With the 2019-20 PSAC Dual Meet Championship on the line, Head Coach Pat Pecora and the No. 4-ranked Pitt-Johnstown wrestlers will close out a tripleheader in the Sports Center and recognize this year's seniors prior to Saturday night's match against No. 21 Gannon.  Wrestling is scheduled to begin on Saturday at 7 p.m.
 
After the Pitt-Johnstown men's and women's basketball teams host Clarion at 1 and 3 p.m., the Mountain Cat wrestlers will wrap-up their regular season and honor seniors Devin Austin (165 lbs.), Chris Eddins (149 lbs.), Mike Geyer (197 lbs.), Brendan Howard (125 lbs.), and Tyler Oliver (197 lbs.).
 
A win by the fourth-ranked Mountain Cats would give Pitt-Johnstown the outright title.  If Gannon wins, the 21^st-ranked Golden Knights would share the championship with Pitt-Johnstown for the second straight season.
 
Pitt-Johnstown, 20-3 overall and 6-0 in the PSAC, is looking for its fifth consecutive conference crown.  Last Friday, Pitt-Johnstown earned a 22-12 PSAC victory over 11^th-ranked Mercyhurst in the Sports Center that made Head Coach Pat Pecora college wrestling's all-time winningest coach.  He enters tonight's match with 617 victories.  The Mountain Cats used major decision wins from top-ranked Eddins (149 lbs.), Nate Smith (157 lbs.), No. 6 Brock Biddle (174 lbs.) and No. 5 Connor Craig (184 lbs.), who sealed the milestone victory with his 8-0 victory over Trever Begin.
 
The Mountain Cats are led by two-time National Champion Eddins (149 lbs.), 2019 National Champions Tyler Warner (133 lbs.) and Craig (184 lbs.), two-time All-American Austin (165 lbs.), 2019 All-Americans Howard (125 lbs.) and Biddle (174 lbs.).
 
Nationally for Pitt-Johnstown, Eddins (149 lbs.), who has 99 career victories, is ranked No. 1 at 149 lbs., while Howard (125 lbs.) and Austin (165 lbs.) are fourth, Craig (184 lbs.) is fifth, and Biddle (174 lbs.) is sixth.
 
Gannon, which shared last year's PSAC championship with Pitt-Johnstown and Kutztown, comes in ranked 21^st in the country at 8-5 overall and 5-1 in the PSAC following Tuesday's 32-11 win at Mercyhurst.  No. 12 Dom Means (149 bls.), Evan Fisler (157 lbs.), and Connor Day (174 lbs.) all won by fall for the Golden Knights.
 
Gannon is led by 2019 NCAA National Qualifiers Jacob Dunlap (125 lbs.), Austin Hertel (133 lbs.), and No. 5 Freddie Nixon (197 lbs.).  In addition, Dom Means is ranked 12^th at 149 lbs., and Alex Farenchak is eighth at 165 lbs.
 
Key Match-Ups: 2019 All-American and NCAA No. 4 Brendan Howard (UPJ) vs. National Qualifier Jacob Dunlap (GU) at 125 lbs…Matt Siszka or 2019 National Champion Tyler Warner (UPJ) vs. National Qualifier Austin Hertel (GU) at 133 lbs…two-time National Champion and NCAA No. 1 Chris Eddins vs. NCAA No. 12 Dom Means (GU) at 149 lbs…2-time All-American and NCAA No. 4 Devin Austin vs. NCAA No. 8 Alex Farenchak (GU) at 165 lbs…2019 All-American and NCAA No. 7 Brock Biddle (UPJ) vs. Luigi Yates or Connor Day (GU) at 174 lbs…2019 NCAA National Champion and NCAA No. 5 Connor Craig (UPJ) vs. Joel Leise (GU) at 184 lbs…Alex Delp or Tyler Oliver (UPJ) vs. NCAA No. 5 Freddie Nixon (GU) at 197 lbs.
 
      The Mountain Cats travel to the 2020 NCAA Super Region I Tournament at Mercyhurst on February 29 and to the 2020 NCAA Division II National Championships in Sioux Falls, SD on March 13 and 14.