
Pitt-Johnstown, ranked sixth in the NWCA National Wrestling Poll, won eight of the 10 bouts, including second-ranked
Nate Smith's decision over No. 11 Logan Sanom at 157 lbs., to improve to 7-0 with a 30-9 victory at Findlay, Saturday afternoon in Findlay, OH.
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Trevon Gray's 4-2 sudden victory over Nicholas Korhorn at 125 lbs. gave the Mountain Cats the early lead, Findlay's Gavin Ritter defeated
Dajauhn Hertzog, 7-0 at 133 lbs. to knot.
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Pitt-Johnstown quickly regained the lead and never looked back. A forfeit win by ninth-ranked
Caleb Morris at 141 lbs. put the Mountain Cats on top for good. Pitt-Johnstown extended it to 14-3 at 149 lbs. with top-ranked
Jacob Ealy's sixth technical fall victory of the season, 17-1 win over Mason Kleinberg.
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In the battle of nationally-ranked wrestlers at 157 lbs., Pitt-Johnstown's second-ranked Smith scored a 5-2 decision over No. 11 Sanom, before No 11
Dillon Keane's 7-4 decision over Gary Nilson at 165 lbs. pushed it out to 20-3.
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The Mountain Cats made it 23-3 and put the match out of reach with a 6-0 win by
Alex Weber over Andrew Knick at 174 lbs.
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At 184 lbs., No. 11
Brock Biddle secured a 14-3 major decision over Mark Trifelos, and
Dakoda Rodgers defeated Jacob Kowalski, 9-3 at 197 lbs., before Findlay's Keigan Yuhas pinned
Oggie Atwood in the 285-lb. bout to set the final at 30-9.
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With the loss, Findlay fell to 0-2 on the season.
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Pitt-Johnstown travels to the Midwest Classic in Indianapolis on Dec. 17-18, before breaking for the holiday season. The Mountain Cats will return home match on Jan. 18 to host Gannon for a PSAC Match in the Sports Center.
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#6 Pitt-Johnstown at Findlay (OH) - 12/10/22
125 lbs.Â
Trevon Gray (UPJ) Decision Nicholas Korhorn (UF) 4-2 SVÂ
3-0 UPJ
133 lbs. Gavin Ritter (UF) DecisionÂ
Dajauhn Hertzog (UPJ)Â 7-0Â 3-3 TIE
141 lbs.Â
#9 Caleb Morris (UPJ)Â Won by ForfeitÂ
9-3 UPJ
149 lbs.Â
#1 Jacob Ealy (UPJ) Technical Fall Mason Kleinberg (UF) 17-1Â
14-3 UPJ
157 lbs.Â
#2 Nate Smith (UPJ) Decision #11 Logan Sanom (UF) 5-2Â
17-3 UPJ
165 lbs.Â
#11 Dillon Keane (UPJ) Decision Gary Nilson (UF) 7-4Â
20-3 UPJ
174 lbs.
 Alex Weber (UPJ) Decision Andrew Knick (UF) 6-0 23-3 UPJ
184 lbs. Â
#11 Brock Biddle (UPJ) Major Decision Mark Trifelos (UF) 14-0Â
27-3 UPJ
197 lbs.Â
Dakoda Rodgers (UPJ) Decision Jacob Kowalski (UF) 9-3 Â
30-3 UPJ
285 lbs. Keigan Yuhas Fall Â
Oggie Atwood (UPJ)Â
30-9 UPJ
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