ALLIANCE, Ohio (November 19, 2016) – The No. 11 Stevens Institute of Technology wrestling team won all five of its matchups by a combined 171-57 margin Saturday at the Mount Union Duals. 

The one-day event was housed on the campus of Mount Union in Northeast Ohio. Stevens won twice against Mount Union, and once against Heidelberg, No. 19 Baldwin Wallace and Alma. 

STEVENS 37, MOUNT UNION (BLACK) 8
Sophomore Michael Heck opened the match with a dominating 17-2 technical fall win, followed by sophomore Joey Borai's 4:54 fall at 133. Freshman Dylan Van Sickell tallied a 17-4 major at 141, before junior Zach Wilhelm went 16-0 at 149 in the technical fall.

Mount Union came back with a major win at 157, but senior Colin Navickas answered with a technical fall win at 165, followed by decision victories at 174 and 184 for junior Josh Smith senior Danny Moore respectively. 

Junior A.J. Kowal capped the win with a fall at 197 in 3:19, sealing the dominating win for Stevens.

125: Michael Heck (Stevens Institute of Technology) over Aj Kammeyer (Mount Union Black) TF 17-2    
133: Yoseph Borai (Stevens Institute of Technology) over Brandon White (Mount Union Black) Fall 4:54    
141: Dylan Van Sickell (Stevens Institute of Technology) over Sam Valenti (Mount Union Black) Maj 17-4
149: Zach Wilhelm (Stevens Institute of Technology) over Kyle Jenkins (Mount Union Black) TF 16-0
157: Charles Bartz (Mount Union Black) over Austin Kruger (Stevens Institute of Technology) Maj 12-2    
165: Colin Navickas (Stevens Institute of Technology) over Jake Taylor (Mount Union Black) TF 17-1    
174: Josh Smith (Stevens Institute of Technology) over Rob Valenti (Mount Union Black) Dec 11-8    
184: Danny Moore (Stevens Institute of Technology) over Dillon Stallsmith (Mount Union Black) Dec 3-1
197 :AJ Kowal (Stevens Institute of Technology) over Grant Martin (Mount Union Black) Fall 3:19    
285: Cody Carr (Mount Union Black) over James Jachim (Stevens Institute of Technology) Maj 14-5    

STEVENS 43, HEIDELBERG 8
Senior Rob Murray and freshman Troy Stanich opened things up with a pair of falls at 125 and 133 respectively, before Van Sickell extended the lead to 16 with a 10-2 major at 141. Stanich (No. 3) topped ninth-ranked Ryan Hornack in the win.

Wilhelm followed with a 14-3 major at 149, followed by a fall in 2:47 for sophomore Thomas Poklikuha at 157. Navickas won by technical fall at 165 while Smith won by fall in 2:42, but Heidelberg did salvage points with wins at 184 and 285.

Kowal pinned his opponent at 197 however, giving Stevens the commanding 43-8 victory. 

125: Rob Murray (STIT) over Thomas Schnitker (HU), Fall 1:12 
133: Troy Stanich (STIT) over Ryan Hornack (HU), Fall 2:08 
141: Dylan Van Sickell (STIT) over Hunter Pizzino (HU), Maj 10-2 
149: Zach Wilhelm (STIT) over Joey Baitt (HU), Maj 14-3 
157: Thomas Poklikuha (STIT) over Noah Messerall (HU), Fall 2:47 
165: Colin Navickas (STIT) over Jacob Reed (HU), TF 16-0 
174: Josh Smith (STIT) over Spencer Geil (HU), Fall 2:42 
184: DIllen Decker (HU) over Danny Moore (STIT), TF 17-1 
197: AJ Kowal (STIT) over Gage Finegan (HU), Fall 3:38 
285: Chase Morrison (HU) over Pete Andrich (STIT), 8-2 

STEVENS 35, MOUNT UNION (PURPLE) 12
Murray and Stanich opened the match with a technical fall and pin respectively, but Mount Union responded with a pin at 141 to cut the lead in half. 

Wilhelm righted the ship however with a technical fall win at 149, followed by a fall for Poklikuha and major for Navickas. Mount Union won twice more at 174 and 285, but a decision win by Moore at 184 followed by Kowal's third pin of the day at 197 gave the Ducks more than enough points they needed for the win.

125: Rob Murray (Stevens Institute of Technology) over Seth Hayes (Mount Union Purple) TF 17-1    0    
133: Troy Stanich (Stevens Institute of Technology) over Tanner Perry (Mount Union Purple) Fall 1:55    
141: Alec Cotton (Mount Union Purple) over Dylan Van Sickell (Stevens Institute of Technology) Fall 4:13    
149: Zach Wilhelm (Stevens Institute of Technology) over Kyle Ferguson (Mount Union Purple) TF 19-2    
157: Thomas Poklikuha (Stevens Institute of Technology) over Jesse Gross (Mount Union Purple) Fall 6:02    
165: Colin Navickas (Stevens Institute of Technology) over Branden Parker (Mount Union Purple) Maj 10-1    
174: Nick Miller (Mount Union Purple) over Josh Smith (Stevens Institute of Technology) Dec 6-2    
184: Danny Moore (Stevens Institute of Technology) over Isaiah Watson-Kirksey (Mount Union Purple) Dec 3-2
197: AJ Kowal (Stevens Institute of Technology) over Brian Olson (Mount Union Purple) Fall 1:25    
285: Mike Sinclair (Mount Union Purple) over Pete Andrich (Stevens Institute of Technology) Dec 5-3    

STEVENS 20, No. 19 BALDWIN WALLACE 16
A Murray 4-1 decision win followed by a Stanich major put Stevens up 7-0, before Van Sickell and Wilhelm's decision victories at 141 and 149 respectively extended the lead to 13. Poklikuha followed with 12-2 major at 157, but Baldwin Wallace answered with a fall at 165, a major at 174 and a decision at 184.

Kowal got the Ducks back on track with a 7-0 decision win at 197 over No. 8 Tyler Maclellan, giving the Ducks the points they needed for the win.  

125: Rob Murray (Stevens Institute of Technology) over Chris Doyle (Baldwin Wallace) Dec 4-1        
133: Troy Stanich (Stevens Institute of Technology) over Charlie Nash (Baldwin Wallace) Maj 13-3    
141: Dylan Van Sickell (Stevens Institute of Technology) over Aaron Kelly (Baldwin Wallace) Dec 11-7    
149: Zach Wilhelm (Stevens Institute of Technology) over Joshua Decatur (Baldwin Wallace) Dec 7-5    
157: Thomas Poklikuha (Stevens Institute of Technology) over Benjamin Hooff (Baldwin Wallace) Maj 12-2    
165: Anthony Arroyo (Baldwin Wallace) over Colin Navickas (Stevens Institute of Technology) Fall 5:39    
174: Graham Montague (Baldwin Wallace) over Josh Smith (Stevens Institute of Technology) Maj 11-3    
184: Zeckary Lehman (Baldwin Wallace) over Danny Moore (Stevens Institute of Technology) Dec 5-2    
197: AJ Kowal (Stevens Institute of Technology) over Tyler Maclellan (Baldwin Wallace) Dec 7-0    
285: Gabriel Mahaney (Baldwin Wallace) over Pete Andrich (Stevens Institute of Technology) Dec 8-2    

STEVENS 36, ALMA 13
Alma grabbed the initial lead with a major win at 125, but Stevens responded with Borai's 11-7 win at 133, followed by Van Sickell's pin in 2:44 at 141.

Wilhelm extended the win streak with a 15-3 major at 149, before Poklikuha took down Jared Fleming 15-0. Navickas followed with a fall in 1:57, before Moore and Kowal each had pins at 184 and 197 respectively to polish off the Stevens wins.

125: Brendan Ladd (Alma) over Michael Heck (Stevens Institute of Technology) Maj 13-0    
133: Yoseph Borai (Stevens Institute of Technology) over Noah Lopez (Alma) Dec 11-7    
141: Dylan Van Sickell (Stevens Institute of Technology) over Jacob Anderson (Alma) Fall 2:44
149: Zach Wilhelm (Stevens Institute of Technology) over Evyn Bryant (Alma) Maj 15-3    
157: Thomas Poklikuha (Stevens Institute of Technology) over Jared Fleming (Alma) TF 15-0    
165: Colin Navickas (Stevens Institute of Technology) over Mitchell Franklin (Alma) Fall 1:57    
174: Taylor McPhail (Alma) over Josh Smith (Stevens Institute of Technology) Fall 2:42    
184: Danny Moore (Stevens Institute of Technology) over Trevor Willing (Alma) Fall 2:06    
197: AJ Kowal (Stevens Institute of Technology) over Chance Smith (Alma) Fall 0:47    
285: Aaron Kelley (Alma) vs James Jachim (Stevens Institute of Technology) Dec 8-4

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