A historic mark was tied Friday night in Shippensburg when Head Coach Pat Pecora's fourth-ranked Mountain Cat wrestlers secured a 44-0 PSAC victory over the Raiders.  The victory gave Coach Pecora his 616^th win, tying him for the all-time lead among all coaches in all collegiate divisions.
 
Chris Eddins (149 lbs.) and Connor Craig (184 lbs.) each won by fall, and Devin Austin (165 lbs.) and Brock Biddle won by technical fall to lead Pitt-Johnstown to the lopsided victory.
 
Pitt-Johnstown improved to 19-3 overall and 5-0 in the PSAC.
 
Pecora now has 616 career victories to tie Dale Thomas' the all-time wins record among coaches in all divisions.  Thomas took over as the all-time wins leader when he surpassed Kent State Coach Joe Beglia's 284 victories in 1974.  Thomas, who coached from 1956-1990, ended his career with a 616-168-13 overall record.  In his 44^th season at Pitt-Johnstown, Pecora is 616-151-8.
 
Coach Pecora will go after the all-time wins record when the Mountain Cats host 11^th-ranked Mercyhurst for Alumni Night, next Friday at 7 p.m. in the Sports Center.  Pitt-Johnstown also close out the 2019-20 regular season and celebrate Senior Night with a PSAC match again Gannon on February 15.
 
After fourth-ranked Brendan Howard received a forfeit win to begin the match at 125 lbs., Matt Siszka shut out Jake Downing, 4-0, at 133 lbs. to get the Mountain Cats going.
 
Pitt-Johnstown then got a 12-2 major decision from Jacob Ealy over Matt Milbrand and a fall from top-ranked Eddins, who earned his 98^th career victory, at 1:47 over Cole Rush at 149 lbs., made it 19-0.
 
At 157 lbs. Pitt-Johnstown's Nate Smith dealt Pat Duggan a 7-3 loss, and fourth ranked Austin got a late takedown and a point for riding to secure an 18-3 technical fall over Drake Brenize at 7:00 to build the lead to 27-0.
 
Another technical fall, this time a 16-0 win at 3:43 by No. 6 Biddle at 184 lbs. made it 32-0, before fifth-ranked Craig pinned Austin Klucker 1:29 into the opening period at 184 lbs. to push it out to 38-0.
 
A 5-3 win by Alex Delp gave Pitt-Johnstown a 41-0 lead, before Allan Beattie upset 10^th-ranked Derek Berberick, 8-2, in the bout at 285 lbs. that set the final at 44-0.
 
In his 44^th season at the helm of the Mountain Cat wrestling program, Coach Pecora is currently 616-151-8.  The three-time NWCA Coach of the Year has led Pitt-Johnstown to NCAA Division II National Championships in 1996 and 1999, 22 NCAA Regional titles, and four consecutive PSAC team championships.
 
Coach Pecora's squads have produced 35 Top-20 national finishes, 23 Top-10 finishes, and 11 Top-5 finishes.