Men's Wrestling | 11/3/2025 4:00:00 PM
Week 1 PAC Honors (for events between October 27-November 2)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 1 of the 2025-26 season.
PAC Men's Wrestler of the Week
Anthony Orlandini • Saint Vincent • Sophomore • McKees Rocks, Pa./Montour
Orlandini earned the Bearcats 24.5 team points in the season opener, winning the 149-pound weight class at the Mount Union Invitational ... Orlandini went 3-0, receiving a first round bye, before taking down Cole Lintner (Mount Union) by a 21-5 tech. fall at 5:43 ... He followed with a fall at 2:01 in the quarterfinals and a major decision (15-3) over Ethan Higgins of Division II Seton Hill in the semifinals ... In the championship, Orlandini won by an 8-2 decision over TJ Allison of Gannon.
PAC Men's Wrestling Honor Roll
Hiram senior Will Brodbeck (Hudson, Ohio/Hudson); W&J sophomore Vitali Daniels (Scenery Hill, Pa./Bentworth)
PAC Men's Wrestling Newcomer of the Week
Jonah McCoy • Saint Vincent • Freshman • Johnstown, Pa./Westmont Hilltop
McCoy picked up a fourth place finish in the 285-pound weight class at the Mount Union Invitational ... He started with an opening-round major decision (15-2) and In the second round, earned a 5-1 decision over Michael Gibson of Seton Hill to advance to the quarterfinals ... After falling in the quarters McCoy earned a pin and then sudden victory-1 to earn his fourth place result.
PAC Men's Wrestling Newcomer Honor Roll
W&J freshman De'Mier Hamilton (Canton, Ohio/McKinley)
PAC Records & Milestones
Hiram's Will Brodbeck placed fifth at 149 at the Mount Union Invitational, with his wins including a 16-12 decision and a fall at 1:35 against Mount Union's Jack DeBoe ... W&J's Vitali Daniels led W&J with a runner-up finish in the 184-pound bracket at the King's College Ned McGinley Invitational, finishing 4-1 at the event after coming in as the No. 7 seed, with his day including one tech fall and a pair of major decisions, while first-year teammate De'Mier Hamilton picked up his first collegiate wins with a 3-2 record within the 165-pound class.