PITTSBURGH -- Point Park's Cassondra O'Connor and Tye Weathersby were named the Moe's Southwest Grill Pioneer Athletes of the Month, the athletics department announced Tuesday afternoon.
O'Connor, a redshirt junior from Pittsburgh, led the Point Park women's cross country on Saturday as it became the first women's program in university history to capture a Mountain East Conference championship. She took third place at the meet, earning a selection to the All-MEC First Team.
O'Connor earned her third All-MEC First Team nod in as many seasons on Saturday, and she posted a time of 22:15.8 in the 6K race. She also took 11th place at the Go Fast River Run on Oct. 24 with a time of 21:44.2.
Point Park's women's cross country team is ranked fourth in the US Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Division II Atlantic Region poll. The top three teams at the NCAA Atlantic Region Cross Country Championships on Nov. 21 will qualify for the NCAA National Championships in December.
Tye Weathersby took second place in the 184 bracket on Saturday at the Mount Union Invitational for the Point Park men's wrestling team. Weathersby, a graduate student from Harrisburg, Pa., picked up four wins in the event - two by decision, one by fall and one by technical fall.
Weathersby's fall victory came in just a minute and 42 seconds. Competing in his Pioneer debut, Weathersby's only defeat came by decision at the hands of an NCAA Division II All-American selection in 2025-26. His second-place finish was the highest by a Pioneer at the meet.
As recipients of the award, O'Connor and Weathersby will both receive Moe's reward points to be used at Moe's Southwest Grill restaurants.
Point Park Athletics and Moe's Southwest Grill announced their partnership for the 2026-27 season on Sept. 1. As an official sponsor for Point Park Athletics, Moe's Southwest Grill will be the presenting sponsor for the "Moe's Southwest Grill Pioneer Athlete of the Month." Additional game day sponsorships will be announced at a later date.
The monthly award winner will be selected on the 10th of each month to honor the on-field success of a men's and women's student-athlete from one of Point Park's 21 athletics programs.
