Pitt-Johnstown made the weekend trip to Indianapolis for the grueling Division II Midwest Classic that features many of the nation's top-ranked team and individuals and came away with three place-winners, including Brock Biddle, who finished third at 174 lbs.  The Mountain Cats also got a fifth-place finish from Jacob Ealy at 149 lbs. and a seventh-place finish from Matt Siszka at 125 lbs.
 
Central Oklahoma won the 29-team tournament with 106.5 points, nine points better than second-place University of Indianapolis.  Adams Stats (CO) (89 points), Wisconsin-Parkside (88.5 points), and McKendree (IL) (86.5 points) rounded out the Top-5.  Pitt-Johnstown and Mercyhurst finished in a tie for 12^th-place with 58.5 points.
 
Biddle, who placed third as the No. 5-seed at 174 lbs., was dominant, finishing with a 6-1 record with three technical falls and three falls.  used a 19-2 technical fall at 5:30 to defeat Lindenwood's (MO) Brian Flanagan in the first round, then scored an 18-2 technical fall over 12^th-seeded Jimmy Laconte (Western Colorado) at 5:47 to advance to the quarterfinals, where he suffered a 4-3 loss to third-seeded Andrew Sams.  Biddle bounced back with his third technical fall of the tournament in the third round of the consolations, before pinning Findlay's (OH) No. 13-seeded Hunter Reed at 1:10 in the consolation semifinals and McKendree's No. 2-seed Josh Jones at 2:14 in the consolation semifinals.  Biddle closed out the tournament with another pin.  This time at 1:15 over seventh-seeded Max Bruss (Maryville) to claim third-place.
 
Ealy, seeded sixth at 149 lbs., cruised into the semifinals.  After a major decision to open the tournament in a preliminary round match, Ealy pinned Minnesota State-Mankato's Declan Malone at 2:48, won a 10-0 major decision over 16^th-seeded Jake Haskins (Lake Erie (OH), and dealt Colorado Mesa's seventh-seeded Darick LaPaglia a 2-0 loss.  In the semifinals, third-seeded Brik Filippo (Central Oklahoma) held off Ealy, 5-3, before top-seeded Noah Hermosillo (Adams State) earned a 5-3 win over Ealy in the consolation semifinals.  Ealy then defeated Lapaglia a second time in the tournament, 3-2, to finish fifth.
 
Seeded sixth at 125 lbs., Siszka earned a spot in the quarterfinals with a 15-0 technical fall at 5:15 over Central Missouri's Trevor Wishne and a 6-4 decision over Seton Hill's Frank Bonura.  Third-seeded Christia Mejia (McKendree (IL) held off Siszka, 5-3, in the quarters.  Siszka was able to defeat seventh-seeded Melvin Rubio (Queens (NC), but was pinned 10^th-seeded Evan Carrigan (Newberry (SC), sending him to the eighth-place match against No. 1-seeded Nick Daggett (UNC-Pembroke).  In that match, Daggett was forced to medical forfeit, giving Siszka seventh-place.
 
Myers, the No. 9 seed at 133 lbs., also reached the quarterfinals with a fall over Bluefield State's (WV) Gabe Nesmith and an 8-2 decision over 10^th-seeded Ryan Rippinger (McKendree).  However, Lindenwood no. 2-seeded slipped by Myers with a 3-1 sudden victory, before Mercyhurst's fourth-seeded Eric Bartos scored a 12-3 major decision win in the third round of the consolations.
 
Dakoda Rodgers (197 lbs.) went 3-2 with a pair of decisions and a major decision, before being eliminated from the tournament with a 9-7 loss to eighth-seeded Darius Parker (Lander (SC) in the third round of the consolations
 
Nate Smith (157 lbs.) and Isaiah Vance were each 1-2 for the Mountain Cats.  In addition, Gage Arnold was 0-2 at 184 lbs., and Caleb Morris was 0-1 after having to injury default during his first match of the tournament.