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Brad Morrison Claims Regional Title, Five Others Advance to NCAA Wrestling National Championships

FULL RESULTS     |     TOURNAMENT CENTRALPitt-Johnstown’s Brad Morrison claimed an NCAA Super Region I Championship at East Stroudsburg on Saturday to lead six Mountain Cats who qualified for the 2026 NCAA National Tournament in Sioux Falls, S.D., March 13-14.
Head Coach Tyler Reinhart‘s team finished third in the team standings behind champion Gannon, which had nine finalists and seven champions, and Kutztown.
Morrison beat Gannon’s Joey Lyons 4-0 for the 197-pound title while his younger brother, Ty Morrison, placed second at 174 pounds. Matt Sarbo finished second at 149 pounds.
Isaiah Vance earned his fourth trip to the NCAA Tournament with a third-place finish at 285 pounds while freshmen Brady Baker (133 pounds) and Trent Hoover (165) each qualified for the first time.
Noah Gnibus closed out his Pitt-Johnstown career with a fifth-place finish at 184 pounds while Trevon Gray capped his career with a sixth-place at 125 pounds after suffering an injury. The two-time All-American won 99 matches for the Mountain Cats over his career. Cooper Warshel also placed sixth at 157 pounds for the Mountain Cats.
CHAMPION
197 lbs. – Redshirt sophomore Brad Morrison made the most of his first Super Region I tournament. The top seed started his run with a 15-0 technical fall over Felician’s Matt Murray in 3:28. He pinned Wheeling’s Jaxon Burcher – … more at … https://pittjohnstownathletics.com/news/2026/2/28/brad-morrison-claims-regional-title-five-others-advance-to-ncaa-wrestling-national-championships.aspx

March 3, 2026 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized