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.
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.
Following a sweep of GPAC regular season and tournament titles in 2019-20, the Concordia Wrestling Program has checked in at No. 3 in the initial conference ratings.
After an idle two weeks, the Concordia University wrestling team returns to action this weekend. The defending GPAC champion Bulldogs are readying to visit Dakota Wesleyan for a dual at 6 p.m. CT on Friday (Nov. 13) before competing in the Dakota Wesleyan open on Saturday (Nov.14) at 9 a.m. CT.
In action at York College for the second day in a row, Concordia's tournament yields included 31 total individual wins (18 via pin) and a 133-pound title for Mario Ybarra.
The top half of the Concordia lineup struggled before four Bulldogs picked up wins in their debuts in navy and white. Ultimately, York College won the season opening dual, 30-19.
This isn’t exactly the way Ken Burkhardt Jr. planned it. First recruited to Concordia as a linebacker on the football team, Burkhardt Jr. has become an accomplished wrestler and owner of the most wins in program history.
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.
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