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PITT-JOHNSTOWN MOUNTAIN CATS
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Five Wrestlers Set For NCAA Division II National Tournament in Indianapolis

Johnstown, PA

3/13/2025 4:52:00 PM

 
First-Year Head Coach Tyler Reinhart and five Pitt-Johnstown Mountain Cat wrestlers will travel to Corteva Coliseum in Indianapolis, Ind. to compete in Friday and Saturday's 2025 National Wrestling Tournament as part of the NCAA Division II Winter National Championships Festival.   The top eight place winners in each of the 10 weight classes will earn NCAA Division II All-America honors.
 
The 2025 NCAA Division II National Championships Festival are being hosted by Indiana Sports Corp and the University of Indianapolis. The festival will take place from Tuesday through Saturday and will include the Division II national championships for Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field, Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving, and Wrestling.
 
Reinhart won his first regional championship as a coach after replacing legendary Coach Pat Pecora who lost his battle with cancer in September, and the Mountain Cat program claimed their 26th overall NCAA Regional title.  Pitt-Johnstown finished the 2025 Super Region I Tournament at Fairmont State (WV) University on March 1 with 148 points to outlast second-place Gannon by 6.5 points.  Five Mountain Cats placed in the top three to punch their tickets to the national tournament, including three who won individual titles.
 
Eighth-seeded Trevon Gray (125 lbs.) won his third regional crown, while sixth-seeded Dakoda Rodgers (197 lbs.) earned his second consecutive title, and Chad Ozias (149 lbs.) claimed his first.
 
Joining this trio in Indianapolis will be Noah Gnibus (184 lbs.) and fifth-seeded Isaiah Vance (285 lbs.), who both finish second in their respective weight classes.
 
First Round Pairings and Individual Wrestler Information:
 
Gray, Trevon125 lbs. – Trevon Gray  (R-JR)  (Newport News, VA / Oscar F. Smith High School)
--Seeded No.  at 125 lbs. for National Championships
--3-time NCAA National Qualifier (2023, 2024, 2025)
--2025 NCAA All-American (7th-Place)
--3-time Super Region I Tournament Champion (2023, 2024, 2025)
--23-6 overall record in 2024-25 with seven falls and seven technical falls
--Placed eighth at 2024 Midwest Classic
-- First Round vs. winner of Corey Gallivan (Coker) (14-6) vs. Colton Drousias (Glenville State) (26-13) Pigtail Match
 

Ozias, Chad149 lbs. – Chad Ozias  (R-SO)  (Connellsville, Pa. / Connellsville area High School)
--2025 Super Region I Runner-up at 149 lbs. to qualify for first National Tournament
--13-9 overall record in 2024-25 with two falls and two technical falls
--Took over starting spot at 149 lbs. midway through 2024-25 season
--Pigtail Match vs. Hayden Kuhn (Ashland) (29-7)





Gnibus, Noah184 lbs. – Noah Gnibus  (R-SO)  (Mount Pleasant, Pa. / Mount Pleasant Area High School)
--2025 Super Region I Runner-up at 184 lbs. to qualify for first National Tournament
--17-10 overall record in 2024-25 with three falls and three technical falls
--Two-year starter for Pitt-Johnstown
--First Round vs. No. 4-Seeded Cade Mueller (Augustana) (4-0)
 


 
Rodgers, Dakoda197 lbs. – Dakoda Rodgers  (SR)  (Acme, Pa. / Connellsville High School)
--Seeded No. 6 at 197 lbs. for National Championships
--3-time NCAA Division II National Qualifier (2023, 2024, 2025)
--2024 NCAA All-American (7th-Place)
--Two-time Super Region I Tournament Champion (2024, 2025, placed 3rd in 2023)
--Enters National Championship Tournament with 99 career wins
--Needs one win to become the 28th Mountain Cat to reach 100 career wins
--24-1 overall record (15-0 dual meet record) in 2024-25 with team-best nine technical falls
-- First Round vs. Kaine Morris (Ashland) (23-6)

 
Vance, Isaiah285 lbs. – Isaiah Vance  (R-JR)  (New Stanton, Pa. / Hempfield Area High School)
--Seeded No. 5 at 285 lbs. for National Championships
--3-time NCAA Division II National Qualifier (2023, 2024, 2025)
--2024 NCAA All-American (5th-place)
--2024 NCAA Super Region I Champion, 2023 and 2025 Regional Runner-Up
--23-4 overall record in 2024-25 with team-best 11 falls
--Needs two falls to tie Carlton Haselrig's single-season heavyweight record of 19 set in 1986-87
--2023 Midwest Classic Champion, 2025 third-place finisher
-- First Round vs. Cale Gray (Indianapolis) (22-7)
 
 
Friday's First Session will begin at 10 a.m. ET with the Preliminary matches and the First Round. (120 matches), (approx. 3 ½ hours)
 
Friday's Session II is scheduled for 5 p.m. ET and will feature Championship Second Round matches and the 1st & 2nd Round of the Consolation, 6 mats (120 matches), (approx. 3 ½ hours)
 
On Saturday, Session III will start at 10 a.m. ET and consist of the Championship Semifinals, 3rd Round of Consolations, Consolation Semifinals, and 3rd, 5th, 7th Place Matches, (90 matches), (approx. 5 hours)
 
The Parade of All-Americans will take place on Saturday at 6:45 p.m. ET, followed the Championship Finals scheduled for Saturday at 7 p.m. ET (10 matches).
 
 
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