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.
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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