Cortland junior Aljamain Sterling (Uniondale) has been named the Empire Collegiate Wrestling Conference (ECWC) Wrestler of the Week for the week ending Nov. 15. The award, the first of the year for the conference, covers the opening two weeks of competition.

Sterling opened the season by finishing in first place as the sixth seed at 133 pounds at the Ithaca Invitational Nov. 7-8. He posted a 4-0 record with wins over the top three seeds, which included two All-Americans and another national qualifier from last season. He was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Wrestler.

Last weekend, Sterling earned two victories at Wilkes' John Reese Duals, including one over the nationally 19th-ranked host Colonels. Cortland finished 4-0 at the tournament and is ranked 16th in Division III.

The Empire Collegiate Wrestling Conference consists of Brockport, Cortland, Ithaca, Lycoming, Messiah, Morrisville, Oneonta, Oswego and Rochester Institute of Technology.