Men's Wrestling | 11/10/2026 4:00:00 PM
Week 1 PAC Honors (for events between Nov. 2-8)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 1 of the 2026-27 season.
PAC Men's Wrestler of the Week
Vitali Daniels • Washington & Jefferson • Junior • Scenery Hill, Pa./Bentworth
Daniels finished in second place in the 184-pound bracket as the No. 2 seed at the King's College Ned McGinley Invitational ... The junior closed out his opening bout on a 7-1 run to secure a 9-5 victory by decision ... Daniels followed it up with a quarterfinal pin just over a minute in and a 15-0 technical fall in the semifinals.
PAC Men's Wrestling Honor Roll
Bethany sophomore Jackson Hodges (Fairfield, Ohio/Hamilton); Chatham senior JT Hollyfield (Pittsburgh, Pa./West Allegheny); Saint Vincent junior Anthony Orlandini (McKees Rocks, Pa./Montour); Waynesburg sophomore Damyan Pevarnik (Washington, Pa./McGuffey)
PAC Men's Wrestling Newcomer of the Week
Behr Bruckner • Washington & Jefferson • Freshman • Washington, Pa./Trinity
Bruckner won the 197-pound bracket at the Ned McGinley Invitational ... Bruckner entered the bracket unseeded and went 4-0 en route to a first-place finish ... The freshman opened the day with 12-2 major decision before battling through two sudden victory wins to make the finals ... In the quarterfinals, Bruckner closed regulation on a 5-2 run to force a takedown in overtime and in the semifinals, both wrestlers traded escapes before Bruckner won by takedown ... He secured first place with a 22-6 technical fall in just over six minutes into the championship bout.
PAC Men's Wrestling Newcomer Honor Roll
Bethany freshman Abdullah Jenkins (Chester, Pa./Salem); Chatham freshman Mason Koberna (Homerville, Ohio/Black River)
PAC Records & Milestones
J.T. Hollyfield won Chatham's first match in program history at the Mount Union Invitational where he ended his day with a 1-2 record ... Anthony Orlandini led Saint Vincent at the Mount Union Invitational, posting a 3-1 record on his way to a second-place finish in the 149A bracket, highlighted by an 11-9 decision victory over Adrian Pigg of Ohio Northern and a 4-2 decision win against Connor Saylor of Gannon in the quarterfinals ...
Waynesburg's Damyan Pevarnik pinned Penn State Altoona's Ocean Lin in 1:36 of the Yellow Jackets' season-opening dual at Penn State Altoona on Friday.