JT1Wrestle College Wrestling : JT1Wrestle Takes A Look At Pennsylvania 2026-2027

Pennsylvania has always been a good & respectable team within NCAA DI wrestling. All-Americans, individual national champions, the red & blue has produced their fair share over the years. However, now that Matt Valenti (a two-time champ for the Quakers in his own right) is heading the show, with some extremely generous donations from alumni, we're going to see more & more out of Pennsylvania in the years to come. 2026-2027 included.

Gone...

C.J. Composto put together an awesome career for the Quakers. 93 career wins with All-American finishes of 8th-4th-7th. 1st & 2nd in the Ivy League, he took 2nd at this year's Southern Scuffle.

Kelly Dunnigan, 8th at the Southern Scuffle will be competing for Rutgers this year.

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Max Gallagher

Redshirting last year, Max Gallagher a two-time NCAA DI qualifier returns to the varsity line-up.

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Davis Motyka

Competing at 125 last year, Davis Motyka took 2nd at the Ivy League & won the Lehman Open.

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Evan Mougalian

Competing at 133 last season, Evan Mougalian had a successful year. 22 wins, he was an Ivy League runner-up, 1st at the Keystone Classic & 3rd at the Southern Scuffle.

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Cross Wasilewski

28-5 on the season, Cross Wasilewski who has thus far been 1st & 2nd in the Ivy League, finished off 2025-2026 7th in the DI nation. Winning the Keystone Classic, he was 3rd at the Southern Scuffle.

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Jude Swisher

Twice now the NCAA DI R12, Jude Swisher will be looking to crack through and earn All-American status in 2027. 23-5 on the year he's 2nd & 1st in the Ivy League, as he won the Keystone Classic & finished 3rd at the Southern Scuffle.

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Charlie Desena

Of course with all of the major improvements happening at Pennsylvania, getting in some top recruits for '26-'27 was bound to happen. Their best? Charlie Desena.