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Altoona returning state champion Gavin Ciampoli has gotten his college choice out of the way before his senior season starts. Ciampoli signed his letter of intent to wrestle for the University of Pittsburgh this week.
Last year, Ciampoli went 38-6 with 14 technical falls and 11 pins and rolled to his third District 6 Class 3A title, his first West Regional title and became Altoona's first state champion since Steve Maurey in 1974.
Ciampoli beat West Scranton's Tommy Schecterly, 9-3, in the 160-pound finals of the PIAA Class 3A Championships in Hershey.
Ciampoli shared the Altoona Mirror Wrestler of the Year honor with Tyrone state runner-up Kyle Scott. Scott had originally committed to Pitt and then flipped to Virginia Tech after the season.