Men's Wrestling | 2/9/2026 4:00:00 PM
Week 12 PAC Honors (for events between February 2-8)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 12 of the 2025-26 season.
PAC Men's Wrestler of the Week
Jessie Orbin • Waynesburg • Junior • Houston, Pa./Chartiers-Houston
Orbin went 5-0 in a week that included an individual tournament title and eclipsing the 100-win mark ... He started his week on Wednesday with a pin in 1:04 during Waynesburg's dual match against Thiel ... Orbin followed that up with a 4-0 run at Baldwin Wallace's John Summa Invitational on Saturday that included a pin, 10-0 major decision and a pair of decision victories ... He downed Case Western Reserve's Chase Crutchley via 4-1 decision (SV1) to claim the 174-pound crown ... Now 26-2 on the year with a 19-match winning streak, the newest member of the 100-win club boasts a 101-23 mark as a Jacket.
PAC Men's Wrestling Honor Roll
Saint Vincent junior Chase Brandebura (Carnegie, Pa./Carlynton); Thiel freshman Deshonn Valentine (Somerset, Pa./Somerset Area); W&J junior John Starusko (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin)
PAC Men's Wrestling Newcomer of the Week
Jonathan Bissell • Thiel • Freshman • Sharpsville, Pa./Sharpsville
Bissell posted an undefeated 7-0 week with six first-period pins at 149 pounds ... Bissell posted pins against Waynesburg (5:42) and Lycoming (1:58) in dual action Wednesday and Friday, respectively ... At Baldwin Wallace's John Summa Invitational, Bissell posted a dominant undefeated day with five first-period pins en route to his first collegiate tournament championship ... He opened his day taking down Kaleb McCamick (Waynesburg) in 50 seconds, then followed it up with his second pin of Alexander Johnson (Alfred State) in 1:18 ... Bissell pinned Justin Coiteux (St. John Fisher) in the quarterfinals (1:06) and Jack DeBoe (Mount Union) in 1:29 in the semifinal before closing his day with his final pin of Adrian Pigg (Ohio Northern) in 36 seconds ... Bissell now sits at 23-5 on the year with each of his last seven victories coming from pin and each of the last six being first-period pins.
PAC Men's Wrestling Newcomer Honor Roll
Saint Vincent freshman Jonah McCoy (Johnstown, Pa./Westmont Hilltop); W&J freshman Jayden Johnson (Keansburg, N.J./Keansburg)
PAC Records & Milestones
Saint Vincent's 50-0 PAC win over Bethany Thursday was highlighted by a pin in 18 seconds by Bearcat junior Chase Brandebura at 174 .. Thiel's Deshonn Valentine finished fourth in the 133-pound bracket at the John Summa Invitational, which included two pins and a major decision on the day ... John Starusko placed in the 165-pound bracket as the No. 16 seed at the John Summa Invitational, with his three wins by decision highlighted by a 10-1 run to close out his upset over the No. 8 seed ... The 2026 PAC Wrestling Championships are scheduled for this Saturday, February 14th at Hiram beginning at 11 am ... Paced by five conference champions, W&J won the 2025 PAC title, their eighth crown in program history and second in the last three years.