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The ninth-ranked Concordia University wrestling team left early Thursday morning as part of preparation to compete at the Battle of the Rockies hosted by the University of Great Falls in Great Falls, Mont.
The ninth-ranked Concordia University wrestling team left early Thursday morning as part of preparation to compete at the Battle of the Rockies hosted by the University of Great Falls in Great Falls, Mont.
A group of 23 Concordia University wrestlers combined for 44 victories and four place finishes at the annual University of Nebraska-Kearney Holiday Inn Open held in Kearney, Neb., on Saturday.
The No. 8 Concordia wrestling team defeated both No. 12 Midland, 33-10 and (RV) Dakota Wesleyan, 49-0 in a GPAC triangular on Tuesday, Nov. 17. Sophomore Andrew Schulte won both of his matches by pins.
The No. 8 Concordia wrestling team competed at the Dakota Wesleyan Open on Saturday, Nov. 14. Jr. Lule finished first for the Bulldogs in the 157-pound bracket while four other grapplers placed for the team.
The eighth-ranked Concordia University wrestling team made its 2015-16 home debut on Tuesday and flexed its muscles in a battle with neighboring and 11th-ranked York College. The Bulldogs won six of eight contested matches and routed the visiting Panthers, 38-8.
After opening its 2015-16 season three days ago at the Grand View University Open, the eighth-ranked Concordia University wrestling team is ready to make its home debut.
The defending GPAC and NAIA North champions opened up their 2015-16 season at the Grand View University Open with a combined 41 wins in Pleasant Hill, Iowa, on Saturday.
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.
The defending GPAC and NAIA North group champion Concordia University wrestling team will begin the 2015-16 campaign with high aspirations. In preseason ratings released this week, the Bulldogs topped the GPAC and checked in at No. 8 in the NAIA national coaches’ poll.
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.