

After welcoming back alumni and friends to kick-off Winterfest Weekend, Head Coach
Pat Pecora's 11
th-ranked Pitt-Johnstown wrsetlers did not disappoint the large crowd in the Sports Center.
Mason Myers (141 lbs.) and third-ranked
Isaiah Vance (285 lbs.) each won by fall, and No. 3
Jacob Ealy (149 lbs.) and
Noah Gnibus (184 lbs.) won by technical fall to lead the Mountain Cats to a convincing, 44-0, PSAC victory over Seton Hill. Pitt-Johnstown improved to 11-2 overall and 3-0 in the conference.
Trevon's 16-4 major decision win over William Burgess to open the match at 125 lbs. got things going for Pitt-Johnstown.
At 133 lbs.
Byron Daubert dealt Seton Hill's Kyle Burkholder a 9-4 loss, and Myers pinned Jacob Gardner 2:30 into the opening period at 141 lbs. to give the Mountain Cats a 13-0 lead.
Pitt-Johnstown kept it rolling with Ealy's, 17-1, technical fall victory as time expired in the first period, before
Cooper Warshel won by injury default at 5:22 over Christian Hirak to push it out to 24-0 midway


through the match.
Following an 8-2 decision by
Dillon Keane at 165 lbs. and 7-1 win by
Tony Salopek at 174 lbs., Gnibus picked-up the Mountain Cats' second technical of the evening when he defeated Riley O'Mara, 15-0 at 4:09 to build the lead to 35-0.
Pitt-Johnstown closed it out with fifth-ranked
Dakoda Rodgers' 6-3 win over Brendan Finnerty at 197 lbs. and Vance's 12
th win by fall of the year. Vance pinned Lucas Allen at 2:11 to set the final at 44-0.
With the loss, the Griffins slipped to 5-7 overall and 1-3 in the PSAC.
Pitt-Johnstown travels to PSAC road matches at Kutztown, Mercyhurst, and Gannon, before returning home to celebrate Senior Night with a conference match against Shippensburg on Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. in the Sports Center.
Seton Hill at #11 Pitt-Johnstown – 01/26/24
125 lbs. Trevon Gray (UPJ) Major Decision William Burgess (SHU) 16-4
4-0 UPJ
133 lbs. Byron Daubert (UPJ) Decision Kyle Burkholder (SHU)
9-4 UPJ
141 lbs. Mason Myers (UPJ) Fall Jacob Gardner (SHU) 2:30
13-0 UPJ
149 lbs. #3 Jacob Ealy (UPJ) Technical Fall Nolan Daerr (SHU) 17-1 (3:00)
18-0 UPJ
157 lbs. Cooper Warshel (UPJ) Injury Default Christian Hirak (SHU) 5:22
24-0 UPJ
165 lbs. Dillon Keane (UPJ) Decision Collin Hearn (SHU) 8-2
27-0 UPJ
174 lbs.
Tony Salopek (UPJ) Decision Kane Kettering (SHU) 7-1
30-0 UPJ
184 lbs. Noah Gnibus (UPJ) Technical Fall Riley O'Mara (SHU) 15-0 (4:09)
35-0 UPJ
197 lbs. #5 Dakoda Rodgers (UPJ) Decision Brendan Finnerty (SHU) 6-3
38-0 UPJ
285 lbs. #3 Isaiah Vance (UPJ) Fall Lucas Allen (SHU) 2:11
44-0 UPJ