JOHNSTOWN, PA –2022-23 Super Region I Coach of the Year Pat Pecora and a group eight of Pitt-Johnstown Mountain Cat wrestlers will travel to the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to compete in Friday and Saturday's NCAA Division II National Wrestling Championships.   The top eight place winners in each weight class become NCAA Division II All-Americans.
 
The Mountain Cats won their 25^th NCAA Regional Championship at East Stroudsburg University on Feb. 25 and came away with a total of eight national qualifiers.  Pitt-Johnstown boasted four individual champions, one runner-up, and three third-place finishers.  The top three place-winners in each of the 10 weight classes earned spots at the national tournament.
 
Trevon Gray (125 lbs.), Jacob Ealy (149 lbs.), Nate Smith (157 lbs.), and Brock Biddle (184 lbs.) all won titles, while Isaiah Vance was the runner-up at 285 lbs.  In addition, Byron Daubert (133 lbs.), Caleb Morris (141 lbs.), and Dakoda Rodgers (197 lbs.) all finished third to round of the eight national qualifiers.

Ealy is the No. 1 seed at 149 lbs. for the national tournament, while Smith is seeded sixth at 157 lbs., and Biddle is sixth at 184 lbs.
 
First Round Pairings and Individual Wrestler Information:
 
125 lbs. – Trevon Gray  (R-FR)  (Chesapeake, VA / Oscar F. Smith High School)
--2023 is Gray's first NCAA National Tournament
--2023 Super Region I Tournament Champion
--22-4 overall record in 2022-23 (Led team with nine wins by major decision)
-- First Round Match-up vs. No. 2 Brendan Garcia (19-3) (Adams State)
 
133 lbs. - Byron Daubert  (R-SO)  (Summerhill, Pa. / Forest Hills High School)
--2023 is Daubert's first NCAA National Tournament
--Placed Third at 2023 Super Region I Tournament
--10-9 overall record in 2022-23
-- First Round Match-up vs. No. 1 Quentrevion Campbell (17-1) (Chadron State)
 
141 lbs. – Caleb Morris  (SR)  (Waynesburg, Pa. / Waynesburg Central High School)
--2022 and 2033 NCAA National Qualifier
--Placed third at 2023 Super Region I Tournament
--2022 NCAA Super Region I Champion
--19-5 overall record in 2022-23
-- First Round Match-up vs. No 4 Christian Small (23-2) (Lake Erie)
 
149 lbs. – Jacob Ealy  (JR)  (Aliquippa, Pa. / Hopewell High School)
--Seeded No. 1 at 149 lbs. for National Championships
--26-0 overall record (Tied for team lead with 9 technical fall wins)
--Three-time NCAA Super Region I Champion – 2020 (141 lbs.), 2022 and 2023 (149 lbs.)
--Four-time NCAA National Qualifier
--2022 Midwest Classic Champion
--2021 and 2022 NCAA All-American (8^th-place and 3^rd-Place)
--2019-20 Super Region I and PSAC Rookie of the Year
--First Round Match-up vs. Jack Tangen (Lander)
 
157 lbs. – Nate Smith  (SR)  (Murrysville, Pa. / Franklin Regional High School)
--Seeded No. 6 for National Championships
--2023 NCAA Super Region I Champion
--2022 and 2023 NCAA National Qualifier
--2022 NCAA All-American (8^th-Place)
--20-4 overall record in 2022-23 (Led team with 14 decision wins)
-- First Round Match-up vs. Devin Bahr (Northern State)
 
184 lbs. – Brock Biddle  (SR)  (Martinsburg, Pa. / Central Martinsburg High School)
--Seeded No. 6 for National Championships
--5-Time NCAA National Qualifier
--Three-time NCAA All-American (4^th in 2019, NWCA All-American in 2020, 6^th in 2021)
--Three-time NCAA Super Region Champion (2020, 2021, 2023)
--22-6 overall record in 2022-23 (Tied for team lead with 9 technical fall wins)
--Became Pitt-Johnstown's 26^th wrestler reach 100 wins mark with 3-0 record at Regional Tournament
--2018-19 Super Region I and PSAC Rookie of the Year
--First Round Match-up vs. Keegan Gelhausen (15-10) Chadron State
 
197 lbs. – Dakoda Rodgers  (SO)  (Acme, Pa. / Connellsville High School)
--2023 is Rodgers' first NCAA National Tournament
--Placed third at 2023 Super Region I Tournament
--22-8 overall record in 2022-23
-- First Round Match-up vs. No. 6 Anthony Yacovetti (Lander)
 
285 lbs. – Isaiah Vance  (SO)  (New Stanton, Pa. / Hempfield Area High School)
--2023 is Vance's first NCAA National Tournament
--2023 NCAA Super Region I Runner-Up
--20-4 overall record in 2022-23 (Led team with 14 wins by fall)
-- First Round Match-up vs. No. 3 Jared Campbell (29-1) (Glenville State)
 
 
Friday's First Session will begin at 11 a.m. EDT with the Preliminary matches and the First Round. (120 matches), (approx. 3 ½ hours)
 
Friday's Session II is scheduled for 6 p.m. and will feature Championship Second Round matches and the 1st & 2nd Round of the Consolation, 6 mats (120 matches), (approx. 3 ½ hours)
 
On Saturday, Session III will start at 11 a.m. EDT and consist of the Championship Semifinals, 3^rd Round of Consolations, Consolation Semifinals, and 3^rd, 5^th, 7^th Place Matches, (90 matches), (approx. 5 hours)
 
The Parade of All-Americans will take place on Saturday at 7:40 p.m., followed the Championship Finals scheduled for Saturday at 8 p.m. EDT (10 matches).