Anthony Santaniello

Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Weight:
141
Hometown:
Brick, NJ
High School:
Brick Memorial

2024-25 (141): Went 9-10 on the season, including a 5-7 mark in dual meets … his best win came over No. 19 Malyke Hines of Lehigh in Pitt’s dual win over the Mountain Hawks … Won two matches at the Midlands Championship, including getting a win over No. 30 Elijah Griffin of California Baptist.

2023-24 (141): Impressed on his debut at the Clarion Open but missed the remainder of his redshirt season due to injury ... went 3-1 at Clarion with two wins by technical fall and another by major decision ... his only defeat was to eventual 141-pound national champion Jesse Mendez from Ohio State ... had to medically forfeit the tournament and spent the rest of the campaign rehabbing his injury.

HIGH SCHOOL: One of the nation's top recruits coming out of high school ... 2023 NJSIAA Most Outstanding Wrestler after a dominating performance to win his second state title ... crowned New Jersey champion at 132 pounds in 2023 and also won the 2021 title at 120 pounds ... the only four-time state finalist in Brick Memorial history ... went 138-3 during an amazing prep career ... finished with a 40-0 record as a senior ... placed second in the state at 106 pounds as a freshman and 132 pounds as a junior ... 2021 Beast of the East finalist.

PERSONAL: Son of Vinnie and Christie Santaniello ... father, Vinnie, was a three-time high school medalist in New Jersey and owns a youth wrestling club there now ... brother, Vinnie, wrestles at the College of New Jersey and won a New Jersey state title in high school ... in 2021, the Santaniellos became the first brothers in 25 years to win state titles in New Jersey in the same year.

By the Numbers
2024-25 (Pitt): 9-10
2023-24 (Unattached): 3-1
Career Record: 12-11
Career Record for Pitt: 9-10