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Gannon's Dorian Crosby national champion at 285 pounds, Pitt-Johnstown's Matt Sarbo runner-up at 149 to conclude NCAA Division II Wrestling Championship

NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONSHIP - DAY 2

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Two Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference wrestlers battled for a national title on Saturday night, with Pitt-Johnstowns Matt Sarbo at 149 pounds and Gannon's 285-pounder Dorian Crosby both advancing to the championship bout. Crosby, the No. 1 seed in his bracket, was able to get the victory, 4-1, over Nebraska-Kearney's No. 2 seed Crew Howard to end his season (and collegiate wrestling career) as a national champion.

Sarbo, the No. 4 seed who upset Grand Valley State's top-seeded Chris Donathan in the semis, 3-0, fell in the national title bout, 5-0, to No. 3 seed Cody Thompson from Colorado School of Mines.

Other All-America honorees from the PSAC included:

Logan Sallot (Gannon): 7th at 125 pounds
Holden Huhn (Gannon): 7th at 157 pounds
Tyler Morrison (Pitt-Johnstown): 4th at 174 pounds
Patrick Johnson (Gannon): 8th at 184 pounds
Joey Lyons (Gannon) 5th at 197 pounds
Freddie Retter (Kutztown): 5th at 285 pounds
Isaiah Vance (Pitt-Johnstown): 8th at 285 pounds

Gannon as a team ended up ninth in the overall team standings with 49.5 points, with Pitt-Johnstown (37 points, 13th), Kutztown (17 points, 20th) also making it into the top 20 teams. 
 

NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONSHIP - DAY 1

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Day 1 of the 2026 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championship found a pair of Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference wrestlers advance to tomorrow's semifinals: Pitt-Johnstown's Matt Sarbo at 149 pounds and Gannon's Dorian Crosby in the 285-pound bracket. Sarbo, the No. 4 seed in the 149-pound bracket, earned a 16-5 major decision over Quincy's Sabian Russell in the round of 16, then added a 7-3 decision over No. 5 seed Rudy Lopez of Northern St. in the quarterfinals. He will face Grand Valley St. top seed Chris Donathan in the semifinals.

Crosby earned a 2-1 decision over UNC Pembroke's James Bankston in his first bout of the day, then added a 4-1 victory over Colorado Mesa's Tyler Doyle in the quarters. He will match up with Grand Valley St.'s Carter Blough, the No. 4 seed, in the semis.

Gannon is currently ranked 12th in the team standings with 20.5 points, followed by Pitt-Johnstown at 16th (13.0 points), Kutztown (24th, 7.0 points), and Millersville (tied for 39th with .5 points.)
 

EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. – After a busy day of competition at today's NCAA Division II Super Region 1 Championship, hosted by East Stroudsburg University, 28 wrestlers from PSAC institutions secured top-3 finishes in the brackets to advance to the upcoming 2026 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championship.

The Gannon Golden Knights, led by nine of its wrestlers earning national qualification, topped the team standings with a total of 175 points, ahead of Kutztown's 129 and Pitt-Johnstown's 127.5 in second and third place, respectively.

Gannon's contingent included seven individual champions, while Kutztown and UPJ both claimed six qualifiers with one weight class champion. Seton Hill is sending four wrestlers to nationals, including runner-up at 125 pounds Jacob Houpt, while East Stroudsburg, Millersville, and Shippensburg will each send a single qualifier to the national meet.
 
Find a complete list of 2026 national qualifiers from PSAC institutions and their podium finishes below.
 
The 2026 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championship begins on Friday, March 13 at the  Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls, S.D.
 
2026 NCAA Division II Wrestling National Qualifiers by PSAC institution

East Stroudsburg
184: Luke Ciampa (2nd place)

Gannon
125: Logan Sallot (1st place)
133: Jerry Echevarria (2nd place)
141: Jake Niffenegger (1st place)
149: Kenny Kiser (1st place)
157: Holden Huhn (1st place)
165: Grant MacKay (1st place)
184: Pat Jackson (1st place)
197: Joey Lyons (2nd place)
285: Dorian Crosby (1st place)

Kutztown
125: Nic Allison (3rd place)
141: Joey Ortega (3rd place)
174: Dalton Gimbor (1st place)
184: Cole Casilio (3rd place)
197: Wayne McIntyre (3rd place)
285: Freddie Retter (2nd place)

Millersville
157: Richie DeFulvio (2nd place)
 
Pitt-Johnstown
133: Brady Baker (3rd place)
149: Matt Sarbo (2nd place)
165: Trent Hoover (3rd place)
174: Tyler Morrison (2nd place)
197: Bradley Morrison (1st place)
285: Isaiah Vance (3rd place)

Seton Hill
125: Jacob Houpt (2nd place)
149: Ty Linsenbigler (3rd place)
157: Mike Zacur (3rd place)
174: Kane Kettering (3rd place)
 
Shippensburg
165: Nick Delp (2nd place)
 

FINAL TEAM STANDINGS AT 2026 NCAA DIVISION II SUPER REGIONAL 1

1. Gannon 175.0
2. Kutztown  129.0
3. Pitt-Johnstown  127.5
4. Millersville  74.0
5. Seton Hill  65.5
6. Frostburg St. 56.5
7. Shippensburg 46.0
8. Fairmont St. 42.5
9. Felician 41.0
9. Wheeling 28.5
11. East Stroudsburg 23.5
12. Bridgeport 9.0