Concordia will honor a pair of seniors on Thursday night when York College will be in town for a dual. Issiah Burks and Mario Ybarra will be honored in a pre-dual ceremony. It will be the final home dual of the 2021-22 season.
Conference dual action wrapped up on Saturday (Jan. 29) as the Bulldogs went 1-2 with the win coming over Jamestown, 27-17. Concordia went 3-5 in conference duals and will finish in sixth place in the GPAC standings.
A second round of GPAC duals is coming up on Saturday for Concordia Wrestling, which will take on Northwestern, Briar Cliff and Jamestown in Sioux City, Iowa. The Bulldogs own a conference record of 2-3.
In the highlight of the night for the Bulldogs on Friday (Jan. 14), TJ Huber won by decision at 174. GPAC leading Doane won the dual, 39-3, while securing three pins. Head Coach Myron Bradbury's squad is now 2-3 in GPAC duals.
A major challenge awaits on Friday when the Bulldogs will be in Crete to take on fourth-ranked Doane. Head Coach Myron Bradbury's squad owns GPAC wins over Dakota Wesleyan and Midland.
After three weeks between outings, the Bulldogs knocked off some rust on Saturday (Jan. 8) as 14 Concordia competitors combined for 13 wins and three pins. Jeaven Scdoris placed fourth while Issiah Burks reached the semis of their respective brackets.
Issiah Burks, Jacob Telles and Mario Ybarra combined to go 9-0 on the day as the Bulldogs won two of three duals at the Concordia Bulldog Duals on Saturday (Dec. 18). Concordia hosted a field of five teams inside Friedrich Arena.
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.
When peeling back the layers that made up the 2023-24 Concordia University Wrestling season, the program’s progress becomes more evident. The Bulldogs believe they have laid a foundation for future success.
Tattooed just above Creighton Baughman’s right knee is the word “SAVED” in all caps. Says the accomplished Baughman, "'Saved' was always the word that came to mind when I think of the transformation that finding new faith has done for me."
After surprising many outsiders last season, Concordia Wrestling believes it is equipped for greater successes in 2023-24 as Head Coach Chase Clasen enters his second year leading the program. National qualifier Creighton Baughman sets the tone in the room.
Concordia Wrestling made a statement in the way that it exceeded expectations in 2022-23. In Chase Clasen's first season as head coach, the Bulldogs shrugged off their preseason GPAC placement of sixth and equaled a school record for dual wins in a season.
The trials, the tribulations and six years of grinding made Issiah Burks' stunningly dominant GPAC championship run that much sweeter. The Hemet, Calif., native has seized his one last chance to reach the national championships.
Head Coach Chase Clasen has entered the picture after the Bulldogs placed sixth at the GPAC tournament in back-to-back years. The 2022-23 roster features veterans with something to prove and a talented group of newcomers.
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.