Pitt-Johnstown used five wins by technical falls and a pin from third-ranked Isaiah Vance in a 44-6 victory over Frostburg State (MD) to open the 2024 Mountain Cat Duals, Saturday afternoon in the Sports Center.  The Mountain Cats improved to 6-2.
 
After 12^th-ranked Trevon Gray won by forfeit at 125 lbs., Frostburg State quickly tied it at six when Theirno Diallo pinned Byron Daubert at 1:58 in the 133-lb. bout.
 
However, it was all Mountain Cats after that.  At 141 lbs. Mason Myers earned a 15-0 technical fall at 3:15 over Logan Intrieri, and second-ranked Jacob Ealy dealt Gage Heilbrun a 15-0 technical fall loss at 2:27 to put Pitt-Johnstown on top, 16-6.
 
Cooper Warsel won an 8-3 decision over Mason Buckler at 157 lbs., and Dillon Keane's 17-0 technical fall over Liam DeBaugh at 4:41 built the lead to 24-6.
 
The Mountain Cats kept it going with a 15-2 major decision win by Tony Salopek over Duncan McCarthy at 174 lbs. and a fourth technical fall of the match.  This time, with Noah Gnibus' 19-1 win at 5:46 over Nick McCarthy.
 
Pitt-Johnstown closed it out and set the final at 44-6 when seventh-ranked Dakoda Rodgers won by technical fall, 16-0 at 2:38 over William Applegarth at 197 lbs., and third-ranked Isaiah Vance pinned Gavin Bage at 2:10 in the bout at 285 lbs.