Junior Mario Ybarra enjoyed a 4-0 day as the wrestling program hosted the Concordia Bulldog Duals on Saturday (Dec. 19). The Bulldogs posted a team win over Oklahoma Wesleyan.
Junior Mario Ybarra enjoyed a 4-0 day as the wrestling program hosted the Concordia Bulldog Duals on Saturday (Dec. 19). The Bulldogs posted a team win over Oklahoma Wesleyan.
A win over a nationally-ranked opponent allowed Issiah Burks to earn GPAC Wrestler of the Week honors. It's the first career GPAC weekly award for the native of Hemet, Calif.
Seven teams will join Concordia for the Concordia Bulldog Duals this Saturday inside Friedrich Arena. The event will feature 16 duals beginning at 10 a.m. CT.
While hosting their 2020-21 home opener, the Bulldogs came up short in a 28-12 loss to visiting Morningside. Concordia won four individual matches, including a significant one by Issiah Burks.
Following three tournaments and two road duals, the Bulldogs will make their first home appearance of 2020-21 when they host Morningside on Thursday. Concordia has won 10-straight GPAC duals.
In tournament action, five Bulldogs combined for ten wins on Saturday (Dec. 5). The event included wrestlers from 11 institutions, including seven GPAC squads.
In the team's first action in more than two weeks, the Bulldogs won eight of 10 matches in a 38-7 dual victory at Midland on Thursday (Dec. 3). Concordia's GPAC dual win streak moved to 10.
After being idle for over two weeks, Concordia returns to action this week. The defending GPAC champions are readying to visit Midland for a dual on Thursday (Dec. 3) before competing in the Doane Open on Saturday (Dec.5).
A day after a GPAC dual win at Dakota Wesleyan, 14 Bulldogs collaborated for 24 wins at the DWU Open. Issiah Burks and Jacob Telles paced Concordia with a combined seven wins.
While taking eight of 10 matches at Dakota Wesleyan on Friday (Nov. 13), the Bulldogs moved their GPAC dual win streak to nine. Concordia toppled the Tigers, 34-6.
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.
By just about any measure, the 2014-15 season marked the most successful in the history of Concordia University wrestling. In head coach Dana Vote’s third season, the Bulldogs went a perfect 7-0 in GPAC duals, outscoring their conference rivals by a combined total of 242-59.
Consider the time spent at Santa Ana College a crossroads. Muddled in southern California traffic jams, Andrew Schulte had plenty of time to ponder his next move.
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