Stanich was named Outstanding Wrestler at the New Standard Invitational. The 141-pounder finished the tournament with three pins, a technical fall and a major, including an 8-0 defeat of top-ranked Ben Brisman of Ithaca to win the individual title. The nation's second ranked wrestler at 141, Stanich opened the event with three straight pins before posting an 18-3 technical fall in the semifinals over Baldwin Wallace's Charles Nash to reach the final for a showdown with Brisman, the returning national champion at 141.