Dominic AngeloPrior to St. Ignatius, Angelo coached for two seasons at Calumet College in nearby Whiting, Ind., working under the guidance of Leroy Vega, three-time Big Ten champ and two-time NCAA All-American for the University of Minnesota, Leroy Vega. While at Calumet, the Crimson Tide had five qualifiers for the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) wrestling championships, and two NAIA East Regional Champions.
As an athlete at St. Patrick's, Angelo was the team captain of the school's first Regional and Sectional Championship teams and Elite 8 state qualifier. The 2003 team was recently inducted into the Saint Patrick Athletic Hall of Fame. Individually, Angelo was a state qualifier as a senior and a two-time NHSCA (National High School Coaches Association) national qualifier while in high school.
After graduating in 2003, Angelo headed south to McKendree University in Lebanon, Ill., where he received a full wrestling scholarship. While competing for McKendree's inaugural team, Angelo compiled 85 collegiate wins and qualified for the NAIA National tournament four consecutive times. In his fifth year senior season, the Bearcats took second place as a team at the NAIA tournament.
St. Patrick High School is an all-male college preparatory Catholic high school located on the northwest side of Chicago. Opened in 1861, the school is the oldest Catholic school in Chicago, and is among the oldest continuously-open high schools in greater Chicago.
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