| Rocco Caponi |
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Preseason ranked No. 12 by W.I.N. Magazine and No. 13 by The Wrestling Mall.
AT VIRGINIA: 2005-06 - Red-shirted the season after making the move in weight class up to 184 pounds ... wrestled at 184 pounds in open tournaments finishing with a 22-4 record, which included eight pins and six major decisions.
2004-05 - Qualified for the NCAA Championships in his first season with the Cavaliers ... Recorded the second-most wins on the team after posting a record of 24-13 overall, 9-5 in dual matches ... named to the ACC All-Tournament Team after finishing second at the ACC Championships ... Named ACC Wrestler of the Week after finishing first at the 2005 Virginia Intercollegiates State Wrestling Championships and recording a 14-4 major decision over VMI's Jeff Sale in the Rumble on the River ... Competed at the 2005 University National Championships ... placed first at the Body Bar Invitational, going 4-0 in the tournament with a 15-1 major decision over Edinboro's Chris Bala ... first collegiate fall came in his first match at Virginia when he pinned Appalachian State's A.J. Foreman at 6:33 (11/13) ... started his collegiate career with seven consecutive wins (11/13-12/3) and went 11-1 in first 12 matches including three falls ... posted a 3-1 ACC competition during the regular season ... also registered falls against CS Bakerfield's Jason Carrasco at 6:09 (12/3), George Mason's Nick Webster at 4:56 (1/8), North Carolina's Alex Maciag at 2:16 (1/21) and Kent State's Ardian Ramadani at 1:35 (1/29).
PREP & PERSONAL - Earned four letters in wrestling, two letters in football and two letters in cross country at Saint Vincent's - Saint Mary's High School ... a two-time Sectional Champion District Champion and state qualifier ... the Ohio state champion in 2004 and the Ohio state runner-up in 2003 ... two-time Junior National Greco-Roman All-American - placed fifth in both 2003 and 2004 ... two-time Junior National Freestyle All-American - placed first in 2003 and seventh in 2004 ... the Medina, Summit and Portage County Wrestler of the Year ... named the Touchdown Club Wrestler of the Year ... born Oct. 10, 1985 in Akron, Ohio ... son of Gino and Kim Caponi ... enjoys reading, bike riding, listening to music and has an interest in anime cartoons and comic books ... has two brothers, Angelo and Marco, and one sister, Sarina ... brother Angelo wrestles for Mercyhurst College, brother Gino wrestled at Akron ... chose Virginia for its academic standards and its friendly atmosphere.
Caponi by the Numbers
| Year |
Weight Class |
Overall W-L |
Dual W-L |
Pins |
| 2004-05 |
174 |
24-13 |
9-5 |
5 |
| 2005-06 |
184 |
22-4 |
0-0 |
8 |
| Career |
174/184 |
46-17 |
9-5 |
13 |
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