Zeb Gnida Award Wrestler of the Week Week Of 1/16/2023 Sport Men's Wrestling School Loras College Year Junior Position Hometown Solon, Iowa High School Solon Wrestling - Wrestler of the Week Zeb Gnida, Loras College Jr., 174lbs., Solon, Iowa/Solon Gnida finished the week with a 6-0 record including a 5-0 record to win the 174-lb bracket at the Cliff Keen-Mike Duroe Invite on Saturday. The No. 12-ranked Loras Duhawks started the week on Thursday with a dual victory over the No. 11-ranked Central College Dutch. Gnida recorded a fall in 1:19 over Austin Roos of Central in the conference dual. The Duhawks finished the Cornell College’s Keen-Duroe invite fourth out of 16 teams. In the first round, Gnida defeated Augsburg’s Connor Thorsten by major decision (17-4). He moved on to face Drake Tiedemann of Luther, winning by tech fall (16-1). Gnida defeated Coe’s LJ Richardson (5-3) and Augsburg’s Carter Sorenson (7-4) to advance to the bracket championship. Gnida took home the 174-lb crown after defeating Cornell’s Jacob Sherzer by major decision 11-1. The Loras Duhawks improved to 11-3 overall and are 2-0 in league play. The Solon native is garnering his first-career Wrestler of the Week honors.
