Wrestling
Jesuit wrestling has established itself as one of the premier programs in the state of Florida in the past dozen years and since 2015 under head coach Sal Basile. The Tigers have captured two State Championships - the State Duals in 2020 and the IBT State Tournament in 2022.
In 2020, Jesuit wrestling claimed its first team State title with a victory at the State Duals. In the Class 2A quarterfinal, the Tigers defeated two-time defending champion Lake Gibson 29-27, winning the final three matches for a dramatic come-from-behind triumph. Jesuit then blasted Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas 71-6 in the final.
In 2021, the program continued its championship legacy with five State finalists and two individual State titles, won by twin brothers Tom Crook '22 (138 pounds) and Jack Crook '22 (145). Both Crook brothers were nationally ranked in the Top 10, and Tom Crook was named Mr. Wrestling in Florida after capping off his third straight unbeaten season. He became Jesuit's first 3-time State Champion and the first Tiger to win Mr. Wrestling for all classifications.
The 2022 season culminated with perhaps the greatest day in Jesuit wrestling history as a school-record five Tigers earned individual State titles en route to the team IBT State Championship. Tom Crook finished off the greatest career in Jesuit wrestling annals with his fourth State crown; Braden Basile '22 earned his third after previously winning State as a freshman and sophomore; Jack Crook won his second, and Sergio Desiante '22 and Roman Lermer '24 won their first. All four senior State Champions signed to wrestle in Division I: Tom Crook at Virginia Tech, Basile at Army West Point, Jack Crook at Harvard, and Desiante at Tennessee-Chattanooga
The Tigers had four individual State Champions in 2020 (equaling the school record set in 2019) and finished as Class 2A State Tournament runner-up, close behind two-time defending champion Lake Gibson. From 2013-16, Jesuit placed in the Top 6 at the State Tournament, including a State runner-up finish in 2014 and 3rd place in 2016. Eleven Tigers have earned 21 individual State titles since 2014, the year Austin Underwood '14 (University of Virginia signee) went undefeated on his way to capturing the Heavyweight crown.
In 2020, Ethan Basile '20 (145), Tom Crook '22 (126), Braden Basile '22 (120), and Kai Owen (106) all captured their second of back-to-back State titles, with Crook going 62-0 and Ethan Basile (Northern Iowa signee) earning Class 2A Mr. Wrestling honors while finishing his career with a 176-2 record. Other recent State Champs include Adam Lewis '16 in 2015 and '16, Brian Buser '16 in 2016, and Julian Ramirez in 2016. In 2022, Jesuit won the District title for the 14th time in 16 years, capturing both the traditional District Tournament and the District Duals. Tiger wrestling has had numerous NHSCA Academic All-Americans, including two-time winner R.C. Consuegra '15 and Matt Daner '17.
2022 STATE CHAMPIONS
COACHES
Varsity Head Coach
Sal Basile - 8th season in 2022-23
- 2011 USA Wrestling National Assistant Coach of the Year.
- Led Jesuit to its first team State title in 2020 with a victory in the State Duals Championship, and its second State title in 2022 with a victory in the IBT State Tournament
- Led Tigers to 3rd place at State in 2016 and 2nd place at State in 2019 and 2020.
- Coached three individual State Champions in 2016, four in 2019, four in 2020, two in 2021, and a school-record five in 2022.
- Guided Jesuit to a sweep of the traditional District Tournament and in the District Duals in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022.
Assistant Coaches
David Mason
Marshall Smith
STATE PLACERS
2015-2022
2022 |
Braden Basile '22 |
132 |
1st (3) |
2022 |
Sergio Desiante '22 |
195 |
1st |
2022 |
Tom Crook '22 |
145 |
1st (4) |
2022 |
Jack Crook '22 |
152 |
1st (2) |
2022 |
Roman Lermer '24 |
106 |
1st |
2022 |
Nathan McGill '23 |
126 |
3rd |
2022 |
Draven McCall '25 |
113 |
3rd |
2022 |
Danny Vargas '22 |
120 |
4th |
2021 |
Tom Crook '22 |
138 |
1st (3) |
2021 |
Jack Crook '22 |
145 |
1st |
2021 |
Danny Vargas '22 |
113 |
2nd |
2021 |
Braden Basile '22 |
126 |
2nd |
2021 |
Sergio Desiante '22 |
195 |
2nd |
2021 |
Joey Santana '21 |
182 |
6th |
2020 |
Ethan Basile '20 |
145 |
1st (2) |
2020 |
Tom Crook '22 |
126 |
1st (2) |
2020 |
Braden Basile '22 |
120 |
1st (2) |
2020 |
Kai Owen |
106 |
1st (2) |
2020 |
Mason Arnold |
HWT |
2nd |
2020 |
Jack Crook '22 |
132 |
3rd |
2020 |
Sergio Desiante '22 |
152 |
3rd |
2020 |
Alfonso Vargas '20 |
138 |
5th |
2020 |
Aidan Gingell '20 |
160 |
6th |
2019 |
Ethan Basile '20 |
145 |
1st |
2019 |
Tom Crook '22 |
120 |
1st |
2019 |
Braden Basile '22 |
113 |
1st |
2019 |
Kai Owen |
106 |
1st |
2019 |
Mason Arnold |
220 |
2nd |
2019 |
Jack Crook '22 |
126 |
3rd |
2019 |
Sergio Desiante '22 |
138 |
4th |
2018 |
Ethan Basile '20 |
145 |
3rd |
2017 |
Matt Daner '17 |
126 |
6th |
2017 |
Ethan Basile '20 |
132 |
4th |
2016 |
Adam Lewis '16 |
145 |
1st (2) |
2016 |
Julian Ramirez |
152 |
1st |
2016 |
Brian Buser '16 |
182 |
1st |
2015 |
Adam Lewis '16 |
145 |
1st |
2015 |
Nick Mosco |
220 |
1st |
2015 |
Brian Buser '16 |
170 |
2nd |
2015 |
RC Consuegra '15 |
126 |
5th |
1978-2014
Year | Name | Weight | Place |
1978 | Jose Dominguez | 125 | 1 |
1978 | Rick Terrana | HWT | 4 |
1979 | Rick Terrana | HWT | 3 |
1986 | Robert Page | 130 | 4 |
1986 | Paul Ferlita | 140 | 3 |
1987 | Brett McGill | 112 | 1 |
1989 | Ken Mattis | 125 | 4 |
1990 | Matt Rametta | 220 | 3 |
1991 | Jeff Riscigno | 119 | 2 |
1996 | Mike Maguire | 112 | 1 |
1996 | Matt Mueller | 125 | 3 |
1996 | Matt Walker | 130 | 3 |
1996 | Robert Jefferson | 140 | 3 |
1996 | Xavier Steiner | 152 | 1 |
1996 | Stephen Pfueffer | 189 | 4 |
1997 | John Solomon | 130 | 2 |
1997 | Matt Walker | 145 | 2 |
1997 | Todd Rametta | 145 | 3 |
1997 | Pat Kuznia | 152 | 4 |
1997 | Chris McLaughlin | 160 | 2 |
1998 | Paul DeLosSantos | 119 | 3 |
1998 | Todd Rametta | 152 | 2 |
1998 | John Solomon | 160 | 2 |
1999 | Luis Mahiquez | 112 | 4 |
1999 | Paul DeLosSantos | 125 | 3 |
1999 | John Solomon | 160 | 1 |
2000 | Byron Johnson | 125 | 2 |
2000 | Ernie Fernandez | 152 | 4 |
2001 | Alex Enriquez | 103 | 2 |
2003 | Alex Enriquez | 135 | 1 |
2003 | Garrison Sanborn | 189 | 6 |
2004 | Curt Spranger | 103 | 4 |
2004 | Alex Enriquez | 152 | 1 (2) |
2004 | Alex Virgadamo | 189 | 2 |
2005 | Curt Spranger | 112 | 3 |
2005 | Pat Scicchitano | HWT | 3 |
2006 | Drew Cromer | 112 | 6 |
2006 | Matt Lynn | 171 | 5 |
2007 | Craig Spranger | 145 | 4 |
2007 | Matt Lynn | 171 | 2 |
2007 | Paul Lazaro | HWT | 4 |
2008 | David Gonzalez | 125 | 4 |
2008 | Ben Reid | 152 | 5 |
2008 | Chris Kavouklis | 189 | 3 |
2009 | Austin Boudreau | 112 | 4 |
2009 | David Gonzalez | 125 | 3 |
2010 | Anthony Cimino | 140 | 3 |
2010 | Vince Lombardo | 171 | 5 |
2010 | Mike Lamoureux | 215 | 4 |
2011 | Wyatt Roop | 112 | 5 |
2011 | Christian Dominguez | 125 | 5 |
2011 | Anthony Cimino | 152 | 3 |
2012 | Wyatt Roop | 113 | 4 |
2012 | Christian Dominguez | 132 | 6 |
2013 | Adam Lewis | 126 | 2 |
2013 | Max Gallagly | 170 | 5 |
2013 | Austin Underwood | 220 | 2 |
2014 | Austin Underwood | HWT | 1 |
2014 | Adam Lewis | 138 | 2 |
2014 | Nick Mosco | 195 | 2 |
2014 | RC Consuegra | 126 | 3 |
2014 | Jarrett Roop | 106 | 4 |
2014 | Marc Iurato | 160 | 6 |