Sam Hanau,
Travis McKillop, and
Zac Bennett all won by first period fall to lead the 13
th-ranked Mountain Cat wrestlers to a dominating 43-4 victory at Alderson-Broaddus (WV) College, Saturday afternoon in Philippi, W.Va. Pitt-Johnstown extended its winning streak to five straight matches and improved to 7-1 on the season.
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The Mountain Cats, who won nine of the 10 bouts, dominated from start to finish.
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Along with the pins from Hanau (149 lbs.), McKillop (184 lbs.), and Bennett (197 lbs.), Pitt-Johnstown also secured forfeit wins at both 125 and 285 lbs.
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True freshman
Cole Landowski wrestled his first collegiate dual meet and came away with a 10-2 major decision over Cody Sprinks at 157 lbs., while
Craig Dawson picked-up his first dual meet win of the year with an 11-5 decision over Sam Jones at 141 lbs.
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Pitt-Johnstown also got decision victories from
Luke Palamides (133 lbs.) and
John Blankenship (174 lbs.).
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Alderson-Broaddus, which dropped to 1-12 on the year, earned its lone win at 174 lbs., where Keith Stednitz defeated
Sam Molina, 12-0.
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Pitt-Johnstown ends a stretch of five straight road matches at Seton Hill University on Wednesday, before returning home to host Millersville University on January 25 at 11 a.m. in the Sports Center.
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125 – #4
Dave Fogle (UPJ)Â Won By ForfeitÂ
6-0 UPJ
133 –
Luke Palamides (UPJ) Decision Jason West (AB) 8-3Â
9-0 UPJ
141 –
Craig Dawson (UPJ)  Decision Sam Jones (AB) 11-5Â
12-0 UPJ
149 –
Sam Hanau (UPJ) Fall Tyler Cross (AB)  2:50Â
18-0 UPJ
157 –
Cole Landowski (UPJ) Major Decision Cody Sprinks (AB) 10-2Â
22-0 UPJ
165 – Keith Stednitz (AB) Major DecisionÂ
Sam Molina (UPJ)Â 12-0Â
22-4 UPJ
174 –
John Blankenship (UPJ) Decision Davis Solak (AB) 4-1Â
25-4 UPJ
184 – #2
Travis McKillop (UPJ) Fall Corbin White (AB) :31Â
31-4 UPJ
197 –
Zac Bennett (UPJ) Fall Garrett Onderko (AB) :35Â
37-4 UPJ
285 –
Josh Duplin (UPJ)Â Â Won By ForfeitÂ
43-4 UPJ