Luke Stanich Talks World Team Trials Win, Lehigh Progress, and NJ Roots | 309

In this episode, Lehigh standout Luke Stanich joins the show fresh off winning a best-of-three series to make his first U20 World Team . We talk about his rise from the New Jersey high school scene , overcoming an early deficit in the Trials finals, and how he’s quickly adjusting to freestyle with minimal experience. Luke reflects on his freshman season at Lehigh , his decision to bump up to 141, and the value of his redshirt year . We also dive into the culture in the Lehigh room , his path through NJ states, and the keys to his successful transition to college wrestling — plus a few rapid-fire questions and transfer portal thoughts to close it out. 1:10 - Winning Best of 3 Series 3:30 - Minimal Freestyle Experience 7:00 - Down 0-4 Against Zepeda 9:10 - Growth Points 10:30 - Freshman Season Takeaways 12:00 - Going up to 141 14:30 - Redshirt Season 15:20 - Lehigh Vibes for Next Season 17:30 - Growing up in Jersey 19:30 - Breaking Through at NJ States 24:30 - Successful Transition to College 28:45 - Rapid Fire Q&A 34:20 - Transfer Portal Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the podcast. NEW EPISODES WEEKLY/BIWEEKLY! Support the show & leave a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts, and shop some apparel on BASCHAMANIA.com! For all partnership and sponsorship inquiries, email info@baschamania.com. BASCHAMANIA is a Basch Solutions Production. Learn more about Basch Solutions at BaschSolutions.com. SUBSCRIBE FOR VIDEO ON YOUTUBE! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxf0TDH1TTY TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/justinjbasch INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagram.com/jbasch BASCHAMANIA: https://www.instagram.com/baschamania FOLLOW LUKE: https://www.instagram.com/luke__stanich/