
Head Coach
Tyler Reinhart and the ninth-ranked Pitt-Johnstown wrestlers lock down at least a share of the program's ninth consecutive PSAC Dual Meet Championship following Tuesday's 42-6 victory at Shippensburg. The Mountain Cats increased their winning streak to 10 straight wins and improved to 12-2 overall and 5-0 in the PSAC.
A victory over Gannon in the regular season finale on Feb. 14 in the Sports Center would give Pitt-Johnstown the outright PSAC Championship.
A forfeit win from ninth-ranked
Trevon Gray at 133 and
Tyson Cook's 1709 technical fall at 2:37 over AJ Slayton at 133 lbs. gave the Mountain Cats a quick 11-0 lead to start.
Braxton Rice followed by pinning Calvin Lederer at 4:55 at 141 lbs. to earn his first collegiate dual meet victory, before Shippensburg answered with an 8-6 win from Michael Trainor over
Chad Ozias at 149 lbs. to cut it to 17-3.
Following a forfeit win from
Cooper Warshel at 157 lbs. that pushed the Pitt-Johnstown advantage out to 23-3, the Red Raiders got an 8-2 win from Nick Delp at 165 lbs.
The Mountain Cats closed out the match with four straight wins, starting at 174 lbs. with
Tony Salopek's 16-2 major decision win over Cole Lang.
At 184 lbs.,
Noah Gnibus dealt Owen Koch a 15-0 technical fall loss at 3:48, and sixth-ranked
Dakoda Rodgers got a technical win of his own that extended it to 37-6. Rodgers defeated Diesel Koser, 2-3, at 6:38 to improve to 19-1 overall and 14-0 in dual meets.
The Mountain Cats got their fourth technical fall of the evening from fifth-ranked
Isaiah Vance, 20-4 at 5:42 over Connor Livingston in the final bout at 285 lbs.
Shippensburg slipped to 5-9 overall and 0-4 in the PSAC.
The Mountain Cats travel to a PSAC match at Shippensburg on Tuesday, before returning home to celebrate Winterfest Weekend and Senior Night against nationally-ranked Gannon on Feb. 14.
#9 Pitt-Johnstown at Shippensburg – 02/04/25
125 lbs. #9 Trevon Gray (UPJ) Won By Forfeit
6-0 UPJ
133 lbs. Tyson Cook (UPJ) Technical Fall AJ Slayton (SU) 17-0 (2:37)
11-0 UPJ
141 lbs. Braxton Rice (UPJ) Fall Calvin Lederer (SU) 4:55
17-0 UPJ
149 lbs. Michael Trainor (SU) Decision
Chad Ozias (UPJ) 8-6
17-3 UPJ
157 lbs. Cooper Warshel (UPJ) Won By Forfeit
23-3 UPJ
165 lbs. Nick Delp (SU) Decision
Gavyn Beck (UPJ) 8-2
23-6 UPJ
174 lbs.
Tony Salopek (UPJ) Major Decision Cole Lang (SU) 16-2
27-6 UPJ
184 lbs. Noah Gnibus (UPJ) Technical Fall Owen Koch (SU) 15-0 (3:48)
32-6 UPJ
197 lbs. #6 Dakoda Rodgers (UPJ) Technical Fall Diesel Koser (SU) 20-3 (6:38)
37-6 UPJ
285 lbs. #5 Isaiah Vance (UPJ) Technical Fall Connor Livingston (SU) 20-4 (5:42)
42-6 UPJ