YORK, Pa. (November 30, 2018)  – Five wrestlers reached the quarterfinals and three remain alive in the consolation bracket to lead No. 24 Stevens Institute of Technology wrestling to a tie for 10th place after the first day of competition at the New Standard Invitational, hosted by York College.

Junior Troy Stanich (141), sophomore Brett Kaliner (149), junior Dylan Van Sickell (157), freshman Michael Dooley (184) and sophomore Colin Myles (197) advanced through their respective brackets, while freshmen Joseph Schneider (149) and Robert Gennat (174), along with sophomore Bruce Parola (184) remain alive in the hunt for third.

No. 4 Johnson and Wales University leads the competitive 16-team field with 42 points. No. 3 Ithaca College (38), No. 10 Baldwin Wallace University (36), No. 14 Roger Williams University (33) and Johns Hopkins University (28) round out the top-five. The Ducks are tied with SUNY Cortland with 24 points, although the Ducks have more competitors alive in the championship bracket than five of the nine teams ahead of them in the standings. Among the 16 competing teams, there are seven top-25 teams and 24 individual wrestlers ranked inside the top-10 in their respective weight classes (Field information provided by York (PA) Athletic Communications). Stevens finished eighth one season ago.

Stanich opened his tournament with a first-period pin of Averett's Steven Lang. The Roxbury, New Jersey native picked up his second fall of the event, and fifth of the year, with a second-period pin of York's Blake Shalbert to reach the quarterfinals, where Stanich will take on Baldwin Wallace's Dalton Leightner. A matchup with No. 1 Ben Brisman (Ithaca) looms in the championship.

Kaliner earned a pair of decisive wins in the opening rounds, earning a technical fall over TCNJ's Matt Surich and a major decision over Johnson & Wales' Tommy Grippi. The West Chester, Pennsylvania native was leading Surich 20-4 in the third period at the time of the stoppage and bested Grippi by an 11-2 margin. The major was the first of Kaliner's season. Kaliner takes on Baldwin Wallace's Nicholas Sbrocco in the quarterfinals with a pair of ranked wrestlers still alive on the other side of the bracket.

After receiving a bye into the second round, Van Sickell earned a 10-2 major decision over Baldwin Wallace's Trevor Scherf to advance to the quarterfinals. A matchup with Johns Hopkins' Dominick Reyes awaits the Little Silver, New Jersey native. The major was Van Sickell's first of the season.

Also receiving a bye into the second round, Dooley continued the strong start to his first collegiate campaign with a 6-1 decision over Ursinus College's Benjamin Maack. Dooley improved to 4-1 on the year and will take on Baldwin Wallace's Justin Ransom in the quarterfinals. Ransom is ranked 10th at 174. No. 3 Khamri Thomas (JWU) and No. 5 Frankie Krauss (York) remain alive in the championship bracket. A potential matchup with Krauss awaits Dooley in the semifinals.

Myles earned the first two wins of his season to advance to the quarterfinals. Myles opened the tournament with a 14-4 major decision over Baldwin Wallace's Andrew Bachie and then edged TCNJ's Alex Mirabella via a hard-fought 2-1 decision. He will meet Ithaca's Elijah Rodriguez in the quarterfinals. The top two seeds in the bracket, No. 4 Michael DiNardo (JWU) and No. 5 Hasan Alic (York) remain alive, and a potential bout with DiNardo awaits Myles in the semifinals.

After a bye into the second round, Schneider dropped a 7-4 decision to Johnson & Wales' Darius Joyce to fall into the consolation bracket, but quickly rebounded with his fifth win of the year via a 17-8 major over Apprentice School's William Heath. Schneider will take on TCNJ's Matt Surich to open competition on Saturday.

Gennat dropped a close 3-0 decision to Johnson & Wales' Michael Gargano to begin his day, but the Sparta, New Jersey native rebounded to advance through the consolation bracket with consecutive majors over Apprentice School's Jeremy Mosely (15-4) and Baldwin Wallace's Ryan Haas (13-2). A matchup with Haas' teammate, Adam Green opens Gennat's second day of competition.

Parola is the final Duck still alive in the consolation bracket at 184 pounds. After a bye, Parola was pinned by Thomas to fall out of the championship bracket. The Moscow, Pennsylvania takes on York's Muhamed Alic Saturday to begin his quest through to the third-place bout.

Freshman Jarrett Weir pinned Apprentice's Derek Dabbs at 157 pounds and Nico Ziccardi pinned Elizabethtown's Eli Perry at 165 pounds before bowing out of the tournament to account for Stevens' other victories on the day.

Up Next: The final day of competition kicks off Saturday at 9:30 a.m. Video will be available on the championship and third/fourth place mats.

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