Gaetano Console

Weight:
184
B/T:
5th Year
Hometown:
Barrington Hills, Ill.
High School:
St. Viator

2025-26 (at Duke): One of three captains ... wrestled at 184 pounds ... registered two dual match wins over Sacred Heart’s Eric Wolf and Hofstra’s Josh Jorgge in a 21-5 tech fall (5:16) and an 18-4 major decision ... suffered a season-ending injury after those wins and missed the rest of the season.

2024-25 (at Duke): One of three captains ... competed for the Blue Devils at 174 pounds ... charted a 5-8 record … 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 ... All-ACC Academic Team and ACC Honor Roll selection.

2023-24 (at Duke): One of three captains ... earned All-ACC Academic Team honors ... competed at 165 and 174 pounds … went 9-16 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 ... took sixth place in the ACC Championships … All-ACC Academic Team and ACC Honor Roll selection.

2022-23 (at Duke): 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 ... selected to ACC Honor Roll.

Prep: 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 varsity 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 … Son of Peter and Leila Console ... has two younger sisters, Sofia and Serafina.