Coast Guard Wrestling

All smiles when former teammates meet up in the fleet!

Recent Coast Guard Academy graduates and All-Americans, Carl DiGiorgio and Nate F**t reconnected just months after their graduation, this time in Charleston, South Carolina.

DiGiorgio, now on a MSST team out of Kings Bay, Georgia, traveled north to Charleston to brief a Sector Commander on upcoming operations. F**t happened to be on duty on his cutter and invited the MSST team over for a tour of the ship.

The connections you make within our wrestling program don’t end when you graduate. In fact, that is just the beginning!

We can’t wait to follow their careers and see the amazing ways they will impact our country as Coast Guard officers. Keep making us proud, fellas!
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𝐖𝐞’𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐝𝐚𝐰𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫. 😤

Check out where you can catch Coast Guard Wrestling in 2026-27! 📆
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An exciting morning onboard the United States Coast Guard Academy, as our program celebrated the commissioning of, now, ENS Thomas Rhodes as an officer in the USCG! 🎉

Surrounded by friends, teammates, instructors, and various military personnel, Thomas was given the oath by Captain Harris, Commandant of Cadets for the USCGA. ✋

While Thomas awaits his first assignment, we have been grateful for his continued presence and mentorship this summer at the Academy! 🙏

Coach Bratland’s remarks summed it up perfectly: “We have a saying within our program, ‘If you want to be a dawg, you gotta do what dawgs do. Thomas Rhodes is a dawg!’” 🐶🦴

Congrats, Thomas! Fair winds and following seas, ENS! 🫡
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A day that has been circled on the calendar for a year, courtesy of the Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association!

The Coast Guard Academy Wrestling mission reaches far beyond wins and losses. We’re developing young men who pursue excellence in the classroom, on the wrestling mat, and ultimately become some of the world’s finest military officers.

Our program continues to pursue All-American honors and National Championships while preparing cadet-athletes for something even greater — careers of leadership and service, protecting the United States, its people, and its interests.

Our alumni, families, friends and fans who follow our program remain an important part of the Coast Guard Wrestling family.

Today, we celebrate how far this program has come — and how much further we believe it can go.

The future of Coast Guard Wrestling is bright. The standard continues to rise.
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Happy First Day of Classes to our Coasties!

Let’s start the school year off strong! 💪
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Are you ready?

Coast Guard gets back on the mats in just short 50 short days!
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Last year saw the breakout performance of yet another 4/c wrestler for our program 🤼‍♂️💪

Marvin Armistead earned 20+ wins on the season, made the NCAA Region 1 Championship Finals, and qualified for the National Championships 🏅

Another season, another 4/c who made an immediate impact in our starting line-up 📈

It’s not a one-off, it’s routine 🔂

If you’re a young buck in our program, you’re going to be given opportunities to prove yourself and earn the spot. It’s up to you to have the confidence and poise to take hold of it and run 🔝

Who will be the 4/c this year that makes their impact felt? 🧐
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The gang is back!

A big welcome back to the Corps of Cadets today, as we kick off CAP Week 2026 📚

Our 3/c are fired up to get the year rolling and get back on the mats! 🤼‍♂️
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𝙎𝙒𝘼𝘽 𝙎𝙐𝙈𝙈𝙀𝙍 𝙎𝙀𝘾𝙐𝙍𝙀𝘿 🔐

Yesterday saw the CO 2030 put their skills to the ultimate test - Sea Trials!

A marathon of a day, beginning at 3:30AM, Sea Trials challenges the Swabs physically, mentally, and emotionally

A 15+ hour iteration, the Swabs were met with obstacles requiring them to work within their companies to problem-solve and apply their newly crafted Coast Guard knowledge and abilities

From log carries around campus, overhead raft competitions, survival at sea tests, mock drug busts, our obstacle course, and multiple workouts, no one gets through Sea Trials alone.

Culminating with push-ups with ADM Rothrock on the Hamilton Parade Field, Sea Trials is the accomplishment of a summer of hard work and perseverance!

The pay off? Today, our Swabs officially become Cadets and will be presented with their shoulder boards, officially welcoming them into the US Coast Guard Academy.

To make things better, the shoulder board ceremony is done in front of family and friends who have traveled in to celebrate their child’s major milestone! With a few hours of liberty ahead of them, there is no doubt these men and women will enjoy some down time with loved ones.

Congratulations to the CO 2030, especially our wrestlers who always led from the front of their companies!

Next up, the academic school year!
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Former Teammates Reunite on the Big Island 🏝️

Okay, honest question… Who shot the better round on this day? 😳

USCGA Wrestling grads and USCG Officers Brock Laggini and Nick Moreno enjoyed a round of golf together out in Hawaii 🏌️

It’s always great to see our guys stay in touch long after their careers on the may conclude. That’s a team culture that extends beyond wins and losses! 🤝

Not a bad life for these guys…

Getting paid well, to live in paradise, hang out with friends, play some golf, and save some lives 🥱

Sign us up for that! 🙋🏻‍♂️
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