Men's Wrestling | 11/10/2025 4:00:00 PM
Week 2 PAC Honors (for events between November 3-9)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 2 of the 2025-26 season.
PAC Men's Wrestler of the Week
Jessie Orbin • Waynesburg • Junior • Houston, Pa./Chartiers-Houston
Orbin got the 2025-26 season off to a strong start over a pair of events last week ... He opened the year by defeating Penn State Altoona's Andrew Weaver by 9-4 decision during Friday's dual match ... He added a second-place showing at Saturday's Washington & Jefferson Invitational at 174 pounds ... During his run to the silver medal, Orbin went 3-1 with a pin and his only loss came to the second-ranked wrestler in the country.
PAC Men's Wrestling Honor Roll
Bethany junior Jon Braun (Kenilworth, N.J./David Brearly); Thiel sophomore Mequan Maxwell (Sharon, Pa./Sharon); W&J junior Jiovanni DeChicchis (Venetia, Pa./Peters Township)
PAC Men's Wrestling Newcomer of the Week
Jonathan Bissell • Thiel • Freshman • Sharpsville, Pa./Sharpsville
Bissell placed fifth at 149 pounds in the W&J Invitational ... Bissell had a pin in his opening bout in 0:43 ... He followed that up with another pin (1:40) over Richie Kulessa (Southern Virginia) before falling in the quarterfinals ... Bissell had two more pins in the consolation bracket, each coming in under a minute, before winning by forfeit in the fifth-place bout.
PAC Men's Wrestling Newcomer Honor Roll
W&J freshman Joey Gardner (Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan)
PAC Records & Milestones
Bethany's Jon Braun won the 174 bracket at NJCAA Garrett College's Defend the Lakes Invitational, winning three matches by fall and another by tech fall ... Thiel's Mequan Maxwell had a strong showing at 141 pounds, as he placed fifth in a 21-wrestler field at Saturday's W&J Invitational, which he capped off by pinning Richie Morales (Alfred State) in 2:01 in the fifth-place bout ... Joey Gardner led all W&J wrestlers with a fifth-place finish in the 157-pound weight class at the 18th Annual W&J Invitational, starting the event with two major decisions against wrestlers from Hiram and Alfred State and later adding two pins and a decision against wrestlers from Penn State Behrend and Gettysburg in the consolation bracket.