The 2021 Concordia Bulldog Duals, set to be staged inside Friedrich Arena on Saturday, will feature five teams and eight total duals. The event will be the final one of the 2021 calendar year for Head Coach Myron Bradbury's squad.
The 2021 Concordia Bulldog Duals, set to be staged inside Friedrich Arena on Saturday, will feature five teams and eight total duals. The event will be the final one of the 2021 calendar year for Head Coach Myron Bradbury's squad.
With the help of Anthony Perez's tech fall at 157, the Bulldogs emerged with a 32-18 GPAC dual win over Midland on Thursday (Dec. 9). Concordia won six of the 10 matches, including a triumph for TJ Huber at 174.
In its second home appearance of the 2021-22 season, the Concordia Wrestling team will host Midland for a Thursday (Dec. 9) dual. The Bulldogs will seek their second GPAC dual victory of the season.
A trio of Bulldogs earned place finishes at the Doane Open on Saturday (Dec. 4) in Crete, Neb., where Concordia wrestlers combined for 30 wins. The outing marked the fifth tournament this season for Head Coach Myron Bradbury's squad.
In an event that featured all nine GPAC wrestling institutions, the Bulldogs earned a win over Dakota Wesleyan and fell at the hands of Morningside on Saturday (Dec. 1). Jacob Telles provided one of the highlights with a pin to end the night.
All GPAC wrestling squads will descend upon Sioux City, Iowa, on Wednesday for a significant conference event. As part of the evening, the Bulldogs will dual Dakota Wesleyan and Morningside.
For his performances at the Younes Hospitality Open, Mario Ybarra has been recognized as the GPAC Wrestler of the Week. Ybarra placed second in the 133-pound elite bracket and defeated two nationally ranked opponents.
Highlighting the efforts of 18 Bulldogs at the Younes Hospitality Open, Mario Ybarra claimed second place in the 133-pound elite division. Thomas Ivey and Mason Garcia also earned place finishes while up against top-notch competition.
There were few takeaways from the Dakota Wesleyan Open as the Bulldogs entered only five competitors into the tournament. Most notably, Isaac Agabin recorded two pins in action on Saturday (Nov. 13).
Dominant performances from Mason Garcia and Jacob Telles helped salvage the night to some degree as the Bulldogs hosted Hastings in their 2021-22 home debut. The Broncos wound up winning, 29-17, on Thursday (Nov. 11).
As Kodie Cole himself puts it, "I might have a little different story than others." There's a lot of story left to be told for Cole, who has taken a winding path to being ranked No. 1 in the nation at 133 pounds.
Concordia University wrestling has a new leader in Andrew Nicola, but expectations remain sky high. Behind a talented senior class, the Bulldogs are again the favorite in the GPAC and in the region.
Andrew Nicola, most recently an assistant coach at California Baptist University, has been hired as head wrestling coach at Concordia University. He takes the place of former head coach Dana Vote.
The 2015-16 season was another step forward for the Concordia wrestling program, which finished eighth at the national championships and again dominated the GPAC.
Said Schulte of his national title, "It made sense to me why I sacrificed and trained so many hours of hard work for a moment of being No. 1. That was special to me." Read on for more of Schulte's thoughts.
Junior Andrew Schulte made history on Saturday, becoming the first Bulldog ever to win a national title. As a team Concordia placed eighth at the national championships.
Without even visiting campus, Jr Lule arrived at Concordia, a place where California junior college transfers like himself have thrived. Lule now enters the national championships on a roll.
“Don’t dwell on the results. Stay focused on the process.” That’s the company line continually regurgitated by members of the Concordia wrestling program. It’s that sort of attitude that has provided a foundation for the Bulldogs’ reversal of fortunes.
In yet another dominant outing in the conference, No. 7 Concordia clinched its second-straight GPAC dual title by way of a 32-7 win over Morningside on Feb. 11, 2016.
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