Paolo Ciatto announced on Instagram on November 14 that he was going to be an Iowa Hawkeye.
Ciatto competes for Iona Preparatory in New Rochelle, New York and placed eighth at 138 in 2023. Last season he was competing at 170 and was injured before the tournament season.
Ciatto is projected at 174/184 at Iowa and is a member of the Recruiting Class of 2025.
Former Hawkeye John Degle is an assistant coach at Iona Preparatory. Degl was an NCAA National Qualifier for Iowa at Hwt. on the 1996 national championship team.
Ciatto trains and competes for Empire Wrestling Academy where Degl is the owner and head coach.
As I have done for years I am following all of the incoming recruits for Iowa Wrestling throughout the high school season. I will start with a season preview this week and the high school season will be in full force this weekend.
I will follow all of our incoming recruits in competition on this blog with a preview on Friday and follow up blog with results every weekend throughout the high school season.
2024-25 Iona Preparatory schedule
Sat Dec 7 – at Ballston Spa Duals
Tues Dec 10 – Mount St. Michael
Sat Dec 14 – at Linda Stewart Duals(Albany)
Wed Dec 18 – St. Joseph by the Sea/St. Peter’s
Sat Dec 21 – CHSAA-NYC Dual Meet Qualifiers(Iona Prep)
Sat Dec 28 – at Pearl River O’Connell Tournament
Monday, Dec 30 – Super Quad(Henrickson, Bosco and St. Anthony’s)
Sun Jan 5 – at Journeyman Armbar Duals(Clifton Park)
Tues Jan 7 – at Fordham Prep(Bronx)
Fri/Sat Jan 10-11 – at Eastern States(Clifton Park)
Tues Jan 14 – at Stepinac
Thurs Jan 16 – Monsignor Farrell(Staten Island)
Fri/Sat Jan 16-17 – at New Rochelle Shoreline Tournament
Mon Jan 20 – at City Championship(TBD)
Sat Jan 25 – at Westchester County Championships(Yonkers)
Sat/Sun Feb 1-2 – CHSAA Dual Meet Championships(Iona Prep)
Mon Feb 3 – at N. Salem/Rye/White Plains(Edgemont)
Wed Feb 5 – Xavier
Sat Feb 8 – NYC Divisional Championships
Sat Feb 15 – at CHSAA Sectional Championships(Staten Island)
Sat Feb 28 – at NYSPHSAA Championships(Albany)
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
