Virginia Signing Class Includes Six Among Nation's Top 100
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia wrestling program has signed a group of 10 wrestlers that includes six ranked among the top 100 nationally in the 2022 recruiting class head coach Steve Garland announced on Tuesday (Nov. 16).
“We are really excited about this group,” said Virginia head coach Steve Garland. “This class in incredible. Our staff did a tremendous job bringing in great kids who are not just ranked highly, but more importantly are bought in to what we want to build here. They believe in the staff and they believe in the vision for the University of Virginia family.”
The signing class includes six state champions and two state runners-up, along with multiple All-Americans and national champions. The class includes two wrestlers from California (Jack and Michael Gioffre), two from Iowa (Robert Avila and Griffin Gammell), two from Nebraska (Garrett Grice and Nick Hamilton), and one each from New York (Nick Sanko), North Carolina (Kyle Montaperto), Ohio (Peyton Fenton) and Tennessee (Keyveon Roller).
VIRGINIA’S CLASS OF 2022 RECRUIT PROFILES
Robert Avila | Lisbon, Iowa | Iowa City West
• No. 92 recruit on FloWrestling’s Big Board
• No. 14 recruit at 145 pounds
• 3x Iowa State Champion
• 2018 Cadet National Champion
Peyton Fenton | Amherst, Ohio | Elyria HS
• 2019 Ohio State Champion
Griffin Gammell |Waukee, Iowa | Waukee Northwest
• No. 98 recruit on FloWrestling’s Big Board
• No. 11 recruit at 182 pounds
• 2x Iowa State placewinner
• 2021 Iowa State Championship Runner Up
• 2021 Junior All-American
Jack Gioffre | Clovis, Calif. | Buchanan
• No. 57 recruit on FloWrestling’s Big Board
• No. 7 recruit at 132 pounds
• 2x California State Championship placewinner
• 2020 Freak Show Runner Up
• 2020 Super 32 All-American
• 2019 California State Championship Runner Up
Michael Gioffre | Clovis, Calif. | Buchanan
• No. 64 recruit on FloWrestling’s Big Board
• No. 3 recruit at 138 pounds by FloWrestling
• Super 32 All-American
• 2020 Freak Show Champion
Garrett Grice | Bellevue, Neb. | Bellevue East
• No. 81 recruit on FloWrestling’s Big Board
• No. 11 recruit at 132 pounds
• 3x Nebraska State Champion
• 2021 Junior All-American
• 2019 Cadet All-American
Nick Hamilton | LaVista, Neb. | Papillion LaVista
• 2021 Junior National Champion
• 2021 Nebraska State Champion
• 2020 Iowa State Champion
• 2019 Iowa State Championship Runner Up
Kyle Montaperto | Charlotte, N.C. | Central Academy
• No. 47 recruit on FloWrestling Big Board
• No. 5 recruit at 120 pounds by FloWrestling
• 3x North Carolina State Champion
• Super 32 All-American
Keyveon Roller | Knoxville, Tenn. | Lakeway Christian Academy
• 2021 Tennessee State Champion
• 2020 Tennessee State Runner Up
• 2020 Super 32 All-American
Nick Sanko | Rochester, N.Y. | Pittsford HS
• 2x New York State placewinner
• 3x New York State qualifier