CLARION, Pa. --- The Golden Eagles wrestling program announced their newcomers for the 2025-26 season, with 22 student-athletes continuing their academic and athletic careers at Clarion this coming fall.
 
Of those 21 athletes, six are Division I transfers from other institutions, while the other 15 athletes will be incoming freshman. Of that group, all but four hail from Pennsylvania.
 
Early Commits (Previously Announced Nov. 26, 2024)
 
Easton Mull
Hometown: Schellsburg, Pa.
High School: Chestnut Ridge
Projected Weight: 125

• 4x PIAA state qualifier and two-time state placewinner
• Took fourth in PIAA as a junior and seventh as a senior
• Career Record of 164-41

 
Colton Wade
Hometown: Laporte, Pa.
High School: Sullivan County
Projected Weight: 133

• 4x PIAA state qualifier
• Three-time placewinner at the state level, including finishes of fourth, seventh and eighth place
• 2x Regional Champ
• Career Record of 166-25

 
Carson Neely
Hometown: Port Allegany, Pa.
High School: Port Allegany
Projected Weight: Heavyweight

• 3x PIAA state qualifier and a three-time state placewinner
• Finished eighth in the state as a senior in 2025
• Placed fourth and fifth at the state level in previous seasons
• Career record: 111-19

 
Matthew Smith
Hometown: Middleburg, Pa.
High School: Midd West
Projected Weight: 157/165

• 3x PIAA state qualifier, placed fourth as a junior
• Matched that finish with a fourth place finish as a senior in 2025
• 2x regional champ
• Career Record: 161-32

 
Cody Hamilton
Hometown: Grove City, Pa.
High School: Grove City
Projected weight: 165/174

• 4x PIAA state qualifier
• 3x PIAA place winner, placing fifth and eighth as a sophomore and junior
• Took sixth as a senior in 2025
• 2x regional champ
• Career Record: 154-24

 
Gabe Lilly
Hometown: Ellwood City, Pa.
High School: Ellwood City
Projected Weight: 184

• 2x sectional and district place winner
• PIAA state qualifier as a senior
• Career record of 108-35

 
Transfers
 
Brandon Bauer
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown: Long Valley, N.J.
High School: Central Arkansas Christian
Previous School: Little Rock
Weight: 149
 

• Redshirted and did not compete as a freshman in 2024-25

 
Peyton Costa
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown: Granville, Ohio
High School: Granville
Previous School: Cleveland State
Weight: 133
 

• Competed in four opens at 133 pounds in 2024-25
• First collegiate win came at the JCU Open against Chase Dickerson of Tiffin by technical fall, 20-5
• Followed that up with a fall against Jack Harrison of Lake Erie in 5:50
• 3x Ohio state qualifier and four-time district qualifier
•  Four-time First Team All-Conference honoree
• Three-time All-Metro and All-State recipient

 
Connor Eck
Redshirt Senior
Hometown: Bensalem, Pa.
High School: Bensalem
Previous School: Lock Haven
Weight: 149
 

• Posted a 50-47 overall record at Lock Haven, including a 16-9 record in 2024-25 and a 24-20 record in 2023-24
• Lock Haven's starter at 149 pounds in 2023-24
• High School record of 105-35 at Bensalem
• PIAA State Placer AAA (5^th)

 
Oliver Fairchild
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown: Easton, Pa.
High School: Easton Area
Previous School: Campbell
 

• Competed in two seasons at Campbell, posting a record of 3-10 in that span
• Overall record of 82-37 in high school
• 2x PIAA state qualifier
• Three-sport athlete that also competed in cross country and lacrosse

 
Ethan Finch
Senior
Hometown: Sheffield, Pa.
High School: Sheffield
Previous School: Pittsburgh
Weight: 197
 

• Redshirted as a freshman at Pitt in 2021-22, going 6-8 in opens
• Was a top recruit nationally out of Sheffield, ranked 11^th in his weight class by FloWrestling
• Finished with a 32-1 record as a high school senior, suffering his only defeat in the PIAA state final
• Also finished on the PIAA podium as a junior, placing sixth
• Tallied 113 wins for the Wolverines
• Won two district titles and swept his way to a district championship as a senior

 
Kyle Szewczyk
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown: Waynesburg, Pa.
High School: Waynesburg
Previous School: Ohio
Weight: 133
 

• Went 2-4 in his one year at Ohio
• Earned his first collegiate wins at the Purple Raider open, including a 16-8 major decision over Pittsburgh's Jordan Villareal
• Went 111-42 at Waynesburg Central and was a state qualifier as a senior
• Won one section championship and was twice a section runner-up

 
Newly Announced Incoming Freshmen
 
Sawyer Ayotte
Hometown: Dudley, Mass.
High School: Shepherd Hill
Projected Weight: 174
 

• Career high school record of 169-36
• Two-time state champion in Massachusetts, winning back to back titles in his junior and senior years
• Became Shepherd Hill's first ever state champion wrestler

 
Aiden Beimel
Hometown: Kersey, Pa.
High School: St. Marys
Projected Weight: 133
 

• Career record of 135-34 in high school
• Three-time state qualifier
• Two-time district champion and a one-time regional champion

 
Coy Bryson
Hometown: Montgomery, Pa.
High School: Montgomery
Projected Weight: 174/184
 

• Career record of 130-48 in high school
• 2x PIAA state qualifier
• As a senior won a section championship and was district runner up

 
Talan Hubbard
Hometown: Homer, N.Y.
High School: SPIRE Academy (Ohio)
Projected Weight: 157
 

• Went 9-5 in college opens in 2025
• Picked up wins Division I opponents at the Cleveland State Open and Purple Raider Open
• Won the New York Division II 110-pound state championship in 2022

 
Talan Mizenko
Hometown: McDonald, Pa.
High School: South Fayette
Projected Weight: 141
 

• Career high school record of 102-47
• PIAA state qualifier as a senior in 2025

 
Dylan Kadish
Hometown: Newton, Mass.
High School: Newton South
Projected Weight: 133
 

• Massachusetts Prep State Champion in 2024
• State finalist at 126 pounds in 2023

 
Michael Kersey
Hometown: Naples, Fla.
High School: First Baptist
Projected Weight: 157
 

• 2024 Florida state champion
• 145-20 career high school record
• Three-time Florida state placewinner

 
Keagan Oler
Hometown: Erie, Pa.
High School: Cathedral Prep
Projected Weight: 141
 

• 129-37 career record in high school
• 4x PIAA State Qualifier
• Placed third in the state as a senior in 2025 with a 49-7 record

 
Jaden Wehler
Hometown: St. Marys, Pa.
High School: St. Marys
Projected Weight: 174
 

• 111-40 career record in high school
• 2x PIAA state qualifier
• Placed eighth in the state as a senior in 2025