No. 8 Concordia continued its dominant ways with a 44-3 win over Bethany College on Wednesday. The victory marked the 11th of the season for the Bulldogs.
A school record will be on the line when eighth-ranked Concordia welcomes Bethany College to Walz Arena on Wednesday. Dana Vote’s program will use the night to honor former 11-year Seward High School assistant coach Jeramie Schoepf.
Tuesday's announcement marks the fourth time already in 2016 that a Bulldog has been named GPAC wrestler of the week. It's the first such honor for Ceron Francisco.
The GPAC dual win streak moved to 12 on Tuesday night as eighth-ranked Concordia dominated host Briar Cliff, 33-6. The Bulldogs won eight individual matches.
For the third time this season, a Concordia wrestler has been named the GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Wrestler of the Week. Jr. Lule grabbed the honor for the first time in his career.
The eighth-ranked Concordia wrestling team traveled to Northwestern on Saturday. The Bulldogs extended their GPAC win streak to 11 after defeating the Red Raiders, 30-16.
Eighth-ranked Concordia defeated 20th-ranked Doane, 24-15 in Walz Arena Thursday night. The Bulldogs have now won 10 straight GPAC duals.
Eighth-ranked Concordia will put its GPAC dual win streak on the line when Doane visits Walz for a 7 p.m. battle on Thursday.
On the second day of the Missouri Valley Invite, two Bulldog wrestlers placed helping eighth-ranked Concordia to finish 14th out of 27 teams.
Jr Lule (157) and Dmitri Smith (125) combined for eight team points to lead eighth-ranked Concordia on day one at the Missouri Valley Invite.
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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