Each of the Five Varsity Winter Sports Achieve Top Honors in the State and Region.
WILMINGTON, DE: For the first time in Salesianum School’s 120-year history, each of its five varsity winter sports teams has earned championship titles. The indoor track, swimming and diving, basketball, and wrestling teams earned top DIAA honors as 2023 State Champions. In addition, Salesianum’s ice hockey team completed an undefeated in-league season and earned the Philadelphia Catholic League (PCL) Champions title; the team competes in the PCL since DIAA does not currently recognize ice hockey as a varsity sport.
Of note, it has been 39 years since Salesianum’s wrestling team brought home a state title to 18th and Broom Streets. Varsity Wrestler Max Agresti had a remarkable undefeated season of 47-0 and an individual State Title in the 215 lb weight class. Senior Cameron Davis Jr. earned an Individual State Title in the 126 lb weight class and was named Outstanding Wrestler. The swim team earned its 7th consecutive state title, the 21st title for head coach Chip Hannig in his 23-year tenure at Salesianum. Seventeen swimmers made it to the finals, the most that Coach Chip has ever had. The Indoor Track team won their fourth consecutive State Title also with a true team effort by scoring in sprints, distance, relays, and field events.
Athletic Director Katie Godfrey states, “Salesianum has enjoyed unprecedented success this winter season, and it comes as a result of the dedication of our student-athletes and our exceptional coaching staff who committed themselves to a complete team effort and tenacity through those difficult games and setbacks. These titles were won due to programs fully embracing the team over the individual. We are immensely proud of these young men and the Championships they have earned.”
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