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Eight Wrestlers Earn All-PSAC Honors; Pecora named Coach of the Year, Ealy Freshman of the Year

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Eight Pitt-Johnstown wrestlers were named to one of the three All-PSAC Teams, while Pat Pecora earned Coach of the Year honors, and Jacob Ealy was selected as the Freshman of the Year when this year's teams as voted on by the conference's coaches were released on Thursday.

Pecora, PatPecora, who earned his 617th career win to become college's wrestling's all-time winningest coach on February 7 with a 22-12 victory over Mercyhurst in the Sports Center, led the Mountain Cats to a 21-3 overall record, a perfect 7-0 mark in the PSAC, and the program's fifth straight PSAC Dual Meet Championship.  On February 29, Pecora then guided his Mountain Cats to their 23rd NCAA Regional title on his way to being named the NCAA Regional Coach of the Year for the 19th time.  Pitt-Johnstown came away with four regional champions, a pair of regional runners-up, and a total of eight NCAA National Tournament qualifiers.  Pecora closed out his 44th season at Pitt-Johnstown with 618 career victories.

Ealy, JacobEaly, a native of Aliquippa, Pa. and a graduate of Hopewell High School, took over the starting spot at 141 lbs. as a true freshman and posted a 19-11 overall record and a 14-9 mark in dual meets to earn PSAC Freshman of the Year honors.  Ealy also claimed his first NCAA Super Region I title with a 6-4 decision over Mercyhurst's Alexis Soriano.

Kutztown's Andrew Dunn (285 lbs.) was chosen by the coaches as the PSAC Wrestling Athlete of the Year.

In all, eight Mountain Cats earned spots on All-PSAC Wrestling Teams.

Two-time regional champion and All-American Brendan Howard (125 lbs.) (27-2, 21-2 dual meets), Ealy (141 lbs.), and two-time National Champion and three-time regional champion Chris Eddins (149 lbs.) (28-2, 24-0 dual meets) were all selected to the first team.

Red-shirt freshman Nate Smith (157 lbs.) (10-4, 8-4 dual meets), All-American and 2020 regional champion Brock Biddle (174 lbs.) (21-6, 16-5 dual meets), and 2019 National Champion Connor Craig (184 lbs.) (25-4, 19-3 dual meets) were second-team selections, while two-time All-American Devin Austin (165 lbs.) (22-5, 17-4 dual meets) and Allan Beattie (285 lbs.) (15-11, 10-9 dual meets) were named Third-Team All-PSAC.

PSAC Wrestling Major Award Winners
Athlete of the Year: Andrew Dunn Jr., Kutztown
Freshman of the Year: Jacob Ealy, Pitt-Johnstown
Coach of the Year: Pat Pecora, Pitt-Johnstown

 
PSAC WRESTLING FIRST-TEAM ALL CONFERENCE
Wt. Name School Cl. Hometown / Previous School
125 Brendan Howard Pitt-Johnstown Sr. Uniontown, Pa. / Jefferson-Morgan
133 Collin Wickramaratna Kutztown So. Malton, N.J. / Cherokee
141 Jacob Ealy Pitt-Johnstown Fr. Aliquippa, Pa. / Hopewell
149 Chris Eddins Pitt-Johnstown Sr. Greensburg, Pa. / Greensburg Salem
157 Evan Fisler Gannon So. Sewell, N.J. / Washington Township
165 Logan Grass Mercyhurst Sr. Culloden, W.Va. / Huntington
174 Mike Raccioppi East Stroudsburg Sr. Middletown, N.Y. / Minisink Valley
184 Elliott Riddick East Stroudsburg Sr. Bethlehem, Pa. / Bethlehem Catholic
197 Luke McGonigal Mercyhurst So. Frenchville, Pa. / Clearfield
285 Andrew Dunn Jr. Kutztown Jr. Bethlehem, Pa. / Bethlehem Catholic
 
PSAC WRESTLING SECOND-TEAM ALL CONFERENCE
Wt. Name School Cl. Hometown / Previous School
125 Jacob Dunlop Gannon Jr. Belle Vernon, Pa. / Belle Vernon
133 Eric Bartos Mercyhurst So. Valley City, Ohio / Buckeye
141 Alexis Soriano Mercyhurst Jr. Perth Amboy, N.J. / Perth Amboy
149 Dom Means Gannon So. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Central Catholic
157 Nate Smith Pitt-Johnstown Fr. Murrysville, Pa. / Franklin Regional
165 Alex Farenchak Gannon Fr. Painesville, Ohio / Riverside
174 Brock Biddle Pitt-Johnstown So. Martinsburg, Pa. / Central Martinsburg
184 Connor Craig Pitt-Johnstown Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio / Wheeling Jesuit)
197 Freddie Nixon Gannon Jr. Buffalo, N.Y. / St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute
285 Jacob Robb Mercyhurst Jr. Kittanning, Pa. / Armstrong
 
PSAC WRESTLING THIRD-TEAM ALL CONFERENCE
Wt. Name School Cl. Hometown / Previous School
125 Frank Bonura Seton Hill So. Corapolis, Pa. / Wheeling University
133 Vincent Distefanis Seton Hill So. Manor, Pa. / Hempfield
141 Ryan McGuire Millersville So. Bethlehem, Pa. / Notre Dame
149 Austin Shaw Seton Hill Sr. Greensburg, Pa. / Buffalo
157 Michael Clark Mercyhurst So. Medina, Ohio / Buckeye
165 Devin Austin Pitt-Johnstown Sr. Irwin, Pa. / Penn Trafford
174 Luigi Yates Gannon Fr. Erie, Pa. / Cathedral Prep
184 Joel Leise Gannon So. Transfer, Pa. / Reynolds
197 Billy Bowlen Seton Hill Jr. Crucible, Pa. / Carmichaels
285 Allan Beattie Pitt-Johnstown Jr. New Kensington, Pa. / Burrell
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Players Mentioned

Devin Austin

Devin Austin

Redshirt Senior
Allan Beattie

Allan Beattie

Redshirt Junior
Brock Biddle

Brock Biddle

Redshirt Sophomore
Chris Eddins

Chris Eddins

Senior
Brendan Howard

Brendan Howard

Senior
Nate Smith

Nate Smith

Redshirt Freshman
Connor Craig

Connor Craig

Junior
Jacob Ealy

Jacob Ealy

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Devin Austin

Devin Austin

Redshirt Senior
Allan Beattie

Allan Beattie

Redshirt Junior
Brock Biddle

Brock Biddle

Redshirt Sophomore
Chris Eddins

Chris Eddins

Senior
Brendan Howard

Brendan Howard

Senior
Nate Smith

Nate Smith

Redshirt Freshman
Connor Craig

Connor Craig

Junior
Jacob Ealy

Jacob Ealy

Freshman