Monday, August 15, 2022

2023 NCAA Division II The Season: Pittsburgh-Johnstown

 

The Mountain Cats have a very tough team this season. They return five of six NCAA Division II qualifiers, two of which were All Americans. This also includes 9 Super Region I place-winners, including three champions.  Graduation was rather kind as it only took Matt Siszka, Super Region I champion who was also a qualifier in 2021. 

133 lbs
Mason Myers 

Only a sophomore Mason Myers took a 16-9 record as a freshman last season in route to a 5th place finish at Super Region I. 

141 lbs
Caleb Morris 

Junior Caleb Morris was 16-7 on the season last year, winning a Super Region I title. 

149 lbs
Jacob Ealy 

Jacob Ealy enters his junior season a two time NCAA Division II All American.  8th in 2021, he was 3rd last season. Also a qualifier in 2020, he took 5th in the Midwest Classic last year. 

157 lbs
Nathan Smith

Nathan Smith goes into his junior season having posted a 22-7 record to an 8th place NCAA Division II All American finish this past season. 

165 lbs
Dillon Keane 

Another super tough sophomore, Dillon Keane went 21-3 on the season last year earning a Super Region I championship. 

174 lbs
Brock Biddle 

Brock Biddle enters his final season as a Mountain Cat looking to become a five time NCAA Division II qualifier & a three time All American. Earning a 4th place finish in 2019 as a freshman, he was 6th in the nation as a junior.  Finishing one match shy of earning another top eight finish this past season, he was 3rd at the Midwest Classic. 

184 lbs
Alex Weber 

Another tough sophomore, Alex Weber was 5th in the Super Region I last season. 

197 lbs
Dakoda Rodgers 

And yet here to illustrate even more of Pittsburgh-Johnstown's talented youth, Dakoda Rodgers was 19-9 last season, placing 5th at the Super Region I. 

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Oggie Atwood 

An NCAA Division II qualifier in 2020, Oggie Atwood just barely missed out on qualification #2 when he finished 4th at the Super Region I last season. He was 15-4 on the year. 


















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