Fifteen Bulldogs combined for 18 wins during action at the Dave Edmonds Open in Sioux City, Iowa, on Saturday. Deandre Chery and Gabe Crawford both made runs to the semifinals in their respective brackets.
No. 11 Concordia won seven of 10 bouts while defeating visiting Briar Cliff, 23-10, on Thursday night. The Bulldogs remained perfect in GPAC dual action and clinched at least a share of the conference title.
The big for a third-straight GPAC dual title will continue on Thursday when No. 11 Concordia hosts Briar Cliff. Head coach Andrew Nicola's squad stands as the lone undefeated team in GPAC dual action.
The win streak lives on for Concordia wrestling, which remained undefeated in GPAC dual action by winning three times in Orange City, Iowa, on Saturday. Senior Dmitri Smith upset the nation's top-ranked 125-pounder.
A runner-up finish at the Missouri Valley Invite allowed Ceron Francisco to reel in GPAC weekly honors for the second time in 2016-17. The senior from Fayetteville, N.C., owns a record of 16-2.
Ken Burkhardt Jr., Ceron Francisco and Jon Lado each turned in place finishes to help the Bulldogs finish 11th as a team at the Missouri Valley Invite that played out over two days in Marshall, Mo.
Twelve Bulldogs represented 11th-ranked Concordia at the Missouri Valley Invite in Marshall, Mo., on Friday. Ken Burkhardt Jr. and Jon Lado both went 2-0 in their respective brackets.
Concordia dominated Wayland Baptist and seniors Ken Burkhardt Jr. and Ceron Francisco continued their impressive seasons during action at Thursday's National Duals in Fort Wayne, Ind. The Bulldogs were eliminated from the bracket.
Seeded 10th, Concordia will take on seventh-seeded Wayland Baptist University in the first round of the 2017 NAIA NWCA National Duals in Fort Wayne, Ind. The Bulldogs placed seventh at the 2016 National Duals.
Continued dominance has led to another honor for Ken Burkhardt Jr., the GPAC wrestler of the week. Burkhardt Jr. went 3-0 with three victories by major decision at the Oklahoma City Duals.
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.
The 2015 NAIA Wrestling National Championships came to a head in the afternoon on Saturday with four Bulldogs locking up spots on the medal stand as All-Americans.
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