December 2, 2017

Final Results

The Basics

• Score: Stevens (58 points) - 8th Place
• Location: Charles Wolf Gymnasium - York, Pennsylvania (Hosted by No. 14 York College)
• Short Story: Freshman Brett Kaliner was named Outstanding Wrestler after winning the 141-pound title, helping the third-ranked Stevens Institute of Technology wrestling team to an eighth-place finish at the ninth annual New Standard Invitational, hosted by York College (Pa.) on Saturday. 
• The results: Stevens finished with 58 team points to finish eighth out of 17 competing programs. No. 4 Johnson and Wales University won the event with 141.5 points, edging No. 5 Ithaca College (135.5). No. 9 Baldwin and Wallace University (130.5), North Central College (88) and No. 14 York (71.5) rounded out the top-five.
• The victors: Kaliner won his first collegiate event via a 7-4 decision over Johnson & Wales' Joe Ferinde. Ferinde came into the event as the second-ranked wrestler in the country at 141 pounds and bested Kaliner in the championship bout at the Ithaca Invitational. To reach the championship bout, Kaliner earned two decision victories, one major and one fall. Joining Kaliner atop the winner's podium was senior Zach Wilhelm, who remained undefeated in 2017, after earning the 157-pound title. Wilhelm posted a 5-0 decision victory over Ithaca's Austin Whitney in the championship bout, after earning two decisions, a major and a pinfall victory to reach the final.

Other Top Finishers

• At 149 pounds, sophomore Dylan Van Sickell finished fifth, earning a decision victory over Brockport's Sean Peacock. Van Sickell pinned Merchant Marine's Rodman Rupp and earned a decision win over The College of New Jersey's David Santiago to reach the quarterfinals.
• At 174 pounds, senior Phil Woods a decision win and a major victory to reach the quarterfinals. 

From the Mats (head coach Joe Favia)

• "Our goal this weekend, as it always is, was to enter the tournament with the mindset of individual growth. We saw that from our three place winners: Brett taking down the second-ranked wrestler in the country, whom he lost to earlier in the year, Wilhelm continuing to find a way to dominate and control his opponents, and Dylan, battling and showing no signs of stopping against some of the top wrestlers in the country, while proving to himself that he belongs."
• "There are areas we need to build on and individuals who need work in order for us to reach our goals. Our focus is March. We will continue to build and work for that."

Up Next
No. 3 Stevens takes part in the Grapple at the Garden, with a dual meet with Wilkes University, on Sunday, December 10. 

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