With at least a share of the GPAC regular-season title already in hand, the 20th-ranked Bulldogs will host Dakota Wesleyan and York on Thursday in a triangular. Concordia hopes to wrap up the outright GPAC championship.
With at least a share of the GPAC regular-season title already in hand, the 20th-ranked Bulldogs will host Dakota Wesleyan and York on Thursday in a triangular. Concordia hopes to wrap up the outright GPAC championship.
The Concordia wrestling program claimed another GPAC title on Saturday (Jan. 25) by going 4-0 at the GPAC Duals hosted by Doane. The Bulldogs defeated Hastings, Jamestown, Briar Cliff and Doane.
Half of the GPAC dual schedule will unfold on Saturday on the Doane campus in Crete. The Bulldogs will go up against Hastings, Jamestown, Briar Cliff and Doane while making a GPAC title push.
Back-to-back tournament titles have led to back-to-back GPAC awards for standout heavyweight Tanner Farmer. The native of Highland, Ill., won the 285-pound title at last week's Missouri Valley Invite.
Tanner Farmer is now 11-0 as a Bulldog after winning his second-straight tournament title. His exploits helped Concordia place 16th out of 48 teams at the loaded Missouri Valley Invite (Jan. 17-18).
A victory in a dual and a 285-pound tournament championship led to senior Tanner Farmer being named the GPAC Wrestler of the Week. Farmer is also now ranked the No. 1 heavyweight in the conference.
Tanner Farmer has made quite a first impression as a Bulldog. Two days after winning in a dual meet, Farmer was crowned the 285-pound champion of the Cusatis Open. He was one of 12 Concordia competitors at the tournament.
The highly anticipated debut for Tanner Farmer resulted in both personal and team victories on Thursday (Jan. 9). The 18th-ranked Bulldogs won seven matches while defeating Ottawa in a dual, 24-15.
The Concordia wrestling season is set to resume in 2020 with the Bulldogs welcoming Ottawa to Seward for a Thursday night dual. Concordia last appeared at the Desert Duals in Vegas on Dec. 22.
While taking part in the Desert Duals for the first time since 2014, the 17th-ranked Bulldogs split four duals against Cascade Collegiate Conference foes. Concordia defeated Vanguard and Life Pacific.
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.
At long last, Walker Fisher has accomplished a career long goal in his last opportunity to make it happen. The senior from Ashland, Neb., will take his shot at the NAIA Wrestling National Championships this Friday and Saturday.
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