On Wednesday the NAIA named Concordia junior Andrew Schulte its National Wrestler of the Week. He has won two-straight GPAC weekly awards.
After a physically-taxing seventh-place run at last week’s prestigious National Duals, eighth-ranked Concordia will shift to tournament action at this weekend’s Missouri Valley Invitational.
Riding a 12-match winning streak, junior Andrew Schulte has been named the GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Wrestler of the Week for the second-straight time.
On the second day of the NWCA National Duals the eighth-ranked Concordia wrestling team finished in seventh place, giving the program its first placing in the tournament. The Bulldogs were first defeated by No. 6 Life University, 27-15 and then went on to get revenge over No. 14 Lindsey Wilson in a 19-15 triumph to finish in seventh place.
In heavy competition, the No. 8 Concordia wrestling team went 2-1 at the NWCA National Duals on Friday. The squad will be guaranteed a place in the tournament, a feat which has never been accomplished in school history.
Brackets for the 2016 National Duals have paired eighth-ranked Concordia with No. 14 Lindsey Wilson College.
For the first time in his career, junior Andrew Schulte has earned the distinction of GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Wrestler of the Week.
Senior Matt Atwood and junior Andrew Schulte went a combined 9-0 in claiming titles at Saturday's Viking-Warrior Open in Fremont, Neb.
The ninth-ranked Concordia Wrestling team competed in two different meets on Saturday, Dec. 5. The Battle of the Rockies tournament saw four Bulldogs place among a stiff competition.
Up against three NAIA squads ranked in the top eight nationally, the No. 9 Concordia University wrestling team ended the day in positive fashion, edging No. 8 University of Great Falls, 19-16, on Friday evening.
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When peeling back the layers that made up the 2023-24 Concordia University Wrestling season, the program’s progress becomes more evident. The Bulldogs believe they have laid a foundation for future success.
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