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Forest Hills trio destined for NCAA Division II schools

Story byThe Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. Jake Oswalt, The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. Sat, December 6, 2025 at 11:32 PM UTC·6 min readSIDMAN, Pa. – A trio of Forest Hills High School seniors signed to continue their academic and athletic careers at the NCAA Division II level Friday. Morgan Gdula will play softball at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Mylee Glessner is set to join the Seton Hill University track and field team and Samantha Papcunik is slated to compete on the soccer squad at Slippery Rock University. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement• Many factors led Gdula to nearby Pitt-Johnstown. Her older sister, Mylee, is a freshman catcher on the team, but her preferred major and a connection built with coach Niki Cognigni- Pecora ultimately guided Gdula in joining the Mountain Cats.“The game that she came to watch my sister play, when my sister verbally committed, it was like a shifter for me,” Gdula said.

Forest Hills trio destined for NCAA Division II schools

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Key Highlights

  • “I was looking at other PSAC schools.
  • Obviously, I wanted to be in the PSAC and stay close to home.“When I met Coach Pecora for the first time, she’s such a ball of joy, so fun and nice.
  • I really liked her.
  • When I went on my visit, she was like, ‘You don’t have to make a decision right now, just whenever you want.’ I made my decision right then and there because I knew that’s where I wanted to go.”Gdula will major in early childhood education, while possibly minoring in special education at Pitt-Johnstown, which went 11-29 in 2025 with an 8-18 mark in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.
  • Playing with Mylee will be nothing new for Morgan. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“Obviously, it’s nice that Mylee and I will both be there for three years together,” Morgan Gdula said.
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