The Pitt- Johnstown wrestling team opens the 2026-27 season ranked 15^th in the National Wrestling Coaches Association Preseason Division II Poll. The Mountain Cats return a strong group of veterans from a team that went 13-1 in dual meets and finished 13th at the NCAA Division II Championships.
 
2016 NCAA Division II National Champion Tyler Reinhart enters his third season as head coach.
 
Last year's team went 5-1 in PSAC dual meets and finished second in the conference dual standings. Its only loss was an 18-12 decision at No. 6 Gannon on Feb. 14. The Mountain Cats placed second at the Midwest Classic in Indianapolis, finished third at the NCAA Division II Super Region I Tournament, then scored 37.0 points and placed 13th at nationals with three All-Americans.
 
Two of those All-Americans are back. Matt Sarbo (149 lbs.) (second semester only) was the 2026 national runner-up after going 28-3 overall and 10-0 in duals. Ty Morrison went 28-5 with a perfect 13-0 dual record and placed fourth at 174 lbs. Sarbo and fellow returner Cooper Warshel (157 lbs.) (second semester only), who qualified for nationals and went 18-11, are both expected to return in the second semester.
 
Pitt-Johnstown must replace three major contributors: three-time All-American Trevon Gray (125 lbs.), four-time All-American Isaiah Vance (285 lbs.) and national qualifier Noah Gnibus (184 lbs.). Vance placed eighth at nationals and went 25-6 with 17 pins last year.
 
Brad Morrison, a Lock Haven transfer and redshirt senior ranked third nationally at 197 lbs., is the Mountain Cats' highest-ranked wrestler. He won the Super Region I title last season and went 20-7. Trent Hoover (165 lbs.) is ranked sixth after a 24-9 season in which he went 11-2 in duals. Ty Morrison, a sophomore, is ranked seventh and moves up from 174 lbs. to 184 lbs.
 
Several wrestlers are changing weight classes. Tyson Cook moves from 133 lbs. to 125 lbs. Brady Baker, a Super Region third-place finisher and national qualifier at 133 lbs., is expected to move to 141 lbs. Chad Ozias, a redshirt senior who went 17-7 and won the East Stroudsburg Open last season, also competes at 141 lbs.
 
Here is a look at the probable starters, with preseason rankings listed before the wrestler's name:
125 lbs.: Tyson Cook or Cam Baker
               Also at this weight class: Brandon Cynar and Pepper Martin
 
133 lbs.: Anthony Mucci or Hayden Yacoviello-Andrus, Rahul Raghuram
 
141 lbs.: Chad Ozias or Brady Baker
               Also at this weight class: Kase Chopp, and Trennen Smith
 
149 lbs.: Gideon Bracken or Elijah Brosius or (Matt Sarbo expected back second semester)
Also at this weight class: Braxton Rice, Zach Sherman, Niko Barnes, PJ Sarbo, and Evan Wilcox
 
157 lbs.: Isaiah Pisano or (Cooper Warshel expected back second semester)
Also at this weight class: Carter Weaver, Julian Bertucci, Tamarion Johnson, and Mike Schmit
 
165 lbs.: #6 Trent Hoover
   Also at this weight class: Josh Barlow, Ricky Halford, Chad Jesko, Julian Bertucci, Liam Evanko, and Andrew Mardula
 
174 lbs.: Gavyn Beck (several other wrestlers also in contention to start)
               Also at this weight class: Elias Long, Jimmy Spindler, Ewan Olson, Xayden Sallit
 
184 lbs.: #7 Ty Morrison
               Also at this weight class: Teague Conover, Jackson Raker and Julien Smith
 
197 lbs.: #3 Brad Morrison
               Also at this weight class: Aiden Hight
 
285 lbs.: Ethan Osburn
Also at this weight class: Michael Mazurek, Owen Ott, and Philup Rearick
 
Pitt-Johnstown opens the season Sunday, Nov. 1 at the East Stroudsburg Open before kicking off the dual meet against 13^th-ranked, West Liberty (WV) on Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. in the Sports Center.
The PSAC schedule starts Dec. 5, when Pitt-Johnstown faces East Stroudsburg at the Shippensburg Duals. It resumes in January with a home match against Kutztown on Jan. 15, then road matches at Seton Hill (Jan. 22) and Millersville (Jan. 30).  The Mountain Cats visit Shippensburg on Feb. 3 and close the regular season at home against Gannon on Feb. 12, which is also Senior Night.
 
The Super Region I Tournament is Feb. 27 at Millersville, and the NCAA Division II National Championships are March 12-13 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.