Wrestling | 1/20/2009 11:36:00 AM

ROCHESTER, NY - Junior #Mike McInally (Bergen, NY/Byron-Bergen)# (Bergen, NY/Byron-Bergen) of the RIT wrestling team was named the Empire Conference Wrestler of the Week on Monday for the week ending January 18, 2009.  It is McInally's third weekly honor this season and second in a row.

McInally, seeded first at 125 lbs. at the 2009 New York State Championships went 5-0 the weekend. He was the only Division III wrestler to win a championship.  McInally opened Friday's action with a pin over Pete Cole of Alfred State in 1:34, then scored a technical fall victory over Anthony Lebbad of Ithaca, 17-0. McInally advanced to the semifinals after defeating Shawn Haney of Brockport by pin in 3:20. McInally defeated Kyle Gilchrist of Columbia, 6-2 in the semifinals. He defeated #2 Dan Bishop of Buffalo, 3-1 in the championship. McInally is now 22-0 this season and ranked fourth in Division III at 125 lbs.

The Tigers are back in action on Saturday at the Mel Berry Duals hosted by Thiel College.  The wrestling action gets underway at 1 p.m.