North Central College junior Joey Sikorsky has been recognized as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men’s Wrestling Student-Athlete of the Week. Sikorsky earned this honor after his performance at the Al Hanke Invitational, where he competed in the 125-pound weight class.
Sikorsky was North Central’s only individual champion at the tournament and contributed to a seventh-place team finish among 16 teams. He secured bonus points in each of his four matches, advancing to the championship round with a technical fall, two major decisions, and a fall.
His path through the invitational included an opening 17-2 technical fall win over Elmhurst’s Juan Villa. In the quarterfinals, Sikorsky achieved a 20-7 major decision against Trine’s Kaden Golder. He then defeated Harper’s Esteban Delgado by fall at 4:43 in the semifinal and won the final match with an 11-3 major decision over Carthage’s Chris Kish.
Sikorsky accumulated a total of 25.5 team points during the tournament and was one of eight North Central wrestlers to place within the top four in their respective weight classes.
The CCIW also listed previous weekly honorees for men’s wrestling for the 2025-26 season:
“Jan. 20: Joey Sikorsky, North Central
Jan. 14: Taggert Kazmierczak, Wheaton
Jan. 6: Leno Campbell, Millikin
Dec. 23: Mateo Casillas, Millikin
Dec. 16: Rhenzo Augusto, Elmhurst
Dec. 9: Ethan Spacht, North Central
Nov. 25: Joshua Robison, North Central
Nov. 18: Cameron Johnson, Aurora
Nov. 11: Mateo Casillas, Millikin
Nov. 4: Ethan Spacht, North Central”
