Luke Stanich

[Phantom]

11 hours ago, Tyler Perry said:

I think Mendez still gets close to a major on him tbh 

Hell No...

[Caveira]

1 minute ago, Winners Circle said:

1%er's don't go up weight classes to avoid competition. 

There are what.  2,400 wrestlers in d1.  Splitting hairs but is he top 24 in that pool?

[Winners Circle]

1 hour ago, Caveira said:

There are what.  2,400 wrestlers in d1.  Splitting hairs but is he top 24 in that pool?

He'll be top 3 at 141. So he's probably top 30 at least. 

[lu1979]

12 hours ago, Tyler Perry said:

I think Mendez still gets close to a major on him tbh 

I don't agree - Luke has grown into the weight more and is still improving - I won't say I'm picking him over JM but I think it will be a very competitive match.

[MPhillips]

1 hour ago, Winners Circle said:

1%er's don't go up weight classes to avoid competition. 

Nope. They have been known to duck though...

[Winners Circle]

2 minutes ago, MPhillips said:

Nope. They have been known to duck though...

The original point was that Stanich will not go 149 to avoid having to beat Mendez to win a title. Not whether or not he'd duck him in the regular season. If he goes 149 it's because he's a 149 pounder, not to get an easier road. 

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

46 minutes ago, Winners Circle said:

The original point was that Stanich will not go 149 to avoid having to beat Mendez to win a title. Not whether or not he'd duck him in the regular season. If he goes 149 it's because he's a 149 pounder, not to get an easier road. 

Bro does have a McDonald's tattoo.

https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/sports/2024/03/lehighs-stanich-ready-to-chow-down-after-fifth-place-finish-at-ncaa-wrestling.html

[Gus]

46 minutes ago, Winners Circle said:

The original point was that Stanich will not go 149 to avoid having to beat Mendez to win a title. Not whether or not he'd duck him in the regular season. If he goes 149 it's because he's a 149 pounder, not to get an easier road. 

It's not like having to deal with Caleb Henson and SVN is a walk in the park.

[Truzzcat]

1 hour ago, Gus said:

It's not like having to deal with Caleb Henson and SVN is a walk in the park.

especially with a style that is largely predicated on being able to move and get your opponent out of position. Henson is a hoss.

[Gus]

16 minutes ago, Truzzcat said:

especially with a style that is largely predicated on being able to move and get your opponent out of position. Henson is a hoss.

He looked like a full sized 70kg (154lb) this summer. He's a beast. 

[Truzzcat]

10 minutes ago, Gus said:

He looked like a full sized 70kg (154lb) this summer. He's a beast. 

Yeah, I do not think he is making 65kg for olympics unless he has a zain type of cut.

[Bigbrog]

18 minutes ago, Gus said:

He looked like a full sized 70kg (154lb) this summer. He's a beast. 

Agreed he is a beast...watching him I was like man, he must have bones like birds do to make the weight based on how he looks.

[D3 for LU]

9 hours ago, BloodRound said:

I'd say so.  Won only 1 state title.  Never would've thought that he would burst onto the scene as quickly as he has following that.

He's tough as nails.

Luke placed in the NJSIAA tournament 4 times...6th, 4th. 2nd, and 1st (106, 113, 120, & 126 respectively.)

Placing 4 x's @ NJSIAA's isn't an easy do at all.

Plus participating in club wrestling , not to mention youth leagues early on, as well.

Like I said... works hard & constantly seeking improvement.

Qualities you want to have in order to succeed.

D3

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

On 8/19/2025 at 7:31 PM, Truzzcat said:

Valencia was 2-1 against woods and 6 seconds from being 3-0 I think that bracket probably could have had 3-4 different winners. In terms of wins I believe the Toprak and Dhzandubaev wins are better than any other current domestic 65kg guy has.

Did Mendes beat Toprak?

[Truzzcat]

15 minutes ago, Interviewed_at_Weehawken said:

Did Mendes beat Toprak?

I stand corrected he did 3-1 in 2023 I will caveat that with it was 17-year-old Toprak but still a great win. Nic bouzakis also beat him in 2022, this kid has been wrestling juniors since he was 16 what a menace.

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

4 minutes ago, Truzzcat said:

I stand corrected he did 3-1 in 2023 I will caveat that with it was 17-year-old Toprak but still a great win. Nic bouzakis also beat him in 2022, this kid has been wrestling juniors since he was 16 what a menace.

A menace on the mat and at the cigarette machine.

(also, I have a wrestling friend from Moldova who basically calls every nation' birth certificates into question except for the US.)

Edited Thursday at 09:57 PM by Interviewed_at_Weehawken

[BloodRound]

17 hours ago, D3 for LU said:

He's tough as nails.

Luke placed in the NJSIAA tournament 4 times...6th, 4th. 2nd, and 1st (106, 113, 120, & 126 respectively.)

Placing 4 x's @ NJSIAA's isn't an easy do at all.

Plus participating in club wrestling , not to mention youth leagues early on, as well.

Like I said... works hard & constantly seeking improvement.

Qualities you want to have in order to succeed.

D3

No doubt about it.  He was in some absolute meat grinder brackets before winning it all.  His toughness has never been in question.  I guess what I was getting at was the leap he made without a redshirt in that true freshman year he AA'd.  Knew he was good, but to be considered a title contender off the bat?  Admittedly I underestimated him there; no more.

[Antitroll2828]

On 8/21/2025 at 5:18 PM, D3 for LU said:

He's tough as nails.

Luke placed in the NJSIAA tournament 4 times...6th, 4th. 2nd, and 1st (106, 113, 120, & 126 respectively.)

Placing 4 x's @ NJSIAA's isn't an easy do at all.

Plus participating in club wrestling , not to mention youth leagues early on, as well.

Like I said... works hard & constantly seeking improvement.

Qualities you want to have in order to succeed.

D3

The year he took 4th he was up one in the semis and got reversed at the buzzer and the year he took 2nd he was winning late and got taken down in the final 15 seconds , he was like 16 seconds away from being a 3xer …I remember telling@Husker_Du he should him ranked higher after his senior year but he didn’t wrestle in many national tournaments in high school 

[Husker_Du]

Another thing about Stanich...

he stayed home.

he didn't go to a private school with the best partners ever single day.

in other words, he wasn't maxed out in HS.

it also doesn't hurt that he's a hard worker and a masochist. dude grinds.