Santa Ana College Wrestling

“You got to want to win hard… All in all, I just want you guys to be gladiators. When the fight comes, go and fight… If you want to be an state champion, you gotta beat a state champion. This has to be your life goal, right now. 
And if it’s not, you’re never going to beat top guys. You will never be a superstar unless your life is dedicated to beat a superstar.” - Vince Silva.

It’s that time of the year again. Santa Ana College Wrestling Spring Training starts Monday, April 13th.

📍 Practices:
Mondays & Wednesdays
6:50 PM – 10:10 PM

Come learn from:
• Head Coach Vince Silva — 2× D1 All-American (Oklahoma State University)
• Assistant Head Coach Jimmy Martinez — 4× All-American & National Champion (California Baptist University

Joseph Garcia

Freshmen

Magnolia High School

Accomplishments: CIF Placer

Favorite meal after weight ins: all and any kinds of foods

Why you wrestle at SAC : just cuz, coach Jimmy and Jason kept telling to come.

Favorite Jimmy or Silva moment: When coach Jimmy punks coach Jeremy and when coach Silva was put Edward in the pornstar position then started slapping his butt repeatedly

First period demon or 3 period machine?
3rd period machine

Leonard Castellanos

Freshman

Las Vegas High School

Accomplishments: 3rd place at Nevada 4A State

Favorite meal after weigh ins:Uncrustables with honey

Why you wrestle at SAC:To get better at wrestling and to become Silva Trained.

Favorite Jimmy or Silva Memory:When Coach Silva compares humans and Lions, Lions don’t have to drill their instincts

First period Demon or third period machine? Third Period machine

Tony Marquez

Sophomore

Tustin High School

Accomplishments: Empire League Champion
CAUSAW State Placer

Favorite meal after weigh in:Turkey Egg Sausage Croissant

Why do you wrestle at SAC: To be a State Champion and an All American

Favorite Jimmy or Silva memory: When I let Jimmy work his top game on me

First period demon or third period machine ?:
I’m just a chill guy….

Brandon Peoples

Freshman

Bishop Alemany High School

Accomplishments: Folkstyle State Placer

Favorite meal after weigh ins: egg,bacon ,and grits

Why you wrestle at SAC : I love wrestling and Santa Ana College is where it’s at.

Favorite Jimmy or Silva memory: When Silva told Andre to drop his cat 2 feet from the ground and watch it land on his feet ams not his back

First period demon or third period machine ?
3 period machine

Yahir Chavez

Freshman

Accomplishments: 2x CIF qualifier

Capistrano Valley High School

Favorite meal after weigh ins: A chipotle chicken bowl with extra chicken,lettuce and cheese

Why you wrestle at SAC :To be Silva Trained and to accomplish any goals I set up for myself.

Favorite Jimmy or Silva memory : When Coach Silva told me I should look like his forearm and told get my weight down 170 lb.

First period demon or third period machine?:
3rd period machine

Manny Ramirez

Freshman

Accomplishments: 4x CIF Qualifer

Favorite meal after weigh-ins: Bagel with almond butter and honey.

Why do you wrestle at SAC: To become a State champion and an All American.

Favorite Jimmy or Silva memory: when Coach Silva says, “To be an All American you have beat an All American and if you’re lucky you’ll beat two.”

First period demon or third period machine?:
3rd period machine

Joseph Tierney

Freshman

Irvine High School

Accomplishments: 2x CIF placer, CIF finalist, Masters placer, CIF State qualifier

Favorite meal after weigh ins: Uncrustables

Why you wrestle at SAC : To become an All American and State champion.

Favorite Jimmy or Silva memory : When Silva told me if I can you show up for 4 days straight I could go D1.

First period demon or 3 period machine? First period demon

Nick Payan

Foothill High School

Accomplishments: 3x CIF qualifier, CIF placer,
Masters qualifier

Favorite meal after weigh ins: Breakfast burritos with electrolyte

Why I wrestle at SAC: Silva helped in high school and I wanna become an all american for SAC

Favorite Jimmy or Silva memory : When Coach Silva would call out my high school teammates.

First period demon or third period machine?:
I’m both of a 1st period and 3rd period machine

Joshua Mercado

Troy High School

Accomplishments: Wins the sprints

Favorite meal after weigh ins: pedialyte

Favorite Jimmy or Silva quote : When Silva said, “you check in but you don’t check out”.

Why you wrestle at SAC: I love the team’s attitude and the culture.

First period demon or third period machine:
3rd period machine

Dylan Avila

Sophomore

Segerstorm High School

Accomplishments: OC All star, 2x CIF placer, CIF Masters placer, CIF State qualifier, 3C2A State qualifier

Favorite meal after weigh ins: Whatever my teammates bring.

Why you wrestle at SAC : To pursue wrestling at the next level.

Favorite Jimmy or Silva memory: My favorite Silva quote is “to be an All-American you have to beat one.”

First period demon or third period machine?:
3rd period machine