ROCHESTER, N.Y. - RIT senior Josh Harkless was named the SUNYCA Wrestler of the Week announced by the league on Monday (Nov. 24).

Harkless won the 285 lb. open division to lead the Tigers to an eighth-place finish at the New York State Intercollegiate Championships, Saturday. Harkless, ranked third in Div. III, pinned Yaman Shehadeh (NYU) 1:32 into his opening match. He pinned Muaweyah El-Hindi (UNA) 48 seconds into his quarterfinal match and beat Kamdyn Dorchester (Ithaca) with a 15-0 technical fall in the semifinals. Harkless beat No. 2 seed Charles Weldman (USMA) 4-0 in the championship bout.

RIT returns to action on Saturday (Dec. 6) at the RIT Invitational at 9:30 a.m.