Overview
- Jessie Orbin Jr., a 20-year-old rising senior and captain of Waynesburg University's wrestling team, died after a late-night motorcycle crash that occurred on June 14 and caused a severe, non-survivable brain injury.
- Waynesburg University confirmed his death in a statement issued the next day and said the community is deeply saddened, with viewing and funeral arrangements to be announced.
- Orbin was airlifted to a Pittsburgh hospital after the crash, and the GoFundMe set up in his name described his injury as not survivable.
- As team captain in 2025–26, Orbin led the Yellow Jackets in wins, pins, technical falls and major decisions and carried a 38-match dual competition win streak; he was twice named Waynesburg Male Athlete of the Year.
- Friends, teammates and the local community have raised roughly $36,000–$37,000 on a GoFundMe to help his family and have publicly mourned him while official crash findings have not been released.