Harkless and Glynn earn All-American honors at NCAA Championships
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..
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.
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.
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.
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.
RIT finished tied for 19th out of 130 Division III teams with 21 points.
Results
285 - 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
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
lost to No. 8 Clayton McDonough (Luther), 16-0 (5:00)
lost to Nate Camiscoli (Castleton), 3-0
lost to No. 4 Mason Barrett (Averett), 14-2
lost to Brett Birchman (Wartburg), 16-9
Players Mentioned
- 5' 10"
- Senior
- 5' 10"
- Sophomore
- 5' 5"
- Senior
- 6' 0"
- Junior
Players Mentioned
- 5' 10"
- Senior
- 5' 10"
- Sophomore
- 5' 5"
- Senior
- 6' 0"
- Junior
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