Tuesday when the Bulldogs will go up against Dakota Wesleyan and No. 12 Morningside in Sioux City. The venue for these duals will be the Long Lines Family Recreation Center.
Ten Bulldogs represented the program at the Grand View Open and emerged with 13 wins and plenty of lessons. Standouts Creighton Baughman and Issiah Burks both lost close matches while three Concordia wrestlers came away with three wins apiece.
Issiah Burks and Stephen Duffy led the way to victory as both Bulldogs claimed pins in a 36-10 team triumph over Hastings on Thursday (Nov. 10). Concordia won four contested matches and moved to 2-0 in GPAC duals this season.
The conference dual slate continues on Thursday as the Bulldogs will grapple at Hastings. Concordia hopes to build upon last week's 28-17 GPAC win over Midland while also taking part in Saturday's Grand View Open.
The Concordia head coaching debut for Chase Clasen started with a bang as 125-pounder Grant Wells earned a pin. That performance helped spark the Bulldogs to a 28-17 win over Midland in the season opening dual.
The 2022-23 season will get going with a GPAC dual right out of the gate. The Bulldogs will be in Fremont on Tuesday to take on Midland. Concordia won last season's matchup with the Warriors, 32-18, in Seward.
Based on the cumulative individual point totals, the Bulldogs are ranked sixth in the GPAC while garnering 14 points toward the NAIA coaches' poll. At 141 pounds, Iowa Western transfer Creighton Baughman is ranked No. 12 nationally.
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