Four Bulldogs reached the semifinals and another six remain alive on the backside of the brackets at the 2024 GPAC Wrestling Championships. The event is being hosted at Concordia.
For the first time since 2016, Concordia will serve as host of the GPAC Wrestling Championships. the 2024 conference tournament will feature a session on both Friday and Saturday while determining team and individual champions.
After completing a spotless 15-0 dual record for 2023-24, Creighton Baughman was honored on Tuesday (Feb. 6) as the GPAC Wrestler of the Week. Baughman has twice taken this award this season.
Back-to-back wins for Grant Wells and Creighton Baughman provided the highlights for the Bulldogs in a 44-8 dual loss at No. 7 Doane. Baughman completed a spotless 15-0 season dual record.
It took less than 40 minutes for Concordia Wrestling to claim a 48-6 home win over Colby Community College. The Bulldogs used the evening to honor seven seniors. As a bonus, freshman Barret Brandt broke the program pins record.
As part of a weekend that will wrap up the 2023-24 dual schedule, the Bulldogs will welcome Colby Community College to Seward for senior night before then visiting No. 7 Doane on Saturday.
The Bulldogs traveled to Sioux City, Iowa for the GPAC Duals #2, facing three separate conference opponents on Saturday (Jan. 27). Concordia started with a victory against Northwestern, 33-11, then dropped two back to back heartbreakers versus Briar Cliff, 22-20, and Jamestown, 29-21.
GPAC duals day #2: Concordia prepares for triple header versus Northwestern, Briar Cliff & Jamestown
With the Doane dual postponed due to snowy weather, the Bulldogs have yet to wrestle in a dual since the new year. GPAC Day of Duals, on Saturday, will change the lack of team competition, with three consecutive duals in the span of around four and a half hours.
Concordia will test itself against the GPAC's highest rated team in a dual set for Friday in Crete. The Bulldogs will enter the meeting with No. 5 Doane carrying a 6-4 overall record (2-2 GPAC).
Mason Garcia enjoyed perhaps his finest day as a Bulldog as one of four Concordia competitors to place at the Hastings Open on Saturday (Jan. 6). Nineteen Bulldogs combined to notch 28 wins on the day.
Featured StoryThe first year of Josh Watts’ tenure proved to be an unquestionable success. Many markers reached by the Bulldogs had not been achieved since 2020. The season ended with two Concordia wrestlers reaching the podium.
Featured StoryThe hiring of Josh Watts in July set in motion a whirlwind pre-fall semester stretch that saw Concordia Wrestling tidy up and fortify a 2024-25 roster that put the pieces together during an impressive second semester.
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It's a new era for Concordia Wrestling under Head Coach Josh Watts. The program welcomes back its three national qualifiers while adding nine freshmen and seven transfers to the mix.
Featured StoryUnmistakable for his physical stature and larger-than-life presence, Ceron Francisco captivated the Concordia University, Nebraska campus and left a legacy that went beyond the results on the mat.
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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.
Featured StoryTattooed 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."
Featured StoryAfter 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.
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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.
Featured StoryThe 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.
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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.
