UTICA, NY - The SUNYAC has named its athletes of the weeks, with Utica men's wrestler Sean Aldrich (Syracuse, NY/Cicero-North Syracuse) being included among the honorees. Aldrich was honored as the conference's Rookie Wrestler of the Week, marking the second time since 2026 began that a Pioneer has achieved the award. The team now looks ahead to an upcoming tri-meet at Lackawanna College on Saturday. 

Aldrich had a breakthrough day for the Pioneers at  Lycoming College's Rennie Rodarmel Allstate Invitational, placing second in the 149-pound bracket. En route to his silver-medal placement, Aldrich defeated Muhlenberg's Jay Lenio and Misericordia's Brady Quinn, each by fall within two minutes. He began his day against Lenio, taking a 6-1 lead in the match before securing the fall after 1:38. In his matchup with Quinn, Aldrich was down 5-2, but was able to flip the momentum, completing the pin at 1:57. Aldrich lost to King's College's Shane Kibler in the first place match via tech fall.

Aldrich and the Pioneers return to action on Saturday, February 7th, when they compete in a tri-meet hosted by Lackawanna College. Action is set to begin at 12:00 pm in Lackawanna's Student Union.