Story Courtesy of Albright Athletics

CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia. – Trent Mahoney competed on day two of the 2026 NCAA Men's Wrestling Championships in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Mahoney finished in eighth place. The eighth place finish gives Mahoney All-American honors.

Coming into competition today, Mahoney all ready locked up All-American status by way of his 2-1 record on the first day of competition. With the honor, Mahoney becomes the first wrestler in program history to earn All-American status.

Mahoney was seeded #2 in the 157-pound bracket. Mahoney opened his tournament facing Ursinus's Braden Kmak who was seeded #15. Mahoney earned a 3-0 victory over Kmak. The following bout saw Mahoney fall to #7 Ryan Smith of Stevens.

Mahoney beat Gavin Pascoe of Gettysburg by major decision 17-6 in his next match to officially obtain All-American status.

Today, Mahoney opened squaring off against the third seed in the 157-pound bracket in Charlie Dojan from Wartburg. Dojan was able to get the better of Mahoney earning a hard-fought 3-1 decision. The final bout of the championships saw Mahoney fall to Joe Penchi of UW-La Crosse in a high scoring affair 15-12.

Coming into the championships Mahoney owned a record of 36-1 with his only loss being to a Division II opponent.

In the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Championships, Mahoney ran through the competition to claim the MAC's 157-pound title. In Regionals, Mahoney again bested the field to claim the top spot in the region at 157 pounds.