Lehigh University Athletics
2025-2026 Men's Wrestling Roster
Luke Stanich
- Position:
- 141
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Roxbury, N.J.
- High School:
- Roxbury
- Major:
- Finance
Why Lehigh?: “I liked everything about it including the team culture and the coaches.”
In 2025-26: EIWA Wrestler of the Year… won second straight EIWA title and earned second All-America medal with third place finish at 141… posted 18-1 record, winning first 16 bouts to reach the NCAA semifinals… made season debut in January with top 10 win over Cornell’s Vince Cornella…won three major decisions on the way to his EIWA title… won U20 World Championship in August 2025 in Samokov, Bulgaria… won Outstanding Athlete Award at Lewis Wrestling Dinner… NWCA Scholar All-American.
In 2024-25: Deferred eligibility… posted 12-1 record competing unattached at 141… opened season with runner-up finish at Clarion Open… went 3-0 to win Hammer Award at Journeymen Collegiate Classic… won title at 141 at David H. Lehman F&M Open… won Deferred Eligibility Wrestler of the Year award at Lewis Dinner.
In 2023-24: Outstanding true first-year campaign concluded with EIWA title and All-America honors at 125… went 25-4 with 13 bonus wins… finished fifth at NCAA Championships, going 6-2 in Kansas City… defeated returning finalist Matt Ramos of Purdue to secure podium finish… went 4-0 to win EIWA title… won Midlands Championships in late December becoming Lehigh’s first ever true first-year Midlands champ… EIWA Wrestler of the Week (1/1) following his Midlands triumph… opened career with title at Princeton Open… made dual debut with thrilling victory over Pitt’s Colton Camacho… had dual-clinching 3-0 decision over Cornell’s Brett Ungar in Lehigh’s January dual win… received Coaches Award at year-end Lewis Dinner… named NWCA Scholar All-American… received EIWA Academic Achievement Award.
In high school: Four-time New Jersey state place winner… state champion at 126 in 2023… finished sixth, fourth and second in other three trips to state tournament… went 124-10 for his career including 40-0 in 2022-23… Fargo finalist.
Personal: Son of Christopher and Jenifer Stanich… brother Troy wrestled at Stevens Institute of Technology… sister Emily.
CAREER RECORD
In 2025-26: EIWA Wrestler of the Year… won second straight EIWA title and earned second All-America medal with third place finish at 141… posted 18-1 record, winning first 16 bouts to reach the NCAA semifinals… made season debut in January with top 10 win over Cornell’s Vince Cornella…won three major decisions on the way to his EIWA title… won U20 World Championship in August 2025 in Samokov, Bulgaria… won Outstanding Athlete Award at Lewis Wrestling Dinner… NWCA Scholar All-American.
In 2024-25: Deferred eligibility… posted 12-1 record competing unattached at 141… opened season with runner-up finish at Clarion Open… went 3-0 to win Hammer Award at Journeymen Collegiate Classic… won title at 141 at David H. Lehman F&M Open… won Deferred Eligibility Wrestler of the Year award at Lewis Dinner.
In 2023-24: Outstanding true first-year campaign concluded with EIWA title and All-America honors at 125… went 25-4 with 13 bonus wins… finished fifth at NCAA Championships, going 6-2 in Kansas City… defeated returning finalist Matt Ramos of Purdue to secure podium finish… went 4-0 to win EIWA title… won Midlands Championships in late December becoming Lehigh’s first ever true first-year Midlands champ… EIWA Wrestler of the Week (1/1) following his Midlands triumph… opened career with title at Princeton Open… made dual debut with thrilling victory over Pitt’s Colton Camacho… had dual-clinching 3-0 decision over Cornell’s Brett Ungar in Lehigh’s January dual win… received Coaches Award at year-end Lewis Dinner… named NWCA Scholar All-American… received EIWA Academic Achievement Award.
In high school: Four-time New Jersey state place winner… state champion at 126 in 2023… finished sixth, fourth and second in other three trips to state tournament… went 124-10 for his career including 40-0 in 2022-23… Fargo finalist.
Personal: Son of Christopher and Jenifer Stanich… brother Troy wrestled at Stevens Institute of Technology… sister Emily.
CAREER RECORD
| Overall | Dual | PCT | Bonus | Tournaments | |
| 2023-24 | 25-4 | 3-2 | .862 | 13 | 5th NCAA, 1st EIWA, 1st Princeton Open, 1st Midlands, 2nd Mat Town Open II |
| 2024-25 | Deferred | Eligibility | 1st F&M, 2nd Clarion | ||
| 2025-26 | 18-1 | 6-0 | .947 | 13 | 3rd NCAA, 1st EIWA, 1st Bloomsburg |
| Total | 43-5 | 9-2 | .896 | 26 |
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