Vittorio Santillo '21 enters his first season as an assistant coach with JCU Men's Wrestling in 2026-27.
Santillo joins the Blue Streaks after gaining coaching experience in Northeast Ohio. The St. Edward graduate spent three seasons coaching at Kent State University. Additionally, Santillo spent a year as the freestyle head coach at Marysville High School in Columbus, Ohio.
Santillo competed for the Blue Streaks from 2017-21. In his freshman year, Santillo finished with a 19-15 record, notching a sixth-place finish at Regionals at 174 pounds (including four straight wins in the tournament). Santillo competed at 165 and 174 as a sophomore and junior before leveling up to 184 for the COVID season in spring 2021.
Santillo graduated with a degree in Exercise Science with a minor in Entrepreneurship.
