Completed Event: Wrestling versus NCAA Championship on March 20, 2025 , , NTS
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Wrestling
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2023-24 Wrestling Roster
Console, Gaetano
Gaetano Console
- Position:
- 165/174
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Barrington Hills, Ill.
- High School:
- St. Viator
Bio
2024-25 (Redshirt Sophomore): One of three captains ... competed for the Blue Devils at 174 pounds ... recorded his first victory over an ACC opponent when he pinned Stanford’s Lars Michaelson ... opened the season with a 7-2 decision over the Air Force’s Josh Cordio at the Battle of Citadel tournament to advance to the semifinals ... registered back-to-back dual match wins over Davidson’s Marc Koch and VMI’s Luke Hart in a 14-4 major decision and 9-4 decision ... also defeated Gardner-Webb's Andrew Wilson in a 10-6 decision ... competed in the 2025 ACC Championship for the second time in his career.
2023-24 (Redshirt Freshman): One of three captains ... earned All-ACC Academic Team honors ... competed at 165 and 174 pounds … posted nine wins on the season … competed in the ACC Championship at 174 pounds … went 4-2 at the Keystone Classic taking down Kaya Sement of Penn by decision, 5-2 … adding three pins in a row over Appalachian State’s Oren Bost, Harvard’s Evan Gleason and Virginia Tech’s Clayton Urley, respectively … also defeated Gardner Webb’s Andrew Wilson with a convincing 8-2 decision win … registered his first pin and ranked win of the season against No. 17 Peyton Hall of West Virginia in the first period (2:19) … wrestled in one sudden victory period this season, registering a 2-1 decision win against Ben Haubert of The Citadel … held Vladimir Sukhikh of Queens scoreless earning a 6-0 decision victory at a tri-meet with Queens and The Citadel in Charlotte.
2022-23 (Freshman): Saw action in eight dual matches during his rookie season, primarily at 165 pounds … posted a 5-6 record overall … made his collegiate wrestling debut at the Maryland Duals, finishing 2-1 on the day with wins over Ryan Zimmerman (American) and Trenton Harder (Bloomsburg) … registered two falls in his first season, pinning RJ Moore of VMI in 1:17 and Presbyterian’s Tyler Chittum in 4:03 … competed in the 165-pound bracket of the Southern Scuffle and went 1-2 on the weekend … wrestled up at 174 pounds in the North Carolina dual.Â
High School: Two-time IHSA 2A regional champion at St. Viator ... Three-year team captain ... Finished second at sectionals and fourth at the state championship in 2021 ... 2019 varisty MVP ... Two-time ESCC Varsity All-Conference ... 2018 Illinois Greco-Roman state champion ... 2019 Central Plains Regional Cadet Greco champion ... Graduated with Highest Honors ... 2021-22 Illinois State Scholar ... Four-year Principals Honor Roll ... Four-year Suburban Wrestling Honor Roll ... National Honors Society ... 2021 AP Scholar with honors.
Personal: Son of Peter and Leila Console ... Has two younger sisters, Sofia and Serafina ... Born on June 22, 2004.
2023-24 (Redshirt Freshman): One of three captains ... earned All-ACC Academic Team honors ... competed at 165 and 174 pounds … posted nine wins on the season … competed in the ACC Championship at 174 pounds … went 4-2 at the Keystone Classic taking down Kaya Sement of Penn by decision, 5-2 … adding three pins in a row over Appalachian State’s Oren Bost, Harvard’s Evan Gleason and Virginia Tech’s Clayton Urley, respectively … also defeated Gardner Webb’s Andrew Wilson with a convincing 8-2 decision win … registered his first pin and ranked win of the season against No. 17 Peyton Hall of West Virginia in the first period (2:19) … wrestled in one sudden victory period this season, registering a 2-1 decision win against Ben Haubert of The Citadel … held Vladimir Sukhikh of Queens scoreless earning a 6-0 decision victory at a tri-meet with Queens and The Citadel in Charlotte.
2022-23 (Freshman): Saw action in eight dual matches during his rookie season, primarily at 165 pounds … posted a 5-6 record overall … made his collegiate wrestling debut at the Maryland Duals, finishing 2-1 on the day with wins over Ryan Zimmerman (American) and Trenton Harder (Bloomsburg) … registered two falls in his first season, pinning RJ Moore of VMI in 1:17 and Presbyterian’s Tyler Chittum in 4:03 … competed in the 165-pound bracket of the Southern Scuffle and went 1-2 on the weekend … wrestled up at 174 pounds in the North Carolina dual.Â
High School: Two-time IHSA 2A regional champion at St. Viator ... Three-year team captain ... Finished second at sectionals and fourth at the state championship in 2021 ... 2019 varisty MVP ... Two-time ESCC Varsity All-Conference ... 2018 Illinois Greco-Roman state champion ... 2019 Central Plains Regional Cadet Greco champion ... Graduated with Highest Honors ... 2021-22 Illinois State Scholar ... Four-year Principals Honor Roll ... Four-year Suburban Wrestling Honor Roll ... National Honors Society ... 2021 AP Scholar with honors.
Personal: Son of Peter and Leila Console ... Has two younger sisters, Sofia and Serafina ... Born on June 22, 2004.
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