Incoming Iowa Wrestling Hwt recruit Anthony Cassioppi dominated the field in both Freestyle and Greco-Roman at Junior National Duals in Tulsa, OK.  Cassioppi was 12-0 overall in matches wrestled and won all of the matches by fall or tech fall. Cassioppi was 6-0 in GR with three falls and three tech falls.  In Freestyle, Cassioppi was also 6-0 with three falls and three tech falls. In the six tech falls, Cassioppi outscored his opponents 60-0 and four of his six falls were in under a minute.

Cassioppi, from Hononegah High School (Roscoe, IL), is ranked #4 at Hwt by Intermat. Cassioppi is joined by Nelson Brands of Iowa City, IA (West HS), Joe Kelly of West Liberty, IA and Aaron Cashman of Spring Park, MN in the Iowa Wrestling Recruiting Class of 2018.

 

Freestyle Junior National Duals:

Anthony Cassioppi (Illinois) over William Taylor (Tennessee 2) TF 10-0

Anthony Cassioppi (Illinois) over Braxton Ard (Utah) Fall 0:10

Anthony Cassioppi (Illinois) over Evan Barger (Washington) Fall 0:41

Anthony Cassioppi (Illinois) over Lee Herrington (Nebraska 1) TF 10-0

Anthony Cassioppi (Illinois) over Mitchell Trigg (Minnesota 1) Fall 1:06

Anthony Cassioppi (Illinois) over New Jersey Forf

Anthony Cassioppi (Illinois) over Montana Phillips (Oklahoma Outlaws 1) TF 10-0

 

Greco-Roman Junior National Duals:

Anthony Cassioppi (Illinois) over Tennessee (Unattached) Forf

Anthony Cassioppi (Illinois) over Yehezquel DeVault (Indiana ) Fall 0:47

Anthony Cassioppi (Illinois) over Kaleb Reeves (Iowa) Fall 0:37

Anthony Cassioppi (Illinois) over Lee Herrington (Nebraska 1) Fall 2:13

Anthony Cassioppi (Illinois) over Craig Orlando (Minnesota 1) TF 10-0

Anthony Cassioppi (Illinois) over Samuel Peterson (Washington) TF 10-0

Anthony Cassioppi (Illinois) over Mason Lancaster (Oklahoma Outlaws 1) TF 10-0