Now a two-time NAIA national qualifier, Cole Price has been named a 2025-26 NAIA Scholar-Athlete. Price placed third at 165 pounds at the 2026 GPAC Championships.
Concordia put six wrestlers in the finals and emerged with two GPAC titles while placing second as a team at the 2026 GPAC Championships. Championships were won by Hagen Heistand and Cal Price.
Nine Bulldogs marched to the semifinals of the respective brackets on day one of the 2026 GPAC Wrestling Championships. Heading into session II, Concordia sits in second place in the team standings.
Twenty-five auto bids to the national tournament will be up for grabs at the 2026 GPAC Wrestling Championships hosted by Northwestern. The Bulldogs will seek to improve upon their third place conference finish in 2025.
Concordia dominated GPAC Day of Duals No. 2, wiping out Northwestern, Morningside and Dakota Wesleyan by a combined score of 109-27. The Bulldogs secured second place in the final GPAC regular season standings.
A conference regular season champion will be crowned this weekend at GPAC Day of Duals No. 2. As part of the event, the Bulldogs will take on Northwestern, Morningside and Dakota Wesleyan.
A young group of Bulldogs took to the mats at the Sioux City Open on Saturday (Jan. 31) and combined for 15 wins. Simon Arredondo and Gabe Lujan paced Concordia with three victories apiece.
Days after winning the 157-pound Missouri Valley Invite title, Concordia's Hagen Heistand was named the GPAC Wrestler of the Week. Heistand went 5-0 with two wins over ranked opponents at the tournament.
One of two finalists at the Missouri Valley Invite, Hagen Heistand won the 157-pound title while helping 22nd-ranked Concordia to a third place finish. Five Bulldogs earned place finishes.
Six Bulldogs reached the quarterfinals and three advanced to the semifinals while helping position the team in fourth place after day one of the Missouri Valley Invite. Action will resume in the morning on Jan. 24.
Featured StoryIt 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.
Featured StoryAt 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.
Featured StoryUnder the direction of new head coach Levi Calhoun, the Concordia wrestling program is looking for big things this winter. The Bulldogs are led by the likes of three nationally-ranked competitors, including Deandre Chery.
Featured StoryFrom different parts of the country, four young men converged on Seward, Neb., in 2013, eventually leaving a lasting impression. Now three of them are graduate assistant coaches within the GPAC.
Featured StorySometimes, life comes at you fast. Over the last couple of months, Levi Calhoun has become both a head coach and a father for the first time. He discussed why he's ready for his new roles.
Featured StoryThe 2017-18 wrestling season brought the feel good story of Jerry Stepps III and the tournament All-American run by Giovanni Castillo. The Bulldogs placed 22nd at the national championships behind three qualifiers.
Featured StoryRarely, if ever, has success been set on a tee for Jerry Stepps III to smash out of the ballpark. Rather, it’s been quite the opposite in some cases. It never stopped Jerry from dreaming big or making it big as a senior.
Featured StoryCeron Francisco will go down as an all-time great Bulldog for the way he has handled himself on and off the mat. A national runner up back in March, Ceron is headed to Charlottesville to join the Cavalier Wrestling Club.
Featured StoryKirk Kaliszewski and two other national qualifiers return for a wrestling program looking to continue a run of GPAC dominance and national prominence. The Bulldogs will have a different look with 18 newcomers.
Featured StoryIn the first season of head coach Andrew Nicola's tenure, the Concordia wrestling program maintained its perch atop the conference and the senior class went out in style.
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