A group of 19 Bulldogs combined for 33 victories while up against a loaded field at the University of Nebraska-Kearney Open. Ken Burkhardt Jr. advanced to the semifinals of the 197-pound bracket.
On the strength of a 9-0 start and two tournament titles, senior Ceron Francisco has been named the GPAC wrestler of the week. Last week he won the 285-pound title at the Dakota Wesleyan Open.
Five different Bulldogs earned place finishes at the Dakota Wesleyan Open held Saturday in Mitchell, S.D. Ceron Francisco remains perfect this season after winning the 285-pound title.
Competing in its first dual of the 2016-17 season, the Concordia University wrestling program continued its GPAC dominance by blanking Dakota Wesleyan, 51-0, on Friday night. The Bulldogs have won 15-straight GPAC duals.
Ken Burkhardt Jr. and Ceron Francisco both took home titles at the season-opening Grand View Open on Saturday. The tournament also marked the head coaching debut of Andrew Nicola.
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.
High expectations will greet Andrew Nicola, who begins his first season as head coach of Concordia wrestling in 2016-17. The Bulldogs are ranked eighth in the NAIA's preseason coaches' poll.
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.
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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