Tony Cassioppi
December 01, 1999 - Present
Two-time Illinois state high school champion for Hononegah High School in Roscoe, Illinois.
Compiled perfect 100-0 record as a junior, setting a school record with 52 wins, and senior while allowing zero offensive points both years.
Set school season records with 35 pins and 220 takedowns and pinned all four opponents in under two minutes at the state tournament as a senior.
Three-time conference champion and three-time state place-winner, finishing third as a sophomore with a 44-3 record. Was 29-5 as a freshman before season-ending injury.
Junior Triple Crown winner, capturing national titles in folkstyle, freestyle and Greco-Roman, in 2017 and 2018.
In 2016, placed second in freestyle and third in Greco-Roman at Fargo Junior National Championships.
In 2015, placed third in folkstyle and freestyle at Fargo Cadet National Championships.
Junior Pan American Games gold medalist in 2017.
Played tackle and guard in football as a sophomore and junior in high school.
Awards:
Year
2018
|
Award
Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award
|
Chapter/Region
Illinois
|
All American Awards:
Season
2023
|
School
Iowa
|
Tournament
Division I
|
Weight
285
|
Place
4
|
Season
2022
|
School
Iowa
|
Tournament
Division I
|
Weight
285
|
Place
7
|
Season
2021
|
School
Iowa
|
Tournament
Division I
|
Weight
285
|
Place
3
|
Season
2020
|
School
Iowa
|
Tournament
Division I
|
Weight
285
|
Place |
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