Wrestling
Skylar Saar enters his twenty-second overall season and eighteenth as head wrestling coach at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School.
After serving two years as an assistant, he returned to lead the Falcons in 2020. Under his leadership, Good Counsel has won five Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) championships (2011, 2013–16) and two Maryland Independent Schools state titles (2013, 2016). The 2013 team earned the program’s first-ever state title, and the 2016 squad produced seven state finalists and six champions. From 2013 to 2016, his teams compiled an undefeated 52-0 dual meet record.
Roster
| # | Name | Position | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Aje | 2029 | ||
| Grant Altuner | 2027 | ||
| 44 | Bryton Brown | DT | 2026 |
| Aaron Caicedo-Borja | 2029 | ||
| Christopher Caicedo-Borja | 2027 | ||
| Noah Carrillo | 2029 | ||
| Julian Cortes Villa Michel | 2029 | ||
| Joseph Fangmeyer | 2026 | ||
| Cole Fitzsimmons | 2029 | ||
| Damien Fraley | 2026 | ||
| George Glekas | 2028 | ||
| Su Hlaing | 2029 | ||
| Jacob Hoa | 2029 | ||
| Iona Jagannathan | 2028 | ||
| Lucas Leach | 2029 | ||
| Gavin Locke | 2026 | ||
| Kamatu Mansaray | 2029 | ||
| Patrick Merola | 2029 | ||
| Shayne Nguyen | 2029 | ||
| Samuel Parkhurst | 2027 | ||
| James Pettiford | 2027 | ||
| Nicholas Rakis | 2028 | ||
| 45 | Kingston Randolph | FB | 2027 |
| David Sagastume Macal | 2029 | ||
| 74 | Karon Spencer | OT | 2026 |
| George Tate | 2026 | ||
| Natol Teka | 2029 | ||
| Gregory Vartan | 2027 |
Varsity Wrestling Schedule
| Team | Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Result | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wrestling - Coed Varsity |
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All Day
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McDonogh School | ||||
| Wrestling - Coed Varsity |
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All Day
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McDonogh School | ||||
| Wrestling - Coed Varsity |
vs.
Bishop McNamara High School
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Bishop McNamara High School | |||
| Wrestling - Coed Varsity |
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All Day
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Col. Zadok Magruder High School | ||||
| Wrestling - Coed Varsity |
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All Day
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Col. Zadok Magruder High School | ||||
“Skylar has led our wrestling team to unprecedented heights, mentoring exceptional wrestlers,” Good Counsel Athletic Director Steve Howes said. “Our student-athletes deserve the best opportunity to maximize their talents, and I know Skylar can do that. I’m excited to watch our wrestling program grow and develop under his guidance.”
Good Counsel has finished in the Top 10 at the National Prep Wrestling Championships five times, including a third-place finish in 2013 and fourth in 2016. Saar has coached 19 individual state champions, four national prep champions, and 34 National Prep All-Americans. He was named Washington Post All-Met Coach of the Year in 2013 and Maryland State Coach of the Year in 2016. The Falcons finished 12-4 this past season.
A 1998 Good Counsel graduate, Saar placed at the state tournament three times at 152 pounds and earned National Prep All-American honors as a senior. He played rugby at James Madison University, earning a degree in kinesiology in 2002 and a master’s in exercise physiology from California University of Pennsylvania in 2006.
Since 2004, he has also served as Good Counsel’s strength and conditioning coach, teaching physical education and IB exercise science. He is a certified specialist in strength, conditioning, and performance enhancement.
Saar lives in Derwood, MD., with his wife, Sarah, a science teacher at Good Counsel, and their daughter, Everly.