PROVIDENCE, RI - RIT junior
Josh Harkless and senior
Michael Glynn III each earned All-American honors at the 2025 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships, Friday and Saturday. Harkless finished third at 285 lb. and Glynn placed eighth at 149 lb..
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Harkless and Glynn each earn All-American honors for the second time. Harkless was an All-American in 2023, while Glynn earned All-American honors in 2024.
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Harkless, the No. 3 seed, pinned Logan Flynn (Delaware Valley) at 2:23 of his opening match. He lost to Mitch Williams (Wartburg), 2-2 in the third overtime tiebreaker (riding time) in Friday's quarterfinal. Harkless came back to beat No. 1 Michael Douglas (Wis.-La Crosse), 5-1. He beat No. 6 Mauro Pellot (Alvernia), 11-1 before an 8-2 victory over No. 5 Austin Cooley (Schreiner) 8-2 in the consolation semifinals.
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Harkless beat No. 2 Rayshawn Dixon (Ferrum) 4-2 in the third-place match. After a scoreless first period, Harkless took a 1-0 lead with an escape early in the second period. Dixon tied the score at 1-1 to begin the third period, but Harkless got a takedown to earn the 4-2 win.
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After a first-round bye, Glynn lost 6-5 to Brett Back (Dubuque) in his opening match. He defeated Xavier Pena (Centenary) with a 4-1 sudden victory before a 10-6 win over Elijah Cyr (Castleton). He lost 6-5 to No. 3 Colby Frost (So. Maine) in the consolation quarterfinal and suffered a 9-0 loss to Michael Conklin (TCNJ) in the seventh-place match.Â
RIT finished tied for 19th out of 130 Division III teams with 21 points.
Results
285 -Â No. 3 Josh Harkless
pin Logan Flynn (Delaware Valley), 2:23
lost to Mitch Williamson (Wartburg), 2-2 (TB 3 - riding time)
def. No. 1 Michael Douglas (Wis.-La Crosse), 5-1
def. No. 6 Mauro Pellot (Alvernio), 11-1
def. No. 5 Austin Cooley (Schreiner) - Consolation Semifinals, 8-2
def. No. 2 Rayshawn Dixon (Ferrum), 4-2 - 3rd Place Match
149Â - Michael Glynn III
lost to Brett Back (Dubuque), 6-5
def. Xavier Pena (Centenary), 4-1 (SV)
def. Elijah Cyr (Castleton), 10-6
lost to No. 3 Colby Frost (So. Maine), 6-5
lost to Michael Conklin (TCNJ), 9-0 - 7th place match
157 - Jared Lee
lost to No. 8 Clayton McDonough (Luther), 16-0 (5:00)
lost to Nate Camiscoli (Castleton), 3-0
125 - Lee Rubin
lost to No. 4 Mason Barrett (Averett), 14-2
lost to Brett Birchman (Wartburg), 16-9
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