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The defending GPAC champions are looking ahead to the 2020-21 season. The new slate has been announced for head coach Levi Calhoun's program, which begin the campaign on Oct. 30.
The defending GPAC champions are looking ahead to the 2020-21 season. The new slate has been announced for head coach Levi Calhoun's program, which begin the campaign on Oct. 30.
The National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) has named senior Darrin Miller and sophomore Mario Ybarra as 2019-20 Scholar All-Americans. Both Bulldogs represented the program at the national tournament.
During a championship 2019-20 season, Coach Levi Calhoun's squad swept GPAC regular-season and tournament titles, sent eight qualifiers to nationals and placed 15th in the NAIA.
In his short time as a Concordia athlete, Farmer produced something that will never be forgotten, even if he did come up just a bit short of the ultimate goal. What he achieved was about more than winning wrestling matches.
Tanner Farmer's bid for a national title fell just short of the mark at the 2020 NAIA Wrestling National Championships. Farmer was one of two Bulldogs to earn All-America honors.
Tanner Farmer and Alberto Garcia have locked up All-America awards while advancing to the semifinals of the NAIA Wrestling National Championships. The Bulldogs are in 13th place as a team.
A group of eight Bulldogs will descend upon Hartman Arena near Wichita, Kan., for the 2020 NAIA Wrestling National Championships. The action will begin on Friday (March 7).
Tanner Farmer (wrestler of the year) and Levi Calhoun (coach of the year) pulled in major honors from the GPAC. Meanwhile, Farmer was one of eight Bulldogs to earn All-GPAC recognition.
Concordia will take eight qualifiers to the 2020 NAIA Wrestling National Championships. The Bulldog qualifying field grew on Tuesday (Feb. 25) when Deandre Chery was announced as an at-large selection.
A season of GPAC dominance was capped on Saturday (Feb. 22) with Concordia earning the conference tournament title behind three individual champions. Seven Bulldogs locked up bids to nationals.
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.