Fourth-seeded Makayla Paclib (131 lbs.) posted a 4-1 record and defeated Ursinus' third-seeded Stacy Bloomfield, 12-8, to claim third-place and become the first Pitt-Johnstown women's wrestler to earn a spot in the NCAA National Tournament after Saturday's final day of the 2026 Women's Wrestling Tournament at West Liberty University's ASRC Center.  Three other Mountain Cats placed in the top-six to help Pitt-Johnstown finish eighth in the 18-team field and cap an am pressive first appearance in the tournament.
 
Along with Paclib, second seeded Tamara Humphries (117 lbs.) and third-seeded Emma Hoppe (145 lbs.) advanced to Saturday's semifinals.  In the end, Humphries and fifth-seeded Rome Alvarez (124 lbs.), who stormed back from an opening round loss, came away with fifth-place finishes, and Hoppe placed sixth for the Mountain Cats.
 
Paclib will represent Pitt-Johnstown at the 2026 NCAA National Championships in Coralville, Iowa from March 4-7.
 
Lehigh pulled away from the field to claim the team regional title with 151.5 points, 35.5 points better than second-place West Liberty.  Eastern (114 points), East Stroudsburg (109.5 points), and Ursinus (103 points) rounded out the top-five teams.  The Mountain Cats were eighth with 51 team points.
 
At 131 lbs., fourth-seeded Paclib cruised into the semis with a 10-0 technical fall at 1:12 over 13^th-seeded Kaleia Timko (Arcadia) and an 11-0 tech fall at 3:25 over fifth-seeded Gianna Amendola (East Stroudsburg).  Paclib took on Lehigh's top-seeded Aubre Krazer in Saturday's semifinals and suffered a 9-0 decision loss to drop to the consolation semifinals, but rebounded by pinning Bethany sixth-seeded Rosemary Dodd at 5:47 to advance to the third-place match and a shot at earning a spot in the national tournament.  In the third-place match, Paclib, cut an early 4-0 deficit to one in the second period, then took an 11-8 lead before holding off third-seeded Stacy Bloomfield (East Stroudsburg), 12-8, to claim a spot in the national tournament.
 
After a first-round bye at 117 lbs., second-seeded Humphries defeated Cedar Crest's Andi Bibeau, 8-4, to reach the semifinals where she will take on third-seeded Josey Wehr (Eastern).  In the semis, Humphries built a 4-1 first period lead, but Wehr battled back to earn a 12-6 decision, sending Humphries to the consolation semifinals.  West Liberty's Trinity Howard won by fall at 5:59 putting Humphries into the fifth-place match where she picked up a 9-1 win over Bibeau.
 
Fifth-seeded Alvarez (124 lbs.) bounced back from an opening round loss 12^th-seeded Mariah Mills (West Liberty) to win her next two bouts and advance to Saturday's consolation semifinals.  Alvarez followed up an 11-1 technical fall over Gannon's Zoe Gaetzens with a 10-0 tech fall at 3:29 over sixth-seeded Olivia Palmer (East Stroudsburg) to stay alive to face Penn State-Altoona's seventh-seeded Richele Reyes, who she defeated by technical fall, 10-0 at 2:22 to reach the consolation semifinals and face Mills for a second time in the tournament.  Mills won by fall in the first period sending Alvarez to the fifth-place match where she pinned Kalli Roskos at 2:14.
 
Hoppe, seeded third at 145 lbs., used a pair of pins to earn her spot in the semifinals.  Hoppe pinned 14^th-seeded Riley Lynch (Muhlenburg) :53 into the opening period, then won by fall at 5:31 over 11^th-seeded Grace O'Korn (West Liberty) in the quarterfinals.  Hoppe was then pinned by second-seeded Cloe Charlesworth (Ursinus) in the semis and lost by fall in the consolation semifinals to sixth-seeded Makynna Loepp (Lehigh) putting her in the fifth-place match.  However, fifth-seeded Marissa Rumsey (Lock Haven) pinned Hoppe at 2:07 giving her the sixth-place finish. 
 
Pitt-Johnstown's Janayah Nobles, seeded 13^th at 138 lbs., posted a 1-2 record, but was eliminated with a 12-1 technical fall loss to No. 6 Paisley Fox (Ursinus) in the second round of the consolations.
 
Leah Shoemaker wrestled at 110 lbs., for the Mountain Cats and was 0-2.