Let’s face it, there are guys who have made being in the main event a habit. 

The proof is right in front of us as we approach another Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic, which sure to feature some of the most high-level prep wrestling we’ve seen all year. But before we get to this Sunday's event, let's take a look back into PWC history.

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Since the start of the Classic, formerly known as Dapper Dan, there have been 175 NCAA champions who competed in the high school all-star event. In this year’s NCAA finals, there were 11 former PWC participants and five of them—which are included in the total number above—went home with a national title.

Here's the list of previous PWC competitors who made the NCAA finals this year:

133: Stevan Micic (2014)

149: Zain Retherford, champion (2013)

157: Jason Nolf, champion (2014)

157: Hayden Hidlay (2016)

165: Vincenzo Joseph, champion (2015)

165: Isaiah Martinez (2013)

174: Mark Hall (2016)

184: Bo Nickal, champion (2014)

184: Myles Martin (2015)

285: Kyle Snyder, champion (2014)

Also, these wrestlers were all victorious when they wrestled in the PWC. Check out the all-time results here.

Watch three-time NCAA champion Zain Retherford battle with Anthony Ashnault at PWC: