Creighton Baughman (4-0), Logan Davidson (4-0), Bryce Karlin (3-0) and Kobe Lyons (3-0) each enjoyed perfect days individually as the Bulldogs went 4-0 at the Concordia Duals. Head Coach Chase Clasen's squad improved to 8-1 overall.
Concordia Wrestling will welcome nine other programs to Friedrich Arena for the 2022 Bulldog Duals on Saturday. The event will feature five rounds of duals beginning at 10 a.m. CT. Concordia will take on four nonconference foes.
Nineteen Bulldogs represented Concordia Wrestling at the Doane Open and emerged with a combined 35 wins and five place finishes. Both Creighton Baughman and Issiah Burks placed in the "open" division of the tournament.
The first home appearance of the 2022-23 season for Concordia turned into a rout thanks to the help of Issiah Burks and Stephen Duffy. They dominated their matches as part of a 36-9 dual win over Bethany College.
The 2022-23 Concordia Wrestling team will make its first home appearance of the season when it hosts Bethany College (Kan.) on Friday night. Head Coach Chase Clasen's squad is 3-1 this season in dual action.
In a GPAC event that featured eight conference duals on Tuesday (Nov. 22), Concordia went up against Dakota Wesleyan and No. 12 Morningside and came out with one win and one loss. The Bulldogs are now 3-1 in league duals.
It will be a pivotal day of conference duals on Tuesday when the Bulldogs will go up against Dakota Wesleyan and No. 12 Morningside in Sioux City. The venue for these duals will be the Long Lines Family Recreation Center.
Ten Bulldogs represented the program at the Grand View Open and emerged with 13 wins and plenty of lessons. Standouts Creighton Baughman and Issiah Burks both lost close matches while three Concordia wrestlers came away with three wins apiece.
Issiah Burks and Stephen Duffy led the way to victory as both Bulldogs claimed pins in a 36-10 team triumph over Hastings on Thursday (Nov. 10). Concordia won four contested matches and moved to 2-0 in GPAC duals this season.
The conference dual slate continues on Thursday as the Bulldogs will grapple at Hastings. Concordia hopes to build upon last week's 28-17 GPAC win over Midland while also taking part in Saturday's Grand View Open.
Rarely, 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.
Ceron 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.
Kirk 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.
In 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.
Ceron Francisco has gone from a fascination – largely because of his stature and physical appearance separated him – to an obvious fan favorite and to one of the most respected student-athletes at Concordia.
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.
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