WREST | #RIT Wrestlers to compete at 2023 NCAA Division III Championships #RoarTech https://t.co/IACAp8jFIr
— RIT Athletics (@RITathletics) March 9, 2023
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - RIT seniors Colby Giroux and Austin Lamb and sophomores Nate DeGroff and Josh Harkless will wrestle at this weekend's NCAA Division III Championships in Virginia.
RESULTS (check back for updates throughout the weekend.)
165 - No. 6 Austin Lamb
def. Harrison Kelly (Washington and Lee), Dec 5-3
Next bout: vs. No. 3 Austin Leisgang (UW-La Crosse)
184 - No. 7 Colby Giroux
def. Kalyn Jahn (UW-La Crosse), Dec 3-2
Next bout: vs. Shane Liegel (Loras)
197 - Josh Harkless
lost to No. 1 Coy Spooner (Coast Guard), Dec 6-0
Next bout: TBD
285 - Nate DeGroff
lost to No. 2 Donovan King (Olivet College), Fall 1:05
lost to Pete Wersinger (TCNJ), Dec 2-0
Giroux won the 184-lb. weight class at the NCAA Mideast Regional two weekends ago. Seventh-seeded Giroux will wrestle the winner between Kalyn Jahn and Blake Williams in his first-round bout, Friday. Giroux is making his first appearance in the NCAA Championships and is 31-4, including a win at the New York State Intercollegiate Open.
Lamb makes his second straight NCAA Championships appearance after finishing eighth in 2022 earning All-American honors. He earned a spot in this year's NCAA Championships after a second-place finish in the 165-lb weight class at the Mideast Championships. Sixth-seeded Lamb will face Harrison Kelly in his first-round match, Friday. Lamb enters the NCAAs with a 17-2 record, taking first place at the RIT Invitational.
DeGroff placed second in the 285-lb weight class at the Mideast Regionals to earn his first trip to the NCAA Championships. DeGroff will wrestle No. 2 Donovan King in his opening bout, Friday. DeGroff enters the NCAA Championships with a 30-8 record.
Harkless finished third in the 197-lb weight class at the Mideast Championship to earn his second straight trip to the NCAA Championships. Harkless is 28-5 this season with wins at the RIT Invitational and Will Abele Invitational. Harkless will face top-seeded Coy Spooner in Friday's first round match.
The NCAA Division III Wrestling Championship begin Friday (March 10) and runs through Saturday (March 11) at the Berglund Center in Roanoke, Virginia.