Northwestern University Athletics
DeAugustino and Heyob Join Class of 2022
4/12/2018 1:02:00 PM | Wrestling
EVANSTON, Ill. — A pair of future Wildcats have inked NLIs to join Northwestern wrestling in Fall 2018, head coach Matt Storniolo announced Thursday.
Jack Heyob (Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Xavier) and Michael DeAugustino (Palm Coast, Fla./Flagler Palm Coast) will head to Evanston to wrestle for the Purple and White.
The duo, alongside the already-announced Erich Byelick (Orlando, Fla./Lake Highland Prep), Lucas Davison (Chesterton, Ind./Chesterton), Jack Jessen (Villa Park, Ill./Willowbrook), and Matt Vinci (San Diego, Calif./Cathedral Catholic), will form the Class of 2022.
"We are extremely excited to welcome Mike and Jack to our already stellar 2018 recruiting class," said Storniolo. "These young men strive for excellence in both the classroom and on the mat, making them ideal additions to our Wildcat Wrestling family."
DeAugustino was a Florida state runner-up at Flagler Palm Coast and a three-time district champion. He comes from a wrestling family, as his father and grandfather are members of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. He will join a familiar face in the recruiting class, as he wrestled at the Central Florida Wrestling Academy with Erich Byelick.
Heyob also comes from a strong wrestling lineage, as his brother, Joe, was a two-time NCAA Qualifer with Penn, while his other brother, Ben, is a wrestler for Kent State. A four-year wrestler at St. Xavier, he was an Ohio state runner-up in 2018. He also played four years of rugby and three years of football.
Full biographies for the signees are available below.
MICHAEL DeAUGUSTINO
5-7 • 133
Palm Coast, Florida // Flagler Palm Coast
High School: Four-year starter for Flagler Palm Coast and three-year captain … State runner-up sophomore year after a 57-2 campaign … Three-time district champion wrestling at 120 and 126 lbs. … Two-time regional champion … Three-time All-State … Four-time All-Area … Three-time All-Conference … Went 11-0 at NHSCA Duals … Took third at Journeyman Wrestling Classic … Competed for Team Florida … Wrestled for Central Florida Wrestling Academy … Academic Honor Roll … 2018 Rotary Scholar Athlete.
Personal: Son of Steve and Renee … Full name is Michael Vincent DeAugustino … Father wrestled for the University of Maryland … Brother, Stephen, wrestled for UCF club team … Father and Grandfather are in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame … Wrestled club with fellow recruit Erich Byelick ... Anticipated major is business.
JACK HEYOB
6-0 • 285
Cincinnati, Ohio // St. Xavier
High School: Wrestled for four years at St. Xavier … Compiled a 108-34 varsity record … 2018 State Runner-Up … Named captain his senior season … Also played four years of rugby and three years of football … Wrestled for Pinnacle and Prodigy clubs … High school honors … National Language Honors Society … All-Academic Ohio.
Personal: Son of Ray and Kim … Full name is John Paul Kirkwood Heyob … Brother, Joe, was a two-time NCAA Qualifier at the University of Pennsylvania … Brother, Ben, wrestles for Kent State University … Anticipated major is economics.
Jack Heyob (Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Xavier) and Michael DeAugustino (Palm Coast, Fla./Flagler Palm Coast) will head to Evanston to wrestle for the Purple and White.
The duo, alongside the already-announced Erich Byelick (Orlando, Fla./Lake Highland Prep), Lucas Davison (Chesterton, Ind./Chesterton), Jack Jessen (Villa Park, Ill./Willowbrook), and Matt Vinci (San Diego, Calif./Cathedral Catholic), will form the Class of 2022.
"We are extremely excited to welcome Mike and Jack to our already stellar 2018 recruiting class," said Storniolo. "These young men strive for excellence in both the classroom and on the mat, making them ideal additions to our Wildcat Wrestling family."
DeAugustino was a Florida state runner-up at Flagler Palm Coast and a three-time district champion. He comes from a wrestling family, as his father and grandfather are members of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. He will join a familiar face in the recruiting class, as he wrestled at the Central Florida Wrestling Academy with Erich Byelick.
Heyob also comes from a strong wrestling lineage, as his brother, Joe, was a two-time NCAA Qualifer with Penn, while his other brother, Ben, is a wrestler for Kent State. A four-year wrestler at St. Xavier, he was an Ohio state runner-up in 2018. He also played four years of rugby and three years of football.
Full biographies for the signees are available below.
MICHAEL DeAUGUSTINO
5-7 • 133
Palm Coast, Florida // Flagler Palm Coast
High School: Four-year starter for Flagler Palm Coast and three-year captain … State runner-up sophomore year after a 57-2 campaign … Three-time district champion wrestling at 120 and 126 lbs. … Two-time regional champion … Three-time All-State … Four-time All-Area … Three-time All-Conference … Went 11-0 at NHSCA Duals … Took third at Journeyman Wrestling Classic … Competed for Team Florida … Wrestled for Central Florida Wrestling Academy … Academic Honor Roll … 2018 Rotary Scholar Athlete.
Personal: Son of Steve and Renee … Full name is Michael Vincent DeAugustino … Father wrestled for the University of Maryland … Brother, Stephen, wrestled for UCF club team … Father and Grandfather are in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame … Wrestled club with fellow recruit Erich Byelick ... Anticipated major is business.
JACK HEYOB
6-0 • 285
Cincinnati, Ohio // St. Xavier
High School: Wrestled for four years at St. Xavier … Compiled a 108-34 varsity record … 2018 State Runner-Up … Named captain his senior season … Also played four years of rugby and three years of football … Wrestled for Pinnacle and Prodigy clubs … High school honors … National Language Honors Society … All-Academic Ohio.
Personal: Son of Ray and Kim … Full name is John Paul Kirkwood Heyob … Brother, Joe, was a two-time NCAA Qualifier at the University of Pennsylvania … Brother, Ben, wrestles for Kent State University … Anticipated major is economics.
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