Ekland, Lembeck lead Xavier grapplers
Nic Ekland is making up for lost time with the Xavier wrestling team.
Ekland, a senior, did not join the program until his final year in school, and then his debut was delayed while he recovered from a broken ankle suffered during the football season. He showed what he can do Thursday night with two pins at 195 pounds in a Mississippi Valley Conference meet at Xavier.
Ekland pinned Payne Johnson of Waterloo East in 2:30 and stuck Brock Hunger of Iowa City High in 52 seconds.
The Saints lost both meets, falling to Waterloo East (45-30) and Iowa City High (55-22).
Clint Lembeck, ranked No. 2 at 132 pounds for Xavier, also had two pins for the Saints. Josh Gerke went 2-0 for the Saints with a pin and forfeit.
Last Updated on Friday, 23 January 2015 00:28