
The fourth-ranked Pitt-Johnstown wrestlers jumped out to a quick 12-0, and
Isaiah Vance earned his 99
th career win with a fall at 285 lbs. to help the Mountain Cats close out a 40-4 victory over the hosts in Sunday's final round of the Fairmont State Duals in Fairmont, W.Va. Pitt-Johnstown is now 7-0.
Top-ranked
Trevon Gray pinned Jorden Williams at 1:48 at 125 lbs., before Tyson cook (133 lbs.) and
Gideon Bracken (141 lbs.) each won by decision to give the Mountain Cats an early 12-0 advantage.
Fairmont State answered with a major decision from Shane Hatfield at 149 lbs., but it was all Pitt-Johnstown after that.
Cooper Warshel's 15-6 major decision over Jim Green at 157 lbs. started a streak of six straight Mountain Cat wins to finish the match.
At 165 lbs., No. 18
Trent Hoover earned a 22-5 technical fall at 5:18 over Cole Turner, ahead of major decisions wins from No.5 ranked
Ty Morrison and
Noah Gnibus.
Ty Morrison dealt Josh Woyan a 16-2 loss at 174 lbs. and Gnibus defeated Cooper Durst, 12-4 at 184 lbs. to extend it to 29-4.
After
Brad Morrison's dominating 21-3 tech fall at 7:00 over Jake Stephenson in the bout at 197 lbs., Vance quickly wrapped things up by pinning Tyler Wise at :50 to move to within one victory of becoming Pitt-Johnstown's 29 wrestler to reach the 100-win plateau.
With the loss, the Falcons dropped to 5-5 on the year.
Pitt-Johnstown visits Kutztown for a PSAC match on Friday, before taking on Saint Vincent in a non-conference match at Bishop McCort High School on Jan. 22. The Mountain Cats will return to the Sports Center to celebrate Winterfest Weekend with a PSAC match against Seton Hill on Jan. 23 at 7 p.m.
Fairmont State vs No. 4 Pitt-Johnstown (Fairmont State Duals) – 01/01/26
125 lbs. #1/1 Trevon Gray (UPJ) Fall Jorden Williams (FSU) 1:58
6-0 UPJ
133 lbs. Tyson Cook (UPJ) Decision Lucas Talley (FSU) 9-4
9-0 UPJ
141 lbs. Gideon Bracken (UPJ) Decision Trace Ragland (FSU) 15-8
12-0 UPJ
149 lbs. Shane Hatfield (FSU) Major Decision
Braxton Rice (UPJ) 17-7
12-4 UPJ
157 lbs. Cooper Warshel (UPJ) Major Decision Jim Green (FSU) 15-6
16-4 UPJ
165 lbs. #18 Trent Hoover (UPJ) Technical Fall Cole Turner (FSU) 22-5 (5:18)
21-4 UPJ
174 lbs.
#15 Ty Morrison (UPJ) Major Decision Josh Woyan (FSU) 16-2
25-4 UPJ
184 lbs. #15 Noah Gnibus (UPJ) Major Decision Cooper Durst (FSU) 12-4
29-4 UPJ
197 lbs. #18 Brad Morrison (UPJ) Technical Fall Jake Stephenson (FSU) 21-3 (7:00)
34-4 UPJ
285 lbs. #4 Isaiah Vance (UPJ) Fall Tyler Wise (FSU) :50
40-4 UPJ