COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA -
Luke Velekei (Pen Argyl, PA/Pen Argyl) and
Xavier Arner (Schnecksville, PA/Whitehall) are primed to take the mat at the NJCAA National Wrestling Championships on Thursday March 7th, with both earning #11 seeds in their respective weight classes after winning District Championships on February 22nd at Lackawanna.
Velekei will compete at 184lbs, while Arner will wrestle at 149. Both wrestlers are undefeated this season and are the first Spartans to qualify, and compete, at the NJCAA National Championships.
NJCAA Wrestling National Championship Home Page
The Spartan wrestling program, under Head Coach
Shaun Lally, is competing in its first year.