#3 Golden Knights Dominant in Road Shutout

Jerry Echevarria
Isaac Petkac

Men's Wrestling | 2/4/2026 8:00:00 PM

THE DUAL FACTS

  •  Final Score: #3 Gannon 52, Seton Hill 0

  • Gannon Record: 11-1 (5-0 PSAC), W8

  • Location: Greensburg, PA

  • Next Meet: vs UPJ (2/14 - 7:00 pm)

GREENSBURG, PA - It's now eight in a row for the Golden Knights. #3 Gannon earned a road shutout over Seton Hill on Wednesday, earning a major decision or better in all contested matches. GU will now prepare for a PSAC title showdown with UPJ on February 14th. 

HEAD TO HEAD RESULTS - GU vs SETON HILL

125: Logan Sallot (Erie, PA/McDowell High School) (Gannon) over Jacob Sombronski (Seton Hill) (MD 16-3) 

133: Jerry Echevarria (Long Beach, N.Y./Long Beach) (Gannon) over Jonathan Baiano (Seton Hill) (Fall 1:10)

141: Jake Niffenegger (Mason, Ohio/La Salle) (Gannon) over Youssef Abdelsalam (Seton Hill) (TF 21-5 6:12)

149: Kenny Kiser (Meadville, Pa./Saegertown) (Gannon) over Ethan Higgins (Seton Hill) (MD 15-5)

157: Christian Scheller (Saxonburg, Pa./Mars) (Gannon) over Greg Shaulis (Seton Hill) (MD 10-1)

165: Grant MacKay (New Castle, Pa./Laurel) (Gannon) over Unknown (For.)

174: Dillon Walker (Mason, Ohio/Mason) (Gannon) over Unknown (For.)

184: Pat Jackson (Gannon) over Landon Delara (Seton Hill) (Fall 1:26)

197: Joey Lyons (Wooster, Ohio/Wooster) (Gannon) over Unknown (For.)

285: Dorian Crosby (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) (Gannon) over Ritchie McCormack (Seton Hill) (TF 17-1 5:47) 


THE KNIGHT CAP

  • Extra Points - Of the seven contested matches, Gannon had a major decision or better in all seven. Pat Jackson (184) and Jerry Echevarria (Long Beach, N.Y./Long Beach) (133) each earned wins by fall, while Dorian Crosby (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep)Jake Niffenegger (Mason, Ohio/La Salle) were victorious by tech fall. 
  • Scheller Settles In-  Back into the stating lineup at 157, Christian Scheller (Saxonburg, Pa./Mars) improved to 3-1 in dual meets with a win by major decision at 157. 
  • One Step Closer - Multiple Golden Knights are inching closer to 100 career wins. Echevarria's win on Wednesday puts him at 91 wins for his career, while Dorian Crosby (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) improves to 92 career wins. 
  • Record Tied - With their 11th win of the season, Gannon ties a program record for wins in a season, when they went 11-6 in 1996-97.
  • Team Success - The win improves Gannon to 11-1 in dual meets this season and now 5-0 in conference matches. The Golden Knights have allowed just 39 total points to opponents in the most recent eight dual meet wins. 

THE NEXT MEET

It's a battle for the PSAC regular season crown on February 14th as Gannon will host UPJ at the Highmark Events Center at 7:00 pm. Both teams will come into the dual 5-0 in conference action. 

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Players Mentioned

Jerry Echevarria

Jerry Echevarria

133
Redshirt Senior
Logan Sallot

Logan Sallot

125
5' 4"
Redshirt Sophomore
Christian Scheller

Christian Scheller

157
Redshirt Junior
Joey Lyons

Joey Lyons

197
Redshirt Senior
Grant MacKay

Grant MacKay

165
Redshirt Sophomore
Jake Niffenegger

Jake Niffenegger

141
Redshirt Junior
Dillon Walker

Dillon Walker

174
Redshirt Senior
Kenny Kiser

Kenny Kiser

149
Redshirt Senior
Dorian Crosby

Dorian Crosby

Hwt.
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Jerry Echevarria

Jerry Echevarria

Redshirt Senior
133
Logan Sallot

Logan Sallot

5' 4"
Redshirt Sophomore
125
Christian Scheller

Christian Scheller

Redshirt Junior
157
Joey Lyons

Joey Lyons

Redshirt Senior
197
Grant MacKay

Grant MacKay

Redshirt Sophomore
165
Jake Niffenegger

Jake Niffenegger

Redshirt Junior
141
Dillon Walker

Dillon Walker

Redshirt Senior
174
Kenny Kiser

Kenny Kiser

Redshirt Senior
149
Dorian Crosby

Dorian Crosby

Graduate Student
Hwt.