In just its first year as a varsity sponsored sport, Head Coach Shane Valko and the Pitt-Johnstown women's wrestling program are set to make history when Makayla Paclib (131 lbs.) takes the mat at Friday and Saturday's NCAA Women's Wrestling National Championships at the Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa.
 
Paclib became the Mountain Cats' first NCAA women's national qualifier by placing third at the Regional Championships in West Liberty, W.Va. on Feb. 20-21.  Paclib, seeded fourth entering the regional tournament, reached the semifinals, but suffered a 9-0 decision loss to top-seeded Lehigh's Aubre Krazer.  Paclib bounced back by pinning Bethany's (WV) sixth-seeded Rosemary Dodd at 5:47 to advance to the third-place match, where she held off third-seeded Stacy Bloomfield (East Stroudsburg), 12-8, to secure her spot in the national tournament.
 
Paclib, unseeded for the national championships, is scheduled to take on Iowa's fourth-seeded Karlee Brooks in the First Round.
 
First Round Pairings and Individual Wrestler Information:
 
131 lbs. – Makayla Paclib  (FR)  (Mililani, Hawaii / Mililani High School)
--Pitt-Johnstown's first ever NCAA Women's National Wrestling Championships Qualifier
--Placed Third at NCAA Regional Tournament
--24-4 overall record in 2025-26 with six falls and 13 technical falls
--Champion at Baldwin-Wallace (OH) Open (11/23/25) and Pennsylvania State Collegiate Championships (1/24/26)
--Runner-up at East Stroudsburg Open (11/2/25), Wilkes Open (11/16/25), and Ursinus Open (1/17/26)
-- First Round vs. #4 Karlee Brooks (33-4) (Iowa)
 
 
Friday's First Session will begin at 10 a.m. ET with the Preliminary matches and the First Round (120 matches), (4 mats) (approx. 3 ½ hours)
 
Friday's Session II is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET and will feature Championship Second Round matches and the 1st & 2nd Round of the Consolation (4 mats) (120 matches), (approx. 3 ½ hours)
 
On Saturday, Session III will start at 10 a.m. ET and consist of the Championship Semifinals, 3^rd Round of Consolations, Consolation Semifinals, and 3^rd, 5^th, 7^th Place Matches (4 mats) (90 matches), (approx. 5 hours)
 
The Parade of All-Americans will take place on Saturday at 6:40 p.m. ET, followed the Championship Finals scheduled for Saturday at 7 p.m. ET (10 matches).