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.
The largest home crowd of the 2018-19 wrestling season came out hoping to see the Bulldogs claim an outright GPAC title. Unfortunately, Concordia fell, 27-12, while honoring its senior class.
Thanks to a win over the NAIA's 19th-ranked 149-pounder, junior Cameron Devers has been named the GPAC Wrestler of the Week. Devers has helped the Bulldogs to a 7-0 mark in GPAC duals.
When peeling back the layers that made up the 2023-24 Concordia University Wrestling season, the program’s progress becomes more evident. The Bulldogs believe they have laid a foundation for future success.
Tattooed just above Creighton Baughman’s right knee is the word “SAVED” in all caps. Says the accomplished Baughman, "'Saved' was always the word that came to mind when I think of the transformation that finding new faith has done for me."
After surprising many outsiders last season, Concordia Wrestling believes it is equipped for greater successes in 2023-24 as Head Coach Chase Clasen enters his second year leading the program. National qualifier Creighton Baughman sets the tone in the room.
Concordia Wrestling made a statement in the way that it exceeded expectations in 2022-23. In Chase Clasen's first season as head coach, the Bulldogs shrugged off their preseason GPAC placement of sixth and equaled a school record for dual wins in a season.
The trials, the tribulations and six years of grinding made Issiah Burks' stunningly dominant GPAC championship run that much sweeter. The Hemet, Calif., native has seized his one last chance to reach the national championships.
Head Coach Chase Clasen has entered the picture after the Bulldogs placed sixth at the GPAC tournament in back-to-back years. The 2022-23 roster features veterans with something to prove and a talented group of newcomers.
For Concordia Wrestling, the past couple of seasons have been about following the lead of standouts Mario Ybarra and Jacob Telles and building towards a return to conference supremacy. The Bulldogs believe they made steps forward this winter.
All-American Mario Ybarra and GPAC champion Jacob Telles return to form the backbone of a Concordia Wrestling program now led by first-year Head Coach Myron Bradbury. Bradbury has the task of bringing along a young team.
It wasn't always easy in 2020-21 considering all that the program dealt with, but the season may have been an important one for growth and reflection. It also ended with Mario Ybarra on the podium.
In terms of athletic and academic achievement, Mario Ybarra stands out among Bulldogs who make up a perennially strong wrestling program. He's ready to take the lead and make another big step forward.