Twelve Bulldogs will take to the mats in Mitchell, S.D., on Friday and Saturday for the 2022 GPAC Wrestling Championships. The Concordia roster includes returning national qualifiers in Mario Ybarra and Jacob Telles.
Twelve Bulldogs will take to the mats in Mitchell, S.D., on Friday and Saturday for the 2022 GPAC Wrestling Championships. The Concordia roster includes returning national qualifiers in Mario Ybarra and Jacob Telles.
In the final event of the regular season, six Bulldogs combined to claim seven wins as part of the Dave Edmonds Sioux City Invitational on Saturday (Feb. 5). Anthony Perez took sixth place at 157 pounds.
Issiah Burks and Mario Ybarra got a proper sendoff on Thursday (Feb. 3) as they both claimed victories on senior night. Their contributions helped the Bulldogs defeat York, 31-9, in the final dual of the 2021-22 season.
Concordia will honor a pair of seniors on Thursday night when York College will be in town for a dual. Issiah Burks and Mario Ybarra will be honored in a pre-dual ceremony. It will be the final home dual of the 2021-22 season.
Conference dual action wrapped up on Saturday (Jan. 29) as the Bulldogs went 1-2 with the win coming over Jamestown, 27-17. Concordia went 3-5 in conference duals and will finish in sixth place in the GPAC standings.
A second round of GPAC duals is coming up on Saturday for Concordia Wrestling, which will take on Northwestern, Briar Cliff and Jamestown in Sioux City, Iowa. The Bulldogs own a conference record of 2-3.
In the highlight of the night for the Bulldogs on Friday (Jan. 14), TJ Huber won by decision at 174. GPAC leading Doane won the dual, 39-3, while securing three pins. Head Coach Myron Bradbury's squad is now 2-3 in GPAC duals.
A major challenge awaits on Friday when the Bulldogs will be in Crete to take on fourth-ranked Doane. Head Coach Myron Bradbury's squad owns GPAC wins over Dakota Wesleyan and Midland.
After three weeks between outings, the Bulldogs knocked off some rust on Saturday (Jan. 8) as 14 Concordia competitors combined for 13 wins and three pins. Jeaven Scdoris placed fourth while Issiah Burks reached the semis of their respective brackets.
Issiah Burks, Jacob Telles and Mario Ybarra combined to go 9-0 on the day as the Bulldogs won two of three duals at the Concordia Bulldog Duals on Saturday (Dec. 18). Concordia hosted a field of five teams inside Friedrich Arena.
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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