University of Iowa Hawkeye Tony Cassioppi won a Bronze medal at the U23 World Freestyle Championships in Pontevedra, Spain this weekend. This marks the second year in a row that Cassioppi has medaled at the U23 World Championships as he won a world title at Hwt last year.
After an opening round tech fall win over an opponent from Israel, Cassioppi dropped a match to Manashvili of Georgia. In repechage Cassioppi recorded a pin in just :33 over Japan to qualify for the medal round. In the Bronze medal match his opponent from Ukraine forfeited the match.
Cassioppi is a senior from Roscoe, IL (Hononegah HS) and a three time All American for the Hawks at Hwt.
Team USA won a third place trophy to become the first American team to ever place in the top three at the U23 World Freestyle Championships.
Congratulations to Tony Cassioppi for bringing another medal home from the U23 World Freestyle Championships to our great country.
125 kg: Anthony Cassioppi, Roscoe, Ill. (Hawkeye WC), Bronze Medal
WIN Lior Altshuler (Israel), tech fall 10-0
LOSS Solomon Manashvili (Georgia), tech fall, 16-4
WIN Kai Shutto (Japan), pin 0:33
WIN Yurii Idzinskyi (Ukraine), forfeit
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
