Joey Silva

Class:
Freshman
Position:
133
Weight:
null
Hometown:
Orlando, Fla.
High School:
Lake Highland Prep

Sophomore/Freshman (2019-20)
• Claimed eighth place at 133 pounds at the Big Ten Championships (March 7-8) with a 2-3 record
• Dropped a close 10-7 quarterfinal bout to Wisconsin's No. 1 Seth Gross
• Posted a 4-0 dual-meet record
• Earned a 7-2 decision over Michigan State's Garrett Pepple in varsity debut (Jan. 10)

Freshman (2018-19)
• Redshirted season; competed unattached in two open tournaments
• Captured the 133-pound title at the Cleveland State Open (Dec. 15) with a 4-0 record; used a rideout in the second tiebreaker to defeat Indiana's Paul Konrath, 6-5, in the the final
• Posted a 3-1 record at the Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30)
• Earned an 18-3 technical fall against Akron's Ryan Matthews in collegiate debut at the CSU Open

Prep
• Graduated from Lake Highland Preparatory School (2018)
• Captured five Florida state titles at five different weights, winning from 106 pounds as an eighth grader (2014) to 145 pounds as a senior (2018)
• Just the sixth wrestler in Florida history to capture five individual state titles
• Also became the sixth wrestler to capture four grade-division titles at the NHSCA High School Nationals
• Posted a career prep record of 250-12, including a 96-2 mark over his last two seasons
• Three-time Super 32 champion (2015, '16, '17)
• Claimed a Walsh Ironman title in 2017; two-time Ironman finalist
• Named the 2012 Southeast region recipient of the Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award
• Named Overall Boys Athlete of the Year at the 2018 Orlando Sentinel Varsity Sports Awards
• Twice selected as Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Wrestling (2017, 18)
• Ranked as the No. 7 overall recruit by FloWrestling and No. 1-ranked 138-pound wrestler<

Personal
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts; undeclared major
• Born on October 22, 1999
• Son of Joanna Pineiro and Gabriel Acevedo
• Has a younger sister, Shayla