The college season is longer than the high school season, so the college guys can afford to take a few more days off. Their coaches preached to recover, but also continue to stay sharp. Andrew Nicola of Concordia University: “Our staff has worked really hard to help our wrestlers understand the importance of living a…
By Rob Sanders When Andrew Nicola got the news that he would be Concordia’s head wrestling coach, he rented a U-Haul and drove 1,500 miles from Riverside, California to Seward, Nebraska. The first athlete he saw on campus was senior heavyweight Ceron Francisco when he walked into Concordia locker room on Sunday, October 9th. Francisco,…
2016-17 NAIA Wrestling Coaches’ Preseason Top 20 Poll (October 18, 2016) Rank Previous Rank School Total Team Points 1 1 Grand View (Iowa) 142.5 2 3 Indiana Tech 74.5 3 13 Oklahoma City 69 4 2 Montana State-Northern 68 T5 T8 Dickinson State (N.D.) 67 T5 15 Williams Baptist (Ark.) 67 7 10 Southern Oregon…
