The eighth-ranked Concordia wrestling team traveled to Northwestern on Saturday. The Bulldogs extended their GPAC win streak to 11 after defeating the Red Raiders, 30-16.
The eighth-ranked Concordia wrestling team traveled to Northwestern on Saturday. The Bulldogs extended their GPAC win streak to 11 after defeating the Red Raiders, 30-16.
Eighth-ranked Concordia defeated 20th-ranked Doane, 24-15 in Walz Arena Thursday night. The Bulldogs have now won 10 straight GPAC duals.
Eighth-ranked Concordia will put its GPAC dual win streak on the line when Doane visits Walz for a 7 p.m. battle on Thursday.
On the second day of the Missouri Valley Invite, two Bulldog wrestlers placed helping eighth-ranked Concordia to finish 14th out of 27 teams.
Jr Lule (157) and Dmitri Smith (125) combined for eight team points to lead eighth-ranked Concordia on day one at the Missouri Valley Invite.
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.
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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