Charlottesville High School Wrestling

Schedule is set. School starts Wednesday.
The season officially kicks off Nov 9th, but we are training throughout the fall so we are ready for competition!

We have been working hard and will continue to work hard so your spectating experience is top notch this upcoming season.

Continuing down memory lane - here are some individual photos of wrestlers that achieved success for the program.

Please tag these wrestlers if you know them to connect them with the program!

What better time than now to look back at where our program has been! Here are some photos of previous teams. Please tag friends and wrestlers to share these memories with them.

Once a wrester, always a wrestler. To our alumni, how has wrestling and the wrestling mindset affected your life?

Summer is the time to train for the future as well as reflect on accomplishments achieved. These pictures will be used to help recruit next season's athletes and be hung in the wrestling room to inspire future wrestlers to unlock their full potential.

A recap of the season's accomplishments:
1. School's highest state finish: 12th (0.5 team points behind 10th)
2. School's first individual state runner-up: Roman Calvani
3. School's first individual third place finish: Adriel Peña + Theo Reinhart
4. School's first individual four time state medalist: Walter Pilkey

Two of our graduating seniors joined the 100+ win club!
+Adriel Peña
+Walter Pilkey

Your continued support means a lot to the kids, coaches, and future of the program. Encourage CHS and CMS students to consider wrestling, they can join us training this summer and fall!
Additionally, your financial support helps make the program more refined. Our new tax deductible donation page is live: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?campaign_id=2W537FVWJX6NW

CHARLOTTESVILLE WRESTLING IS SHAKING THE GROUND!
The region has felt the shock waves from our hard takedowns. Ears have been pierced by the shrill sound of the ref whistles and mat slapping signifying our dominating pins.
Charlottesville Wrestling is in the papers once again!

DAILY PROGRESS - Thursday April 30, 2026
All Central Virginia Wrestling

FIRST TEAM:

🏆Roman Calvani
Calvani was the VHSL Class 4 state runner-up in the 190-pound weight class and posted a 27-5 record throughout the season.

🏆Theo Reinhart
Reinhart won the Region 4D title, then finished third in VHSL Class 4 in the 157-pound weight class. He ended the season with a 36-4 record.

🏆Adriel Peña
Peña placed third in the 113-pound weight class at the VHSL Class 4 State Championships and was runner-up in Region 4D. He went 34-4 throughout the winter.

🏆Walter Pilkey
Pilkey placed sixth in the 150-pound weight class at the VHSL Class 4 State Championships after having to leave the tournament due to injury. He placed at states in all four years of his high school career.

COACH OF THE YEAR:

🏆Stephen Yanchuk
In Yanchuk’s first year as head coach, the Black Knights had their highest state placement in team history and the best state placement among Central Virginia programs in 2026. After never having had a wrestler finish above fifth at states, three Charlottesville wrestlers were in the top three this season.

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Just as every wrestler needs a partner and room full of athletes to stay engaged and keep progressing, A coach needs his assistants and volunteer coaches! Thank you for all of your hard work and many sacrifices you've made his season and seasons before to get the program to this point!

We've only just begun...

Alternate State Tournament - USAWrestling
It was a great day out in Orange County. Geno, Victor, Theo Fiske, Marcus, and Eamon all competed against some great competition. It was a great capstone to an inspiring season.

Thank you to our coaches who showed up and to the parents that continue to support the program! It was great to have the support of our state qualifiers Theo Reinhart and Roman to cheer on the their teammates!

🥇Geno (8th grade) took 1st at 106
🥉Victor (Sophomore) took 3rd

REGIONAL RESULTS
Charlottesville finished #9 of 15 schools in the 4A Region D with 100.0 team points. With this result, we can now say our team has earned over 100 team points in every team competition this year!

Congratulations to our medal winners and State Qualifiers!
🥇Theo Reinhart (157)
🥈Adriel Peña (113)
🥈Roman Calvani (113)
🥉Walter Pilkey (150)

Theo Fiske (144) scored team points with his regional record of 2-2.

Your Black Knights will be competing in Virginia Beach on Feb 20-21.