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2010-11 Pitt-Johnstown Mountain Cat Wrestling Table of Contents Track the Mountain Cats all season at www.upj.pitt.edu/athletics PITT-JOHNSTOWN PRIMARY MEDIA OUTLETS TABLE OF CONTENTS 2010-11 Season Preview………………………….……. pp. 2-3 WJAC-TV 6 SPORTS TRIBUNE-DEMOCRAT Weight-by-Weight Preview………………………………... P. 4 Tim Rigby, Matt Maisel Eric Knopsnyder, Mike Mastovich Pitt-Johnstown Administration…………………………..… p. 5 49 Old Hickory Lane 47 Locust Street Head Coach Pat Pecora…………………………….………. p. 6 Johnstown, PA 15905 Johnstown, PA 15901 Asst. Coaches Jody Strittmatter & Shane Valko…………... p. 7 (814) 255-7651 (814) 532-5080 Individual National Champions………………………… pp. 8-9 Fax: (814) 255-7658 Fax: (814) 539-1409 Team and Individual National Championships…………... p. 10 All-Americans…………………………………………….. p. 11 BEDFORD GAZETTE ALTOONA MIRROR Pitt-Johnstown Athletics - Mountain Cat Proud………..… p. 12 Ryan Spring Buck Frank Neil Rudel, John Hartsock Wrestling Staff and Administration………………..…...… p. 13 424 W. Penn Street P.O. Box 2008 2010-11 Mountain Cat Roster…………………..……… p. 14 P.O. Box 671 Altoona, PA 16603 Mountain Cat Seniors………………………….……pp. 15-16 Bedford, Pa. 15522 (800) 222-1962 A.J. Brentzel and Chris Dempsey………………………… p. 15 (800)-242-4250 Fax: (814) 946-7540 Steve Makin………………………………………………. P. 15 Mountain Cat Returning Lettermen……………….pp. 17-22 WTAJ-TV 10 SPORTS PGH. POST-GAZETTE Nathan Link and Ryan Link….…………...……….……... p. 17 Kelly Goodman Phil Axelrod Zach Lundgren and Dan Maiorana…………………….…. p. 18 P.O. Box 10 50 Blvd. Of The Allies Doug Maiorana and Damian Majocha……………………. p. 19 Myers Miller and Jon Moore……………………………... p. 20 Altoona, Pa. 16603 Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Keith Ryan and Kevin Ryan……………………………… p. 21 (800) 762-6053 (412) 263-1621 Matt Scherich and Glenn Winslow……………………….. p. 22 Fax: (814) 946-4763 Fax: (412) 263-1926 Mtn. Cat Newcomers and Red-Shirt Freshmen….. pp. 23-26 B Pfahler, J. Bachman, D. Baker, D. Cawley………….…. p. 23 PGH. TRIBUNE-REVIEW INDIANA GAZETTE T. Chesney, T. DeFrances, D. Fogle, P. Georgilas……….. p. 24 Kevin Smith, Dave Mackall Tony Coccagna J. Giampa, J. Harper, J. Krupa, G. Lantz…………………. p. 25 (888) 748-8742 (800) 262-3077 Chad Miller and Logan Shirey……………………………. p. 26 Fax: (412) 320-7964 Fax: (724) 465-8267 Mountain Cat Freshmen…………………………... pp. 27-30 Z. Baker, C. Bonura, J. Harold, J. Hnath…………………. p. 27 SOMERSET DAILY AMERICAN THE ADVOCATE N. Katich, R. Maurer, A. Napoleone, B. Oshaben……….. p. 28 334 West Main Street 147 Student Union Bldg. J. Paolo, S. Perich, D. Pietropaolo, B. Shutt...……………. p. 29 Somerset, Pa. 15501 Johnstown, PA 15904 Ryan Walters…………………………… p. 30 (800) 452-0823 (814) 269-7470 Shane Valko-National Wrestler of the Year……………… p. 31 Fax: (814) 445-2935 Mountain Cats in Action……………………………...…... p. 32 Academic Achievements…………………………...….…..p. 33 2009-10 NWCA All-Academic Team Members………......p. 34 Mountain Cat Team and Individual Record………….…… p. 35 Mountain Cat Wrestling All-Time Win List……..……….. p. 36 Mountain Cat All-Time Coaching Records......................... p. 37 Mountain Cat Wrestling History……………..…… pp. 38-44 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2009-10 Season Review……………….….……….……… p. 45 Design and Layout Returning Qualifiers and All-Americans (Photo)………… p. 46 Chris Caputo, Sports Information Director and Nick 2009-10 Match Results………………………………........ p. 47 Gueguen 2009-10 Final Statistics……………………….……….….. p. 48 Mountain Cat Returning Lettermen (Photo)……………… p. 49 Cover Design and Layout Mountain Cat Red-shirt Freshmen (Photo)……………….. p. 50 Ali Single Mountain Cat Freshmen (Photo)………………………….. p. 51 Mountain Cat All-Time Lettermen………..…….…… pp. 52-53 Contributing Editors This is Pitt-Johnstown………………..………………….... p. 54 Pat Pecora and Jody Strittmatter This is the Sports Center……………………………….…. p. 55 2011 Mountain Cat Summer Wrestling Camp….…..p. 56 Photography Alice Single, Stephanie Blackstone, Rick Povich at Pitt- Johnstown User Services, The Advocate and The Tribune- Democrat, Harrisburg Patriot News Printing Cover: Solutionist Marketing and Print Communications Interior: Pitt-Johnstown Print Shop 1 2010-11 Pitt-Johnstown Mountain Cat Wrestling Season Preview Five Mountain Cat starters, including an All-American and 133-lb. Weight Class (Cont’d.) a National Qualifier, return to lead a relatively young Pitt- Winslow (Patton, Pa.), a former PIAA State Place winner Johnstown squad that is coming off of an 11th-place finish at could push Link for time on the mat. Winslow was 6-5 and the 2010 National Tournament and the program’s 27th Top-20 1-1 in dual meets in his first year of collegiate wrestling, national finish under Head Coach Pat Pecora (35th season). while Scherich was 1-4 overall and 1-1 in dual meets. Pitt-Johnstown, ranked No. 14 in the 2010-11 NCAA Sophomore Doug Maiorana (Lewisburg, Pa.) is also in the Division II National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) mix at 133 lbs., after going 6-7 with five decision sand a Preseason Poll, will be led by senior All-American major decision a year ago. Red-shirt freshman and former heavyweight Chris Dempsey (Sewickley, Pa.) and 2010 PIAA State Place winner Tyler Chesney (Roaring Spring, National Qualifier Ryan Link (Cresson, Pa.), who will move Pa.) will make his Mountain Cat debut after red-shirting from 125 lbs. to 133 lbs. In addition, Zach Lundgren (165 lbs.) in 2009-10. A freshman in this weight class is 2010 Ohio (DuBois, Pa.), Steve Makin (174 lbs.) (Portage, Pa.), and Division II State Qualifier Nick Katich (Louisville, OH). A.J. Brentzel (184 lbs.) (Irwin, Pa.) all return to the starting line-up. 141-lb. Weight Class However, Coach Pecora must fill some big shoes this year. With the graduation of All-American Adam Whetstone, 2010 National Champion and NWCA National Wrestler of the red-shirt freshmen and two-time PIAA State Place finishers Year Shane Valko (133 lbs.) (Windber, Pa.), All-Americans Jack Bachman (Greensburg, Pa.) and David Cawley Adam Whetstone (141 lbs.) (Claysburg, Pa.), Kyle Keane (Pittsburgh, Pa.) will compete to earn the starting spot. (165 lbs.) (Bradford, Pa.) and Patrick Walsh (197 lbs.) Bachman, former PA State Runner-up and seventh-place (Leesport, Pa.) and two-time National Qualifier Ryan finisher, was 6-4 wrestling open tournaments as a freshman, McIntyre (149 lbs.) (Claysburg, Pa.) were all lost after last while Cawley, who might also wrestle at 149 lbs., placed season due to graduation. sixth and seventh at the PA State Tournament. Cawley was 7-4 as a true freshman with a fourth-place finish at the The following is a tentative weight-by-weight Washington & Jefferson Collegiate Open. Sophomore Dan synopsis of the 2010-11 Pitt-Johnstown Mountain Cat Maiorana (Lewisburg, Pa.) will also push for mat time. wrestling team. after making his debut in 2009-10. Freshmen in this weight class include: 2010 West Virginia State Champion Joel 125-lb. Weight Class Paolo (Weirton, WV) and PA State Qualifiers Cory After bursting onto the collegiate wrestling scene and Bonura (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and Domenic Pietropaolo advancing to the NCAA National Tournament as a red-shirt (Pittsburgh, Pa.). freshman in 2010, Ryan Link will move up to 133 lbs., setting up a battle to the starting job at 125 lbs. Red-shirt freshman and former four-time PIAA PA State Place-winner David 149-lb. Weight Class Fogle (Summerhill, Pa.) appears to be the early front- The 149-lb. weight class is also open due to the runner to win the starting position, but junior Matt Scherich graduation of two-time National Qualifier Ryan McIntyre. (West Finley, Pa.), a two-year spot-starter for the Mountain Junior Nathan Link (Cresson, Pa.) is the clear-cut favorite to Cats, and red-shirt freshman David Baker (Coraopolis, Pa.) take over the starting role. Link, who sat out last season, will also compete for the job. Fogle posted a 9-5 record and gained valuable starting experience as a red-shirt freshman placed third at the Washington & Jefferson Collegiate Open as two years ago. Cawley is also expected to push Link in this a true freshman, while Baker was 2-3 wrestling at open weight class if he doesn’t wrestle at 141 lbs. And newcomer tournaments. Freshmen in this weight class include 2010 and Freshmen in this weight class include: Lock Haven PIAA AAA Regional Qualifiers Anthony Napoleone (Moon University transfer and former PA AA State Qualifier Township, Pa.) and Blaine Shutt (Hummelstown, Pa.). Brandon Pfahler (Alum Bank, Pa.), 2010 third-place PA State finisher Shawn Perich (Summerhill, Pa.) and 2010 eight-place PA State Place finisher Justin Harold 133-lb. Weight Class (Leechburg, Pa.). Link, ranked No. 6 in the NWCA Preseason Coaches Poll, is expected to take over at 133 lbs. and replace 2010 National Champion and National Wrestler of the Year Shane 157-lb. Weight Class Valko. Link posted a 22-9 overall record and a 9-4 mark in 2009-10 starter Zach Lundgren will move to 165 lbs. dual meets on his way to placing fourth at the Super Region I this season, allowing sophomore Keith Ryan (Shirleysburg, Tournament and advancing to the National Tournament at 125 Pa.) and red-shirt freshman Joe Harper (Duncannon, Pa.) to lbs. as a red-shirt freshman last year. Link, who won the title compete for the starting duties. Ryan was 9-6 with seven at the Washington & Jefferson Collegiate Open, was tied for pins as a red-shirt freshman. Harper wrestled open third on the team with 14 decision victories. Fellow sophomore Glenn 2 2010-11 Pitt-Johnstown Mountain Cat Wrestling Season Preview 157-lb. Weight Class (Cont’d.) 184-lb. Weight Class (Cont’d.) Tournaments as a true freshman. Sophomore Myers Miller second on the team behind Keane’s 16. Brentzel placed (Bolivar, Pa.) is also in the mix to battle Ryan and Harper. fifth at the Washington & Jefferson Collegiate Open and Miller competed in open tournaments and gained some wrestled at the Super Region I Tournament, but did not experience in dual meets in his Pitt-Johnstown debut last season.