Stahl continued his dominant season with a dual-clinching pin on Friday followed by a championship run at the Cougar Classic. His fall against Misericordia sealed a 21–20 victory via second tiebreaker, and he went 4–0 the next day to win the 197-pound title. The fifth-year standout outscored opponents 40–5 with two pins, a technical fall, and a major decision to improve to 9–0 on the year.