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 program claimed its first team State title in 2020 with a victory at the State Duals Championship on January 25 in Kissimmee. The Tigers defeated two-time defending champion Lake Gibson 29-27 in the Class 2A quarterfinal, 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.

The Tigers also had four individual State Champions (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. Nine Tigers have earned 14 individual State titles since 2014, the year Austin Underwood '14 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 '22 (106) all captured back-to-back State titles, with Crook going 62-0. Other recent State Champs include Adam Lewis '16 in 2015 and '16, Brian Buser '16 in 2016, and Julian Ramirez in 2016. In 2020, Jesuit won the District title for the 12th time in 14 years, capturing both the traditional District Tournament and the District Duals. Ethan Basile '20 (pictured) finished 56-1 in 2020, making him 176-2 over his final three seasons. Basile signed with Top 20-ranked Division I program Northern Iowa in the fall of 2019. Since 2009, Jesuit wrestling has had nine NHSCA Academic All-Americans, including two-time winner R.C. Consuegra '15 and Matt Daner '17.