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Ozias, Sarbo With Titles at Season-Opening East Stroudsburg Open

East Stroudsburg, PA

11/3/2025 10:10:00 AM


Twelve Pitt-Johnstown wrestlers placed in the top-five, including Chad Ozias (141 lbs.) and Matt Sarbo (149 lbs.), who both won championships, and Ty Morison and Trent Hoover took a no-contest to share first-place at 174 lbs. at Sunday's season-opening East Stroudsburg Open.
 
At 141 lbs., top-seeded Ozias, a 2025 NCAA national qualifier, dealt Bridgeport's Jaiden Hernandez a 24-8 technical fall loss at 7:00 to claim his title, while Sarbo, seeded first, picked up a 17-2 technical fall at 5:00 minute over American's Leo Maestas to win the championship at 149 lbs.

Morrison, TyHoover, TrentThird-seeded Ty Morrison reached the title bout at 174 lbs. with an 11-1 major decision over American's Hunter Hohman, and Hoover won by technical fall, 19-2 at 3:58 over Felician's John Steele in his semifinal bout at 174 lbs.
 
Freshman Brady Baker (133 lbs.), national qualifier and No .1-seeded Cooper Warshel (157 lbs.), second-seeded Gavyn Beck (165 lbs.), top-seeded Brad Morrison (197 lbs.) and 2025 NCAA national runner-up and No. 1 seeded Isaiah Vance all placed third for the Mountain Cats.
 
Pitt-Johnstown also got a fourth-place showing from Kobi Burkett at 141 lbs., while Chad Jesko and Julien Smith both forfeit the fifth-place match at 165 lbs.
 
Pitt-Johnstown will put its No. 3 national ranking on the line in the 2025-26 dual meet opener at No. 19 West Liberty (WV) on Thursday, before hosting No. 16 Ashland (OH) in its home debut on Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. in the Sports Center.
 
 
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