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A fifth-place individual finish at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional Wrestling Championships highlighted a busy weekend for Pennsylvania College of Technology athletes.

As seasons ended for Pennsylvania College of Technology basketball teams over the weekend, the college’s wrestlers are preparing for NCAA Division III regionals and its baseball and archery teams are set to open this weekend. Also, a new women’s soccer coach has been named.

Just as a future HVAC professional learns to find just the right thermostat setting for comfort, a Penn College student-athlete relies on his fellow wrestlers to help him calibrate classes and competition. "Balancing your schoolwork and being an athlete is sometimes tricky," says Charles J. "CJ" Trimber II, in a Wildcat Spotlight video.

In its inaugural season under a first-time head coach, the Pennsylvania College of Technology men’s lacrosse team went 4-2 overall and finished second in the conference, begging the question: What will it do for an encore when play begins next Sunday (Feb. 13) hosting Juniata College? “The 2022 season is looking good,” coach Jordan Williams said.

As an archer, James R. Fanelli aimed straight. As an aspiring plastics professional, he zigzagged between continents. The Pennsylvania College of Technology alumnus hit “bull’s-eye” with both approaches. One led to a championship, the other to a rewarding career. The 2010 graduate is a senior tooling plastics engineer for Medtronic, a leading global health care technology company.

Pennsylvania College of Technology men’s and women’s basketball teams both posted wins during a combined 2-4 week, while the wrestling squad lost in its only outing. Men’s basketball At home in a United East game on Tuesday, Penn College got a rare triple-double from Gavin Barrett, of Roselle, New Jersey, in an 86-52 romp over Penn State Berks.

For nursing student and women’s basketball player Allison M. "Allie" Troup, no stranger to juggling on-the-court dynamism with in-the-lab rigor, Penn College represents the "perfect match." "There's many challenges that go along with it," the Huntingdon resident says in a two-minute Wildcat Spotlight video.

While the winter sports seasons continue for Pennsylvania College of Technology basketball and wrestling teams, action for the college’s spring esports teams is just beginning.

Over the past week, Pennsylvania College of Technology men’s and women’s basketball, and wrestling teams all saw action with no interruptions.

Sharing the pride and sense of family that come with wearing his soccer team's uniform, as well as the alluringly tactile focus of his chosen career path, Colton N. Wartman is the latest Penn College student-athlete illuminated by the Wildcat Spotlight.