Second-year Head Coach Tyler Reinhart and the Pitt-Johnstown Mountain Cats, ranked third in the NWCA rankings and sixth in the Open Mat Dual Meet Rankings, will make their 2025-26 home debuts this evening.  The Mountain Cats last wrestled on Nov. 6 when they stormed back from a 14-point deficit with four bouts remaining to lock up an 18-7 victory at No. 19 West Liberty (WV).  Isaiah Vance's 10-1 major decision win at 285 lbs. seal the Pitt-Johnstown comeback.  The Mountain Cats kicked-off the season at the East Stroudsburg Open on Nov. 2 and had 12 wrestlers finish in the top-five.
 
Pitt-Johnstown is led by a pair of top-ranked All-Americans in No. 1/1 Trevon Gray at 125 lbs. and No. 1/1 Isaiah Vance at 285 lbs.  The Mountain Cats also boast three other returning national qualifiers in Chad Ozias (141 lbs.), No. 15/17 Cooper Warshel (157 lbs.), and No. 6/12 Noah Gnibus (184 lbs.).
 
Ashland, ranked 16^th nationally in the NWCA Poll and ninth in the Open Mat Dual Meet Rankings under sixth-year Head Coach Colt Sponseller, opened it dual meet schedule with a 21-19 win over the University of Indianapolis at the Ohio Showcase Duals in Athens on Nov. 8.  The Eagles also got an individual championship from No. 12/7 Sevi Garza at 174 lbs. at Saturday's University of Findlay (OH) Open.
 
The Eagles are led by NCAA Division II National Qualifiers No. 10/12 Luke Acuna (125 lbs.), Brock Durbin (141 lbs.), No. 7/10 Hayden Kuhn (149 lbs.), No. 5/11 Nate Barrett (165 lbs.), Garza (174 lbs.), and No. 9/15 Wyatt Bailey (285 lbs.).
 
Since the 2004-05 season, Pitt-Johnstown holds an 18-3 advantage in series over Ashland, including a 24-17 win over the Eagles last season in Ashland, Ohio on Nov. 24.  Dakoda Rodgers and Isaiah Vance each won by major decision in the final two bouts to lock up the Mountain Cats' victory.
 
The Mountain Cats will host Shippensburg for a PSAC match on Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. in the Sports Center, before traveling to the 2025 Midwest Classic in Indianapolis on Dec. 13-14.