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Six Wrestlers Named to All-PSAC Teams, Coach Pecora Tabbed PSAC Coach of the Year

Lock Haven, PA

3/23/2022 2:33:00 PM

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Six Pitt-Johnstown wrestlers were selected to All-PSAC Teams, including four First-Team members, and Head Coach Pat Pecora earned his second straight PSAC Coach of the Year Award when the conference released this year's honorees on Wednesday.  All-PSAC Wrestling Teams were voted on by the league's coaches.
 
NCAA Super Region I Champions Caleb Morris (141 lbs.), Jacob Ealy (149 lbs.), and Dillon Keane (165 lbs.), along with Nate Smith (157 lbs.) a third-place regional finisher, were named to the All-PSAC First-Team, while three-time All-American Brock Biddle (174 lbs.) and Dakoda Rodgers (197 lbs.) earned spots on the third team.
 
Pecora, who was also named the PSAC coach of the Year following the 2019-20 season, led his Mountain Cats to a 13-1 dual meet record, the program's 24th NCAA Regional title, and a share of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Dual Meet Championship to mark the sixth straight conference championship.  Six of his Mountain Cats qualified for the Division II National Championships, including three who won regional crowns.
 
Along with the PSAC honor, Pecora was selected the NWCA Division II National Coach of the Year for the fourth time, and the NCAA Regional Coach of the Year for the 20th time in his 46-year career at Pitt-Johnstown
 
Pecora holds college wrestling's all-time wins mark with 631.  Pecora earned his record 617th career win and snapped a 46-year-old record to become college wrestling's all-time winningest coach when his Mountain Cats defeated Mercyhurst a 22-12 on February 7, 2020.
 
Pecora, has led the Mountain Cats to a pair of NCAA Division II National Championships, 24 NCAA Regional titles, and six straight Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championships.
 
Morris, Ealy, Keane, and Smith are all first-team selections.
 
Morris posted a 16-7 record on his way to winning his regional title and qualifying for the national tournament for the first time, while Ealy went 29-3, claimed his second straight NCAA Regional Crown, and became a two-time All-American with a third-place finish at the NCAA Championships in St. Louis.
 
Keane went 22-3, won his first regional title, and advanced to his first National Tournament, and Smith secured a third-place finish at the regional tournament and became an All-American with an eighth-place finish at nationals.  Smith posted a 22-7 overall record in 2021-22.
 
Biddle and Rodgers are both third-team choices.  Biddle, a three-time NCAA All-American, went 25-6, placed third at the regional tournament to advance to his fourth National Tournament.  Rodgers was 19-8 and finished fifth at the Super Region I Tournament.
 
PSAC Wrestling Major Award Winners
Athlete of the Year: Andrew Dunn Jr., Kutztown
Rookie of the Year: Dillon Walker, Mercyhurst
Coach of the Year: Pat Pecora, Pitt-Johnstown
 
PSAC WRESTLING FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
Wt. Name School Cl. Hometown / Previous School
125 Tyshawn White Shippensburg Jr. Harrisburg, Pa. / Clarion
133 Collin Wickramartna Kutztown Sr. Marlton, N.J. / Cherokee
141 Caleb Morris Pitt-Johnstown So. Waynesburg, W.Va. / Waynesburg
149 Jacob Ealy Pitt-Johnstown R-So. Aliquippa, Pa. / Hopewell
157 Nate Smith Pitt-Johnstown R-So. Murrysville, Pa. / Franklin Regional
165 Dillon Keane Pitt-Johnstown R-Fr. McKean, Pa. / Bradford
174 Dillon Walker Mercyhurst Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio / Lasalle High School
184 Matt Weinberg Kutztown Fr. Philadelphia, Pa. / Archbishop Ryan
197 Joel Leise Gannon R-Jr. Transfer, Pa. / Reynolds
285 Andrew Dunn Jr. Kutztown Gr. Bethlehem, Pa. / Bethlehem Catholic
 
PSAC WRESTLING SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
Wt. Name School Cl. Hometown / Previous School
125 Jacob Dunlop Gannon Sr. Rostraver Township, Pa. / Belle Vernon
133 Devin Flannery Millersville R-So. Wantage, N.J. / High Point Regional
141 Alexis Soriano Mercyhurst Gr. Perth Amboy, N.J. / Perth Emboy
149 Dom Means Gannon R-Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Central Catholic
157 Nick Young Gannon Jr. Batavia, N.Y. / Alexander
165 Evan Fisler Gannon R-Jr. Sewell, N.J. / Washington Township
174 Joey Petrella Gannon Fr. Reynoldsville, Ohio / Bishop Hartley
184 Anthony Giampietro Millersville R-So. Columbus, N.J. / North Burlington
197 Brian Kennerly Kutztown Gr. Drexel Hill, Pa. / Upper Darby
285 Jacob Robb Mercyhurst Gr. Kittanning, Pa. / Armstrong
 
PSAC WRESTLING THIRD TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
Wt. Name School Cl. Hometown / Previous School
125 Matt Wilde Kutztown Sr. Boyertown, Pa. / Boyertown
133 Eric Bartos Mercyhurst R-Jr. Valley City, Ohio / Buckeye
141 Joel Cawoski Seton Hill R-Sr. Latrobe, Pa. / Greater Latrobe
149 Mike Zacur Mercyhurst Fr. Jefferson Hills, Pa. / Thomas Jefferson
157 Max Stedeford Mercyhurst Fr. Sewickley, Pa. / North Allegheny
165 Brandon Connor Millersville R-So. Sinking Spring, Pa. / Wilson
174 Brock Biddle Pitt-Johnstown R-Jr. Martinsburg, Pa. / Central Martinsburg
184 Brandon Matthews Seton Hill Jr. Venetia, Pa. / Peters Township
197 Dakoda Rodgers Pitt-Johnstown R-Fr. Connellsville, Pa. / Connellsville
285 Freddie Nixon Gannon Sr. Buffalo, N.Y. / St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute
 
 
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