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Pitt-Johnstown Sweeps PSAC Post-Season Wrestling Major Awards; Seven on All-PSAC Teams

Lock Haven, PA

3/28/2024 2:30:00 PM






 
Pitt-Johnstown swept all three major PSAC post-season wrestling awards and seven Mountain Pecora_Pat1.jpgCats earned spots on all-conference teams, including four first-team selections, when this year honors were released by the league office on Thursday.  All-PSAC Wrestling Teams were voted on by the league's coaches.
 
Head Coach Pat Pecora was named the PSAC Coach of the Year for the fourth consecutive season, while 2024 NCAA National Champion Jacob Ealy (149 lbs.) was the Athlete of the Year, and 2024 National Qualifier Cooper Warshel (157 lbs.) garnered Freshman of the Year honors.
 
2024 All-American and two-time First-Team All-PSAC choice Trevon Gray (125 lbs.), three-time First-Team All-PSAC member Ealy, and 2024 All-Americans Dakoda Rodgers (197 lbs.) and Isaiah Vance (285 lbs.) were all named First-Team All-PSAC, while 2024 National Qualifiers Mason Myers (141 lbs.) and Warshel earned spots on the second team.
 
In addition, 2023 NCAA National Qualifier Byron Daubert (133 lbs.) was named to the third team to round out the seven Mountain Cats on All-PSAC teams.
 
Pecora, also the Super Region I Coach of the Year and the recipient of the 2023-24 Bob Bubb Excellence in Wrestling Award, led his Mountain Cats to a 15-2 dual meet record, including a perfect 7-0 in PSAC matches.   Pitt-Johnstown claimed its eighth consecutive PSAC Championship and placed sixth at the national tournament in Wichita, Kan. with six national qualifiers, including a national champion and three other All-Americans.
 
Ealy, a five-time NCAA National Qualifier, four-time NCAA All-American, and four-time Super Region I champion, posted a 31-2 overall record and became Pitt-Johnstown's 15th individual national champion with his 12-7 decision over Colorado School of Mines' Cody Thompson in the national title bout at 149 lbs.
 
After red-shirting in 2022-23, Warshel joined the Mountain Cats starting line-up in 2024 and went 21-7.  Warshel claimed his first Super Region I Championship and made his first appearance in the NCAA Division II National Tournament.
 
2023-24 PSAC Wrestling Major Award Winners
Athlete of the Year: Jacob Ealy (Pitt-Johnstown)
Freshman of the Year: Cooper Warshel (Pitt-Johnstown)
Coach of the Year: Pat Pecora, Pitt-Johnstown
 
2023-24 PSAC WRESTLING FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
Wt. Name School Cl. Hometown / Previous School
125 Trevon Gray * Pitt-Johnstown R-So. Chesapeake, VA / Oscar F. Smith
133 Devin Flannery ^^ Millersville R-Sr. Wantage, N.J. / High Point Regional
141 Jake Niffenegger * Mercyhurst So. Cincinnati, Ohio / LaSalle High
149 Jacob Ealy *** Pitt-Johnstown Sr. Aliquippa, Pa. / Hopewell
157 Bailey Gimbor Kutztown R-So. Bernville, Pa. / Hamburg
165 Nick Coreno Gannon Sr. Willoughby, Ohio / Lake Catholic
174 Cole Hivnor # Gannon R-So. Painesville, Ohio / Lake Catholic
184 Matt Weinberg ** Kutztown R-Jr. Philadelphia, Pa. / Archbishop Ryan
197 Dakoda Rodgers ## Pitt-Johnstown Jr. Acme, Pa. / Connellsville Area
285 Isaiah Vance ^ Pitt-Johnstown R-So. New Stanton, PA / Hempfield
 
PSAC WRESTLING SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
Wt. Name School Cl. Hometown / Previous School
125 Jose Diaz^ Gannon Gr. Valparaiso, Ind. / Wheeler
133 Jeremiah Echevarria Gannon R-So. Long Beach, N.Y. / Long Beach
141 Mason Myers Pitt-Johnstown Jr. York Pa. / Central York
149 Craig Cook # Millersville R-Sr. Burlington, N.J. / Burlington Township
157 Cooper Warshel Pitt-Johnstown R-Fr. Johnstown, Pa. / Richland
165 Dalton Gimbor # Kutztown R-So. Bernville, Pa. / Hamburg
174 Kane Kettering Seton Hill So. Transfer, Pa. / Reynolds
184 Cole Casilio ^ Gannon R-So. Wilcox, Pa. / Johnsonburg Area
197 Trever Begin Mercyhurst Gr. Grafton, Ohio / Midview
285 Matt Long Gannon R-Jr. Corry, Pa. / Union City
 
PSAC WRESTLING THIRD TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
Wt. Name School Cl. Hometown / Previous School
125 William Burgess Seton Hill Gr. Union City, Pa. / Union City
133 Byron Daubert Pitt-Johnstown R-Jr. Summerhill, Pa. / Forest Hills
141 Caleb Chaves Gannon R-So. Odenton, Md. / Arundel
149 Jimmy Ryan # Gannon R-Jr. Staten Island, N.Y. / Monsignor Farrell
157 Ethan Richner Gannon R-So. Bellefonte, Pa. / Bellefonte Area
165 Brandon      Connor ^ # Millersville R-Sr. Sinking Spring, Pa. / Wilson
174 Jonathan Parrilla Millersville R-Sr. Santa Ana, Puerto Rico / Gabriela Mistral
184 Anthony Giampietro Millersville R-Sr. Columbus, N.J. / North Burlington
197 Riley O'Boyle Millersville Fr. Manahawkin, N.J. / Southern Regional
285 Layton Schmick East Stroudsburg Fr. Carlisle, Pa. / Carlisle
 
*  Indicates previous First Team All-PSAC selection
^ Indicates previous Second Team All-PSAC selection
# Indicates previous Third Team All-PSAC selection
 
 
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