Fourth seeded Jacob Ealy finished third at 149 lbs. to become a two-time NCAA All-American, and Nate Smith placed eighth at 157 lbs. to earn his first All-America honor and lead the Pitt-Johnstown wrestlers at Friday and Saturday's 2022 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships at the Chaifetz Center in St. Louis.  As a team, the Mountain Cats finished 12th in the 52-team field.
 
Ealy ran out to a 5-1 lead and defeated Newberry's No. 1-seeded Isiah Royal, 6-2, in the Third-Place Match at 149 lbs.  After a scoreless first period in the seventh-place bout, seventh-seeded Dawson Combest (Indianapolis) opened-up a 5-0 lead after two periods and defeated Smith, 7-2.
 
Six Mountain Cats earned spots at the National Championships by qualifying through the Super Region I Tournament in the Sports Center on February 26, including three who claimed NCAA Regional Championships.
 
Ealy, seeded fourth at 149 lbs., defeated Gannon's Dominic Means, 5-1, in the second round of the consolations to advance to Saturday's action to face eighth-seeded Josh Laubach (Alderson-Broaddus) in the consolation quarterfinals.  Ealy ran out to a 10-0 first period lead and secured a 16-0 technical fall at 4.23.  In the Consolation Semifinals, Ealy dealt second-seeded Brik Filippo (Central Oklahoma) a 5-3 loss to earn his spot in the Third-Place Match.
 
Ealy earned a 12-5 decision over Ashland's Carson Speelman in the opening round to reach the Quarterfinals.  In that bout, Ealy built a 4-1 lead, but fifth-seeded Sam Turner (Nebraska-Kearney) battled back and got an overtime takedown to defeat Ealy, 6-4, sending him into the second round of the consolations.
 
Smith (157 lbs.) bounced back from a first round loss to win his next two bouts, including a 10-6 decision over fifth-seeded Ty Lucas (Central Lucas) in the second round of the consolations to reach Saturday's Consolation Quarterfinals where he took on Davis & Elkins' Noar Tarr.  Tarr held on for a 9-4 decision sending Smith to the seventh-place match.
 
Smith was pinned by third seeded Josiah Rider (Adams State) in round one, but won by injury default at 2:13 over Augustana's Tyler Wagener in the first round of the consolations.
 
Three-time All-American Brock Biddle (174 lbs.) also won a pig tail match to begin the tournament.  Biddle dealt New Mexico Highland's Allen Michel a 19-4 technical fall loss at 7:00, but a dropped an 11-3 major decision to fourth-seeded Trevor Turriff (Minnesota State) to fall into the first round of the consolations.  Biddle followed with an 8-0 major decision over Seth Latham (Colorado Mesa), before falling, 10-5, to Newberry's Caleb Spears in the second round of the consolations.
 
Fifth-seeded Dillon Keane (165 lbs.) scored a 16-4 major decision win over Rasaan Vereen (UNC-Pembroke) to open the tournament in a pig tail match, but suffered an 8-2 setback to Ashland's Drew Wiecher'sin the first round.  In the first round of the consolations, Keane lost 8-3, to Millersville's Brandon Connor.
 
Matt Siszka (125 lbs.) and Caleb Morris (141 lbs.) both wrestled and were 0-2.
 
125 lbs. – Matt Siszka
Pig Tail Match – Lost by Fall at 6:18 to No. 6 Josh Portillo (Nebraska-Kearney)
2^nd Round-Pigtail Match – Lost by Decision, 3-2, to No. 8 Jacob Dunlap (Gannon)
 
141 lbs. – Caleb Morris
First Round – Lost by Decision, 5-3, to No. 7 Peter Kuster (Drury)
2^nd Round Pigtail Match – Lost by Decision, 5-1, SV1, to Matthew Zuckerman (Tiffin)
 
149 lbs. – No. 4-Seeded Jacob Ealy
First Round – Won by Decision, 12-5, over Carson Speelman (Ashland)
Quarterfinals – Lost by Decision, 6-4 SV1, to No. 5 Sam Turner (Nebraska-Kearney)
2^nd Round Consolations – Won by Decision, 5-1, over Dominic Means (Gannon)
Consolation Quarterfinals – Won by Technical Fall, 16-0 at 4:23 over No. 8 Josh Laubach (Alderson Broaddus)
Consolation Semifinals – Won by Decision, 5-3, over No. 2 Brik Filippo (Central Oklahoma)
Third-Place Match – Won by Decision, 6-2, over No. 1 Isiah Royal (Newberry)
 
157 lbs. – Nate Smith
First Round – Lost by Fall at 2:16 to No. 3 Josiah Rider (Adams State)
1^st Round Consolations – Won by Injury Default at 2:13 over Tyler Wagener (Augustana)
2^nd Round Consolations – Won by Decision, 10-6, over No. 5 Ty Lucas (Central Oklahoma)
Consolation Quarterfinals – Lost by Decision, 9-4, to Noah Tarr (Davis & Elkins)
Seventh-Place Match – Lost by Decision, 7-2, to No. 7 Dawson Combest (Indianapolis)
 
165 lbs. – No. 5-Seeded Dillon Keane
Pig Tail Match – Won by Major Decision, 16-4, over Rasaan Vereen (UNC-Pembroke)
First Round – Lost by Decision, 8-2, to Drew Wiechers (Ashland)
1^st Round Consolations – Lost by Decision, 8-3, to Brandon Connor (Millersville)
 
174 lbs. – Brock Biddle
Pig Tail Match – Won by Tech Fall, 19-4 (7:00) over Allen Michel (New Mexico Highlands)
First Round – Lost by Major Decision, 11-3, to No. 4 Trevor Turriff (Minnesota State)
1^st Round Consolations – Won by Major Decision, 8-0, over Seth Latham (Colorado Mesa)
2^nd Round Consolations – Lost by Decision, 10-5, to Caleb Spears (Newberry)