FULL RESULTS

Five Pitt-Johnstown wrestlers won championships and 17 finished in the top six Sunday as the Mountain Cats opened the 2026-27 season at the East Stroudsburg Open.

Anthony Mucci (133 pounds), Isaiah Pisano (157), Trent Hoover (165), Gavyn Beck (174) and Aiden Hight (197) went home with titles. Seven Pitt-Johnstown wrestlers reached a championship final, including two all-Mountain Cat finals at 133 and 174 pounds.

Champions

Mucci, unseeded, beat top-seeded Anthony Clem (SHU) by major decision, 8-0, in the semifinals. He then won the title over teammate Hayden Yacoviello-Andrus by medical forfeit at 1:54.

Pisano won a 12-3 major decision in the semis, then won by fall at 6:11 over Mason Harvey (KUTZ).

Hoover, the top seed at 165, won all five of his bouts with bonus points, three by fall and two by technical fall. He pinned Luke Hitchcock (KUTZ) in 2:34 in the final.

Beck, the top seed at 174, beat teammate Ewan Olson, 5-0, in the semifinals. He then beat teammate Josh Barlow, 8-3, for the title.

Hight, the second seed at 197, won the title with a technical fall in 2:06 over Terrell Mcfarland (TD).

Runners-up

Yacoviello-Andrus (133), and Barlow (174) each finished second.

Fourth place

Pepper Martin (125), Chad Ozias (141), Olson (174) and Ethan Osburn (285) each placed fourth.

Fifth and sixth place

Tyson Cook (125), Brady Baker (141) and Gideon Bracken (149) each won their fifth-place bouts. Ty Morrison and Teague Conover (184) shared fifth when their bout was ruled a no contest. Brandon Cynar took sixth at 125.

CHAMPION

133 – Anthony Mucci
Mucci, unseeded, opened with a bye. He then won a 15-2 major decision over fourth-seeded Michael Holmes (ESU) and a 5-1 decision over Connor Kerney (KUTZ) in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals he beat Clem 8-0. Teammate Yacoviello-Andrus, the No. 3 seed, was his opponent in the final, which ended by medical forfeit at 1:54.

157 – Isaiah Pisano
Pisano, the No. 2 seed, had a first-round bye. He pinned Alex Nigro (ESU) in 2:13, beat Logan Pfistner (KUTZ) 11-1 and Cade Campbell (UNAT) 12-3. Pisano pinned Harvey in 6:11 in the final.

165 – Trent Hoover
Hoover, the top seed, got a technical fall in 2:17 over Jayden Perini (ESU) and a fall in 2:38 over Nasim Banks (UNAT). He pinned Billy Wood (SUSX) in 4:26 in the quarterfinals and recorded a technical fall in 6:52 over Hunter Cleaver (CENT) in the semifinals. He finished with the fall over Hitchcock.

174 – Gavyn Beck
Beck, the top seed, had a first-round bye. He beat Tommy Grimley (KUTZ) by 12-4 major decision and Dennis Joshua (UCNJ) by technical fall in 5:24. He then won 5-0 over Olson and 8-3 over second-seeded Barlow in the final.

197 – Aiden Hight
Hight, the No. 2 seed, opened with a technical fall in 4:46 over Michael Godri (KUTZ) and pinned Jahsiah Rosario (BTS) in 0:57. He won his semifinal by medical forfeit at 4:25 over third-seeded Nicolas Gonzalez (ESU). He closed with the technical fall over Mcfarland.

SECOND PLACE

133 – Hayden Yacoviello-Andrus
The third-seeded Yacoviello-Andrus recorded technical falls over Salvatore Randazzo (ESU) and Aidan Ulichney (WCU). He beat Matt Griffin (TCNJ), 8-4, in the quarterfinals and Samuel Wolford (NAPS) in a tiebreaker in the semifinals. His final against Mucci ended by medical forfeit.

174 – Josh Barlow
Barlow, the No. 2 seed, had a first-round bye. He beat Carmen Marano (ESU) 14-4, Zahier Chiles (UCOU) 4-0 and Vinny Freeman (SC) 8-4 in the semifinals. Beck beat him in the final.

FOURTH PLACE

125 – Pepper Martin
Martin, the top seed, had a first-round bye. He recorded a technical fall over Nicco Marshall (UCNJ) and beat Amon Villarreal (AVRT) 8-1. Dakota Santamaria (KUTZ) pinned him in the semifinals, and Xavier Seabury (NYMA) pinned him in the third-place bout.

141 – Chad Ozias
Ozias, the No. 2 seed, pinned Daniel Mahoney (UB) in 1:48 and beat seventh-seeded Joseph Toscano (SC) 13-9. Matthew Dimen (SC) pinned him in the semifinals. He lost the third-place match by forfeit to Garrett Totten (TCNJ).

174 – Ewan Olson
Olson, unseeded, started with a technical fall over fourth-seeded Brendan Ridge (ESU) and followed with another over Quinton O'Driscoll (LINC). He beat teammate Jimmy Spindler 14-1 in the quarterfinals before losing 5-0 to Beck and 5-2 to Freeman in the third-place bout.

285 – Ethan Osburn
Osborn, unseeded, opened with a technical fall over Luka Khabuliani (ESU) and beat third-seeded Achilles Clarke (UB) 8-1. Lincoln Carlson (ESU) won the semifinal by technical fall. Osborn lost the third-place bout to Holden Corbin (LINC) by medical forfeit.

FIFTH PLACE

125 – Tyson Cook
Cook, the No. 2 seed, pinned Matthew Amador (UCNJ) in the first round, then lost to Seabury 10-7. In the consolation bracket he beat Sean Callan (CENT), Dominic Lucian (UNAT) and David Vazquez (UCNJ). He took fifth with an 11-4 decision over teammate Cynar.

141 – Brady Baker
Baker, the No. 4 seed, lost 8-2 to Tyler Traves (SC) in the round of 16. He won four straight in the consolation bracket, including a medical forfeit over Toscano and a technical fall over Jaiden Hernandez (UB). He pinned Nathan Attisano (NAPS) in 0:43 for fifth.

149 – Gideon Bracken
Bracken, the No. 5 seed, lost the quarterfinals 7-6 to CJ Caines (MASNS). He won two bouts in the consolation bracket, beating teammate Elijah Brosius 4-1 in sudden victory in the consolation semifinals. He took fifth with a technical fall in 5:19 over third-seeded Grayson Eggleston (UNAT).

184 – Ty Morrison and Teague Conover
Morrison, the top seed, lost the quarterfinals 3-2 to Brayden Zuercher (SC). He pinned Kasim Bahar (ESU) and Matthew Shumaker (KUTZ) in the consolation bracket. Conover, unseeded, lost to Kaleb Wright (CENT) in the round of 16 but won four straight in the consolation bracket. That run included an 8-1 win over teammate Jackson Raker and a 10-1 major decision over William Chrysler (CENT). Their fifth-place bout was a no contest, and the two share fifth.

SIXTH PLACE

125 – Brandon Cynar
Cynar, unseeded, beat David Vazquez (UCNJ) 10-3 in the first round, then lost to Lucian by major decision. He won three consolation bouts, including a technical fall over fourth-seeded Rocky Molinare (ESU) and a fall over Jack Jasionowicz (ESU). He lost the fifth-place bout to Cook.

Pitt-Johnstown opens its home schedule Friday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. against 13th-ranked West Liberty (WV) for Alumni Night and a doubleheader with the women's team in the Sports Center.