TRAFFORD, Pa. – Two Washington & Jefferson men's wrestlers have been selected for Presidents' Athletic Conference weekly honors, as announced by the conference on Tuesday (Nov. 10). Junior Vitali Daniels (Scenery Hill, Pa./Bentworth) was chosen as the PAC Men's Wrestler of the Week. Additionally, freshman Behr Bruckner (Washington, Pa./Trinity) was selected as the PAC Men's Wrestling Newcomer of the Week.
 
Daniels finished in second place in the 184-pound bracket as the No. 2 seed at the Ned McGinley Invitational. The junior closed out his opening bout on a 7-1 run to secure a 9-5 victory by decision. Daniels followed it up with a quarterfinal pin just over a minute in and a 15-0 technical fall in the semifinals.
 
Bruckner won the 197-pound bracket at the King's College Ned McGinley Invitational. Bruckner entered the bracket unseeded and went 4-0 en route to a first-place finish. The freshman opened the day with 12-2 major decision before battling through two sudden victory wins to make the finals. In the quarterfinals, Bruckner closed regulation on a 5-2 run to force a takedown in overtime and in the semifinals, both wrestlers traded escapes before Bruckner won by takedown. He secured first place with a 22-6 technical fall in just over six minutes into the championship bout.
 
The Presidents return to the mats on Saturday (Nov. 14) for the home W&J Invitational. The opening round matches will begin at 9:00 a.m. inside the Ross Recreation Center.