LANCASTER, PA – Johns Hopkins freshman Chris Qureshi has been named the Centennial Conference Wrestler of the Week it was announced today.  Qureshi made an immediate impact in the first action of his career at the Messiah Invitational on Saturday, November 7.
 
Competing at 125, Qureshi posted a 5-0 record at Messiah to win the individual title in his weight class. He topped Andrew Perez of Ursinus, 12-6, in the first match of his career and then scored three consecutive bonus-point wins to move into the finals.  Included were a 16-1 technical fall of Cael Stewart of Brockport, an 8-0 major decision of Greg Schaefer of Arcadia in the quarterfinals and 10-1 major of Brockport's Adrian Torres in the semifinals.
 
In the title bout, he drew top-seeded Robert Armstrong of Brockport and eased to a 10-4 victory after jumping out to a 7-0 lead in the first 50 seconds of the match.  
 
With his perfect run, Qureshi became the first Johns Hopkins 125-pounder to win an in-season tournament since Paul Bewak won titles at York's New Standard Corp Invitational and the Waynesburg Invitational during the 2014-15 season. 
 
Johns Hopkins will return to action on Saturday, November 14 when the Blue Jays travel to Ursinus for the Racich Rumble.