
It 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.
It 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.
Walker Fisher and Darrin Miller represented the Concordia wrestling program with NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors, as announced on March 1. Fisher was also a national qualifier.
Alberto Garcia carried the flag for the Bulldogs on Saturday (March 2) and concluded the NAIA Wrestling National Championships with a fourth-place finish at 133 pounds. Concordia placed 26th as a team.
Alberto Garcia made big waves on the opening day of the NAIA Wrestling National Championships, defeating the fifth and fourth seeds in the 133-pound bracket. Five Bulldogs qualified for nationals.
Deandre Chery will make his second nationals appearance and four teammates will make their first as the NAIA Wrestling National Championships begin Friday in Des Moines, Iowa.
At 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.
Deandre Chery and Michael Stann made their way on to the first team of the All-GPAC wrestling teams released on Thursday (Feb. 21) by the conference. A total of five Bulldogs were honored.
Five Bulldogs will represent the wrestling program at the NAIA national championships next week in Des Moines, Iowa. The group includes Deandre Chery and four first-time national qualifiers.
Twelve Bulldogs scrapped at the GPAC championships in Orange City, Iowa, on Saturday (Feb. 16) with the result being a fourth-place team finish. Eight Concordia wrestlers reached the GPAC semifinals.
GPAC titles and NAIA national championships berths will be at stake on Saturday when the conference wrestling championships unfold in Orange City, Iowa. The Bulldogs are coming off a share of the GPAC dual title.
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.
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.