IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa redshirt freshman Tony Cassioppi has been named to the 2020 Amateur Wrestling News All-Rookie Team.
Cassioppi, a native of Roscoe, Illinois, was named a first-team honoree at 285 pounds. He finished the season 20-3 overall and was the No. 3 seed at the 2020 NCAA Championships, earning All-America honors. He started every dual for the top-ranked Hawkeyes, recorded nine wins over ranked opponents, and won the 2019 Midlands Championship. He is also on the Academic All-Big Ten and NWCA Scholar American teams.
The 2020 AWN All-Rookie Teams were announced Tuesday by Amateur Wrestling News.