


The 14
th-ranked Pitt-Johnstown wrestlers won nine of the 10 bouts, including falls from
Mason Myers (141 lbs.), third-ranked
Jacob Ealy (149 lb.), and seventh-ranked
Isaiah Vance (285 lbs.), in a lopsided, 43-6 victory over No. 21 Glenville State (WV) University in Sunday's first round of the Fairmont State Duals in Fairmont W.Va. The Mountain Cats are now 2-1.
A 15-0 technical fall by seventh-ranked
Trevon Gray at 125 lbs. gave Pitt-Johnstown and early 5-0 advantage, but Glenville State answered to take a quick lead of its own when top-ranked Gavin Quiocho pinned
Byron Daubert at 133 lbs.
However, Pitt-Johnstown ran off eight consecutive wins and never looked back. At 141 lbs., Myers pinned Dalton Minnick and Ealy followed by pinning Ethan Hardy at 149 lbs. to put the Mountain Cats on top, 17-6.
Pitt-Johnstown kept it rolling with a 13-0 major decision by
Cooper Warshel over Wiley Houser at 157 lbs., and Dillon Kean's forfeit victory at 165 lbs. made it 27-6.
Tony Salopek dealt Cade Linn a 5-0 setback at 174 lbs., an 8-2 win by
Noah Gnibus at 184 lbs. over Brady Ross increased it to 33-6, before the Mountain Cats closed it out with ninth-ranked
Dakoda Rodgers' defeated Nick Copley, 16-4, at 197 lbs. to improve to 6-0, and Vance closed it out by pinning Gavin Shamblin at 2:21 to set the final at 43-6.
With the loss, the Pioneers slipped to 3-2 on the year.
2023 Fairmont State (WV) University Duals
No. 14 Pitt-Johnstown vs. No. 21 Glenville State (WV)– 11/19/23
125 lbs. #7 Trevon Gray (UPJ) Technical Fall Joseph High (GSU) 15-0
5-0 UPJ
133 lbs. #1 Gavin Quiocjo (GSU) Fall
Byron Daubert (UPJ) 5-6 GSU
141 lbs. Mason Myers (UPJ) Fall Dalton Minnick (GSU)
11-6 UPJ
149 lbs. #3 Jacob Ealy (UPJ) Fall Ethan Hardy (GSU)
17-6 UPJ
157 lbs. Cooper Warshel (UPJ) Major Decision Wiley Houser (GSU) 13-0
21-6 UPJ
165 lbs. Dillon Keane (UPJ) Won By Forfeit
27-6 UPJ
174 lbs. Tony Salopek (UPJ) Decision Cade Linn (GSU) 5-0
30-6 UPJ
184 lbs. Noah Gnibus (UPJ) Decision Brady Ross (GSU) 8-2
33-6 UPJ
197 lbs. #9 Dakoda Rodgers (UPJ) Major Decision Nick Copley (GSU)
37-6 UPJ
285 lbs. #7 Isaiah Vance (UPJ) Fall Gavin Shamblin (GSU) 2:21
43-6 UPJ