Week 6 PAC Honors (for events between January 9-15)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 6 of the 2022-23 season.
 

PAC Wrestler of the Week

Braydon Herbster • Thiel • Junior • Linesville, Pa. | Reynolds Herbster went 4-0 at 197 in two tri-meets last week for the Tomcats … He went 2-0 at the Mel Berry Duals on Tuesday where he pinned Penn State Behrend’s Dylan Barber (0:39) and won by decision (3-2) over Case Western Reserve’s Stephen Andryc … Herbster went 2-0 In a tri-meet at Pitt-Bradford on Saturday … He helped the Tomcats secure a 26-21 win over St. John Fisher with a major decision (12-0) over Jack Lestrange … He also won by major decision (14-3) over Nathan Powley to help Thiel earn a 31-17 win over Pitt-Bradford on Saturday.

Other notable performers

W&J sophomore Hunter Swedish (Cranberry Township, Pa. | Seneca Valley) went 5-0 last week at 133 pounds … He registered a perfect 4-0 record Saturday at the Case Western Reserve Claude Sharer Duals … Swedish opened his day with a win by fall over Zach Orseno of Otterbein … Swedish collected a win by fall (3:46) over Elijah Burkhart of Muskingum and then defeated Corey Casterline of Hiram by tech. fall (20-4) … Swedish had W&J's lone win against Case Western Reserve, as he won by a 8-1 decision over Jacob Gregg … Waynesburg junior Colby Morris (Waynesburg, Pa. | Waynesburg Central) stayed undefeated with three more wins … He started the week with a fall over W&J’s Brayden Roscosky and followed that by pinning McDaniel’s Yoanna Olympio and a tech fall (22-4) over New Jersey City’s Jazz Bull.

 

PAC Rookie of the Week

Trevor Manley • Washington & Jefferson • Sophomore • Altoona, Pa. | Altoona Manley registered a 3-2 record last week at 285 pounds … The first-year sophomore wrestler won by fall in 3:32 over Luke Lavanway during Thursday's PAC dual win over Waynesburg … Manley then went 2-2 Saturday at the Case Western Reserve Claude Sharer Duals, which included a 15-0 tech fall over Jacob Baca of Muskingum before adding a win by fall in 4:46 over Keith Heineman of Case Western Reserve.