Stevens Institute of Technology Athletics

Joe Favia is in his 10th year as the head coach of the Stevens wrestling program. He has compiled a 105-45 dual meet overall record as head coach entering the 2023-24 season with 18 victories coming against ranked opponents.

Favia coached the programs lone National Champion, with Brett Kaliner earning the accolade at the 149 lbs. mark during the 2021-22 campaign. Across the last three seasons, the Ducks have been NCAA Regional Champions in each of those three years, earning top ten marks in two of those tournaments. The Ducks have won every MAC Championship since joining the conference.

In his first six years with the program, Favia led the Ducks to six consecutive conference championships (five Centennial, one MAC) as well as compiling a conference dual meet record of 33-2 over the first five seasons while competing in the Centennial Conference. Additionally, Favia led Stevens to their first-ever NCAA East Region title in 2015-16 and also won the NCAA Southeast Regional Title in 2019-20. Favia also led the Ducks to a fourth-place finish in the NCAA Championship in 2017-18.

Favia was also a standout on the mat as a student-athlete for the Ducks. In his career he was a three-year captain, earned All-America honors in his junior and senior seasons, and was a NWCA Academic All-American during his senior campaign.

• 2022-23: 7th Place (NCAA Southeast Regional Champions)
• 2021-22: 5th Place (NCAA Southeast Regional Champions)
• 2021-22: Brett Kaliner – National Champion (149 lbs.)
• 2019-20: Qualified but unable to compete due to COVID-19 Pandemic (NCAA Southeast Regional Champions)
• 2018-19: 12th Place
• 2017-18: Fourth Place
• 2016-17: 10th Place
• 2015-16: 8th Place (NCAA East Regional Champions)  
• 2014-15: 48th Place  

• 2022-23: Hunter Gutierrez – NCAA All-American
• 2022-23: Kyle Slendorn – NCAA All-American
• 2022-23: Stefan Major – NCAA All-American
• 2022-23: Ryan Smith – NCAA All-American
• 2021-22: Kyle Slendorn – NCAA All-American
• 2021-22: Brett Kaliner – NCAA All-American
• 2021-22: Stefan Major – NCAA All-American
• 2020-21: Brett Kaliner – NWCA First Team All-American
• 2020-21: Kyle Slendorn – NWCA First Team All-American
• 2019-20: Troy Stanich – NWCA First Team All-American
• 2019-20: Brett Kaliner – NWCA First Team All-American
• 2019-20: Michael Dooley – NWCA First Team All-American
• 2019-20: Kyle Slendorn – NWCA Second Team All-American
• 2019-20: Dylan Van Sickell – NWCA Second Team All-American
• 2019-20: Thomas Poklikuha – NWCA Second Team All-American
• 2019-20: Ahkil Vega – NWCA Third Team All-American
• 2018-19: Joey Borai – NCAA All-American  
• 2018-19: Brett Kaliner – NCAA All-American  
• 2017-18: Brett Kaliner – NCAA All-American
• 2017-18: Troy Stanich – NCAA All-American  
• 2017-18: Zach Wilhelm – NCAA All-American  
• 2016-17: AJ Kowal – NCAA All-American  
• 2016-17: Troy Stanich – NCAA All-American
• 2016-17: Zach Wilhelm – NCAA All-American  
• 2015-16: AJ Kowal – NCAA All-American  
• 2015-16: Tyler Maher – NCAA All-American  
• 2015-16: Colin Navickas – NCAA All-American

• 2019-20: Troy Stanich – Wrestler of the Year
• 2019-20: Kyle Slendorn – All-Freshman Team
• 2017-18: Brett Kaliner – National Freshman of the Year
• 2016-17: Troy Stanich – National Freshman of the Year

• 2022-23: Coach of the Year
• 2022-23: Ryan Smith – Rookie of the Year
• 2021-22: Coach of the Year
• 2021-22: Brett Kaliner – Wrestler of the Year
• 2019-20: Troy Stanich – Wrestler of the Year
• 2019-20: Kyle Slendorn – Rookie of the Year
• 2019-20: Coach of the Year (Southeast Region Coach of the Year)
• 2019-20: Team Champions

• 2018-19: Troy Stanich – Wrestler of the Year
• 2018-19: Team Champions  
• 2018-19: Coach of the Year  
• 2017-18: Zach Wilhelm – Wrestler of the Year  
• 2017-18: Brett Kaliner – Rookie of the Year  
• 2017-18: Team Champions  
• 2017-18: Coach of the Year  
• 2016-17: Troy Stanich – Rookie of the Year  
• 2016-17: Team Champions  
• 2016-17: Coach of the Year  
• 2015-16: Team Champions  
• 2015-16: Coach of the Year (East Region Coach of the Year)  
• 2014-15: AJ Kowal – Rookie of the Year  
• 2014-15: Team Champions  
• 2014-15: Coach of the Year  

• 2022-23: Hunter Gutierrez – CSC Academic All-District
• 2022-23: Kyle Slendorn – CSC Academic All-District
• 2022-23: Hunter Gutierrez – MAC Senior Scholar-Athlete
• 2022-23: NWCA Scholar Team – 3rd Place – 3.73 GPA
• 2021-22: Brett Kaliner – CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American 
• 2021-22: Brett Kaliner – CoSIDA Academic All-District
• 2021-22: NWCA Scholar Team – 2nd Place – 3.85 GPA
• 2020-21: Brett Kaliner – CoSIDA Second Team Academic All-American (First in program history)
• 2020-21: Brett Kaliner – MAC Senior Scholar-Athlete
• 2019-20: Troy Stanich – MAC Senior Scholar-Athlete
• 2019-20: Brett Kaliner – CoSIDA Academic All-District
• 2019-20: NWCA Scholar Team – Third Place – 3.68 GPA
• 2018-19: Joey Borai – CoSIDA First Team Academic All-District  
• 2018-19: Brett Kaliner – CoSIDA First Team Academic All-District  
• 2018-19: Joey Borai – Centennial Scholar-Athlete of the Year  
• 2018-19: NWCA Scholar Team – 4th Place – 3.70 GPA 
• 2017-18: Joey Borai – CoSIDA First Team Academic All-District  
• 2017-18: Joey Borai – Centennial Scholar-Athlete of the Year  
• 2017-18: NWCA Scholar Team – 3rd Place – 3.63 GPA 
• 2016-17: NWCA Scholar Team – 11th Place – 3.26 GPA 
• 2015-16: NWCA Scholar Team – 23rd Place – 3.15 GPA  
• 2014-15: NWCA Scholar Team – 21st Place – 3.31 GPA 
• 70 NWCA DIII Scholar All-Americans:
  • 2022-23: Justin Ciliotta
  • 2022-23: Nico Diaz
  • 2022-23: Michael Dooley
  • 2022-23: Hunter Gutierrez
  • 2022-23: Harrison Hinojosa
  • 2022-23: Luke Hoerle
  • 2022-23: Stefan Major
  • 2022-23: Joel Martsinovsky
  • 2022-23: Frank Medina
  • 2022-23: Kyle Slendorn
  • 2022-23: Ryan Smith
  • 2022-23: James Snyder
  • 2022-23: Christopher Stathopoulos
  • 2022-23: Pasquale Vizzoni
  • 2022-23: Blaise Wagner
  • 2021-22: Harrison Hinojosa
  • 2021-22: Luke Hoerle
  • 2021-22: Hunter Gutierrez
  • 2021-22: Stefan Major
  • 2021-22: Frank Medina
  • 2021-22: Kyle Slendorn
  • 2021-22: Akhil Vega
  • 2021-22: Pasquale Vizzoni
  • 2021-22: Brett Kaliner
  • 2020-21: Andrew Finateri
  • 2020-21: Luke Hoerle
  • 2020-21: Joel Martsinovsky
  • 2020-21: Nick Boggiano
  • 2020-21: Kyle Slendorn
  • 2020-21: Trevor Mastorio
  • 2020-21: Pasquale Vizzoni
  • 2020-21: Jonah Schechtman
  • 2020-21: James Snyder
  • 2020-21: Michael Dooley
  • 2020-21: Brett Kaliner
  • 2019-20: Dylan Van Sickell
  • 2019-20: Troy Stanich
  • 2019-20: Thomas Poklikuha
  • 2019-20: Bruce Parola
  • 2019-20: Brett Kaliner
  • 2019-20: Ahkil Vega
  • 2019-20: Hunter Gutierrez
  • 2019-20: Kyle Slendorn
  • 2019-20: Pasquale Vizzoni
  • 2018-19: Yoseph Borai
  • 2018-19: Joseph Schneider
  • 2018-19: Troy Stanich
  • 2018-19: Brett Kaliner
  • 2018-19: Michael Dooley
  • 2018-19: Dylan Van Sickell
  • 2018-19: Robert Gennat
  • 2017-18: Yoseph Borai
  • 2017-18: Thomas Poklikuha
  • 2017-18: Troy Stanich
  • 2017-18: Brett Kaliner
  • 2017-18: Zachary Wilhelm
  • 2016-17: Robert Murray
  • 2016-17: Thomas Poklikuha    
  • 2016-17: Colin Navickas
  • 2016-17: Troy Stanich
  • 2016-17: Dylan Van Sickell
  • 2015-16: Robert Murray
  • 2015-16: Thomas Poklikuha 
  • 2015-16: Daniel Moore
  • 2015-16: Tyler Maher
  • 2014-15: Michael Polizzi
  • 2014-15: Christopher Florek
  • 2014-15: CJ Caserta
  • 2014-15: Zachary Bass  
  • 2014-15: Robert Murray

• Coached Brett Kaliner to an NCAA Championship in 2021-22
• Has won the Southeast Region in each season since 2020-21
• Has won the MAC championship in each season since joining the conference
• Coached Brett Kaliner to third place and Kyle Slendorn to fourth place in the NWCA Championships in 2020-21 
• Led the Ducks to six straight conference titles in each of his first six seasons as head coach
• Qualified seven student-athletes for the NCAA Championship and won the Southeast Region Title before the season was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019-20
• Helped Stevens grab a top-10 finish three times in the NCAA Championship, including grabbing a fourth place in 2017-18
• Named the conference coach of the year six times on Castle Point and was also the Southeast Region Coach of the Year in 2019-20 and the East Region Coach of the Year in 2015-16
• Took the Ducks to a 22-0 overall record in 2016-17, the first blemish-free season for Stevens in any sport since men’s swimming in 2010  
• The 2016-17 season was also the most victories in a perfect season for any team in any sport in school-history, topping the previous record of 17-0 by women’s tennis in 2000  
• 30 NCAA National Qualifiers 
• Three Consecutive NWCA Top 5 Academic Team Finishes (2018: 3rd, 2019: 4th, 2020: 3rd)  

• Three-year team captain and four-year letter winner for the Ducks  
• Finished fifth nationally twice in the 165-lbs weight class at the NCAA DIII Championships in 2012 and 2013  
• Earned NWCA Academic All-American honors in 2013  
• Claimed the Centennial Conference title and was named Most Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament in 2013  
• Also took top honors at the NCAA Eastern Regional in 2013  
• Was named Stevens’ Best Male Athlete for the 2012-13 school year