CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – RIT senior Josh Harkless won two matches to advance to the semifinals on day one of the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships, Friday.
 
Harkless, the No. 3 seed, pinned Benjamin Katz (Springfield) 1:41 into his opening bout. He went on to beat No. 11 Andrew Vanscoy (Baldwin Wallace), 11-2 in the quarterfinals. Harkless will face No. 2 Carl DiGiorgio (Coast Guard) in Saturday's semifinal.
 
Sophomore Jack Lamson lost to No. 12 Zach Needles, 8-2 in his opening bout at 174 lb. Lamson, who is competing in his first NCAA Championship, lost to No. 7 Thomas West (Baldwin Wallace) in his consolation match.

The championships resume on Saturday (March 14) at 12:00 p.m. est.