RIT Sweeps SUNYAC Men's Wrestling Weekly Honors
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - RIT teammates Michael Glynn III and Max Watson are the SUNYAC Men's Wrestler and Wrestling Rookie of the Week.
Glynn, ranked No. 6 at 149 lb., won the his weight-class to help RIT to a third-place finish at the D. Kenneth Ober Invitational, Saturday. Glynn pinned Anthony Lavish (Shippensburg) at 3:49 in his opening match. He pinned George Pavis (Stevens) at 5:53 before a 17-2 technical fall win over Zachary Turner (Roanoke) in the quarterfinals. Glynn pinned Corey Messick (Roanoke) at 3:58 in the semifinals and was 6-1 winner over Mike Trainor (Shippensburg) in the championship bout.
Watson won the 157 lb. Division to help RIT to a third-place finish at the D. Kenneth Ober Invitational, Saturday. After a first-round bye, Watson picked up a 17-3 major decision win over Landon Mead (Thiel). He defeated Topher Tryon (Roanoke), 8-6 in the quarterfinals and beat Noah Rice (Messiah) with 4-1 win in overtime in the semifinals. Watson beat Jarrod Pominville (Roanoke) with 4-1 overtime win in the championship bout.
