Two RIT wrestlers named All-American at 2023 NCAA Division III Championships
SOURCE: ritathletics.com
March 11, 2023

 


ROCHESTER, N.Y. - RIT senior Colby Giroux and sophomore Josh Harkless at this weekend's NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships in Virginia.

Giroux, who won the 184-lb. weight class at the NCAA Mideast Regional two weekends ago, finished sixth in the class this weekend. Seeded seventh, Giroux defeated University of Wisconsin-La Crosse's Kalyn Jahn by a 3-2 decision before falling to two-seeded Shane Liegel of Loras College by decision, 9-7. Giroux then won his next two matches before falling to Luther College's Donovan Corn and Coast Guard's David McCullough to end the tournament 3-3.

Harkless finished eighth in the 197-lb. weight class. Qualifying by finishing third in the 197-lb weight class at the Mideast Championship to earn his second straight trip to the NCAA Championships, Harkless lost to top-seeded Coast Guard athlete Coy Spooner to open the tournament with a 6-0 decision. Harkless then pinned Ferrum's Braden Homsey and beat seventh-seeded Camden Farrow from York by 7-2 decision to advance through the consolation bracket. Harkless ended his tournament by falling to three-seed Doug Byrne and five-seed Beau Yineman, both by decision.

The top eight wrestlers from each weight class earn All-American honors.

Senior Austin Lamb and sophomore Nate DeGroff also competed for the Tigers, who finished the championships with 15 points.

RESULTS
165 - No. 6 Austin Lamb
def. Harrison Kelly (Washington and Lee), Dec 5-3
lost to No. 3 Austin Leisgang (UW-La Crosse), Dec 2-1
lost to No. 4 Nathan Fuller (Wartburg College), Dec 4-3

184 - No. 7 Colby Giroux (Finished sixth)
def. Kalyn Jahn (UW-La Crosse), Dec 3-2
lost to No. 2 Shane Liegel (Loras), Dec 9-7
def. No. 8 Edwin Morales (Bridgewater State), Dec 3-1
def. Charles Baczek (Wabash), Dec 3-2
lost to No. 5 Donovan Corn (Luther College), Dec 5-3
lost to David McCullough (Coast Guard), Dec 9-4

197 - Josh Harkless (Finished eighth)
lost to No. 1 Coy Spooner (Coast Guard), Dec 6-0
def. Braden Homsey (Ferrum), Fall 5:40
def. No. 7 Camden Farrow (York), Dec 7-2
lost to No. 3 Doug Byrne (Baldwin and Wallace), Dec 3-2
lost to No. 5 Beau Yineman (UW-Osh Kosh), Dec 5-4

285 - Nate DeGroff
lost to No. 2 Donovan King (Olivet), Fall 1:05
lost to Pete Wersinger (TCNJ), Dec 2-0


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