Ryan Murken

Your Prep Sports

The Your Prep Sports Alumni Report is a weekly segment that recognizes the accomplishments of graduates from YPS area schools that are continuing their careers as student athletes at the collegiate level. Alumni News is a way for readers to keep tabs on former area standouts.

Aubrey Joens

Former City High standout and current Oklahoma senior guard Aubrey Joens had 10 points, three assists and two steals as the Sooners upset second-ranked Kansas State 66-63 on Wednesday in Norman, Oklahoma.

Joens had three points and three rebounds in an 81-74 win over Oklahoma State on Saturday in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

On the season Joens is averaging 8.7 points and 3.6 rebounds per game while helping the Sooners to a 15-6 record including a 9-1 mark in Big 12 play.

Zeb Gnida

Former Solon standout and current Loras College senior 174-pounder Zeb Gnida helped the No. 16 ranked DuHawks to a 22-20 win over rival and No. 18 ranked University of Dubuque in an American Rivers Conference dual meet on Friday in Dubuque.

Ninth-ranked Gnida posted a 11-3 major decision over Pilo Perez of Dubuque in the dual win as Loras improved to 10-6 on the season in duals and 6-1 in ARC action.

Gnida is 13-1 this season with six technical falls and three major decisions and has won five matches in a row following his only loss of the season to top-ranked Zane Mulder of Wartburg.

Nick O’Connor

Clear Creek Amana graduate and current Iowa senior Nick O’Connor continued his strong start to the season by posting another personal best time at the Meyo Invitational in South Bend, Indiana.

O’Connor finished runner-up to teammate Ryan Schriener in the 600 meter in a career-best time of 1:18.13.

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