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All-American Luke Stanich Finishes Third in Cleveland

3/21/2026 1:38:00 PM | Men's Wrestling

CLEVELAND – Sophomore

Lehigh finished the tournament in 16th place with 26.5 points.

In Saturday morning's consolation semifinals, Stanich defeated Nogle 9-4 behind two first-period takedowns and a takedown in the third.

The win over Nogle earned Stanich a match with returning finalist and No. 3 seed Hardy. Stanich fought off a single leg shot from Hardy for a good chunk of the first period, which ended scoreless. Hardy escaped to open the second period, but Stanich came back with two takedowns to lead 6-2 after two. Stanich accumulated more than a minute of riding time in the second period, which tacked on another point, making the final score 7-2.

Stanich is now a two-time All-American, also having finished fifth at 125 in 2024.

All six of Lehigh's NCAA qualifiers won at least one match in Cleveland, with

The 2025-26 Lehigh wrestling season is presented by the Historic Hotel Bethlehem.

141 – No. 5

Rd. of 32: Tech fall No. 28 Pierson Manville (Arizona State) 21-6, 7:00

Rd. of 16: major dec. No. 21 Tyler Wells (Oklahoma) 11-2

Quarterfinal: dec. No. 4 Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State) 6-4

Semifinal: L by dec. No. 1 Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) 4-1, sv

Consolation semifinal: dec. No. 18 Carter Nogle (Air Force) 9-4

Third place match: dec. No. 3 Brock Hardy (Nebraska) 7-2

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Luke Stanichwrestled back to a third place finish Saturday for Lehigh on the final day of the NCAA Wrestling Championships at Rocket Arena. Stanich won decisions over Carter Nogle of Air Force and Nebraska's Brock Hardy to cap an 18-1 sophomore season.Lehigh finished the tournament in 16th place with 26.5 points.

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— Lehigh Men's Wrestling (@LehighMWREST)[Luke Stanich]discusses his third place finish! 👇[pic.twitter.com/2xi5OOkOxM][March 21, 2026]

In Saturday morning's consolation semifinals, Stanich defeated Nogle 9-4 behind two first-period takedowns and a takedown in the third.

The win over Nogle earned Stanich a match with returning finalist and No. 3 seed Hardy. Stanich fought off a single leg shot from Hardy for a good chunk of the first period, which ended scoreless. Hardy escaped to open the second period, but Stanich came back with two takedowns to lead 6-2 after two. Stanich accumulated more than a minute of riding time in the second period, which tacked on another point, making the final score 7-2.

Stanich is now a two-time All-American, also having finished fifth at 125 in 2024.

All six of Lehigh's NCAA qualifiers won at least one match in Cleveland, with

Sheldon Seymour,Max BrignolaandRylan Rogersall finishing one win shy of a spot on the podium.Gallery:(3-26-2026) NCAA Men's Wrestling, 3/21/26

The 2025-26 Lehigh wrestling season is presented by the Historic Hotel Bethlehem.

141 – No. 5

Luke Stanich– 3rd placeRd. of 32: Tech fall No. 28 Pierson Manville (Arizona State) 21-6, 7:00

Rd. of 16: major dec. No. 21 Tyler Wells (Oklahoma) 11-2

Quarterfinal: dec. No. 4 Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State) 6-4

Semifinal: L by dec. No. 1 Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) 4-1, sv

Consolation semifinal: dec. No. 18 Carter Nogle (Air Force) 9-4

Third place match: dec. No. 3 Brock Hardy (Nebraska) 7-2

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