Wrestler of the Week - December 5, 2016

Troy Stanich, Fr, 133, Stevens
Roxbury, N.J./Roxbury

Freshman Troy Stanich won the title at 133 Saturday at the highly competitive York New Standard Invitational, which included 10 teams currently ranked in the top-25 nationally. Stanich won twice by fall and twice by major, before topping No. 4 Ryan Flynn of York 4-1 in the final. Stanich is ranked No. 2 at the weight class nationally.

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Wrestler of the Week - November 21, 2016

Alvontae Drummond, Sr, McDaniel
Lincoln, Del./Milford

Drummond went 3-0 with three pins to lead McDaniel to a 2-1 day at the Green Terror Duals on Saturday. All three of his falls came in the first period.

Wrestler of the Week - November 14, 2016

Patrick Rooney, Sr, 184, Merchant Marine
Belgrade, Minn./Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa

Rooney went a perfect 4-0 to win the 184-pound bracket at the Roger Williams Invitational this past Saturday. He was named the Invite's Most Outstanding Wrestler. The 184-pound bracket was not easy, as it featured three nationally-ranked wrestlers. After earning a pin in his first bout of the day, Rooney rattled off three straight decisions to take the title, including an exciting buzzer-beating 10-8 victory over 175's National Champion last year, Ben Swarr of Messiah, in the semifinals. He then defeated Messiah's Victor DeFrance, 5-0, in the first-place match.

Wrestler of the Week - November 7, 2016

Alvontae Drummond, Sr, 141, McDaniel
Lincoln, Del./Milford

Drummond went 3-0 to win the 141-pound title at Messiah. He opened with a bye before recording a 7-5 win over Freddy Coradetti (Ursinus). He topped Matt Darok (Messiah) by technical fall 17-2 in the semifinals before winning the championship bout 5-3 over Lee Cassel (Messiah).