Indianola Wrestling Sees Several Top Places at Johnston
The Indianola wrestling team competed at Johnston Saturday, with several wrestlers earning top places among several of the states best grapplers. Senior Miles Berg earned a tournament championship, after winning the first place match at 195lbs by major decision. At 113lbs Ryder Downey placed 2nd after falling in a tough 9-6 decision in the championship round, Brennan Meacham placed 3rd in the 152lb bracket, Nick Bonnano placed 3rd at 160lbs, Sean Cunningham placed 3rd in the 170lb division, and Jaylin Smith placed 2nd at 220lbs. Head coach Clint Manny tells KNIA Sports the early success for the Indians is because their hard work in the offseason and early meets.
“You don’t necessarily have to be the fastest kid, best athlete, or even have a ton of physical ability, but it’s something you can learn. The sport of wrestling is something that technique plays a huge role in, but so does work ethic. If you’ve invested more than the guy across from you, you gotta have confidence when you go out and I think that’s where we’re at right now, is our guys feel that they have worked harder than our opponents.”
The Indians will next hit the mats Friday and Saturday in a tournament in Waterloo.
Indianola Swimming Performs Well at Grinnell
The Indianola boys swimming team swam well at a competitive meet at Grinnell Saturday, earning a second place finish behind Linn-Mar with a score of 460 points. Nathan Pollard got a 1st place finish in the 100 Butterfly and 100 Breaststroke, Collin Guerts placed 2nd in the 100 and 200 Freestyle, Brad LaGrande 2nd in the 200 IM, the Indians got 1st place in the 400 Freestyle Relay, and 2nd place in the 200 Medley Relay. The Indians will next swim in the new year, waiting until January 7th hosting Southeast Polk.