Taking A Look At Carolina Wrestling's Newest Signing Class

UNC Wrestling will have six new first-year members in the program next year, including three brothers of current Carolina wrestlers.

The incoming group is boasts plenty of accomplishments across the board:

Wil Guida (Rockaway, N.J./St. Paul's MD)
Aydin Guttridge (Rockford, Ill./Rockford East)
Gavin Kane (Milton, Ga./Cambridge)
Cade Lautt (Olathe, Kan./St. James Academy)
Sonny Santiago (Downey, Calif./St. John Bosco)
Julian Tagg (Mayfield Heights, Ohio/AIM Academy)

"When we look at this class as a staff, we see a group who will hit the ground running as Tar Heel student-athletes," head coach Coleman Scott said. "Not only are they going to perform for us on the mat, but they're going to be high-character representatives on campus and in the classroom. The potential for this group is remarkable, and I can't wait to see how they help our program across the board."

Santiago is a California state champion who comes to Chapel Hill from St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower, California. He was the top-ranked 152-pounder in the country after his win at Who's #1 in October over No. 2 Travis Mastrogiovanni.

Kane comes to Carolina after winning four Georgia state titles at Cambridge. He went 167-2 in his high-school competition. He will be teammates with his brother Devin, who made it to the Round of 12 at the 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships for the Tar Heels.

Tagg is set to join his brother, Gabriel, in Chapel Hill. He has spent time training at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, coached by OTC head wrestling coach Kevin Jackson. Tagg is a two-time Ohio state champion and was a member of the 2017 Cadet World Team.

Lautt is a Kansas state champion who was a standout on the mat and on the football field at St. James Academy. He placed four times in Kansas states, winning a state title earlier this year. He is a two-time Fargo All-American. On the gridiron, Lautt earned all-state defensive honors as a middle linebacker. He will join his brother Clay, who won the 2020 ACC title at 174 pounds for Carolina.

Guida is a two-time Fargo freestyle national champion. He won a state championship at St. Paul's School in Brooklandville, Maryland.

Guttridge is a 2019 Illinois state champion and team captain at Rockford East. The two-time freestyle Fargo All-American also played varsity football for four seasons as an offensive lineman.

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