The fifth-ranked Pitt-Johnstown wrestling will continue a stretch of four consecutive home matches when Millersville visits the Sports Center for a PSAC match on Saturday at noon.
Head Coach Tyler Reinhart's fifth-ranked Pitt-Johnstown wrestlers continued to dominate and raised their record to 10-0 overall and 3-0 in the PSAC with a 50-0 shutout victory over Seton Hill, last Friday night in the Sports Center. The Mountain Cats won nine of the 10 bouts with bonus points, including at 285 lbs., where two-time All-American
Isaiah Vance won by fall in just :46 second to become the 29
th Pitt-Johnstown wrestler to reach 100 career wins. The Mountain Cats also got falls from
Jimmy Spindler (184 lbs.) and No. 11
Brad Morrison (197 lbs.) and won five other bouts by technical fall.
Pitt-Johnstown boasts a pair of two-time NCAA All-Americans in No. 1-ranked
Trevon Gray at 125 lbs. and No. 4-ranked
Vance at 285 lbs. The Mountain Cats also have returning national qualifiers in No. 9
Chad Ozias (141 lbs.), No. 20
Cooper Warshel (157 lbs.), and
Noah Gnibus (184 lbs.).
Prior to Friday's scheduled conference match at Seton Hill, Millersville, ranked 23
rd in the Open Mat Dual Meet Rankings, was 3-3 overall and 1-2 in the PSAC under fourth-year
Head Coach Jerry Boland. The Marauders split two non-conference home matches last Saturday. After defeating Felician (NJ), 37-16, behind
Jaxson Townsend's fall and 197 lbs. and technical falls from
Gavin Boland (125 lbs.) and
Taylor Robinson (149 lbs.), Millersville suffered a 25-17 setback to Alvernia.
Since first meeting during the 2012-13 season, the Mountain Cats hold a 12-0 advantage in the series, including a 22-11 win in Millersville last year on Feb. 1. Pitt-Johnstown won seven of the 10 bouts, including Gray's major decision to start the match at 125 lbs.
Pitt-Johnstown will host a PSAC match against East Stroudsburg on Wednesday at 6 p.m., before celebrating Senior Night with a non-conference match against Frostburg State (MD) on Friday at 7 p.m.
PROBABLE STARTERS VS. MILLERSVILLE
125 lbs. – Gavin Boland (MILL) vs.
#1 Trevon Gray (UPJ)
133 lbs. – Colin Higgins (MILL) vs.
Brady Baker (UPJ)
141 lbs. – #15 Nick Cottone OR Aidan Micheli (MILL) vs.
#9 Chad Ozias (UPJ)
149 lbs. – Daniel Sinclair OR Taylor Robinson (MILL) vs.
#3 Matt Sarbo (UPJ)
157 lbs. – Richie DeFulvio OR Nick Bennet (MILL) vs.
#20 Cooper Warshel (UPJ)
165 lbs. – Chase Bish (MILL) vs.
#14 Trent Hoover (UPJ)
174 lbs. – Jack Weldon (MILL) vs.
#7 Ty Morrison (UPJ)
184 lbs. – Cole Dubois OR Avery Aurand (MILL) vs.
Noah Gnibus (UPJ)
197 lbs. – Jaxon Townsend (MILL) vs.
#10 Brad Morrison (UPJ)
285 lbs. – Landon Morehart OR Kurt Scheuerman (MILL) vs.
#4 Isaiah Vance (UPJ)