Nate Smith

2023 All American, love my brothers. Excited for what the future has in store for me! Wrestling will always have a special place in my heart and the bonds I’ve made along the way I will be forever grateful for!! Love y’all

@Thechuckgilbert @CoachRMillard You are correct, from my understanding (if anybody knows more, correct me), technically a commitment at the D3 level is a verbal agreement with the “commitment” being the choice to attend the school. However, this step for an athlete choosing to continue should be celebrated

@CoachRMillard I thought commitments were based on financial awards? How does the D3 commitment process work?

A kid commits to a D3 and his school doesn’t post him. The school posts a kid who’s an alum of the school who signed to a D1.

Excited for this opportunity!!!

Random post: my favorite college wrestler to watch at the moment is Ryder Block (Iowa). Leg attacks, hand fighting, and grit in the top position. Finishing on the podium this year, I’m calling it now

JAM-O @Jamison_Yurt keep up the good work!

@LeeSpencerlee36 is the man!! One of the best people in our sport!

@DKSportsbook @DMcIntyreWWE @DMcIntyreWWE I will 100% make a shirt of this for you 😂😂

@DMcIntyreWWE NOT AGAIN 💀

Still bored at work lol

@GodsWrestler133 24 y/o, been a big fan of yours Seth for a while. This is an awesome post! Might just have to lace the shoes up again soon as a competitor!

Telling wrestlers to retire after college is one of the dumbest things we do in this sport. We’ve built this weird culture where if you’re not making world teams every year, it’s time to “move on.” Only ONE guy gets the spot. so every other elite wrestler should just quit? That’s wild. Still healthy? Still hungry? Keep going. Wrestling isn’t just for champs. it’s for lifers. And let’s be real: •The average UFC champion is 33 years old •Burroughs won a World title at 33 •David Taylor won his first World/Olympic medal at 30 •Dake didn’t make his first team until he was 27 If they had listened to the “you’re too old” crowd, we’d have never seen their greatness. This “retire if you’re not #1” or “go get a real job” mentality? It’s toxic. And honestly, it’s usually coming from people who quit too early and want you to follow them. Look at jiu-jitsu—grown men and women still throwing down in their 30s, 40s, 50s… and the sport is thriving because of it. Wrestling doesn’t end at 22. It ends when you say it does.

Pitt-Johnstown Announces Historic Addition of 3 New Sports to Boost Enrollments & Competitive Excellence pittjohnstownathletics.com/news/2025/4/7/…

The worst feeling in the world as a college wrestler is the realization in your final season that you will never win a national title. Regardless of where you finish, this sport gives you the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. throwback to 2023 when I felt my dreams crash

2X ALL AMERICAN! #upjwrestling #brothersforlife

Congratulations Warrior Wrestlers at regionals Dylan Barrett 3rd place Luke DeSantis 4th place Headed to states

Dylan Barrett picks up a fall in the first round and gets his 100th win! Congrats Dylan! @Tmac184 @PTWarriors

Order form closes tomorrow (Monday 1/27 at 11:59pm). For any questions or concerns please feel free to reach out to me!!

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In September, Pitt and the wrestling community lost a legendary figure and friend with the passing of UPJ AD and Head Wrestling Coach Pat Pecora, the winningest wrestling coach in NCAA history. We were honored to have his family in attendance last night to celebrate Pat. 💙💛

MATCH DAY Wrestling takes on No. 18 Pitt on the road at 6:00 PM. Good Luck Cats! #GoMountainCats | #H2P | #ncaad2 | #psac

Coach Pecora of @mtncatwrestling sits and recollects a story about Coach @YoungGunsPA on a Christmas Day. Coach Jody was living it, not just talking it. Let’s remember our loved ones today and be grateful for the opportunity to put in another hard day’s work.

Recapping the varsity wrestling match from last night, results are below. 107- No Match 114- No Match 121- Dylan Barrett (PT) by Forfeit 127- Luke Desantis (PT) tech fall over Brennan Overcash (Plum) 20-5 133- Joel Kline (Plum) pinned Jake Lang (PT) 3:15 139- Owen Campbell (Plum) tech fall over Logan Ventura (PT) 20-5 145- Gino Pecora (PT) pinned Douglas Harchick (Plum) 1:33 152- Trent Reese (Plum) pinned Seth Pochiba (PT) 0:32 160- Cael Ott (PT) pinned Jacob Ligo (Plum) 1:12 172- Julien Sepelyak (Plum) dec. over Logan Matrisch (PT) 6-5 189- Tasso Whipple (PT) pinned Luca Schneiderlochner (Plum) 0:28 215- Ben Grabowski (PT) major dec. Kameron Dietrick (Plum) 14-2 285- Frank Grazulis (Plum) pinned Aiden Toth (PT) 1:06 Team Score: 33-26 Key matches: Luke Desantis started strong, keeping a high pace to a 20-5 technical fall late in the 3rd period to put the Warriors up to an 11-0 start to the dual after a forfeit at 121 for Dylan Barrett. Gino Pecora gets the momentum back, putting the warriors up 17-11 with a hard fought fall late in the first period. Cael Ott weathered an early storm from his opponent, ending the match with a pin to make the score 23-17 going into the final four matches. Tasso Whipple extended the team’s lead to 29-20, ending his match with a pin just 28 seconds into the first period. Ben Grabowski sealed the dual meet for the warriors, putting together a dominant 14-2 major decision victory to put Penn Trafford ahead 33-20 with one match remaining.

I don’t think people realize how much the influence of women’s wrestling has grown the sport as a whole. Being able to be a part of men’s + women’s wrestling has grown me as a coach tremendously. I will continue to help grow and protect all of my athletes to their future success.