Six Pitt-Johnstown Mountain Cat wrestlers punched their tickets and will travel to the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls, SD to compete in Friday and Saturday's 2026 NCAA Division II Men's Wrestling Championships where the top eight place winners in each of the 10 weight classes earn NCAA All-America honors.
 
Second-year Head Coach Tyler Reinhart's Mountain Cats finished third with six national qualifiers at the 2026 NCAA Super Region I Tournament, Feb. 28 at East Stroudsburg University.
 
Red-shirt junior Brad Morrison (197 lbs.) won his first regional championship and earned the No. 8 seed for the national tournament, while fellow red-shirt junior Matt Sarbo (149. Lbs.) and true freshman Ty Morrison (174 lbs.) were both regional runners-up.  Sarbo is seeded fourth and Ty Morrison is seventh for the national championships.
 
In addition, freshman Brady Baker (133 lbs.), red-shirt freshman Trent Hoover (165 lbs.), and red-shirt senior and two-time All-American Isaiah Vance (285 lbs.) all placed third at the regional tournament.  Vance earned the No. 6 seed at 285 lbs. for the national tournament.
 
In 2025, Nebraska-Kearney with 115.0 points.  Augustana State (SD) (63.0 points), St. Cloud State (MN) (57.5 points), Lander (SC) (56.0 points) and Central Oklahoma (55.5 points) rounded out the top-five.  Pitt-Johnstown finished 13 with 33.5 points.
 
First Round Pairings and Individual Wrestler Information:
 
133 lbs. – Brady Baker  (FR)  (St. Joseph, Mich. / Lakeshore High School)
--Placed third at 2026 Super Region I Tournament to qualify for first NCAA National Championships
--16-8 overall record five falls in 2025-26
--Placed third at 2025 at East Stroudsburg University Open on  Nov. 2
-- Pigtail Match vs. James Armstrong (West Liberty) (20-9)
 
149 lbs. – No. 4 Matt Sarbo  (R-JR)  (Altoona, Pa. / Altoona Area High School / Iowa Central Community College)
--Seeded No. 4 at 149 lbs. for NCAA National Championships
--2026 Super Region I Runner-up at 149 lbs. to qualify for first NCAA National Championships
--25-2 overall record nine falls and nine technical falls
--Placed Third at 2025 Midwest Classic in Indianapolis on Dec. 13-14
--Champion at 2025 East Stroudsburg University Open on Nov. 2
--Two-time National Junior College Champion
--First round vs. Sabian Russell (Quincy) (29-8)
 
165 lbs. – Trent Hoover  (R-FR)  (Cresson, Pa. / Penn Cambria High School)
--Placed third at 2026 Super Region I Tournament to qualify for first NCAA National Championships
--22-6 overall record with eight technical falls and five falls in 2025-26
--Placed eighth at 2025 Midwest Classic in Indianapolis on Dec. 13-14
--Shared Championship at 174 lbs. 2025 East Stroudsburg University Open on Nov. 2
--Pigtail Match vs. Leo Hess (Glenville State) (7-3)
 
174 lbs. – Ty Morrison (FR)  (Landisburg, Pa. / West Perry High School)
--Seeded No. 7 at 174 lbs. for NCAA National Championships
--2026 Super Region I Runner-up at 174 lbs. to qualify for first NCAA National Championships
--24-3 overall record with team-best 10 technical falls in 2025-26
--Ranked seventh nationally in technical falls with nine in 42:00 against Division II opponents
--Placed seventh at Midwest Classic in Indianapolis on Dec.13-14
--Shared Championship at 174 lbs. 2025 East Stroudsburg University Open on Nov. 2
--First round vs. winner of Drake Hayward (Minnesota State) (29-7)/Kydyn Lima (San Francisco) (13-1) Pigtail match
 
197 lbs. – Brad Morrison (R-JR)  (Landisburg, Pa. / West Perry High School / Lock Haven University)
--Seeded No. 8 at 197 lbs. for NCAA National Championships
--2026 Super Region I Champion at 197 lbs. to qualify for first NCAA National Championships
--19-5 overall record with nine falls and six technical falls in 2025-26
--Placed third at 2025 East Stroudsburg University Open on Nov. 2
--First round vs. winner of Tyson Meyer (St. Cloud State) (15-5)/Ben Tonnessen (Adams State) (19-6) Pigtail match
 
285 lbs. – Isaiah Vance  (R-SR)  (New Stanton, Pa. / Hempfield Area High School)
--Seeded No. 6 at 285 lbs. for National Championships
--4-time NCAA Division II National Qualifier (2023, 2024, 2025)
--2-NCAA All-American (5^th-place in 2024 and 2^nd in 2025)
--2024 NCAA Super Region I Champion, 2023 and 2025 Regional Runner-Up, and third-place in 2026
--23-4 overall record with team-best17 falls in 2025-26
--Ranked fourth nationally in both falls with 15 in 22:19 and Most Dominant with 4.5 team points per match against Division II opponents
--Enters National Championships ranked tied for 20^th on Pitt-Johnstown All-Time Win List with 106
--Needs two fall to tie Carlton Haselrig's school record of 19 in a single season
--3-time place-winner at Midwest Classic in Indianapolis (Champion in 2023, third-place in 2025, runner-up in 2026)
--Placed third at 2025 East Stroudsburg University Open on Nov. 2
-- First Round vs. Isaac Sheeren (Lander) (28-3)