2019-2020 Stevens Preview
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Team: Stevens Institute of Technology
Head Coach: Joe Favia
Years at School as Head Coach: 6
Career Record at Current School: 79-18
Assistant Coaches: Anthony Bonaventura, Scott DelVecchio, & Colin Navickas
2018-2019 Dual Meet Record: 13-7
2019 NCAA Qualifiers:
133 Joey Borai – All American; 6th
141 Troy Stanich
149 Brett Kaliner – All American; 3rd
184 Michael Dooley
Returning NCAA Qualifiers:
141 Troy Stanich – 3x NCAA Qualifier; 2x All American (3rd 2017, 3rd 2018)
149 Brett Kaliner – 2x NCAA Qualifier, 2x All American (2nd 2018, 3rd 2010)
157 Dylan Van Sickell – 2x NCAA Qualifier (2017 & 2018)
165 Thomas Poklikuha – 1x NCAA Qualifier (2018)
184 Michael Dooley – 1x NCAA Qualifier (2019)
Top Returning Starters:
125 Akhil Vega – Centennial Conference Runner-Up, Mideast Region 7th
141 Troy Stanich – 3x NCAA Qualifier; 2x All American (3rd 2017, 3rd 2018)
149 Brett Kaliner – 2x NCAA Qualifier, 2x All American (2nd 2018, 3rd 2010)
157 Dylan Van Sickell – 2x NCAA Qualifier (2017 & 2018), 2x Centennial Conference Champion
165 Thomas Poklikuha – 1x NCAA Qualifier (2018), 1x Centennial Conference Champion, 2x Regional Placewinner (6th 2017, 1st 2018)
174 Robert Gennat – Centennial Conference Runner-Up, Mideast Region 6th
184 Michael Dooley – 1x NCAA Qualifier (2019)
Top Incoming Wrestlers: Liam Walker, Pasquale Vizzoni, James Snyder, Kyle Slendorn, Jonah Schechtman, Spencer Robinson, Gerard Piserchia, Nicholas Pepe, Frank Medina, Trevor Mastorio, Stefan Major, Arjun Khatri, Hunter Gutierrez, Carsten DiGiantomasso, Nicholas Ciraulo
Season Outlook:
Stevens Institute of Technology will be taking on some new challenges this year as they transition to the Middle Atlantic Conference and the Southeast Regional. The conference and regional may be different but the goals for the Ducks squad remain the same. Coming off a 12th place finish at NCAA’s and 4th place finish in the NWCA academic standings, Stevens will look to improve on both of their team finishes in 2020. The Ducks welcome back 2018 NCAA Qualifier Thomas Poklikuha plus 15 incoming freshmen which will add to an already competitive roster. Multiple student-athletes bring back NCAA experience which should have Stevens in the hunt for a team trophy in Cedar Rapids.
The Ducks schedule consists of five home events, they will host Ithaca College, York College, Centenary, and NYU in single dual meets plus a home quad featuring JWU, Manchester, and NYU. Stevens will travel up to New England for the WPI duals and Ohio for the DIII National Challenge where they wrestle UW-Whitewater, Chicago, and Mount Union. Other highlights on the 2019-20 schedule are the W&J Invitational, New Standard Invitational, Messiah Open, Midlands and a dual with MAC opponent Delaware Valley. The Ducks are excited to compete against some of the nations best on a weekly basis and will be battle tested when the 2020 postseason comes around.