Takedown Report

Ealy, Warshel, Pecora earn 2023-24 PSAC Wrestling Major Awards; All-Conference Teams released

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – A trio from the Pitt-Johnstown wrestling team earned the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference’s 2023-24 Wrestling Major Awards, as announced on Thursday afternoon. Jacob Ealy was named Athlete of the Year, Cooper Warshel was selected as Freshman of the Year, and head coach Pat Pecora earned Coach of the Year honors for the fourth consecutive season. Along with the Major Award winners, First, Second, and Third-Team All-Conference selections were also announced.
All-Conference teams and Major Award winners are decided by a vote of the conference’s head coaches.  
Pitt-Johnstown senior Jacob Ealy captures the Athlete of the Year honor after an incredible season and a Division II national championship at 149 pounds. He totaled an overall record of 31-2 and added a Super Region 1 championship, a perfect 7-0 record in PSAC dual meets, and earned his fourth All-America honor. He has won 113 matches in his UPJ career and was also named the PSAC Freshman of the Year back in 2019-20.
Another Mountain Cat, Cooper Warshel, earns Freshman of the Year honors following a breakout first season and a Super Region 1 championship at 157 pounds. He finished 1-2 at the NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships, compiled a record of 21-7, and was 6-1 in PSAC dual meets.  
Pat Pecora earns his fourth consecutive conference Coach of the Year honor and fifth of his career after guiding the Mountain Cats to an eighth consecutive PSAC dual meet championship. Pecora was again a finalist from Super Region 1 for the NCWA Division II Men’s Wrestling Coach of the Year award and led Pitt-Johnstown to a 7-0 conference dual meet record (15-2 overall), a second-place team finish at the NCAA Super Region 1 Championships, and had six wrestlers earn qualification for the NCAA Division II National Championships. … story at … PSACsports.org/Ealy-warshel-pecora-earn-2023-24-psac-wrestling-major-awards-all-conference-teams-released

March 30, 2024 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized