Wrestler of the Week: Colin Lenhardt

The d3wrestle.com/WWSport.com Wrestler of the Week is Colin Lenhardt of Johnson and Wales. Lenhardt put together a good weekend at the Roger Williams Invitational, winning the 174 lb. weight class. In the semifinals, he defeated two time NCAA qualifier and NWCA #5 Ryan Dormann of Stevens 8-6 before downing NWCA #9 Matt Cross of Messiah 12-7 in the finals. Also in this bracket were NWCA #7 and 2011 NCAA qualifier Kyle Roosa of Wesleyan and 2011 Empire runner-up Rico Plummer of Messiah. He was named the Outstanding Upper Weight at the tournament for his efforts.

Lenhardt, a junior from Hayes, Virginia, has now moved up to the #8 slot in the latest d3wrestle.com Rankings. He adds his Roger Williams title to a 4th place finish at the Ithaca Tournament the week before, running his season record to 8-1. This gives him a current career record of 63-19. He was a 2010 NCAA qualifier at 174 lbs. Johnson and Wales is taking this week and next off before next taking the mat at the York Invitational on December 3rd.