Chris Villalonga ’10 Ends Blair Career Injured But Victorious

Undefeated in dual meets his entire four-year career at Blair, wrestler Chris Villalonga ’10 recently underwent surgery for a torn labrum. Chris, who is Cornell-bound, is the first wrestler in the history of U.S. high school wrestling to win the Ironman and Beast of the East championships a combined six times. He injured his left shoulder in his second round match at Senior Nationals in late March but “soldiered on,” winning the championship despite the injury. (During the 2008-2009 season, Chris injured his knee at Beast and won the finals and semi-finals on one leg, so to speak.)

So his definitive OW win for the USA team over Josh Kindig at the Dapper Dan Classic (see WPIA video) and his gutsy Senior National crown successfully end his long and remarkable high school career. Chris is one of the most complete wrestlers in Blair history and gets his nickname, “Mr. Smooth,” in part from his ability to consistently reduce stressful situations to clear-cut sound decisions and act efficiently and effectively on those decisions.

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